THOUGHT OF THE DAY: ​Yesterday I had the opportunity to show love to Elmhurst Hospital staff and first responders by participating in a small parade around the hospital parking lot. Local pastors in town decorated our cars with messages of love and support and honked and cheered and showed our gratitude. I participated on behalf of our congregation (the chaplain wanted to keep the celebration small-ish for the first time, which is why I didn’t open it up to all of us!) It was such a great moment, and I know you were all a part of being there as well. Give thanks to a health care worker today. 
 
PS -- I realized (thanks to one of our staff members!) that I forgot to bleep out a swear word in yesterday’s devotional written by Nadia. Whoops! I know you can handle it, but it’s not my normal way of sharing good news. Many apologies. (Some day, we can talk about how Paul says a swear word in the New Testament, though. :) 

MAIL​: GOOD NEWS! The church mail situation is ​finally ​ getting straightened away! It’s being held at the post office and I’ll pick it up from time to time. I got a huge backlog of mail that was previously lost and so if you sent in checks that seem to have vanished, what was lost has now been found! 
 

SERVICE HELP: ​We’re still looking for Scripture Readers and special “Passing of the Peace” videos. If you’re interested in doing either, please contact Pastor Traci or Susan
 

TRIVIA NIGHT: ​Join us for a ​TRIVIA NIGHT​ on May 30th. Proceeds benefit the Deacon Fund! It’s all in good fun and to benefit a great cause. 

THIRTY MINUTE CHECK IN: ​Don’t forget to sign up for a check in if you need to talk. We can do a video or voice chat. My calendar is available ​HERE​. 

THESE DAYS:​ We got them fairly late, but the ​These Days ​ devotionals are ready for you to pick up at the circle drive at church. 

CHALK THE WALK: ​When the weather is nice, help us leave messages of hope for our community on our circle driveway. While you’re there, pick up any trash you see lying around, or pluck up some dandelions before they go to seed. :) 
 
WEDNESDAY ZOOM MEETINGS: All meetings start at 7:00 p.m. 
 Last night we had a great time watching Tori do a ​ton ​ of fun tricks. Thank you Patti and Tori! 

May 20th - Bible and Beverage -- Bring your favorite beverage, and we’ll talk about a passage from the Bible! (update: We’ll be previewing our text for May 24th, Peter Sinks in the Water -- Matthew 14:22-33) 

May 27th - ​The Art of Living​ book discussion. 

Zoom Meeting Link is: ​https://zoom​ ​.us/j/515981426  

PRAYER WALL​: Add to our growing prayer wall, ​HERE​. 
 
 
Love to all, in Christ,  

Pastor Traci