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. KathrynHello Church!
These are trying times, to be sure, aren't they? How are you managing? I love to hear from folks about what they do or read in order to bring some peace into their lives. Recently, Doris sent me the link for Daily Lectio, (Daily Readings), and I signed up for it. Every day I receive a couple of Bible passages to read and reflect on. They also give you the Bible passages that we will hear in church on Sunday morning, so you can read them before church if you'd like. After you read the passages appointed for that day, you can sit quietly and ask God to help you consider the passages. Or you can find one verse and memorize it and say it throughout your day. It's a good spiritual discipline to spend a little time each morning or evening in meditation and prayer on scripture. And if you forget for one or two days - no worries! Just begin on the day you're in! I'm glad that Doris sent me Daily Lectio. I spend a little time each morning in my favorite chair with a cup of coffee and read the passages and then sit quietly. Some days I sit longer than others. I also read from some type of spiritual book. I don't always have a "WOW -- Shazam" experience or feeling after I do the reading. But I have slowed down a bit, and I have lifted up my concerns to God in prayer. And I have felt that the time was a sacred space for me. And I've given thanks to God for that. Here's what Luther had to say about the Word of God: "The Word of God always awakens new understanding, new pleasure, and a new spirit of devotion, and it constantly cleanses the heart and its meditations. For these words are not idle or dead, but effective and living." (Large Catechism) I lift all of you up in prayer everyday. I hope and trust that you are praying for me as well. God's blessings shine upon you and your loved ones, 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:
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Second Mile Giving: October 2020
ELCA Lutheran Disaster Response
“Second-mile giving” refers to an extra offering toward a special cause. Our second mile giving for October goes to ELCA's Lutheran Disaster Response. Lutheran Disaster Response brings God’s hope, healing and renewal to those whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. When the dust settles and the headlines change, they stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in need, including the recent hurricanes, severe storms and wildfires. This enables the greatest stewardship of resources and maximum impact of response. 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: Disaster Response" 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. 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 |
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!
