Messenger 01/23/25
3rd Sunday after the Epiphany
For Sunday service, Judy Doyle will be serving as our Worship Leader and leading us through the Opening Prayer and the Call To Worship.
This week’s scripture reading will be 1 Corinthians 12:14-26
Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot would say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear would say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were hearing, where would the sense of smell be? But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose. If all were a single member, where would the body be? As it is, there are many members, yet one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the members of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and those members of the body that we think less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our less respectable members are treated with greater respect, whereas our more respectable members do not need this. But God has so arranged the body, giving the greater honor to the inferior member, that there may be no dissension within the body, but the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.
A special thanks to this week’s Ushers, Myron & Kendra Kirkpatrick
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We are currently looking for help for our Coffee Hour after Service.
Some of the ways you can help is by:
Assisting in the set up of coffee hour prior to worship starting
Bringing snacks, goodies, dessert to share
Assisting in clean up after coffee hour
The Coffee Hour is a great time for everyone to come together as a community and share their thoughts, ideas, and make a connection with other members at Church. To sign up or learn more, email Holly at office@gardenstreetumc.org or stop by the desk before/after service. You can also check out other volunteer opportunities such as Ushering and Flowers for Sanctuary.
To Sign up, visit: https://bit.ly/volunteer0225
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Looking to help those affected by the fires in California? If you write a check for the offering plate made, you will make it out to GSUMC and in the memo line write UMCOR Advance #901670-Calfires, and your donation will be sent to help.
Coming up next week we have:
Wednesday (01/29)
Men’s Breakfast - 7:00 am at Avenue Bread on James Street
Wesley Club - 6:00pm at 2401 Cornwall Ave
Sunday (02/02)
Christian Book Club - 10:30 am via zoom - Email office@gardenstreetumc.org to join
Handbells - 11:15 am at 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Choir - 1:00 pm at 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Sunday Worship - 2:30 pm at 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Prayers
Please Pray for:
Carol Ann who is hospitalized with a recent stroke
For Julie and Eric as they celebrate the life of Eric's mother, Mary Ellen
And for the safety of members of the LGBTQIA+ Community
Can’t make it in person? View the live on YouTube!