As the restrictions on worshiping in-person continue indefinitely, we are holding online worship services every Sunday at 10 am. You can participate by clicking on the link below. Previous services are available on the Services/Sermons page.
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Welcome to the Elim community of faith. We are a diverse people who gather in the presence of God to receive grace and hope and to be renewed in our calling to love one another, all people and all of creation.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
This Week's Devotion from Pr. KathrynI don't know about you, but I get down. I sometimes feel tired and frustrated from month after month of sheltering in place - of not being able to go over to a friend's house, or walk into a store, or worrying about whether our son will be able to return to Pacific Lutheran University next month for his senior year. I read in the newspapers or see on the news about so many people who are struggling with lack of employment, housing insecurity or being ill with COVID. And I worry about our members who are going through some medical issues, some uncertainty and pain.
My husband, Pr. Thomas Gable, passed this song along to me. It changed my attitude. It brought some beauty and grace into my spirit. As the singer sings, "Everyday may not be good, but there is good in every day." I hope you find God's grace for you in this song. And I hope you know that I keep all of you in my prayers - everyday. God's Peace, Pastor Kathryn Tuesday Night Bible Study -- on Zoom!Come join us every Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. for conversation about the upcoming Sunday worship Bible passages. ALL are welcome! No prior experience with Bible Study needed! Just bring your Bible and an open heart! To get an invitation to this Zoom gathering, please contact Erin at the church office.
Be A Part Of Our Online Worship!
It's wonderful to see our church family participating in our online worship services. We would love for you to join in! There are several ways you can be a "worship helper" during this time of online worship. We're looking for:
“KindKnits” Needed More Than Ever
Looking to use your time spent sheltering in place for a good cause? The Elim KindKnits group is currently hard at work, knitting and crocheting beautiful scarves to give away as an outreach project again this fall. Want to join us? Just let Julie Prime or Athena Labberton know you’d like to participate. Scarves can be any color or pattern, so have fun being creative! If you’d like new patterns to inspire you, let us know that too. If you need yarn, check online—or with stores such as Michael's and JOANN's that offer online ordering with curbside pickup.
ELCA COVID-19 Response Fund
Months may have passed since you last walked in the doors of your congregation and worshiped, face-to-face, with your community of faith. To be sure, being the body of Christ looks and feels differently than it ever has before.
With congregations and ministries across the country, and a network of companion churches and partners in over 70 countries around the world, we anticipate this crisis will affect us all. Your gifts to the ELCA’s COVID-19 Response Fund will provide funds to the ministries of the ELCA most in need and best positioned to help. This includes our congregations as well as local and churchwide ministries capable of reaching and assisting those in need. If you are able, please help with a gift today. Donate Now |
Second Mile Giving: August 2020
Petaluma Bounty
“Second-mile giving” refers to an extra offering toward a special cause. Our second mile giving for August goes to Petaluma Bounty. Petaluma Bounty’s mission is to create a thriving local food system with healthy food for everyone through collaboration, education and promoting self-reliance. Their vision is to grow a thriving local food system where consumers make informed decisions; farmers make a decent living while prioritizing ecological stewardship of the land; and all people – regardless of income – have access to healthy food. We push beyond the immediate demands of hunger relief toward community food security (and hunger prevention) with programming that expands our community’s capacity to feed each other today and into the future. Offering can be given through Tithe.ly or mailed to the Church Office at 504 Baker St., Petaluma CA 94952 Note: If donating to Second Mile Giving, please note "2nd Mile: Bounty" in your preferred offering method. Thanks! Food Pantry News
The Interfaith Food Pantry was featured in an Argus Courier article on May 28. Click here to read the article.
The Thursday food pantry is an essential service in our community, even more so during this crisis. We hope to keep it available to those in need of food and are looking for volunteers who are willing to help with distribution on Thursdays. If you are interested, please contact the Office. We have a good supply of paper bags at the moment, thank you! Set-up: 4:00—5:30 p.m. Distribution: 5:30—6 p.m. Clean-up: 6—6:30 p.m. A Video from the New Life BandAn urgent message from the New Life Band in Arusha, Tanzania regarding the impact of the Covid-19 virus on their ministry to youth and students. (Sound begins after approximately 25 seconds.)
Donations to the New Life Band Ministries: Mission for Youth and Students are gratefully appreciated. Online donations can be made HERE. The New Life Band deeply appreciates your prayers, your fellowship, and your support at this unprecedented time.
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Elim Lutheran Church | 220 Stanley Street | Petaluma CA 94952
(The church office is next door at 504 Baker St.)
Office hours: 9am-Noon, Monday - Thursday. Also noon - 2pm by appointment. Closed until further notice but the phone and email will be monitored!
(The church office is next door at 504 Baker St.)
Office hours: 9am-Noon, Monday - Thursday. Also noon - 2pm by appointment. Closed until further notice but the phone and email will be monitored!
