RESPONSE TO THE WORD
OFFERING AND TRADITIONAL DOXOLOGY
OFFERING: Feel free to place your gifts, offerings, and tithes in the container in the aisle behind the last pew, as you enter. We thank you and may God bless each of you.
*HYMN #369 “Blessed Assurance” *SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING
CLOSINGCHORUS “StayinloveWithGod” (onscreen)
Do no harm by any word or deed;
do good wherever there is need.
Remain attentive to God’s word.
Stay in love with God, Stay in love with God. (Repeat) ————————————————————————————————- Attendance and Financial Information – September 10, 2023

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Gethsemane United Methodist Church
PO Box 185 369 Allport Cutoff Allport, PA 16821
Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860 Pastor’schurchofficehours: Mon.,Tues,&Wed. 9-12am
Parsonage Telephone: 814-345-6931 Pastor Julia Cell: 814-883-8602
Daycare telephone: 814-345-3809 Church Email address: gumc.office@gmail.com Church Website: www.gethsemanechurch.org WiFi Password: Trustinchrist
Gethsemane United Methodist Church
September 17, 2023 9:00 am
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Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, as we gather for
Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!
” What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
— Zig Ziglar

16th Sunday after Pentecost

September 17, 2023

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.”

1 John 4:9

PREPARATION AND PRAISE
GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS GATHERING PRAISE SONG
PRELUDE
We are excited that you are worshiping with Gethsemane today.
OPENING PRAYER:
HOLY AND GRACIOUS GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS.
YOUR GOODNESS AND LOVE ARE BEYOND MEASURE.
YOUR BLESSINGS HAVE BEEN POURED IN AND THROUGH US TO BE SHARED WITH THE WORLD.
AS WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY OF FAITH, LET US LEAVE ALL OUR CARES IN YOUR HANDS AND LET US FOCUS ON YOU.
SCRIPTURE READING:
Readers
MAY YOU BE BLESSED IN OUR WORSHIP. WE ASK THIS IN JESUS’ NAME.
PRAISE TEAM
SCRIPTURE READING
1 Peter 1:
Brenda Leigey 3-9
*HYMN
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2 / (United Methodist Book of Worship 1965, ALT.)
AMEN.
“We Walk By Faith” ( on screen)
The Faith We Sing Hymnal
L.
P.
The Word of God for the people of God
Thanks be to God

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Hebrews 11:1-40
L. The word of God for the people of God. P. Thanks be to God
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE JOYS AND CONCERNS
“Jesus Loves Me”
“I Cast All My Cares Upon You”
I cast all my cares upon you.
I lay all of my burdens down at Your feet. And anytime that I don’t know what to do, I will cast all my cares upon you
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION (In unison after prayer)
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
(Matthew 6:9-13)
GREETING AND SHARING GOD’S PEACE
Sharing Joy by greeting each other from where you are seated.
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“By Faith”
MESSAGE

