{"id":31562,"date":"2024-12-20T15:51:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/?p=31562"},"modified":"2024-12-20T15:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:51:38","slug":"announcements-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/20\/announcements-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul><li>+ + + + + + + +<br>WORSHIP<br>Worship Leader Josh Maines<br>Pianists Cathy Larson<br>Asa Carns<br>Sound Room Supervisor Josh Maines<br>Sound Room Staff Matt Eirich<br>CONTACT PERSONS<br>Pastoral Care Pastor Julia Piper<br>Daycare Director Amber Gisewhite<br>Church Secretary<br>Church Treasurer Janet Turner<br>Church Custodians Susan Marker<br>James Marker<br>CHURCH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL<br>Penny Bickel, President Wayne Bambarger*<br>Missy Maines* Justin Croasmun<br>Mary Ann Crowell Bonnie Hollis<br>Dennis Knepp Bill Hummel<br>Alan Larson Garrett Miller *<br>Janet Turner *Daycare Board<br>Greeters: Today Sandy &amp; Tom Simler Acolyte: Braden Bush<br>12\/29\/24 Tom &amp; Pam Hampton Xavier Fackler<\/li><li>+ + + + + + + + +<br>&#8212;&#8212;- Tear or cut &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<br>Gethsemane Cares!!!<br>Update Us!!!<br>Let us know what you are concerned about\u2013people you haven\u2019t seen<br>in worship for a while, upcoming surgeries, family needs, shut-ins, any<br>concerns?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Tear off and please drop in the offering box or call the church office.<br>TOGETHER, SEEKING GOD, MAKING DISCIPLES, RENEWING THE WORLD<br>Welcome to Gethsemane<br>December 22, 2024<br>Sun. Dec. 22 Worship 9 AM<br>Sunday School 10:30 AM<br>Tues. Dec. 24 Candlelight Service 7 pm<br>Candlelight Service 11 pm<br>Wed. Dec. 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS<br>Church office closed Dec 25,26,27<br>Tues. Dec. 31 NEW YEAR Countdown &amp; Service 7 pm<br>Live music. Food. Movies. Games. Crafts.<br>Watch the WB Warrior Arrow drop at midnight<br>Wed. Jan. 1, 2025 HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!<br>GIVE A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT CLUB&#8221;<br>WE ALL NEED A PICKER UPPER NOW &amp; THEN.<br>Let&#8217;s send a Little Blessing with a card.<br>Our Encouragement Members for the month of December are:<br>Harold Carlson PO Box 33<br>Bill &amp; Bonnie Cantolina Kylertown, PA 16847<br>2743 Deer Creek Road<br>Morrisdale, PA 16858<br>The Gethsemane fruitcake bakers had so much fun making them;<br>they didn&#8217;t want to stop. If you or someone you know would like a<br>fruitcake, there are some in the Welcome Area. $12 each.<br>Do you want to be a part of the Christmas Eve services? Helpers are<br>needed. A sign up sheet is in the Welcome Area.<br>Pastor Julia is looking for people to provide special music\/talent at the 7 pm<br>and 11 pm Christmas Eve Services. Please let her know what you are<br>willing to do to make the services special!<br>There are extra Gethsemane T-shirts in the Welcome Area. Feel free<br>to take one!<br>The 2025 offering envelopes are available. If you would like a box to<br>help keep track of your weekly tithing, please contact the church<br>office. 814-345-6860.<br>The GUMC Health and Safety Committee is requesting that anyone who helps<br>with food preparation in the Gethsemane Kitchen complete the online course<br>and assessment for a Servsafe Food Handler that can be found<br>at https:\/\/www.servsafe.com\/access\/SS\/Catalog\/ProductDetail\/SSECT6.<br>This course covers 5 key areas including basic food safety, personal hygiene,<br>cross contamination and allergens, time and temperature, and cleaning and<br>sanitation. Each of the 5 areas should take about 10 minutes to complete. Cost<br>of the course is $15. If you want to complete the course and need assistance<br>with the course cost and\/or computer access, please speak to Pastor Julia.<br>The West Branch Area Food Bank services 120 families every month.<br>They are looking for the following donations \u2013 December\u2013 Cake<br>Mixes, Icing in a Can, Canned Green Beans, &amp; other vegetables.<br>Monetary donations are helpful too!!<br>Here is the address for Juanita\u2019s daughter and family if you would<br>like to share a special memory with them.<br>Vicki Whitney &amp; family<br>314 McIntosh Tr.<br>Sharpsburg, GA 30277<br>GETHSEMANE PRAYERS AND CONCERNS<br>Joys and concerns Our country, Pastor Julia &amp; Jeff Piper, Church ministries,<br>Donna &amp; Stan, Bob &amp; Lillian, June Haas, Shirley Houdeshell, Anna, Harold,<br>Denny, Rosie, Charlene, Ron &amp; Rhonda, Ron &amp; Judy Rothrock, Janet Larson,<br>Abby Danko, Mike Yedlosky, Wendy,Penny, Kasey, Linda S, &amp; Linda N., C.J.<br>Coudriet, Kelsey Matchock, John Bowman, Judy, Topanga, Connie O\u2019Dell<br>This Week\u2019s requests: Greg &amp; Carol, Kephart family, Steve &amp; family, Barb,<br>Nancy, Terry, Bill &amp; family, Mike, Dave Crain, Nicki, Allen, Eric, Janice, John,<br>Dave, Melanie, Ethan, Elliott, Sonny, Marisa Coudriet, Lynn Coudriet, Marie,<br>Leila Carns, Wayne, April &amp; family, Tim, Vanassa, Mary Lee &amp; Ken, Boyd,<br>families grieving, Doug &amp; Kathy, Brynn &amp; kids, Broc, Molly &amp; kids, Brandon, Deb<br>&amp; children, Barb Crain, Phil Robertson, those not feeling well, Mike Eirich,<br>Bonnie, Cantolina, Jimmy, Don, Delaney, Marilyn, Erling, unspoken<br>Last Week\u2019s requests: Nicki, Allen, Eric, Janice, John, Dave, Melanie &amp; family,<br>Sonny &amp; Marissa, Lynn Coudriet, Broc, Molly &amp; kids, Brynn &amp; kids, Mary Lee &amp;<br>Ken, Gary Bickel, Juanita\u2019s family, Mike, Cait, Matt, Dana, Sonny Renoe, Boyd,<br>Missy Reuronic, Lillian, Tim Kephart &amp; family, college students, Judy, Diane<br>Clark, Wayne, April &amp; family, Deb &amp; kids, Steve, Brenda, Anthony, Mike, Jolene,<br>Barb, Rich, Cathy Rockey, Penny Kyler, Nancy, Terry, Bill, Pam, Duane, Kathy,<br>Doug, Steve, Donna, Stan, Bonnie, April, Carol, Marilyn, Erling, Calvin &amp; Kathy,<br>those traveling, salvation for those who don\u2019t know Jesus, unspoken<br>Praise: for good test results for Penny Kyler, Ashleigha participating in WB<br>high school drama, Pastor Julia\u2019s brother, Gary, is doing much better<br>Prayers for Military Members Sgt. Brett Homman, Luke Burnisky, Markus<br>Hall, Ryan Lutz, Nate &amp; Mary Burfield, Sara Sabol, Tylan English, Eric Muir, Ben<br>Handel, Lucas Kristofits, Dalton Foster, Andrew Dawes, LG Smeal, Luke Kosut,<br>Jake Shaw, Hunter Hayward, Foxx Curley, Kendra Knepp, Zachary Coudriet,<br>Anthony Guglielmi, &amp; Noah Ryder. 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