Elim Lutheran Church Women (Also known as the ELCW)
ELCW 2021-22 Board
Doris Widger, President Kathy Matt, Vice President Mercedes Cooke, Secretary Open, Treasurer Kathy Matt, Esther Circle coordinator Doris Widger, Elizabeth Circle coordinator -- meets once a month We are part of the WELCA What is WELCA? It’s an easy way to say Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Our organization includes Lutheran women who gather in more than 7,000 locations in the U.S. and the Caribbean, for service, study, advocacy, fellowship, and more! WELCA embraces all kinds of ministries that support our mission of mobilizing women to act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ. Learn more at: www.womenoftheelca.org Some of the circles are currently using an ELCA magazine, “Gather” for our monthly Bible Study. To subscribe to this magazine, call: (toll-free) 844-409-0576 or visit their website at: gathermagazine.org. Other groups that are not officially part of the ELCW but you might be interested in: Elim Crafters Leader: Becky Wyrick We meet most Saturdays (10 am – 1 pm) to work on crafts to sell at pop-up sales on Sunday mornings during the year. The money raised goes to various Elim and community projects and programs. Contact Becky Wyrick to get on the email list to see when we are meeting. Prayer Shawl Ministry A prayer shawl is a symbol of love, crafted to give comfort and warmth to those who receive it. For many years Elim’s Prayer Shawl Ministry has knitted and crocheted at least 275 prayer shawls to give to people experiencing hardships so that they may know that they are embraced by God and Elim during these difficult times. As we create the shawl, we say a prayer for the often-unknown recipient and before we send them, we gather to bless them using this prayer: “May God's grace be upon this shawl... warming, comforting, enfolding and embracing. May this mantle be a safe haven... a sacred place of security and well-being... sustaining and embracing in good times as well as difficult ones. May the one who receives this shawl be cradled in hope, kept in joy, graced with peace, and wrapped in love. Blessed Be!” (Prayer by Janet Bristow) We send a shawl with our Ministry Teams that go to Mexico and New Orleans, as well as people at Elim who are healing or grieving. You may have seen us at work during the worship services. We also knit and crochet at home. We don’t meet regularly but if you would like to join our group and get directions on how to make a shawl, feel free to talk to one of us: Nancy Clarke, Andrea Nortz, Doris Widger, Robin Butts, Mary Wyrick, and Susan Rodkin. |
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