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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.
Worship with us in person at 10 am Sunday mornings.
The service is also live streamed and recorded. October 24: Blessing of the new Paraments for Roger Davis
October 24: Shelley Westby’s Celebration of Life 2:00 p.m. Please register here -----Live Stream will be available on Sunday at 2 pm HERE October 31: Reformation Sunday--Celebration of our Communion Kids! November 7: Back to two services at 8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Greeting and Devotion from Pr. KathrynTHANK YOU! Thank you, saints of Elim, for supporting me to attend the Professional Leaders Conference. It is something I look forward to each year. Pastors need this time to get away, spend time with colleagues, get ideas for ministry, worship, and touch base with their Bishop.
I have done all of those things and it has renewed my spirit! It even snowed on Monday! Beautiful! See you in worship, Pastor Kathryn Holy Communion Classes: 2nd-5th Graders Last Session, October 24
2nd through 5th graders and their parents are invited for a Fun time to learn about Jesus’ gift of Holy Communion. October 24, 11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Questions? Contact Pr. Kathryn at pastorkathryn@elimpetaluma.org Your voice is needed!
Be part of a Small Group Meeting in Preparation for Elim’s Pastoral Call Process Please share your vision, dreams, and ideas for Elim’s ministry, present and future as Elim prepares to call a permanent pastor. Ways to Share Your Thoughts and Ideas:
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.
Sign up for our Email Lists!The Elim Express is sent every Thursday and the Source is sent quarterly.
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Let’s Spread Some KindKnits!The Elim KindKnits group is busy knitting and crocheting scarves to give away at the end of this year as a community outreach project, and once again we’d love your help. Recipients in previous years have been so wonderfully surprised and grateful, and in what’s been another difficult year for so many, making them is a great way to spread a little joy while using your spare time and talents productively and creatively. Scarves can be your choice of color or pattern, so have fun! If you’d like to try some new patterns, feel free to contact Julie Prime or Athena Labberton.
We typically display the scarves in December outside of Copperfield’s bookstore, so plan to have your scarves ready by December 1, 2021. Whether the recipients like them for their warmth or beauty, they’ll know each KindKnits scarf comes with our heartfelt prayers and good wishes—and a hope that it will inspire them to “purl” it forward with a kind act of their own choosing. Second Mile Giving: October 2021New Life Band Ministries: Mission to Youth and Students
“Second Mile Giving” refers to an extra offering focused on a special cause. Our second mile giving for October 10 and October 17 will go to the New Life Ministries: Mission to Youth and Students (aka New Life Band) in Tanzania. For more than 40 years, the New Life Band has provided an active and vibrant ministry to youth and students in their country. NLB has visited Elim every three years since 2003 and very much appreciates the on-going support. Food Pantry News
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: 4:30—5:00 p.m. Distribution: 5:00—5:30 p.m. Clean-up: 5:30—6:00 p.m. The Interfaith Food Pantry was featured in an Argus Courier article on May 28. 2020. Click here to read the article. Scholarship Committee NewsA new scholarship committee was recently formed and our goal for the upcoming fall and winter is to build the fund so that we can offer more scholarships when we accept applications early next spring. Scholarships have not been awarded since 2019, so we will be opening the application process to three years’ worth of graduates! If you can donate to the scholarship fund, we would be so grateful. If you have any questions, please contact Emily at ehennagin@gmail.com.
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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.
(The church office is next door at 504 Baker St.)
Office hours: 9am-Noon, Monday - Thursday. Also noon - 2pm by appointment.
