05/24/2026
Hi, everyone!
LOTS happening at GLC! 😊
Remember you can always check our website, www.gethsemane-lutheran.org or our page, https://www.facebook.com/gethsemanelutheran.church.3 for information.
Sunday School and Adult Bible Study classes are Sundays at 9am!
Worship: Sundays 10am
UPCOMING EVENTS (All at GLC unless otherwise noted):
Summer (June and July) – Night Out fellowship events – stay tuned for exact details!
June 21, during worship – Blessing of the fathers and all who give fatherly care (and we have a gift for all the men!)
July 12, during worship – Hymn Sing – you pick out your favorite hymns to sing! J
August 16, during worship – Hymn Sing – you pick out your favorite hymns to sing! J
October 11, during worship – The Blessing of the Animals
October 25, 2026, during worship and after – Reformation Sunday/Gethsemane 75th Anniversary with Bp. Tracey and Potluck afterward
November 15, during worship and after – Thanksgiving worship service with light “nibbles” afterward
Our YouTube Services:
We will record the worship for 5/24/26 and post it as soon as possible. Thank you! 😊
The YouTube channel’s name is “Da pastor in da parish”. You can look it up and view this and any other video that you may have missed.
Please share on your page, or any other way you can share it with others. Thanks! I am pleased they are reaching people who may not have access another way! 😊
Here’s the online Sunday School lesson for 5/31/26: https://sermons4kids.com/sermons/delivering-the-invitation I am also attaching the adult study on the Epistle lesson for 5/31/26.
Adult Bible Study: Our in-person Bible study class is studying on Lutheran 101. Our Zoom class continues with our study of Matthew. Here’s the link:
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Hi, everyone!
LOTS happening at GLC! 😊
Remember you can always check our website, www.gethsemane-lutheran.org or our page, https://www.facebook.com/gethsemanelutheran.church.3 for information.
Sunday School and Adult Bible Study classes are Sundays at 9am!
Worship: Sundays 10am
UPCOMING EVENTS (All at GLC unless otherwise noted):
Summer (June and July) – Night Out fellowship events – stay tuned for exact details!
June 21, during worship – Blessing of the fathers and all who give fatherly care (and we have a gift for all the men!)
July 12, during worship – Hymn Sing – you pick out your favorite hymns to sing! J
August 16, during worship – Hymn Sing – you pick out your favorite hymns to sing! J
October 11, during worship – The Blessing of the Animals
October 25, 2026, during worship and after – Reformation Sunday/Gethsemane 75th Anniversary with Bp. Tracey and Potluck afterward
November 15, during worship and after – Thanksgiving worship service with light “nibbles” afterward
Our YouTube Services:
We will record the worship for 5/24/26 and post it as soon as possible. Thank you! 😊
The YouTube channel’s name is “Da pastor in da parish”. You can look it up and view this and any other video that you may have missed.
Please share on your page, or any other way you can share it with others. Thanks! I am pleased they are reaching people who may not have access another way! 😊
Here’s the online Sunday School lesson for 5/31/26: https://sermons4kids.com/sermons/delivering-the-invitation I am also attaching the adult study on the Epistle lesson for 5/31/26.
Adult Bible Study: Our in-person Bible study class is studying on Lutheran 101. Our Zoom class continues with our study of Matthew. Here’s the link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/9817621787?pwd=dXdPdjFrTlM5UGFXakRaS1Y5K0tRZz09
Meeting ID: 981 762 1787
Passcode: 978256
Worship and Fellowship events:
Hymn Sing: Back by popular demand, Mike and Robert are going to lead us in a hymn sing. This means you all pick your favorite songs from the hymn book, and that’s what we’ll be singing in worship! J The two dates for the summer are July 12 and August 16! See you there! J
Night Out (or Day Out): We are beginning to plan our Night Out events for the summer, and ideally we want to have one a month. Night Out is a time to meet for a meal, chat, and have a fun evening together. Please give me your suggestions as to places you’d like to go eat. (NOTE: We will be scheduling fundraiser nights once school is back in session.) We are also thinking about scheduling a time right after worship to go out together! J Give me your feedback!!
We have many opportunities for ministry!
Food Pantry: This is an on-gong ministry, and we always need donations! Items that go especially quickly are meal items (spaghetti and sauce, SpaghettiOs/ravioli, canned beans, rice, etc.) Anything with a pop-top is especially appreciated! However, we need it all, even vegetables, too! Thank you for your generosity!
Rowley School Donations: Starting after July 4, we will begin to collect items for Rowley School (when school supplies go on sale). I am waiting to hear from the principal for find out exactly what supplies and snacks she they need! Thank you! J
Noisy Offering/Disaster Response: Starting June 7 and going throughout the summer, we will have a “noisy offering” – that means your loose change, but it can also be ”quiet” like bills or checks – that will go toward disaster response. This is give us a reserve which we can use to address the needs after a bad storm. If we are spared from storms this season, we will give a portion of what we collect to go to the Footprint Project (the people behind our solar batter hub, AKA George) to go toward other community lighthouse projects. Reach into your coin jars this summer! Thank you! J
Glass Half Full recycling: Their facility is off Paris Rd. by the Sheriff’s Dept., and we can recycle our glass there! 😊
Glass Half Full takes the glass donations and turns it into sand for sandbags during hurricane season and sand for coastal restoration! It’s a win-win! If you are unable to bring your glass to the Glass Half Full drop site, you can bring it to church, and we’ll drop it off. Thanks!
Bottle Cap Recycling: While we are finished collecting bottle caps for our friend in the Sheriff’s Dept. for the memorial bench, he is still collecting them for other projects! He needs bottle caps with a recycle code of 2. 4, or 5 in the recycle triangle. This includes not only bottle caps from drink but also the caps from liquid laundry detergent. NOTE: please take out the rubber ring before dropping them off. We will continue to collect them until I hear otherwise! Thank you! J
Thank you for your generosity!! 😊
Devotions: A good online daily devotion that I subscribe to can be found on https://www.luthersem.edu/godpause/ If you have a devotion that you would like to share, please let me know!
Thank you for your gifts for God’s mission! With all our different ministries, we are touching lives and making a difference! So, thank you for your generosity and faithfulness!!!
ONLINE GIVING: We have online giving set up! You can give your gifts to God’s mission electronically using a PayPal account or your credit/debit card. Just go to our website, www.gethsemane-lutheran.org , and on the Home page there is a link that says Donate. Just follow the directions from there! THANK YOU!
Venmo: We have Venmo! In addition to online giving through PayPal, you can also give digitally through Venmo. On your Venmo app, search for We will be listed under charities. Thank you! 😊
Thrivent Choice Dollars: For those of you who have a Thrivent account, you can designate where Thrivent Choice Dollars can go. There are many good ministries from which to choose, including us 😊 ! Just follow the directions on your Thrivent account.
Walmart/Spark Good: GLC gets donations from Walmart! By using this program, you can round up the change from a Walmart.com transaction, and GLC will receive those funds! Here’s the website to set it up: https://www.walmart.com/sparkgood
The funds will reach us approximately 30 days after purchase. There are no handling fees nor deductions by the handling company. If you have trouble setting it up, please ask either Janie or me, and we’ll be happy to help! 😊
These are easy ways to help support ministries! 😊
See you in church!
+peace and joy,
Pr. Sandra
Two ways to support favorite causes – 1) donate change by rounding up your purchase at checkout on Walmart.com 2) donate products from a nonprofit’s registry & have the items shipped straight to them.
