{"id":30741,"date":"2020-10-17T08:16:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T12:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/?p=30741"},"modified":"2020-10-17T08:16:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T12:16:58","slug":"weekly-bulletin-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/17\/weekly-bulletin-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Worship Service Assistants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until Things return nearer to normal, &nbsp;no one will be assigned. At the&nbsp;present&nbsp;\u200btime,&nbsp;our&nbsp;worship needs are a liturgist and an Acolyte. &nbsp;Judy has been our Pandemic Liturgist and Austin is our #1 acolyte. Judy has agreed to hang in there and we now&nbsp;have Hilde as our #1 backup. &nbsp;We will contact folks as we continue to increase more normal scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>****************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE YOUR GIVING AND TITHING DURING OUR &#8220;DISCIPLINE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING&#8221;: &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Mail a check through the Postal Service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Go to your bank account on-line and SUBMIT a gift\/payment to the church.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Go through your bank to set up an automatic withdrawal to be paid to the &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. PayPal is of course always available. &nbsp;If you would like to explore this option, send an email&nbsp;message to the church, and you will be guided through this very simple option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WELCOME TO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GETHSEMANE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, &nbsp;SUNDAY WORSHIP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>October&nbsp;18<sup>TH<\/sup>, 2020;&nbsp;9:00 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STREAMING LIVE ON FACEBOOK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;pay the emperor,&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>what belongs to the emperor !<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/7a66bb39-99e3-4d0b-b152-be6d731c8e89\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>pay to god, what belongs to god!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c&#8230;to be welcomed into God\u2019s life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>is to be welcomed into abundant life,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the deep, true place where&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God\u2019s reign is made manifest. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus calls this place the kingdom of God.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amy&nbsp;Oden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GETHSEMANE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WELCOMES YOU TO SUNDAY WORSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>October 18th, 2020; 9:00 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALSO&nbsp;STREAMING LIVE VIA FACEBOOK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Chris Pfleegor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>PREPARATION AND PRAISE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GREETING<\/strong>\u200b<strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>\u200b<strong>ANNOUNCEMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*GATHERING PRAISE SONG &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>\u200b<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong>\u201cFade Away\u201d (Passion)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRELUDE<\/strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We are excited that you are worshipping with Gethsemane today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OPENING PRAYER 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O Wisdom on High,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>by you the meek are guided in judgment,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and light rises up in darkness for the godly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grant us, in all doubts and uncertainties,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the grace to ask what you would have us do,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>that we may be saved from all false choices,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and that in your light we may see light,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and in your straight path may not stumble;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Garden of&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Gethsemane&#8217;s<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Blessing&#8217;s, &amp; Well Wishe<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And CONGRATULATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gethsemane<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TO<strong>GETH<\/strong>ER<strong>&nbsp;SE<\/strong>EKING GOD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MA<\/strong>KING DISCIPLES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/f129d61b-3405-4339-b14d-dccbfbe8deb1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RE<strong>NE<\/strong>WING THE WORLD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please pray for our brothers &amp; sisters in Christ from our fellow churches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>********************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Westfield UMC, Westfield&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bethel UMC, Bedford&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skinners Eddy UMC, Laceyville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millerstown UMC, Millerstown&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rogers Memorial UMC, Bo &#8211; Sierra Leone&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Longstown&nbsp;UMC, York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Hope UMC, Bellefonte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hendrickson UMC, Danville&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warriors Mark UMC, Warriors Mark&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UMC of Wellsboro, Wellsboro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pleasureville&nbsp;UMC, York&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SCRIPTURE READING &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>\u200bLiturgist: Judy&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Psalm 99:1-5&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L. The word of God for the people of God.<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u200b<strong>P. Thanks be to God&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*HYMN&nbsp;<\/strong>\u200b\u200b#361 &#8220;Rock of Ages&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHILDREN&#8217;S MESSAGE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us welcome the children: &#8220;Jesus Loves Me&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Jesus loves me! This I know. For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong; they are weak, but he is strong. Yes! Jesus loves me, Yes! Jesus loves me. Yes! Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>PRAYER OF INTERCESSION &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>(In unison after prayer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;as we forgive those who trespass against us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;For thine is the kingdom, and&nbsp; the power and the glory forever. Amen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Matthew 6:9-13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SHARING LOVE &amp; PEACE in PLACE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.\u201d&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (Matt 25:35 NLV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Praise and Worship<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong>\u201cRock of Ages\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u201cHosanna\u201d(Brooke Fraser)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SCRIPTURE READING &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>\u200b\u200bPastor Chris&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Matthew 22:15-22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L.&nbsp; The Word of God for the people of God<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;P. Thanks be to God&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>SERMON &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>\u200b&#8221;Give to God&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Fall Series: Family is Relationship: The Journey is Not Solitary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;*What the Bible says about a family that cares for one another<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RESPONSE TO THE WORLD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>OFFERING &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ask that as you depart today, please place your gifts in the offering plates in the back of the Sanctuary. We thank you and may God bless each of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*Doxology&nbsp;<\/strong>\u200b# 95 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*HYMN &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>\u200b#577 &#8220;God of Grace and God of Glory&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*<\/em><strong>SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSIN<\/strong><strong>G<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>********************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s bulletin is presented&nbsp;with Love and Honor,&nbsp;in&nbsp;Memory of our Dear Friend Elsie&nbsp;Merrow&nbsp;.&nbsp;Elsie is sadly and very much missed by her&nbsp;entire&nbsp;Gethsemane Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Love Always, Judy and Ron&nbsp;Rothrock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*****************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OUR PRAYERS OF LOVE AND CONCERN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worship Service Assistants Until Things return nearer to normal, &nbsp;no one will be assigned. At the&nbsp;present&nbsp;\u200btime,&nbsp;our&nbsp;worship needs are a liturgist and an Acolyte. &nbsp;Judy has been our Pandemic Liturgist and Austin is our #1 acolyte. Judy has agreed to hang in there and we now&nbsp;have Hilde as our #1 backup. &nbsp;We will contact folks as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9Ymvf-7ZP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30738,"url":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/09\/weekly-bulletin-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":30741,"position":0},"title":"Weekly bulletin","date":"October 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Worship Service Assistants Until Things return nearer to normal, \u00a0no one will be assigned. 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