01 / 25
Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Are you and your young kids getting Cabin Fever yet? If so, we are opening up Fellowship Hall to bring outside play inside for kids 5 and under and their parents.
Mark your calendars for Friday, January 25 and Friday, February 8 from 9:30 to 11:30.
Kids can ride trikes, jump in our Bouncy house, play with balls or just hang out in the Kid’s room. We will have coffee for the parents and milk and cookies for the kids. Bring your friends and join the fun. If you have any questions please call Tiphanie at 952-935-1753 or email tiphanied@msn.com.
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01 / 26
Start: 8:00 am
End: 2:30 pm
Click here for registration brochure.
Living by Design: Discovering God’s Purpose for Your Life
Living by Design: Discovering God’s Purpose for Your Life is the title for our 6th annual Women’s Winter Gathering. We’ll be led by consultant and facilitator, Suz Grimes, as we uncover our unique strengths and gifts. The information and process for the day will fit for women of all ages. Our session will apply popular author Max Lucado’s book, Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot.
Sisters in Spirit is planned as a day for women to pause in their busy schedules and take time for spiritual reflection and relaxing fellowship. There will be two delicious, chef-prepared meals, special music, a unique worship experience and even door prizes. Our planning team will do all the work, while you simply come and enjoy! Registration is only $20. All in all, it’s definitely an experience you don’t want to miss!
Informational brochures are available at the church or by clicking on the link below. You can register in person on Sundays in the Narthex and Gathering Space, or by sending the form to the church office no later than January 21. This is a perfect opportunity to invite friends, relatives, neighbors or co-workers. See you all at Sisters in Spirit on January 26! Yes, there IS a pattern in your joy!
Click here for registration brochure.
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01 / 27
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Third Sunday of Epiphany
Music is from the Lutheran Book of Worship as well as other sources. Organ and Choral music leads the liturgy and hymns. Holy Communion is celebrated the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Jan. 27 – Peter and Solvei Stohl – Our missionaries in Lithuania will update Gethsemane on their work and connect with old friends.
Adult Forum is held in Fellowship Hall.
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Third Sunday of Epiphany
At Contemporary Worship the congregational songs are led by our Contemporary Choir, Voices of Praise, and instruments. The style is eclectic, drawing from folk, gospel and contemporary sources. Holy Communion is celebrated every week.
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01 / 28
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Our Social Ministry Team is an open group meeting four times each year to plan and initiate local mission initiatives on behalf of our congregation. If you are someone who believes that Christ calls us to put our faith into action, this group will give you an opportunity to do exactly that. Come to the Fireside Gallery. All are welcome!
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01 / 29
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01 / 30
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
If your child is not in Sunday school yet, this program is for you! Starting in January, we are going to get together on the last Wednesday of each month for intentional age-appropriate spiritual play and sharing for parents and their children under the age of three.
Discussions and play will be based off Splash!, a quarterly mailing that parents of children 0-36 months receive as part of our ministry to children.
The first meeting will be Wednesday, January 30, at 6 pm in the Nursery. A family meal is available in Fellowship Hall at 5:30. If you and your child would like to attend, please sign up by calling or emailing the church office at 952-935-1753 or tiphanied@msn.com. If you have any questions please call Tiphanie at 952-935-1753 ext. 115.
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01 / 31
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02 / 1
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02 / 2
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02 / 3
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Bring a friend to this intergenerational musical!
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Transfiguration of Our Lord
Bring a friend to Jubilee!, an intergenerational musical.
First Reading: Exodus 24:12-18
Second Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-21
Psalm: 2 or 99
Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9
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02 / 4
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02 / 5
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02 / 6
Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:15 pm
Worship with ashes and Holy Communion. Light lunch follows in Fellowship Hall.
Start: 12:15 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Light lunch served following Lenten worship in Fellowship Hall.
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:45 pm
Light supper served preceding Lenten worship in Fellowship Hall.
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
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02 / 7
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02 / 8
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Family Ministry Group is going BOWLING Friday, February 8th
from 6-8 pm at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park.
Cost is $5 per person (includes pizza!) Scholarships are available.
Please sign up by calling the church at 952-935-1753 or email kfuran@comcast.net.
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02 / 9
Start: 8:30 am
End: 3:00 pm
The Luther Seminary Friends’ 2008 Women’s Winter Retreat is February 9.
Theme of the retreat, set for 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Sem, is “Living in God’s Love,” a study of the parable and art of the Prodigal Son.
Leading a Bible study of the familiar story of God’s willingness to welcome the sinner into his forgiving arms will be Mary Hinkle Shore, Associate Dean for First Theological Degree Programs at the Seminary. A Luther graduate, she served congregations in North Dakota for six years. She was called back to Luther in 1997 after completing her doctorate at Duke University.
Robert M. Brusic, a Luther pastor emeritus, will lead in a presentation around “the Artist as Story Teller.” That’s where the comfortable shoes come in. Dr. Brusic will lead a campus tour of displayed art work featuring the Prodigal Son.