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  Josh Maines Cathy Larson
  Asa Carns
  Josh Maines Matt Eirich
  Austin Silver
  Pastor Julia Piper Amber Gisewhite
  Juanita Wilson Janet Turner Susan Marker James Marker
  Wayne Bambarger* Justin Croasman
  Bonnie Hollis Bill Hummel
  Garrett Miller * Daycare County Supervisor Dinner Sept. 22nd – Need help for the supervisor dinner Friday Sept 22nd from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. Please see Judy Larson if interested. TOGETHER, SEEKING GOD, MAKING DISCIPLES, RENEWING THE WORLD Welcome to Gethsemane September 17, 2023 Mon. Sept. 18 Tues. Sept. 19 Wed. Sept. 20 Fri. Sept. 22 Sat. Sept. 23 Sun. Sept. 24 Sat. Sept. 30 Sun. Oct. 1 Thurs. Oct. 12 Sat. Oct. 14 Worship Leader Pianists Sound Room Supervisor Sound Room Staff CONTACT PERSONS Pastoral Care Daycare Director Church Secretary Church Treasurer Church Custodians 6 pm Fingers of Faith 6 pm Food Bank & Clothes Closet – 9- 11 am Sr. Luncheon 1:00 pm Supervisor Conference Luncheon All Day Hope Hall Reserved 12-4 pm Services for Linda O’Conner 2:30 pm Baked Steak Dinner Pickup 3:30-5 pm Blessed to be a Blessing 2 – 3:30 pm Hope Hall Reserved 5-8 pm Wedding – Crowell/Rothrock CHURCH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Penny Bickel, President Barb Cowder
  Mary Ann Crowell Kim Hubler
  Alan Larson Janet Turner
  Board
  Greeters: Today: –
  Penny Bickel Penny Bickel
  09/24/23 ++++++++++ Coming soon! Book club/ devotion will begin October 3rd at 9 am, Kim Hubler’s house. We will be discussing the book ” A Man Called Ove”. Please call or text Kim (814-592-4413) if you are interested, need help securing a book, and/or have questions. The plan is to read a different book each month.
  The West Branch Football Team will have a dinner at Hope Hall hosted by Georgette & Mike Eirich. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board for helpers. The date is 10/12 ( Please note date change) at 6 pm. Thank you!!!
  “GIVE A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT CLUB”
  WE ALL NEED A PICKER UPPER NOW & THEN.
  Let’s send a Little Blessing with a card.
  Our Encouragement Members for the month of September are:
  George Sabol 1839 Morrisdale-Allport Hwy. Philipsburg, PA 16866
  Leadership Council Shirley Johnson P. O. Box 36 Allport, PA 16821
  Clearfield Area Agency on Aging looking for sponsors for this year’s 2023 Blizzard Box Project. This project will provide for people to have prepackaged meals in the event there would be a blizzard and food could not be delivered to them. More information is on the Welcome Center Table if you are interested. As a church there will be a jar at the Welcome Center for any extra change that can be forwarded to Clearfield Area Agency on Aging for their project. Thank you for your donations.
  Blessed to be a Blessing
  at Gethsemane United Methodist Church
  October 1, 2023 from 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
  We will come together at Gethsemane UMC as area churches to celebrate our ministries and take donations such as clothing for clothing closet; food for food pantry; soap for soap pantry; shoes for local shoe ministry, etc. There will be free food, music, and a bake sale to benefit the ministerium Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund. Please bring your baked goods and place them in the back of the sanctuary on the morning of October 1. During this event, we will also be collecting monetary donations for our Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund. Neighbors Helping Neighbors assists individuals and families (many with young children) in our area who are in
  need of temporary housing, home heating oil, utility shut-off and eviction notices (monies go directly to utility companies and landlords), food, and other urgent needs, without judgment or discrimination.
  Come on out and enjoy an afternoon of fellowship.
  Roast Beef Schedule for Supervisor Dinner Prepare:
  Fill boxes check next week for times
  Cut pies check next week for times
  GETHSMANE’S PRAYERS OF LOVE AND CONCERNS
  Joys and concerns Our country, Pastor Julia & Jeff Piper, families, Church ministries, families grieving, Donna & Stan Sones, Bob & Lillian Beveridge, June Haas, Shirley Houdeshell, Ryan & Allison Parks, Dorothy Andrews, Anna, Harold, Denny, Rosie, Charlene, Ron & Rhonda, Ron & Judy Rothrock, Arlene Hurtack, Jeri Burge, Janet Larson, Janice Parks, Abby Danko, Richard Bergey, Mike Yedlosky, Wendy Carlson, Penny, Dan Luzier, Kasey, Myrna McDowell , & Linda S.
  This Weeks requests: Anita McDowell Family, Linda O’Connor family, Tammy Parks – granddaughter, Abby, Ashley, Tiffany, Heather, Kelly, Arlene H., Janice P., Hoyt, Laney , Tammy P., Kim S., Kim C., Richard B., Steve, Anthony, Charlene, Wayne, April & family, Mary & Justice, Kelly, Abby, Fenush family, Pam, Nancy, Bill, Kathy, Micah & Sarah, Vicki & Tom, Cathy & Dwight, Joann McTavish family, Judy Pleskonko family, Shawnee & family in loss of her 12 year old son – Brighton, Steve- surgery, Tony,Terri Schaffer, Unspoken, Leroy, Steven & Deb, Janine Liegey, Rylen & Kalli, Robin Peters, & Ethel Stonebraker in hospital- fall- broken arm, Nancy Verse Clark in hospital- acute leukemia, Bill & Nancy, Geri, Unspoken, Jean Williams & David Racquel.
  Last Weeks request: Someone -brain surgery, Tony O’Dell – UPMC- Altoona, & James Wagner- strength & wholeness, restore mobility.
  Praises: Pan & Bill Hummel’s 45th Wedding Anniversary – Congrats. Lydia- Amber’s daughter is home. Thanks to all who helped with mom at Cooper Grove, EMS, Trama Unit at Dubois (Doctors & Nurses) for Anita McDowell. Happy Birthday-Sharon Framer, Anita’s sister.
  Prayers for Military Members Markus Hall, Ryan Lutz, Nate & Mary Burfield, Nate Kerlin, Sara Sabol, Tylan English, Eric Muir, Ben Handel, Lucas Kristofits, Dalton Foster, Andrew Dawes, LG Smeal, Luke Kosut, Jake Shaw, Hunter Hayward, Foxx Curley, Kendra Knepp, and Zachary Coudriet.
  Prayers for Susquehanna Churches:
  New Germantown UMC, Blain,
  Huntingdon, Lake Como UMC, Lake Como,
  East Smithfield, North Orwell Union Church, North Orwell, Houserville UMC, State College,
  Sept. 19th – Sept. 20th – Sept. 21th –
  Sept. 22th –
  Make pie crust Cook Roast Beef Make pepper slaw
  6:00 pm 6:00 am 9:00 am
  Prepare Steaks Make pie shells Fill pies
  Fill apple sauce &
  7:30 am 6:00 pm 6:00 am
  Sept. 27th Sept. 27th Sept. 30th
  Faith UMC,
  East Smithfield UMC,
  pepper slaw
  7:30 am
  Sept. 30th
  Slice roast beef after
  Fill pie shells 6:00 am
  Bake Steak Dinner Schedule for Sept. 30th