Rally Day is Sept. 7 Rally Day 2008 will be a joyful day. We will begin the new fall season with three baptisms, special music and a reception after worship. Be sure to be here to celebrate the start of the new fall season.

Cookbooks Still Available We have quite a few Elim cookbooks ooks left. If you have a gathering of friends, family or business associates, please consider taking some to sell. They are in the church office.

Centennial Committee to Meet There will be a meeting of the Centennial committee after worship next Sunday, Sept. 7.

Abundance Sale Goes On     The Abundance sale will pick up again at 10 am, on Saturday, Sept. 6. We will be at the Kitsap Bank building on lower Mile Hill Road, next to Buck's A&W.

Activities Resuming Choir rehearsals will resume at 6:30 pm, Wednesday, Sept. 10. Come and sing with us! Waterman Circle resumes at 10 am, Tuesday, Sept. 16. The circle women will be packing comfort kits that day and starting a new Bible study called The Hidden Hand of God: Wisdom Stories from Ruth, Daniel and Esther.

School Kit Supplies are Still Discounted
Now is the time to donate items for our Lutheran World Relief school bags. The items are sale priced right now. Here are the things we still need to pack a kit full of love for school children in need.
•    12-inch/30 centimeter rulers
•    Large Erasers
•    Box of 16 or 24 crayons
•    Notebooks with 8.5 by 11 paper, with 150 to 200 sheets per notebook
•    Children's blunt scissors
•    Pencil Sharpeners (We have plenty of pencils)
•    Multi-colored construction paper.
On Sunday, Sept. 14, the Waterman Circle will have a bake sale to benefit the LWR Project Comfort, which includes our school kits plus the health kits and baby layettes. Funds from that sale will purchase items to fill in what we need.

Help! Appealing to You! Return Your Reservations Soon!
Six weeks ago, over 500 invitations for Elim's Centennial celebration were mailed to members and friends of this congregation. To date only 17 have replied. Concerned? Yes! Working with the chosen caterer to assure an affordable price, a contract was signed guaranteeing a minimum of 125 confirmands for the Friday (Oct. 24) dinner to be held here at Elim. Also a 125 minimum was the guarantee for the all celebrants dinner on Saturday (Oct. 25) to be held at the Masonic Temple. Your support is desperately needed if we are to host the evenings as planned. PLEASE return your reservation form ASAP. Also please talk to others known to you who received an invitation and encourage their support of Elim's celebration. The deadline is September 15. —The Centennial Committee
Important Note: All members and friends are invited to each dinner and the brunch. Though the emphasis will be on honoring confirmands and celebrants, the invitations are open to all.

Stewardship Event Focuses on Joy New Testament Professor Mark Allan Powell is joyful about generosity. The professor's book Giving to God is full of words like cheerful, delight and good, and he is convinced that Christian stewardship leads to a better way of life. Powell will be the keynote speaker at the Northwest Washington Synod's Fall Stewardship Event, Sept. 27, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood. His presentations will focus on the joys and rewards of generous giving that are promised in holy scripture. Powell's two keynote addresses will be interspersed with small group discussion and devotions. The event is open to all congregants. The $20 fee includes lunch. If three members of a congregation attend, the fourth  member is free. For more information or to register, pick up a brochure in the office. Registrations are due at the synod by Sept. 15.

First Place 4 Health Coming Soon Elim's new ministry, First Place 4 Health, will begin September 9 and meet each Tuesday from 7 pm to 8:15 pm. First Place 4 Health is a Bible Study and healthy-weight program that emphasizes the various aspects of good health. The name derives from Jesus' command to give God first place in our lives: "Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness..." Matthew 6:31. Pastor Liz and Melodie Cummings are the group leaders. Contact either of them for details.