Elam United Methodist Church

We will be making turkey meals for the Next Mosaic Sunday (10/26). We have been blessed with 4 turkey donations ranging in
weights of 7 lbs. to 25 lbs. I am asking the congregation to help in cooking and slicing them for meals. If you are willing to cook one,
please let Jean know. They may be defrosted in the church refrigerators and the cooked slices can be returned to the church
kitchen refrigerators a couple of days prior to that Sunday or on Mosaic Sunday before  We church.

Please consider donating a baked item or two to the Clothing turnabout’s Bake Table. Quick breads
(pumpkin/zucchini, etc.) sell well as do cookies, brownies and fudge. Please wrap your items and mark them accordingly. Note: No Nuts or peanut butter due to allergies. You may place your item(s) in the kitchen as early as Wednesday, Oct. 8th , or deliver them directly to the table on Thursday afternoon/evening, Oct. 9th , or Friday, Oct. 10th . If you can volunteer to help out for
an hour or two on Friday or Saturday, please contact Pat Howard, path3439@gmail.com or simply show up. Many Thanks!

Do you like to play in the dark?
The first meeting for Blacklight Theatre will be on Sunday, Sept. 21stat 10:30ish in the Chapel (right after the 9:30 a.m.  church service).  We will discuss our song selection for this year as well as welcoming new members.

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! If you are interested in joining us and finding out more about what is involved in using your hands to make inspiring imagery for the Hanging of the Greens service, please attend!  Any questions, please contact Ginny Lockwood at vglockwood@comcast.net. Check out previous performances on the Elam website under Info Center>Blacklight Theatre.  See how it all began!

Please join us on Tuesday, October 7th, 4-10 pm when Elam will receive a donation equivalent to 20% of all food purchase, take-out or dine-in, with the presentation of the flyer in the bulleting or printable from our website.  Can't wait to break bread with you!

We are up and ready for your business.  All instructions and link available on the Turnabout page.  Click here to be sent directly there.

Reminder that Elam’s Women’s group GROW (God Renewing our Women) will kick off the new season on Saturday,
October 18th at 9 am. Our speaker will be Cindi Selph who is teaching us to make Mats of Love for the unhoused.

I just received word on the date/time for Elam's Charge Conference. Please save the date for Wednesday, October 29 at 6:00 p.m. Our new District Superintendent Steve Pittman has decided that all Charge Conferences will be with individual churches this year. In other words, there will not be group Charge Conferences as was the case with our last two
District Superintendents. However, so that all churches can have an individual Charge Conference, Rev. Pittman has enlisted the assistance of a handful of retired pastors to lead some of the Charges Conferences. In our case, the Rev. Jeff Raffauf, former pastor of West Lawn UMC, will be leading ours. Pastor John

We are happy so many of you are able to change your schedules and truly enjoy the summer, but wanted to remind everyone that it is important for Elam that you maintain your giving through the summer months. Unfortunately, the lights and other expenses don’t get a summer break.  You may also give electronically by going to Elam’s webpage and clicking on “Donate online” or click on the QR code. Thank you for your generosity.

Juice                           Baked Beans               Applesauce
Cereal                         Rice                             Soup
Canned fruit                Instant potatoes           Pasta
Spaghetti Sauce         Black, Garbanzo, Cannelli Beans
Canned Chicken         Coffee                          Tea Bags
Brownie Mix                Peanut butter               Jelly

Sign up sheets available for coffee fellowship slots in the lounge.  Make sure to grab your time before they are all gone!

It is never too early to bring in your Christmas and jewelry donations for our Glitz & Decor Sale in November. Simply put your items on the right side of the stage. Thank you.

Please stop by the side narthex and view the colorful mat of Love on display. It is made out of plastic bags and plastic tablecloths. If you happen to have any bags which you are not using, please donate them to this Project. A container is available for your use. In the future, we will have a presentation on how to cut the bags into strips, knot them together, assemble into a ball and then knit/crochet into a mat. Thank you.

Sunday School and nursery for infants through sixth grade are available during the worship service. It is held in the Children’s Day Out rooms (follow hallway past restrooms all the way to the end to room 107). Miss Bonnie and Miss Joy will be waiting for you there. 

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