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Elim Extra for Sunday July 14, 2024
Pastor’s Reflection
Thanks to all who joined our outdoor worship with First Presbyterian Church last Sunday! It was so nice to enjoy the hospitality of our ecumenical siblings and the great weather in the park.
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Elim church picnic on Sunday, August 25th at 10 a.m. at the Eden park and community center, hosted by Steve and Sue Munson in Eden, UT. More info will be forthcoming. And in the meantime, don’t forget Evening Prayer on the Lawn, every Wednesday in July at 7:30 p.m. Lots of opportunities to pray outdoors this summer!
This week we are reaching the end of our summer sermon series on “questions.” Since the month of July is really hard on our dogs (what with all the fireworks), we are going to focus our gathering on celebrating the animal companions God has given to our lives. Our old friends Ole and Lena will be asking the question, “Do dogs go to heaven?”
Looking ahead, next week I will be gone to celebrate Kinley’s first birthday, and Pastor Steve Tharp from First Baptist Church will be leading our worship. The ecumenical theme continues….
with love,
Pr. Chelsea
Elim Extra for Sunday July 7, 2024
Pastor’s Reflection
Happy Fourth of July! This Sunday, Elim will be closed and there will be no Facebook livestream. You are invited to worship in the park together with First Presbyterian Church, at Monroe Park on Sunday July 7th at 10 a.m. This is our first outdoor worship in quite a while, and promises accessible parking, good shade, two pastors who are excited about ecumenical collaboration, and a luncheon following (Gloria, Joan, and First Pres are providing the food). Please come early at 9:45 a.m. to get a parking spot, or if you’re running late, there’s plenty of free parking on 29th Street. Monroe Park is near Elim, at the corner of Monroe and 30th. I get to do the children’s message, so I’m pretty excited about bringing my goofy self out to worship in God’s creation.
Backing up, on July 3rd (this Wednesday) we will be having Evening Prayer on the Lawn at Elim at 7:30 p.m. This short, informal service will be great for kids, pets, and making new friends. Bring a guitar, drum, lawn/patio chair if you have one, or just bring yourself and spend time thanking God for your day. Evening Prayer on the Lawn will continue every Wednesday in July.
Enjoy all the juicy goodness summer has to offer!
with love, Pr. Chelsea
Elim Extra for Sunday June 30, 2024
Pastor’s Reflection
This Sunday we will be hearing St. Paul’s beautiful verse “we have treasure in jars of clay.” We do not use clay jars in our kitchens very often anymore, but when we do we call it a “crock.” Not as poetic an image, but illuminating, in that today’s crocks usually contain fermenting foods like sauerkraut or sourdough starter. In other words, our treasure lies in the process of life itself, not in its container.
I thought about this last Sunday, as eight hardy souls braved cobwebs and funky smells, a decaying boiler and cemented-over “secret room,” to tour Elim’s unused spaces after worship. Everywhere I looked I saw evidence of the vibrant life-process happening in the past. Every room had clearly been used for many functions over the years. Each “past place” had its OWN past, still detectable in outdated signs or individuals’ memories.
Church is a process, as much as it is a place. So when My Hometown Ogden came last Saturday to spruce up our yard, they were showing some love to our container, yes, but mostly they were called by God to participate in our process. To be community with us, to share life with us. To join in our fermentation. This is our treasure – to enjoy life together as much as we can, for as long as we can, until our jar wears out. In the words of Dorothy Day, “Community happened as we sat there talking, and it is still going on.”
with love, Pr. Chelsea
Announcements:
Has anyone seen our assisting minister robes?
We are borrowing lawn chairs and camp chairs for Evening Prayer on the Lawn beginning July 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Let me know if you have any extras to spare and I will keep them in my office. This will be a kid- and pet-friendly outdoor service.
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