Here’s what’s happening in worship this week. Click on “more” for details about this week’s Church School classes.
Worship Services
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our theme this month is Just Christians. Pastor Patrice will preach. Communion will be celebrated.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Randy will preach from 2 Timothy 1:1–14, and his sermon will be titled “Prison Wisdom.”
ELPC will join sibling congregations around the world to celebrate our oneness in Christ as we partake of the bread and cup at the Table, receive the Peace & Global Witness Offering, and focus on justice for migrants seeking a better life in the U.S. Following our Sanctuary worship service, the ELPC Board of Deacons will host an International Fellowship, featuring foods and treats from a variety of countries and ethnicities. Come and enjoy.
If you’re out of town and/or unable to attend worship, join us in spirit. Subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Facebook and stream our service.
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Led by the Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan, our hour-long Taizé service includes sung prayers; simple, beautiful music; a time of silence; spoken and silent prayers; and an opportunity for individual prayer and anointing. If you’re unable to participate in person, join our live stream on your computer or mobile device.
Christian Education Classes
We offer Christian Education classes for persons of all ages, from infancy through adulthood, on Sundays from 9:45–10:45 am. Read more about our adult class descriptions and children and youth offerings.
Children and Youth
- Infants–Age 2 | Nursery
- Pre-school/Ages 3–5 | Room 110 B
- Kindergarten–Grade 1 | Room 206
- Grades 2–3 | Room 205
- Grades 4–5 | Room 211
- Middle School (grades 6–8) | Room 207
- Senior High (grades 9–12) | Room 217
Contemporaries | McKelvy Room
The Bible | What’s In, What’s Out, Who Decided?
What is included in the Hebrew Bible? Why are there differences between the Catholic and Protestant Bibles? Who decided what to include? Why aren’t the Gnostic Gospels included? The Rev. Tony Richardson-Eckes will present fascinating insights into the history of the book we refer to as “the Bible.”
Journey With Scripture | Highland Room
Alas! Lonely sits the city… Thus begins this month’s readings that interpret Israel’s crisis of national defeat and exile to Babylon in 587 BCE. This Lamentations reading is the first part of the book’s five poems of loss and confession. On a different tack, the prophet Jeremiah counsels the exiles to actively seek the welfare of their new foreign city. In the gospel readings of Luke, Jesus proclaims a similar defenseless wisdom; the despised ill foreigner, the tax collector, and the humble display of faith. They get upheld and healed. The rich, the great, get last. October’s readings address dislocation and the radically re-oriented life of the commonwealth of God. Can scripture readings be any timelier? Come join us as scripture grows with it readers!
Join us for this week’s readings: Lamentations 1:1–6; Psalm 137:1–9; 2 Timothy 1:1–14; and Luke 17:5–10.
Seekers | Garth Overlook Room
Insights from Malawi
Annabel Degenholtz and Eddie Willson will discuss their recent pilgrimage to Malawi. They will share their pictures, observations, experiences, and questions, as well as what they learned about the people. We also will hear about the awe-inspiring hospitality they experienced in Malawi.
Soul Food | Good Samaritan Room
Inspired | Deliverance Stories
Together with our Young Adult Ministry, we will discuss the chapters on Deliverance Stories from Inspired—Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again, by Rachel Held Evans, led by the Rev. Joe Hajdu, David Carl, Kelli Booher, and Deb Newcomer.