Elam United Methodist Church

YoungMoms of Chester County is once again having their Walmart Gift Card Drive to help with
Christmas Shopping for the young mother's we support. We are asking for $20.00 Walmart gift
cards to be donated and requesting that they be dropped off at the church office by December
1st or given to Angela Smith or me.

The YoungMoms organization is very determined to create self-reliant and strong moms who will one
day graduate from the program and thrive on their own. These moms earn tickets to do this Christmas
shopping event by coming to monthly Club nights where they have a speaker and learn a new skill.
They also meet with counselors and their mentors regularly. Points are earned to use for Christmas
shopping and each room is filled with different items (books, toys, etc.). A group of volunteers also
work in the basement that evening wrapping the gifts for the moms. Jackie Brandt and I did this last
year. It was fun and rewarding!                         Janine Phillips

Elam's 2022 Angel Tree is set up in the narthex and ready for you to select one or more
angels. The recipients are those who receive supplemental groceries via the Loaves of
Love Food Pantry. Each angel will have the individual family's identification number plus
one or more gift choices suggested by the family. There is an angel for each family
member. Please purchase a gift, wrap it and place the particular family number on the gift
along with information as to whom the gift is intended, i.e. 4-year old daughter, mother,
father, etc. Please keep each gift in the $25.00 range. All gifts need to be returned no later than Sunday,
December 11th If you have any questions or wish to make a cash donation, please contact either Peggy
Amoss (610.220.1431) or Pat Howard (610.485.7237). Have fun shopping and wrapping as you think about
the joy you will add to the families' Christmas. Maybe even link up with some friends and host a shopping
and/or wrapping night with snacks, of course.

Hanging of the Greens Service
Sunday, December 4, 2022
9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary

Please plan to join us for our Hanging of the Greens service on Sunday, December 4th as we ready the sanctuary for the Advent and Christmas Season. You won’t want to miss it! The service will include carols, Advent readings, special music, and seasonal readings. Following the service enjoy a great time of fellowship when there will be cookies, hot chocolate, tea and coffee available.

The Midday Circle of Friends invites you to participate in a ministry for those in Kensington, an area filled with homeless folks, many of whom have addictions. Some of you will remember Chris Battin, who has a street ministry there and will be our transporter. What is needed are new or used blankets and adult coats. The coats need to be in the small size range as most of the folks do not have a healthy diet. All items, blankets or coats, need to be clean. There will be a designated container for the blankets and a rack for the coats in the narthex. Thank you for caring and sharing.

Ladies, please plan to join us on Saturday, December 10th, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in the Pierce Family Life Center for a potluck breakfast and a "make and take" Christmas craft. If you are planning to attend, Pat Howard asks you to let her know two weeks prior so that she may prepare adequate supplies. Feel free to contact Pat Howard path3439@gmail.com; Janine Phillips janineglitters@verizon.net; or Angela Smith angela.e.smith1014@gmail.com, if you have any questions regarding that meeting.

We are looking for a trustworthy, kind person that can drive Carole Smith, 86-years-old, to church and 2-3 x/week perform light, general assistance around her home.

The pay is $40/day – She lives off Ebright Road.

Carole uses a rollator so helper would need to assist with getting device in and out of car; assistance around the home would consist mainly of getting/helping sort mail, throwing out expired food and taking out trash.

Carole is a smiling, sweet woman who has been attending Elam for over 40 years. She loves to sing with the choir on Wednesday evenings and worship on Sunday mornings. Please call Kate Moyer at 484-802-8346 if you are interested in this position. Thank you so much.

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.
 

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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As we approach Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, please be aware that the Township Fire Prevention Code requires that all decorative materials be non-combustible or flame resistant. Bales of hay, corn stalks, live Christmas Trees, and other flammable decorations are prohibited by the Fire Code in buildings used for assembly, educational purposes, healthcare, and daycare. Care should be taken to keep decorations out of exit pathways or from blocking fire extinguishers or other life safety appliances. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Bob Vasek, Fire Marshall, at the Township Office at 610-459-8911, Ext. 114.