Worship Livestream
We routinely live-stream our Sunday services, as well as some other special events, on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/elimlutheran.church.3/) and on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@ElimLutheran/streams
Please join us there, if you cannot join us in person!
To receive the weekly Elim Extra email in your inbox, please contact our office administrator at office@elimlutheran.org to sign up. You can also sign up to receive our monthy newsletter the Scribe at your home address.
Elim Extra for Sunday May 26, 2024
Elim Extra for Sunday May 19, 2024
Pastor’s Reflection
My friend the Rev. Martha Moler, a retired Presbyterian minister who was born in Ogden, baptized at Trinity Presbyterian, and currently lives in Salt Lake, will be joining us on Sunday May 19th to help me lead our Pentecost service. Don’t forget to wear red! And after the service, please stick around downstairs to hear exciting stories of recent international mission in four Middle Eastern countries, from Pastor Angel of the People’s Church.
We have something exciting coming up on Wednesday, May 22nd at 5:30 PM. A lively dialogue between jazz and worship, with music to uplift your soul. Presenting: Ogden Jazz Vespers, a “Wind and Fire” Pentecost concert at Elim Lutheran Church. Bring a friend, date, or treat yourself to an evening of spiritual improvisation, live jazz, and contemplation in Elim’s beautiful sanctuary, featuring the Tracy Quartet. A proud member and musician in the Ogden community, Daniel Tracy is coordinator of Jazz at the Station and director of instrumental music at Ben Lomond High School. This event has free admission and light refreshments will be served. A free-will offering will be taken to support future Jazz Vespers at Elim Lutheran Church, located at 575 23rd St. Questions? Call (801) 394-5543.
Hope to see you there!
with love,
Pr. Chelsea
Elim Extra for Sunday May 12, 2024
Pastor’s Reflection
Thank you for welcoming Rev. Gordon Young to Elim’s pulpit this Sunday while I’m in California for my grandmother’s memorial. While I’m looking forward to celebrating Mother’s Day with four generations of Kinley women, my desire for a pampered “Mom Spa Day” has evaporated since immersing myself in relaxing metaphors this Easter season. To deepen like roots, unwind like a road, flow like a river, settle like sand, bloom like a palm tree, soften like clouds, loosen like fire…it all sounds nice, but what I really want is to get back out there!
I seem to have caught the Pentecost bug early, when Jesus called the disciples beyond a time of recovery and into action. There is so much ministry coming up at Elim to get excited about!
Still, there are “readiness factors” we must cultivate to be ready for new projects. When Jesus left on a cloud during the Ascension, he reminded the disciples to stay together, meeting together and reaching out for more teachers, guides and partners. As we attempt to put old things together in new ways, we will need both the wisdom of our past and new ideas from Spirit. May the wisdom of Hebrews 10 ground us for a new season of ministry after Pentecost.
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for the One who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:23-25)
with love, Pr. Chelsea
Announcements:
–This Sunday is Mother’s Day.
–Bev and Paul have graciously accepted nominations to join the church council, yay!
–On May 19th, don’t forget to wear red for Pentecost, and come downstairs after worship to hear Pastor Angel share about his recent mission trip to the Middle East.
–Please invite a friend to Elim for Jazz Vespers on Wednesday May 22nd at 5:30 pm.
–Don’t forget to send me questions I can address from the pulpit as new sermon topics for this summer. Thank you!