Elam United Methodist Church

Elam will be offering a Lenten Devotional Prayer Time in our Chapel for five weeks during Lent – with an option to attend either in the morning or the evening. Each Devotional Prayer Time will involve a brief devotion and discussion followed by a few periods of prayer focused on the church (leadership, volunteers, ministries), individual prayer requests, a brief silent prayer and sharing of what God has placed on individual hearts.

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April 2, 2023
Join us for Palm Sunday on April 2nd at 9:30 a.m. as we begin Holy Week with a special celebration to commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Evan Roberts will be our special guest trumpeter.

April 6, 2023
Our Maundy Thursday service will be held in the Chapel at 7:00 p.m. on April 6th. Holy Communion will be offered and the Jubilate Choir will sing at this service.

April 9, 2023
A traditional Easter Sunday service will be held in the sanctuary at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 9th. Music for the service will include Elam’s Jubilate Choir along with the Elam Worship Band.

Marie Stickley will turn 96 on March 22nd. Let’s surprise her by sending her cards to celebrate this milestone.

Her address is:
1343 W. Baltimore Pike, D314, Media, PA 19063.

The Midday Circle of Friends invites you to join them at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 23rd, (note date change) in the F. P. Meagher Theater at Neumann University to hear Stuart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association. The lecture is free. This association was founded in 1961 by Jacqueline Kennedy. McLaurin's lecture is entitled "The White House Historical Association and Five Chapters of White House History'". For more information, visit http://white-househistory.org.

Ladies, you are invited to join us on Saturday, April 1st, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in the Pierce Family Life Center for a potluck
breakfast beginning at 9:00 a.m. and followed by a presentation from the Concordville Historical Society. Please plan to bring a breakfast dish to share. Thank you.

We regret to inform you that we are no longer permitted to use the stove in the kitchen until the suppression system is repaired. That being the case, if using the kitchen all meals will have to be brought in fully cooked, including outside catered meals.

Please be aware that during preschool hours everyone must enter through the front door. Even if you are coming to church to help with an outreach in another part of the building, including the kitchen, you must sign in at the office and wear a visitor’s tag. This is for the safety of the children.

Hearts & Hands Preschool Hours:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday – 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m.
(Preschool, Lunch Bunch and Children’s Day Out)
Tuesday and Thursday – 9:00 a.m. till 12:00 noon
(Preschool, Children’s Day Out)

We are hoping to resume passing the plate for the offering during our Sunday morning church service and will need ushers. If willing to act as an usher either on a weekly or monthly basis, or as needed, etc. please contact Mary in the church office at 610- 459-2911 or mary@elamumc.org. Thank you.
P.S. If you are an electronic giver there are cards in the pews you can use to put in the offering plate to indicate that you give electronically.

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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We are continuing to collect items for college students in need and Philadelphia homeless. Here is a wish list if you would like to contribute:

• •  Peanut butter 
  • Jelly 
  • Cereal
  • Oatmeal 
  • Syrup 
  • Rice
  • Chef Boyardee 
  • Applesauce 
  • Canned fruit 
  • Boxed instant potatoes 
  • Spaghetti 
  • Spaghetti sauce 
  • Cranberry sauce 
  • Turkey gravy
  • Boxed Stuffing 
  • Canned Yams 
  • Juice
  • Coffee 
  • Tissues 
  • Paper towels 
  • Toilet paper 
  • Toothpaste
  • Tooth brushes 
  
  No Deadline.

If you have any cloth bags that you are not using, Loaves of Love would love to have them as they are used to pack the food for the families. You may drop them off at Elam weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for delivery to Loaves of Love or they may be placed in the outside bins at Siloam UMC, 3720 Foulk Road, Garnet Valley.
 

If you like to plant, weed, water or generally garden, we need your help. Summer is almost here and it’s a lot of work for Peggy and Clint Amoss to carry the burden of maintaining our flowerbeds on their own. If you would be willing to help, please contact the church office at 610-459-2911 or churchoffice@elamumc.org, or you can tell Peggy when you see her in church that you would be willing to help and when you would be available. Thank you.