{"id":31857,"date":"2026-03-07T11:31:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/?p=31857"},"modified":"2026-03-07T11:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:31:34","slug":"weekly-bulletin-278","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/07\/weekly-bulletin-278\/","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 am- 12 pm   <\/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 sponsor the bulletin<\/strong> in honor\/memory of someone or some event, the cost is $20.  Please call church office 814-345-6860 with the information for the bulletin.<\/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.  Then please call church <\/em>office<\/em> 814-345-6860 and give the information for the bulletin.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen life gives you stones, God can turn them into streams.\u201d<\/strong> \u2013   \u200b\u200b\u200bAdapted proverb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G<\/strong>ethsemane United Methodist Church<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 8, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Also available by <\/em>
<\/em>Streaming <\/em>on <\/em>Facebook<\/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

GETHSEMANE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b\u200b\u200bMarch <\/strong>8<\/strong>, 2026<\/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> <\/strong>(in unison)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy God, we come thirsty for Your presence today. Our lives have hard places, dry seasons, and rocks that seem impossible to move. But You are the God who brings water out of the hardest places. Refresh our hearts, open our eyes to Your provision, and fill us with Your living water. Let this message strengthen our faith and draw us closer to Jesus, the Rock that never runs dry.<\/strong>
<\/strong>In Jesus’ name we pray,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*<\/strong>OPENING <\/strong>HYMN<\/strong>:<\/strong>  \u201cRock of Ages, Cleft for Me\u201d #361<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLD TESTAMENT READING<\/strong>:<\/strong> Exodus 17:1-7 Georgette Eirich<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When life feels like a wilderness, where do you turn for refreshment_God, yourself, or something else?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there times when your doubts or complaints prevent you from seeing God\u2019s provision right in front of you?<\/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>:  \u201cLord Listen to Your Children Praying\u201d # 2193<\/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 <\/strong>this<\/strong> 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 <\/strong>the power<\/strong> and <\/strong>the glory<\/strong> 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\u2019S 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>:  John 4: 5-26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MESSAGE<\/strong>:<\/strong> <\/strong>  <\/strong>\u201cOverflow from the Hard Place\u201d  <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

OFFERING:  <\/strong>Feel<\/em> 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><\/p>\n\n\n\n

each of you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*<\/strong>CLOSING <\/strong>HYMN<\/strong>:<\/strong> “Wade in the Water”  #2107 Faith We Sing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*<\/strong> <\/strong>BENEDICTION SONG<\/strong>: <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>Irish Blessing\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Please stand, if you are comfortable.  Thank you<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/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 am- 12 pm    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 sponsor the bulletin in honor\/memory of…<\/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-8hP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31752,"url":"https:\/\/www.gethsemanechurch.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/weekly-bulletin-262\/","url_meta":{"origin":31857,"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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