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Sunday, November 5
All Saint's Sunday
Remember to Fall Back!
Matthew 5:1-12
Sunday School: 9:30 am
- Adults meet in the Parlor
- Children 2 years to 6th grade meet downstairs in the Music & Godly Play Rooms, split into groups by age
- Youth in 7th-12th grade meet downstairs in the Youth Loft
Worship: 10:30 am
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GLCM Silent Auction is LIVE NOW & Fall Festival is TOMORROW!
Fall Festival: Saturday, November 4, 10 am - 1 pm
Silent Auction: Live now through Saturday, November 4 at 12:15 pm
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All Saints' Sunday
THIS Sunday, November 5
Light a candle during All Saints' worship to honor loved ones who have died in the past year. At Gethsemane, we remember Joyce Arlene Allen, Linden Jean Anderson, Merlin Dale Dunahoo, Mary Frances Edwards, David Elias Erickson Jr., Myra Delores Peterson Fowler, Guadelupe “Luppy” Pena Hall, Beth Ann Helsel, Karen Lea Childers Holmstrom, Betty Jo Johnson, Raymond Harwood Johnson, Harriet June Moore, Mary Ann Hall Nicol, Sabine Waltraut Osbahr, Beverly Ann Briggs Pounds, Stephan Allan Ramsey, David Lee Skoglund, Diane Kay Streeter, Tony Joseph Venza Jr., Tom Kelly, Donna Kelly, Mary Christine Chamrad, Mary Frances Edwards, David Erickson, and Mary Kathryn “Kathy” Goodling.
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Praise Pumpkin Patch
We have our Praise Pumpkin Patch set up again this year in the Gethsemane Garden. All are welcome to enjoy and take photos in the patch throughout the month of November!
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The Gethsemane community is incredibly proud of these three confirmands who affirmed the promise of their baptism last week on Reformation Sunday! See more photos. | | |
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Men in Mission
Thursday, November 16, 9 am
Men in Mission will tour Community First! Village, a master-planned community that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for those coming out of chronic homelessness. Preceding the tour, Dr. Cal Streeter and Glenn Hjelm will speak to our group about their community outreach activities.
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9:00 am: Meet in the Music Room for coffee, donuts, and presentation
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10:15 am: Leave for tour of Community First! Village
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10:45 am-12:15 pm: Tour
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12:30 pm: Lunch (location TBD)
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2:00 pm: Return to Gethsemane
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GWELCA Quilting
Wednesday, December 6, 9:30 am
GWELCA Mary Martha Group
Wednesday, November 8, 9:30 am
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Sunday School Learning Hour at Gethsemane
Join the fun on Sunday morning for faith formation for all ages!
- Adults meet in the Parlor
- Children 2 years to 6th grade meet downstairs in the Music & Godly Play Rooms, split into groups by age
- Youth in 7th-12th grade meet downstairs in the Youth Loft
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Want to Ring or Sing?
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Sanctuary Choir: Rehearse Sundays at 9 am in the Sanctuary
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Bellissimo: Rehearse Sundays after worship in the balcony
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Wednesday Midweek Connections
12:00 pm: Holy Communion followed by fellowship time in the Steffans Parlor
7:00 pm: Conversations and Holy Communion in the Gethsemane Garden
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Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Gethsemane Events
- November 4: GLCM Fall Festival
- November 5: All Saints Sunday and Daylight Saving Time Ends
- November 16: Men in Mission Tour
- November 19: Children's Chime Time
- November 22: Youth-Led Thanksgiving Eve Service
- December 3: Advent/Christmas Program during Sunday School
- December 6, 13 & 20: Advent Devotions & Holden Evening Prayer Services
- December 9: Campfire Carols & Cocoa
- December 16: Angel Tree Deadline
- December 17: Advent Cantata
- December 24: Christmas Eve Services at 10:30 am, 7 pm & 9 pm (tentative)
- January 12-14, 2024: Encuentro/Encounter Trip to Eagle Pass
- February 24-25, 2024: Annual Gethsemane Chrysalis Retreat
- June 23-26, 2024: Confirmation Camp
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GLCM Thanksgiving Activities
On Thursday, November 9th at 11:15 am GLCM will host a Thanksgiving Feast for the Monkeys, Dragonflies, Frogs, Owls, and Lions classrooms. On Friday, November 10th at 11:15 am, GLCM will host for the Ladybugs, Safari Crew and Sparklers classrooms.
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GLCM is designed to meet the needs of children through an inclusive preschool program that offers a wide variety of activities and experiences while providing an environment that emphasizes the basic Christian values of love, trust, pace cooperation, and respect. Gethsemane congregants are encouraged to tell family and friends about this quality ministry. | | |
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Give to Gethsemane
Thank you for your faithful giving and involvement at Gethsemane. Your gifts of time, talent and treasure are truly “God’s Work, Our Hands.” Every dollar you donate goes to support ministry to our church, to our local community, and to our partners around the world.
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