Messenger 02/27/25
Transfiguration Sunday
Kendra Kirkpatrick will be serving as our Worship Leader who will be leading us through the Opening Prayer and the Call To Worship.
This week’s scripture reading will be Exodus 34:29-35
“Moses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them; and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses spoke with them. Afterward all the Israelites came near, and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face; but whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would take the veil off, until he came out; and when he came out, and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of his face was shining; and Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with him.”
A special thanks to this week’s Ushers, Richard Drath & Diann Ojikutu.
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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/0325Volunteers
Garden Street Lenten Study 2025
So often during Lent we are invited to look inward, reflecting on our personal faith journey. We live with the question, “How am I living as Jesus did?” Focusing on our own successes and failures, we strive to reflect the love and light of Christ in this time and place.
This year is different. The things that are happening in our nation and the world right now call us to consider a broader vista than ourselves. Garden Street’s values include: A commitment to inclusiveness, building community, sustainable ministry, growth mindset of individuals and our congregation, and being Christ in the community and the world.
As a congregation committed to these values, in these times, looking at people and situation beyond our own experience and listening to another narrative, beyond our own story, will broaden our vision of what it means to love God and to love our neighbor as the body of Christ. The question expands. What might we be about as we embody our commitment to be Christ in the community and the world?
Our study book, Where We Meet: A Lenten Study of Systems, Stories and Hope, will guide us to tell our own stories as we share in this journey toward Easter; the day that brings the greatest hope of all!
Where We Meet: A Lenten Study of Systems, Stories and Hope. By RacheL Gilmore, Rev. Dr. Candace M. Lewis, Rev. Tyler Sit, Matt Temple. (All of the authors are involved in the United Methodist Church as church planters, revitalizers and community organizers.)
The past couple years the Wesley Club has volunteered on a Saturday with Habitat for Humanity. This year they asked that we volunteer to help members of our congregation with small tasks. For example, checking the batteries in smoke detectors, moving furniture, raking, cleaning hard to reach spaces, etc. If there is something that you could use help with and would like a Wesley Club student’s support, please contact Greg Hartgraves (greg@gardenstreetumc.org). I will assess if your task is something that a student can complete and match a student(s) to the task.
Books are available at Cokesbury and Amazon (paperback and Kindle) or may be ordered from Village Books.
Coming up next week we have:
Wednesday (03/05)
Men’s Breakfast - 7:00 am at Avenue Bread on James Street
Ash Wednesday - 12:00 pm in the Chapel at 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Wesley Club - 6:00pm at 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Sunday (03/09)
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.
Upcoming Events
Social Action Team - (3/11) 4:00 pm via google meets. Email office@gardenstreetumc.org to join.
UWIF Book Sale - (3/16) 3:30* pm in the Social Hall immediately following service, 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Board of Stewards - (3/18) 4:00pm in Pastor Kathy’s Office.
Prayers
Please Pray for:
A speedy recovery for Gail who suffered a fall and fractured her arm.
For Michael who recently lost his father,
For health for Richard & Gail and their family,
For Selah who recently lost her sister and her mother,
For Alex to find housing, and for their aunt who is suffering with heart issues,
and a prayer of thanks for a friend who beat cancer.
Can’t make it in person? View the live on YouTube!