Brusic says, “We study the story of Jesus and how Jesus used story to teach.”
Jerry Evenrud, a church musician and advocate for arts in the church, has given his entire world-class collection of Prodigal Son artwork to Luther. Dr. Brusic has described the works in his book, And Grace Will Lead Me Home: Images of the Prodigal Son from the Jerry Evenrud Collection.
A $30.00 registration fee for the retreat should be mailed before February 2 to:
Luther Seminary Office of Seminary Relations
2481 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Attn: FRIENDS’ Retreat
The check should be made payable to Luther Seminary Friends, with “Retreat” on the memo line.
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02 / 10
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
First Sunday of Lent
Music is from the Lutheran Book of Worship as well as other sources. Organ and Choral music leads the liturgy and hymns. Holy Communion is celebrated the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Official Announcement
There will be a special congregational meeting February 10, 2008 at 10:00 AM (in-between services) in the Sanctuary for the purpose of voting on the recommendation of the Call Committee to call John D. F. Nelson for the position of Senior Pastor at Gethsemane Lutheran Church.
Bio for Pastor John D.F. Nelson
Pastor John D. F. Nelson has been the associate pastor at Transfiguration Lutheran Church in Bloomington since 2002. He graduated from St. Olaf College in 1990 and from Luther Seminary in 2002. He was ordained into the ministry in May of 2002.
Pastor Nelson worked at the Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1991 and was the Associate in Ministry at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Boulder from 1991 to 1999. In addition, he was an intern pastor at Salem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis from 2000 to 2001.
His father is a Lutheran minister which introduced him to a life of service at an early age.
He can read and translate ancient Greek and Hebrew and can converse in Norwegian.
Pastor Nelson has been married to Stephanie for 12 years and they have two children – Sarah, 9 and Tyler, 6.
His answer to “What are your hopes for the ELCA?” was:
“I hope and pray that the ELCA will remain a vibrant witness to the mission of making Christ known throughout the world, both locally and globally. I believe that if we are flexible and innovative in lifting up our unique Lutheran witness that we are justified by faith through God’s grace alone, and if we can remain relevant to the changing cultural environment in which we live, we will remain a growing church. Our witness is a bold confession that confronts the very heart of these times that are filled with messages of self-idealized righteousness.
As a church we do face many complex and divisive issues but my faith remains in God because this is his church and the message of Jesus Christ is bigger than any one issue. The core witness of the church is not how we run it, but it is in the one who claims us and unites us to be ‘the church,’ to be the bearer of Christ for the world.”
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
First Sunday of Lent
At Contemporary Worship the congregational songs are led by our contemporary choir, Voices of Praise, and instruments. The style is eclectic, drawing from folk, gospel and contemporary sources. Holy Communion is celebrated every week.
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02 / 11
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02 / 12
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02 / 13
Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:15 pm
Light lunch follows in Fellowship Hall
Start: 12:15 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Light lunch served following Lenten worship in Fellowship Hall.
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:45 pm
Light supper served preceding Lenten worship in Fellowship Hall.
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 7:45 pm
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02 / 14
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02 / 15
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02 / 16
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02 / 17
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Second Sunday of Lent
Music is from the Lutheran Book of Worship as well as other sources. Organ and Choral music leads the liturgy and hymns. Holy Communion is celebrated the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
Start: 10:10 am
End: 11:00 am
On Sunday, Feb 17 artist, Mark Carlson, will be here to talk about the new art show, WICKED GAME.
WICKED GAME is a show that deals with the issue of hate crimes and violence in our own Twin cities. This interactive show includes a “game-sheet” with descriptions of real hate crimes. The player’s job is to match the painting with the crime description.
Mark’s art is a vehicle for raising consciousness around social justice. Come to meet Mark and hear about the art called WICKED GAME on Sunday, Feb 17 at 10:10 in the Fireside Gallery.
You’ve never seen anything quite like it.
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Second Sunday of Lent
At Contemporary Worship the congregational songs are led by our contemporary choir, Voices of Praise, and instruments. The style is eclectic, drawing from folk, gospel and contemporary sources. Holy Communion is celebrated every week.
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02 / 18
Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:00 pm
Arts Alive! A Day at the Circus
Lois Heim
Arts Alive is held on President’s Day each year for kids in first through sixth grade. This year we are excited to have artists from the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater lead the kids in “A Day at the Circus.” Children will be making shadow puppets, circus masks, developing their own side shows, experiencing clowning and designing a circus set. At 3:30 that day parents and friends are welcome to watch the kids as they put on their own “Circus.” We are limited to 50 children so register now to reserve your child’s spot!
- When: February 18, from 8:30 am to 4 pm
- How Much: The cost for the day is $25.00. Scholarships are available.
- What’s provided: Breakfast, lunch, snacks and all supplies.
