Elam United Methodist Church

New Virtual 6-Week Bible Study:
The Book of Jeremiah

The prophet Jeremiah (~650 to ~570 BC) found himself in a
nation known for materialism, economic crisis, political
squabbling and religious plurality. Sound familiar?

Beginning Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 10 am until 11:30 am via Zoom

Contact Sue Kardine, at sdkardine@comcast.net or
the church office at 610-459-2911 to sign up for the class!

Let’s study Jeremiah together!

Our weekly Meditative Mornings via ZOOM will be held on Wednesday mornings beginning September 16th at 10:00. These sessions provide time to focus on our faith journey and share on a variety of topics. If you would like to join us please contact Randy at randy@elamumc.org.

In this time of stay home/stay safe, we might ask ourselves, "What Can I Do To Help?"  WE CAN PRAY to the one who surrounds us and surrounds all that is happening.

PRAYING THE PSALMS TOGETHER
FROM PSALM 57
Be merciful to me, O Beloved! I open my heart to You,
for in You is love and wisdom.
In the shadow of your wings I will find peace,
until that fears that bind me are transformed.
I cry to the Source of all life, to the Eternal One
whose plan is wholeness for all.
Send your angels to awaken me, put to rest all that keeps me in darkness.
Help me to live as one with you.
Be exalted, O Holy One, Creator of the galaxies! Let your Love and Light
embrace all the earth. Amen

“FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS” DID YOU KNOW THAT THIS PHRASE COMES FROM
SCRIPTURE IN THE BOOK OF ESTHER? ESTHER HAS BEEN ASKED IF SHE THINKS
PERHAPS SHE HAS BECOME QUEEN IN THE KINGDOM OF PERSIA “FOR A TIME
SUCH AS THIS” IN ORDER TO SAVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE.
IN THIS TIME IN WHICH WE LIVE WITH ALL THE CHOAS SWIRLING AROUND US WE
MAY LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR OUR LIVES. WE MAY
FORGET THAT GOD WHISPERS TO US IN THE MIDST OF OUR ISOLATION. THIS MAY
BE THE TIME WHEN GOD WILL REVEAL HIS DESIRES FOR YOU. RIGHT NOW WHERE
YOU ARE, LISTEN FOR GOD’S CALL UPON YOUR LIFE. BE READY TO FOLLOW THE
ONE WHO LOVES YOU AND KNOWS YOU AND NEEDS YOU TO REACH OUT TO
OTHERS IN A TIME SUCH AS THIS. BLESSINGS DEAR FRIENDS, RANDY SCHAFFER

Hello Ladies!

SAVE THE DATE!!!  Saturday, September 12 th at 10:00 a.m. Althea and Debby will be
hosting our September GROW meeting via Zoom.  The focus will be on prayer, resilience
and hope!  You will be getting directions on how to access this virtual event closer to the time. 
If you want to invite anyone who normally does not receive this email blast, please send me
their addresses (janineglitters@verizon.net), so that I can enter them into the system!  It will
be nice to see each other's faces and hear your voices!

On another note, if you are having any difficulties, need to talk or are in need of prayer, please
reach out to me at 610-905-6674 or Randy at randy@elamumc.org or any of your other
friends in GROW. We are here for you!!!!

Janine

Due to the new guidelines in the State of Pennsylvania, Elam UMC's scheduled in person service reopening has been postponned until further notice.  We will continue to make services available on a weekly basis, accessed through this website in the Announcement Section, through YouTube and on our Facebook page.

As disappointing as this is, we fully concur that we should only resume in person services when it is deemed safe.