Messenger 8/30/24
Communion Sunday
For Sunday service, Cathe Hargenrader 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 Mark 7:1-6
Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; and they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles. So, the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?” Jesus said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
A special thanks to this week’s Ushers, Barbara Foster& Susan Melvin
And a thank you to Dallas Geil for this week’s Gift Of Music, Cry of My Heart.
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Looking To Help Out?
We are currently looking for help for our Coffee Hour after Service. This is a great time for everyone to come together and talk with coffee and amazing snacks. We need volunteers who can help set-up, clean-up, and/or bring cookies or other treats*. 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.
Coming up this week we have:
Wednesday
Men’s Breakfast - 7:00am at Avenue Bread on James St in Bellingham WA
Sunday
Christian Book Club - 10:30 am via zoom - “Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths,” by Karen Armstrong.
Sunday Worship - 2:30 pm at 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Special Happenings
Sunday 9/08
Return of Choir Practice - 1:00pm - 2:00pm, 2401 Cornwall Ave
Wednesday 9/25
Return of United Women In Faith - 12pm, 2401 Cornwall Ave, Rooms 11 & 12
Return of Wesley Club - 6pm, 2401 Cornwall Ave
Prayers
Please Pray for:
All students, teachers, and staff returning to school this week
Support and thanksgiving for all election officials and workers, water protectors, climate activists, social justice workers, and all those calling us to faith and hope.
