04 / 28
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
All are welcome to attend this open meeting. Our Social Ministry Team meets four times each year with a focus on providing opportunities for members of all ages to put their faith into action. New ideas and suggestions are always welcome. If you have an interest in how Gethsemane responds to the needs of our community and beyond, come and join the discussion. Come and get involved in creating solutions! | ||
04 / 29
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04 / 30
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 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 April meeting will be Wednesday, April 30 at 6:30 pm in the Nursery. (Note the time change.) 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. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
This is the first of several opportunities to begin the discussion of what the next steps of our journey together at Gethsemane might be. We will take some time to get to know one another, learn what you are passionate about, and begin the discussion of where we think God is leading us together. Sign up by contacting the church office at 952-935-1753. We hope to keep the group to the first 30 who sign up. Many more opportunities will come in the future. | ||
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05 / 2
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
On May 2, Family Ministry Group gathered for a service project that brought a little sunshine into the lives of some Gethsemane members. We planted flowers to deliver to Gethsemane’s homebound members. | ||
05 / 3
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05 / 4
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Seventh Sunday of Easter 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 every Sunday. Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Seventh Sunday of Easter 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. | ||
05 / 5
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05 / 6
Start: 7:00 am
End: 8:00 am
A hot breakfast will be served in the Fellowship Hall with a $6 contribution expected. The speaker will be Mike Pehrson, founder and director of “His Clay Ministries.” Mike played baseball for the U of M Minnesota Gophers and has been heavily involved with the “Potter’s Wheel” leadership program at Hosanna Lutheran Church. His topic will be “Men in Today’s World.” If you are planning on attending, please sign up in the Sunday Friendship Folder or call the church office at 952-935-1753. | ||
05 / 7
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05 / 9
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05 / 10
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05 / 11
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Please join the Sunday school children between services on May 11 for an Ice Cream Social to celebrate the children’s last day of Sunday school. Ice cream will be served in Gethsemane’s Garden. Start: 10:10 am
End: 11:00 am
The percent of the U.S. population that is foreign born is now at levels not seen since early in the 20th century. Immigration is a timely issue that relates to Gethsemane’s outreach to the Latino community in our area. Two Adult Forums will address the legal and biblical positions that surround immigration and who gains and loses in an economic sense. On May 11 attorney Colleen Beebe will speak on the topic of “Immigration and the Law.” On May 18 Bob Shebeck will speak on the topic of “The Economics of Immigration.” There are many misperceptions in both of these areas. Join the discussion; plan to attend and invite a friend. Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Day of Pentacost 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. | ||
05 / 12
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05 / 13
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05 / 14
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05 / 15
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Gethsemane women and their guests at the GCW Spring Supper will hear stories of how Lutheran World Relief has changed lives for those in need in third world countries. Joanne Negstad, who has served as director of LWR, will tell some experiences she has had traveling to Kenya and Peru where LWR supplies have come to change lives. She will share how LWR has enabled women to put faith into action by providing quilts, school kits, midwife kits, layettes and sewing kits. You will hear how women of Gethsemane are involved with Lutheran World Relief. Reservations should be made by calling the church office by Tuesday, May 13. Cost is $8.00. | ||
05 / 16
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05 / 17
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Honeysuckle Rose, David Stenshoel’s Quintet perform Jazz, songs and tunes from the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. | ||
05 / 18
Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
The Holy Trinity 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 every Sunday. Start: 10:10 am
End: 11:00 am
The percent of the U.S. population that is foreign born is now at levels not seen since early in the 20th century. Immigration is a timely issue that relates to Gethsemane’s outreach to the Latino community in our area. Two Adult Forums will address the legal and biblical positions that surround immigration and who gains and loses in an economic sense. On May 11 attorney Colleen Beebe will speak on the topic of “Immigration and the Law.” On May 18 Bob Shebeck will speak on the topic of “The Economics of Immigration.” There are many misperceptions in both of these areas. Join the discussion; plan to attend and invite a friend. Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
The Holy Trinity 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. | ||
05 / 19
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05 / 20
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Third Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. in the Fireside Gallery May 2008: The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar | ||
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05 / 26
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05 / 27
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05 / 28
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
I invite you all to join me for another “Fireside Chat” where we can continue the conversation of what the next steps of our journey together at Gethsemane might be. We will take some time to get to know one another, learn what you are passionate about, and begin the discussion of where we think God is leading us together. The church council has begun the process of developing a five-year plan and I want you to be a part of that process. You can sign up in the Friendship Folder or by calling the church office, but drop-ins are always welcome. | ||
