Gethsemane Lutheran Church

06/21/2026

04/05/2026

Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia!

With our Easter Celebration this morning we wrapped up the Lenten fast and the watch of Holy Week. Over the next three days, pastor will be resting.

If there is an emergency, do not hesitate to call! If there is not an emergency, please wait until Thursday morning to reach out with any questions or to set up an appointment.

Happy Easter, enjoy basking in the glory of the Resurrection of our Lord!

Enjoy this cartoon by the Rev. Jay Sidebotham 😁

04/04/2026

Good morning beloved children of God! Today is the Easter Vigil Service @ 3:00 pm at Gethsemane!

If you've never experienced this service, I highly encourage you to do so. It is the culmination of the Triduum (the one service spread out over three days from Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday).

This service is longer than typical services. I do not say that as an excuse for anyone not to come!! I say this only so that you are not caught off guard.

Do not let extended time keep you from this service. In fact, the proper attitude would be to rejoice in the opportunity to dwell in the presence of the Lord's House where He comes to meet us with His mercy.

The Easter Vigil is one of the oldest services in the history of the Church. Come, let us worship Him!

04/03/2026

Good Friday Service at 6:30 pm.

I'm sharing here a hymn that we will be singing tonight. For a lot of people this hymn is unfamiliar. Thank you to our wonderful organist Judy, who over the last few weeks has been playing the melody of this hymn at various points in our services as the offering music, prelude or postlude.

You can familiarize yourself with it by listening here. This hymn is one of the most beautiful and powerful hymns in our hymnal!

Link to Short that could be used as a piano-only accompaniment loop: https://youtube.com/shorts/r-bqAYh-OBs?feature=shareLutheran Service Book 708"Lord, Thee...

04/02/2026

Join us for Holy Week services!

Maundy Thursday Divine Service tonight at 6:30 pm.
Good Friday Chief Service (No Communion), April 3 @ 6:30 pm
Easter Vigil, April 4 @ 3:00 pm
Easter Sunday Divine Service, April 5, 9:00 am with Easter Breakfast @ 8:00 am

03/28/2026

Did you know that the traditions associated with Palm Sunday are some of the oldest in the Christian Church?

There is recorded evidence that in the late 4th century, Christians in Jerusalem processed from the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem with palm branches to reenact Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem five days before the Passover (and five days before His crucifixion).

In our Palm Sunday celebration tomorrow, we will process into the sanctuary with palm fronds while singing the hymn "All Glory, Laud, and Honor" going around the sanctuary once, and then down the middle aisle to our seats.

As we hail Christ our King, we remember that once He came in humility, to serve and not to be served, and we look forward to when He will come again, this time in glory and majesty, riding on the clouds of heaven.