Messenger 12/12/24
Third Sunday of Advent
For Sunday service, Cathe & George 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 Philippians 4:4-7
Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
A special thanks to this week’s Ushers, Richard Drath & Catrice Corbon.
To view the entire bulletin, click the link below.
Looking To Help Out?
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.
Wesley Club Meal Volunteering
Wesley Club is very thankful for the generosity of Garden Street UMC.
Part of our hospitality as a congregation is to provide a meal for the students on Wednesday evenings. Please consider volunteering to provide a dinner. Generally, a meal for 8-10 people is adequate. There are several vegetarians.
Meals should be delivered to the Congregational Church fellowship hall by 5:45 pm on Wednesday. Please review the available slots below to provide a dinner for Wesley Club. Thank you for continuing to support campus ministry at GSUMC!
Click the link here to see open time slots. Email greg@gardenstreetumc.org for more information.
Holiday Joy Event – 2024
Sponsored by: Opportunity Council & Interfaith Coalition
WE DID IT!
We exceeded our goal of 40, $50 dollar gift cards!
Thanks to the wonderful people at the GSUMC we were able to donate:
44, $50 dollar gift cards
a total of $2200 value donated to help families this holiday season!
Vetted requests to Opportunity Council for assistance have increased to 118 families, 283 children, and 6 single adults - a 28% increase instead of the 15% originally expected. If you have the resources, please feel free to help push the gnome tree above the Christmas Star! Thank you for your loving generosity!
Coming up next week we have:
Tuesday (12/17)
Board of Stewards meeting - 4pm in Pastor Kathy’s office
Wednesday (12/18)
Men’s Breakfast - 7:00 am at Avenue Bread on James St.
Sunday (12/22)
Christian Book Club - 10:30 am via zoom - “Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths,” by Karen Armstrong. Email office@gardenstreetumc.org to join
Choir - 1:00 pm at 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Sunday Worship - 2:30 pm at 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Prayers
Please Pray for:
the health of Barbara's brother, John
for all those working in social justice, climate activists, water protectors, those who hunger and our farmers, for the indigenous peoples through the world, and the ministries of UMCOR.
Can’t make it in person? View the live on YouTube!
