Hi EPC Friends and Members, 

Here's my "3-2-1" for this week...

3 EPC Happenings

1. PRIDE!!! - AN EPC event you won't want to miss! Join us on June 25 from 12-3 PM at EPC. Pride gives us a chance to shine our light in the community and show that we welcome, love, and embrace everyone! We need YOUR help to make this event a success. Please check out the sign up sheet on the sign up board to see how you can help! 

2. Summer Wednesdays at EPC! We'll get together for food, fun and faith a few times this Summer. These events are for all ages! Do you want to be part of the planning? Please talk to Pastor Traci or come to a planning meeting on Sunday, June 5, after worship! The meeting will be in the Tallman room. 

3. Pentecost -- You will NOT want to miss Pentecost at EPC on Sunday, June 5. It's just around the corner! We'll celebrate with prayer doves, a special reflection and communion. It's the day to celebrate the coming of the holy spirit. WEAR RED! 

2 Interesting Links

1. One of my coaches/friendtors, Laura, wrote this piece on young families in the church, and it's excellent! 

2. Just for fun. I love this song and I love this story/analysis even more. Enjoy! 

1 Thought 

 To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.
It is one of the hardest to define. -- Simone Weil
Read the whole essay HERE. 

There you have it! Our 3-2-1 for the week. See you Sunday! 
It's not the same without you there, 

In Memory of Doug Gifford
September 14, 1935 - May 24, 2022
There will be a memorial service at EPC on Friday, June 3 at 3:00 PM.  
All are invited to light candles of remembrance during this time. 
The Service will be Live Streamed on our YouTube Channel.
"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord.
So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." Romans 14:8 

SAVE THE DATE! Elmhurst Family PRIDE Fest is just around the corner -- Saturday, June 25 from 12-3. 

If you're interested in hands-on volunteering and helping at PRIDE, please check out the sign up sheet that is on the sign up board. We need your help with setting up, hosting our table, as well as clean-up and take down of the event. 

Come join us for this fun filled event!

The EPC Mission Committee is looking for volunteers for the Pop-Up Pantry on Saturday, June 11. Can you help? Contact Anna Lu, chairperson of the Mission Committee. 

Summer Wednesdays at EPC! Join us on Wednesdays June 29, July 20, and August 10 from 5:30-7:30 PM for a fun-filled gathering of faith, food, and fellowship. There will be dinner, a time of worship, and other surprises. Do you want to help plan these events? There's a planning meeting after worship on June 5th or contact Pastor Traci!

Join us on Sunday, June 5 as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday! We will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit with prayer doves, a special reflections, and communion. You are all invited to wear RED! 

Get ready! Bible Study returns this Wednesday from 12-1:00PM on Zoom! Join Pastor Traci Wednesday as we ask questions like, "What does the text say?," "What does the text mean?," and "How does it call us to live?." All are welcome to join in using the church Zoom link: bit.ly/EPCZoom

Be sure you check out the Earth Care display in the Nelson-White Room to learn more about what we can do to help our earth and all of creation! It's a great way to get some resources to something practical in conjunction with our sermon series on creation! 

Join us this Sunday as we continue our Sermon Series All Creatures of Our God and King! This sermon series will be focusing on God's beautiful creation and the creatures we find within it. Spring is a great time to reflect on new life, new growth, and the environment. We'll think and dream about how EPC can be a place where we protect and nurture the environment. Join us this Sunday as we hear about Trees!

FUNDRAISER FOR OUR BRAVE NURSES -- Please join Jeffrey Deutsch as he sings his hit show, "A Night at the Oscars!" to raise money for the nurses in our area. Saturday night, June 11at 7:30 pm in the EPC sanctuary. Refreshments afterward provided by some of EPC's Top Chefs (You!). 

The Worship Team is looking for folks to serve as Liturgists or Ushers on Sunday Mornings. Ushers are responsible for welcoming worshippers, handing out bulletins, lighting and extinguishing candles, and setting out offering plates and returning them to work room. Liturgists participate in worship by leading the congregation in the call to worship, the passing of the peace, and the prayer of dedication. There is a sign up sheet in the lobby or contact the church office.

There is a lot going on in the life of the church in the next few months. Please make sure you mark your calendars for all of our upcoming events: 

June 5 -- Pentecost Sunday
June 5 -- Summer Wednesdays Planning Meeting After Worship
June 11 -- Pop-Up Pantry
June 25 -- PRIDE! 
June 29 -- EPC Summer Wednesday 

There will be Sunday School downstairs this Sunday! All kids are welcome to join us for a time of learning and fellowship. Tuning in online? A Zoom Link will be sent out Sunday Morning.

10:30 Sunday Worship Livestream - Click Here!

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