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TOGETHER, SEEKING GOD, MAKING DISCIPLES, RENEWING THE WORLD Welcome to Gethsemane
Worship Leader Pianists
Sound Room Supervisor Sound Room Staff
CONTACT PERSONS Pastoral Care Daycare Director Church Secretary Church Treasurer Church Custodians
CHURCH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Penny Bickel, President
Missy Maines*
Mary Ann Crowell
Food Bank & Clothes Closet 9 – 11 pm Ministries&Mission 6pm
Ash Wednesday 7 pm & Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Dinner
Pastor Sue Radel @ GUMC 3 – pm Leadership Council 6 – pm
DayCare Board 6 pm
Food Bank & Clothes Closet 9 – 11 pm
Baked Steak Dinner Pickup 3 – 5:30 pm Pastor Vicki Beilfuss @ Good Shepherd Pastor Cliff Johnston @ Holy Trinity- Lanse
Dennis Knepp Alan Larson Janet Turner
Greeters: Today
02/11/24
WORSHIP
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 Croasmun Bonnie Hollis
Bill Hummel Garrett Miller *
*Daycare Board
Dick Rothrock & Wilda Williams
Joan & Gary Rothrock
February 4, 2024
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2024 Lenten Worship Series
Jesus Calls O’er the Tumult
Our West Branch Churches have five opportunities to worship and fellowship together on the five Sundays in Lent.
“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 February are:
Feb 18 Feb 25 Mar 3 Mar 10 Mar 17
Pastor Sue Radel at Gethsemane UMC, Morrisdale
Pastor Vicki Beilfuss at Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Hawk Run Pastor Cliff Johnston at Holy Trinity, Lanse
Pastor Julia Piper at Bethany Retreat Chapel, Frenchville
Sr. Suzanne Thibault at Gethsemane UMC.
Bettie Knepp June Haas
P.O. Box 4 Walleceton, PA 16876
P.O. Box 551
250 Dogwood Drive, Rm 533 Philipsburg, PA 16866
Then on Palm Sunday (March 24) Gethsemane UMC will produce their annual Easter Drama, “Cradle to the Cross.”
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Mar. 3
District Pastor’s Gathering (Hope Hall & Gym Reversed)
4 pm

Audit time! Committees/programs please turn in your financial records to the church office by February 11, 2024 Any questions please contact Denise Cherry at 814-672-6774.
Small groups would like to start up in the new year. Those who are interested, please contact Julie Brookes. Looking for leaders & study ideas for the groups. Sign up sheet on the bulletin board in foyer.
Easter is March 31, 2024. The Easter Drama will be March 22, March 23 and March 24. Anyone interested in being involved, please contact Georgette. Prepare to be blessed and be a blessing!
The West Branch Area Food Bank services 120 families every month. They are looking for the following donations – February – Spaghetti and spaghetti sauce. There is always a need for non-perishable items, such as canned fruit or vegetables, peanut butter, cereal, pasta, boxed meals, bags of sugar. You may also give a monetary donation.
Clergy & Laity Learning Opportunities – March 9, 2024 @ 10:00 am Flyer on Bulletin Board in the foyer.
GUMC Daycare is taking order for Adler’s Market Sandwich Fundraiser
Sign up sheets are in the foyer/welcome area of the church. Last day to order is Feb. 25th, and Delivery date is March 5th. No need to cook that night!
CheckouttheDayCareAmazonaccountWishList https://a.co/7HHMhOI
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Gethsemane Cares!!! Update Us!!!
Let us know what you are concerned about–people you haven’t seen in worship for a while, upcoming surgeries, family needs, shut-ins, any concerns? _______________________________________


Tear off and please drop in the offering box or call the church office.
GETHSEMANE ‘S PRAYERS AND CONCERNS
Joys and concerns Our country, Pastor Julia & Jeff Piper, families, Church ministries, families grieving, Donna & Stan, Bob & Lillian, June Haas, Shirley Houdeshell, Ryan & Allison Parks, Dorothy Andrews, Anna, Harold, Denny, Rosie, Charlene, Ron & Rhonda, Ron & Judy Rothrock, Arlene, Jeri Burge, Janet Larson, Harold, Janice Parks, Abby Danko, Mike Yedlosky, Doris Hoffner, Wendy, Penny, Dan Luzier, Kasey, Myrna McDowell, Linda S, Zoey Bryan, C.J. Coudriet, Topanga.
This Weeks requests: Phyllis Bush- health concerns, Mark, Gary, Spunk, unspoken, Ted Williams family Mike, Bernice, Mike Yedloskey, Easter Drama & participants, Steve-treatments, Anthony, Brndon, Brother, family Penny – health concerns, Bryan & kids, Steve & Deb (healing), Donna & Stan, Bonnie, Kimberly & April, Gary, Unspoken, bill, Nancy, Geri, Unspoken, Bill, Terry, Steve, pam, family, Sarah, Sarah Walstrom, Charlene & Don, Peyton, unspoken, cancer patients, Penny Kyler, Ron Kyler, Richard. John & family.
Last Week’s request: Carlson, Hoffner & Stonebraker families, Doug, Galeb, Greg, Joel, Andrew, family, Ben Saggese family, Kelly, Abby, Nancy Veres Clark, Mully, Kids, Charlene & Don, Betty Coble family, Ashley, Janice, Hoyt, Laney, Zoey, CJ, Leroy, Lou Ann & Louie, Donna & Stan, Bonnie, Kimberly & Dave, Jennifer Kitko- cancer diagnosis, Angie, Steve, & Pam.
Praises: Thank you all that helped with the soup sale, Great job!!! everyone for your time and monetary gifts.
Thank
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, Zachary Coudriet, Anthony Guglielmi
Prayers for Susquehanna Churches:
All of our churches in our Conference … Our Conference Camp Centers …
All of our Sierra Leone Partner Churches … Our Bishops … Our Global Church.