- What to bring: Winter gear for outside play.
- How to register: Registration forms are available at the reception desk.
- We are limited to 50 children. Register soon!
- Questions: Call Tiphanie at 952-935-1753 ext. 115.
Volunteers needed for Arts Alive!
Help is needed with food preparation, outdoor recreation supervision, arts and crafts and small facilitation. If you are interested in helping out please call Tiphanie at 952-935-1753 ext. 115.
Click here for registration form
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02 / 19
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 7:34 pm
Third Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. in the Fireside Gallery
February 2008: Read any book by Willa Cather. This could be one of her works of fiction, some of her nonfiction prose or even her biography by Mildred Bennett. Coming from a variety of perspectives should make for a good discussion.
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02 / 20
Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:15 pm
Light lunch follows in Fellowship Hall
Start: 12:15 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Light lunch served following Lenten worship in Fellowship Hall.
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 6:45 pm
Light supper served preceding Lenten worship in Fellowship Hall.
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02 / 21
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02 / 22
Start: 9:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Are you and your young kids getting Cabin Fever yet? If so, we are opening up Fellowship Hall to bring outside play inside for kids 5 and under and their parents, grandparents and/or guardians.
Mark your calendars for this Friday, February 22 from 9:30 to 11:30.
Kids can ride trikes, jump in our Bouncy house, play with balls or just hang out in the Kid’s room. We will have coffee for the parents and milk and cookies for the kids. Bring your friends and join the fun. If you have any questions please call Tiphanie at 952-935-1753 or email tiphanied@msn.com.
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02 / 23
Start: 8:56 am
Start: Feb 23 2008 - 8:56am
End: Mar 2 2008 - 8:56am
On February 22, sixteen of our adult members will be leaving for Biloxi, Mississippi to work with Habitat for Humanity’s effort to rebuild homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Bethel Lutheran Church in Biloxi will host our group. The team will need your prayers and financial support. It will cost about $400 - $450/person for transportation and lodging in Biloxi. We would also like to leave a financial gift for Bethel’s ongoing Katrina relief effort.
If you have a heart for this work and/or wanted to participate, but could not make the trip this time, the team needs your financial support. You can use the envelopes in the church pews or mail your donation to the church office. Please make your check out to Gethsemane and then mark the memo line for Katrina Relief. Thrivent Financial will match our combined donations dollar-for-dollar up to $300. So the first $300 donated will result in a $600 gift for the mission trip.
The Katrina Mission Team is as follows: Donna Anderson, Bill Arthur, Bob Dummer, Sandi Edenborg, Fred Hedberg, Susan Hedberg, Barb Krig, Margie Olson, Mike Paterson, Bev Paterson, Steve Pavelka, Jeanne Pavelka, Earl Rodine, Lisa Shelstad, Laurie Underkofler and Lori Youngvorst.
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Charlie Maguire, “The Singing Ranger” of the National Park Service, “Centennial Troubador” for the Minnesota State Parks
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02 / 24
(all day)
Start: Feb 23 2008 - 8:56am
End: Mar 2 2008 - 8:56am
On February 22, sixteen of our adult members will be leaving for Biloxi, Mississippi to work with Habitat for Humanity’s effort to rebuild homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Bethel Lutheran Church in Biloxi will host our group. The team will need your prayers and financial support. It will cost about $400 - $450/person for transportation and lodging in Biloxi. We would also like to leave a financial gift for Bethel’s ongoing Katrina relief effort.
If you have a heart for this work and/or wanted to participate, but could not make the trip this time, the team needs your financial support. You can use the envelopes in the church pews or mail your donation to the church office. Please make your check out to Gethsemane and then mark the memo line for Katrina Relief. Thrivent Financial will match our combined donations dollar-for-dollar up to $300. So the first $300 donated will result in a $600 gift for the mission trip.
The Katrina Mission Team is as follows: Donna Anderson, Bill Arthur, Bob Dummer, Sandi Edenborg, Fred Hedberg, Susan Hedberg, Barb Krig, Margie Olson, Mike Paterson, Bev Paterson, Steve Pavelka, Jeanne Pavelka, Earl Rodine, Lisa Shelstad, Laurie Underkofler and Lori Youngvorst.
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Third Sunday of Lent
Music is from the Lutheran Book of Worship as well as other sources. Organ and Choral music leads the liturgy and hymns. Holy Communion is celebrated the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
“Climate Change: A Real Matter of Faith”
Join GLC member, Jim Arneson, and Interim Pastor Keith Olstad for a conversation about the likely effects (and possibilities) of global climate change. How do faithful Lutherans respond to it? What does it mean for faith, and how can we actually respond?
Adult Forum is held in Fellowship Hall.
Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Third Sunday of Lent
At Contemporary Worship the congregational songs are led by our contemporary choir, Voices of Praise, and instruments. The style is eclectic, drawing from folk, gospel and contemporary sources. Holy Communion is celebrated every week
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