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.
02 / 10
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. 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. | ||
02 / 11
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02 / 12
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02 / 13
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. | ||
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. | ||
02 / 18
Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:00 pm
Arts Alive! A Day at the Circus 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!
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. | ||
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. | ||
02 / 20
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. | ||
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. | ||
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 | ||
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? 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 | ||
02 / 25
(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. | ||
02 / 26
(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. | ||
02 / 27
(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: 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: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
If your child is not in Sunday school yet, this program is for you! On the last Wednesday of each month we get together 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 February meeting will be Wednesday, Feb 27, 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. | ||
02 / 28
(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. | ||
02 / 29
(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: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Mark your calendars, save your pennies, and work up an appetite for “It’s a Small World”, our 3rd Silent Auction and International Dinner Youth Fundraiser! If you’ve been putting aside some attractive things you want to donate, please drop them off at church in the next week. Past auctions have seen an awesome variety of hand-made crafts, antiques, re-gifted new electronics, limited edition framed art, sporting event and concert tickets, theme baskets, donated personal services like tax preparation, computer tech help, carpentry, and babysitting, and even weekend use of wonderful vacation homes! Anybody want to donate some airline miles or health club guest passes, or serve a fancy dinner for eight in your home? If there is something you’re willing to offer but aren’t sure if it fits for our auction, call Bob Windels at 935-1753 x114. Many of the physical items we receive will be registered on the online auction site, “Ebay”, allowing the whole world to find them and bid on them beginning Sunday, Feb. 24th! A lot of other potential donations of services, or use of personal property, will only be available in-house, with traditional manual pen-and-paper recording of bids in competition with other Gethsemane folks during the week before the dinner event. | ||
03 / 1
(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. | ||
03 / 2
End: 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: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Fourth 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: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Fourth 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 | ||
03 / 3
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03 / 4
Start: 7:00 am
End: 8:00 am
A hot breakfast will be served with a $6 contribution requested. The speaker will be Jim Hale, founder and minister of “Stream Of Life Ministries.” Jim has personally counseled and discipled dozens of men in life skills issues. He has a passion for fly fishing and will speak on “Fishing For Personal Success - Just One More Cast.” If you are planning on attending, please indicate so in the Sunday Friendship Folder. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
What are your hopes and fears for the future? Maybe this question is easier - what are your hopes and fears for your grandchildren’s future? How does our faith address those fears? How are we, as a faith community, going to respond to these issues? Please join us on Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00 p.m. to discuss these questions. It promises to be an interesting and challenging conversation facilitated by Aneesa Parks from ISAIAH. | ||
03 / 5
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. | ||
03 / 6
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03 / 7
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Gather with other families for a meal (prepared by someone else!) and a discussion facilitated by Pastor Keith. The meal begins at 6:00 p.m. Parent conversation and supervised activities for kids begins at 7:00. Invite your friends! With Pastor Keith in charge, it’s sure to be fun! RSVP by calling 952-935-1753, or by signing up in the Friendship Folder. | ||
03 / 8
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03 / 9
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Fifth 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: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Fifth 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 | ||
03 / 10
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03 / 11
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
“Welcome to Jerusalem.” With these warm words of greeting Gethsemane women, for more than 50 years, have been invited to a special time of worship, the service of the Upper Room. This devotional highlight of the Lenten season, the Upper Room Supper, will be held this year on Tuesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. The service, designed by a Gethsemane member, the late June Baugh in 1957, transports the guests to the Holy City on that first Holy Week, carrying them in spirit to the room where Jesus at his Last Supper with his friends. The experience comes to life with the focus on a scene remiscent of DaVinci’s famous painting. Scripture passages from the Passion story and special Lenten music will enrich the service. Music for the event will be by harpist Raenay Rock. Ms. Rock, an employee of the Minneapolis Area Synod of the ELCA, performs widely at church and community events. Following supper, in an intimate sharing of Holy Communion, the women will serve the sacramental bread and wine at individual tables. Program arrangements have been made by Rebekah Circle. Supper will be prepared and served by members of Deborah Circle. A free will offering will be received, but reservations are necessary. Please call the church office at 952-935-1753 before Sunday, March 9. | ||
