Wednesday Night Bible Study
begins January 14 at 7 p.m.
in the church Library

We will be studying,
"Battlefield of the Mind" by Joyce Meyer.

Worry, doubt, confusion, depression, anger, and feelings of condemnation... all these are attacks on the mind. In this study, Joyce Meyer shares how to change your life by changing your mind and begin thinking the way God thinks. Everyone is welcome. Books are $24.00. For more information, call Jan Lindgren at 433-3531.

Tuesday Evenings beginning January 20
"Living Your Strengths"
at 7:15 p.m. in the Conference Room

These sessions will occur during the season of Epiphany. This will be an interesting time to discover who God has created us to be, what we can do with our gifts, and how we can find more purpose as we go about our daily lives. The class is completely optional. You may choose to participate in a variety of ways...You may purchase a book through Elim for $15, or on your own at any retailer store that carries it for $20. You may take the inventory on your own or here at Elim. You need a computer and internet access to take the inventory. You may participate in some or all of the discussions on Tuesday nights, but you are welcome any time. For more information, contact Pastor Jillene.

Please Support the Youth going to New Orleans
On Saturday, January 24, from 8-10 a.m., 6 youth and their families will be serving a pancake breakfast at Applebee's Restaurant in Forest Lake. Tickets are $6/person and $5 will be donated toward these youth's journeys.
To buy tickets, talk to a youth going (names and faces are on the bulletin board outside the office). Call Sally in the office or show up that morning at Applebee's and purchase a ticket at the door!
If you are serving: Youth and families please be to Forest Lake Applebee's at 7:30 a.m. We will be done at 10:20 a.m. at the latest. Please talk to Amanda with an questions.

Pastoral Care and Visitation
Please contact us!
It is our desire to be available for visitation. The church is not notified when someone is admitted to the hospital. Please have a family member contact the church office if the hospitalized person would like visitation. Also, please contact the church office if you've had a new baby, someone close to you has died, or if you or a family member would like a visit. Know that pastors are always available for in-office or home visits as well.

4th Grade Students and Parents:
The 4th grade Affirmation of Baptism session will be on Sunday, January 11 at 9 a.m. Please plan to attend with your child. Watch for more detailed information on a posts card mailed to your home.
Deb Krentz,
Director of Children's Education

Prayer Shawl Ministry
Do you pray for others each day? Do you pray for people in nursing homes, or people who are fighting one illness or another? Do you knit or crochet? You can help others by your prayers and your knitting or crocheting. How about making prayer shawls for people who are working through sickness or old age? As you knit or crochet a shawl, you pray for the unknown recipient of the shawl. This is a great time of year to sit inside and be a blessing to someone else with your knitting and crocheting handiwork. When you have finished one, drop it off at the church with Sally. The pastors will gets the shawls to the people who need encouragement and the knowledge that others care.

Wilma J. Schmitt

Date Night
The next Date Night will be Friday, Jan. 9 from 5 - 10 p.m. Free will donations are accepted and will be used for Elim's Campership Funds.
1. Call Elim's office by Wed. Jan 7 to let us know your child will be coming on Friday.
2. Bring your child to the youth room with appropriate outdoor clothing.
3. Fill out a permission form.
4. Enjoy your evening.
5. Pick up your child by 10 pm
Youth: Your help is needed! Sign up in the youth room (space is limited) Please call 651-433-2723.
IMPORTANT (Please read!)
Date Nights are a wonderful time for all those involved! The parents appreciate the time on a Friday evening! The children appreciate the time with friends at the park, playing games, and doing crafts! The youth learn leadership, new games, and the younger children of the congregation!
Here is some great news: Date Nights have grown to an average of 20 children each month! There has been many people to donate food, drink, and snack each month!
Here is some tough news: Date Nights MIGHT be cancelled due to lack of adult participation! With the growing numbers of children participating, more adult supervision is needed to continue this ministry!
Here is a solution: Each month, as you sign your children up for the evening, please talk to Amanda to figure out a month that you could volunteer for the evening! This would involve, supervision youth in cleanup after dinner, staying in the nursery when little ones need a nap, and supervision playtime.
If no adults come forward to volunteer... Date Night will be cancelled! (Phone calls will be made to homes on Thursday, January 8 in the event this happens.)

Nursery Help Needed
Can you give one Sunday to help us out? We are caring for many more "little Ones" in the nursery each Sunday! If you are able to give one Sunday to stay in the nursery, it would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!! Please call Sally or Deb Krentz at 433-2723 or sign up outside the Children's Ministry Office.

Undecorating the Sanctuary
Everyone is invited to come on Saturday, January 10 beginning at 9 a.m. All the Christmas decorations need to come down and be packed away. The more the merrier... and many hands make light work. Thank You!

Prayer Chain
Judy Seekel at 433-5308 is captain of Elim's Prayer Chain. You may call her with prayer requests.

Preserving Elim's History
Are you interested in preserving Elim's history? please consider helping the ARCHIVES GROUP. More people are needed to help with this important talk. Meetings are only once a month. For more information, please speak with Glen or Jan Hanggi at 651-408-8970.

Attention Ladies:
Your help is needed to sew "Comfort Hats". You can take the cut-out hats from the corner table in the quilting room. When you finish sewing them together you can put them back on the table. Your help will be greatly appreciated, especially by the cancer patients and children who receive the hats.