Here’s what’s happening in worship June 30-July 6, 2014.
Please note: We have moved to our summer schedule and combine our usual two Sunday services into a 10:00 a.m. Worship service held in our Courtyard, weather permitting. Adjust your alarm clocks and join us for worship and fellowship all month long!
Thirty years ago, our Good Samaritan Worship service began as a simple act of hospitality. It provided a time of fellowship and worship on Sunday mornings for the community and residents of the men’s shelter housed in ELPC. Over the years, church members and shelter guests accompanied one another’s spiritual journeys through prayer, praise, laughter, and Christian affection.
Last November, when the men’s shelter moved to the new EECM COmmunity House, Good Samaritan Worship began being offered in the Community House Chapel. We continued to establish meaningful relationships with residents as we shared in conversation, fellowship, and worship. However, after prayerful reflection, the Good Samaritan Worship planning committee decided to put this service on hiatus for the summer and explore alternative options, while EECM looks to hire its new executive director.
ELPC will continue to be engaged through monthly breakfasts at Community House, as well as through our volunteer service teams and meal groups.
Please remember the Community House residents and staff in your prayers.
Worship Services
Taizé – Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
An hour-long service including sung prayers; simple, beautiful music; a time of silence; spoken and silent prayers; and an opportunity for individual prayer and anointing. There will be no after-Taizé class this week.
Courtyard Worship – Sunday 10:00 a.m.
In the summer, the 8:00 and 11:00 services come together at 10:00 a.m. We meet in the Courtyard, weather-permitting. This week we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper and the Rev. Dr. Randy Bush will preach.
Christian Education Classes
Christian Education Classes are on summer break! All classes will begin on Rally Day, September 7, when we resume our traditional worship and education schedule.