{"id":31730,"date":"2025-09-18T08:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/?p=31730"},"modified":"2025-09-18T08:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:45:23","slug":"weekly-bulletin-258","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/index.php\/2025\/09\/18\/weekly-bulletin-258\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gethsemane United<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/strong>Methodist Church<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PO Box 185  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

369 Allport Cutoff  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allport, PA 16821<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastor\u2019s church office hours:   <\/strong>Mon., Tues, & Wed.   9 – 12 am   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parsonage Telephone: 814-345-6931<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastor Julia Cell:  814-883-8602<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daycare telephone: 814-345-3809<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Church Email address: gumc.office@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Church Website: www.gethsemanechurch.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WiFi Password: Trustinchrist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to<\/em> purchase flowers for the altar for Sunday morning worship<\/em><\/strong>, there is a sign-up sheet on bulletin board by sanctuary entrance.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then please call church office 814-345-6860 and give the information for the bulletin.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunflowers are a reminder to be strong, stand tall, and always find the<\/strong> <\/strong>light.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  \u2014Anonymous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gethsemane United Methodist Church<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 21, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:00 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available by <\/em>
<\/em>Streaming Facebook, or join us in your car <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ, <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

as we gather for <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise, Prayer, Word and Worship!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GE<\/strong>THSEMANE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September <\/strong>21<\/strong>, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PREPARATION AND PRAISE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GREETING <\/strong>AND<\/strong> ANNOUNCEMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GATHERING PRAISE SONG    <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRELUDE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OPENING PRAYER:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy God, we gather today to worship and praise you. We thank you for the sun that warms us and the flowers that brighten your creation. Like sunflowers that stretch toward the light, draw our lives ever closer to you. Turn our faces to your Son, Jesus Christ, so that we may reflect your glory in the world. We pray in Jesus holy name. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OPENING <\/strong>SONG<\/strong>: <\/em><\/strong>\u201cShine Jesus Shine\u201d #2173 The Faith We Sing (insert)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLD TESTAMENT<\/strong> <\/strong>READING<\/strong>: Psalm 27:1-5 <\/strong>Tom Hampton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHILDREN\u2019S MESSA<\/strong>GE:<\/strong>  <\/strong>   <\/strong>\u201cJesus Loves Me\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SONG OF PRAYER<\/strong>:  \u201cSweet Hour of Prayer\u201d (1st<\/sup> verse only) #496<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAYER OF INTERCESSION (In unison after prayer)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

as we forgive those who trespass against us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And lead us not into <\/strong>temptation, but<\/strong> <\/strong>deliver us from evil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen.<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b (Matthew 6:9-13)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GREETING AND SHARING GOD’S PEACE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing Joy by greeting each other from where you are seated<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GOSPEL LESSON: <\/strong>Matthew 5:14-16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MESSAGE<\/strong>:<\/strong>  \u201cStanding Tall in the Light\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OFFERING AND TRADITIONAL DOXOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OFFERING:  <\/strong>Feel free to place your gifts, offerings, and tithes in the<\/em> <\/em>container in the aisle behind the last pew. We thank you and may God <\/em>bless <\/em>each of you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLOSING <\/strong>HYMN<\/strong>:<\/strong> \u201cGreat Is Thy Faithfulness\u201d #400<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSI<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gethsemane United     Methodist Church PO Box 185   369 Allport Cutoff   Allport, PA 16821 Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860 Pastor\u2019s church office hours:   Mon., Tues, & Wed.   9 – 12 am    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 If you would like to purchase flowers…<\/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-8fM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31752,"url":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/weekly-bulletin-262\/","url_meta":{"origin":31730,"position":0},"title":"Weekly bulletin","date":"October 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"ox 185\u00a0\u00a0 369\u00a0Allport Cutoff\u00a0\u00a0 Allport, PA 16821 Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860 Pastor\u2019s church office hours: \u00a0\u00a0Mon., Tues, & Wed. \u00a0 9 - 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