Messenger 12/19/24
Fourth Sunday of Advent
For Sunday service, Diann Ojikutu 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 Luke 1:39-45
In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.”
A special thanks to this week’s Ushers, Claire Hirschi & Ruth Peeples.
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Check Out The New Sign!
We are up and it is beautiful!
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/jan25volunteers
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 (12/24)
Christmas Eve Service - 7:00 pm at 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Wednesday (12/25)
Men’s Breakfast - 7:00 am at TBD
Sunday (12/29)
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:
Sandy Lyons who had a fall on Sunday and needed emergency hip surgery. Pray for her and Jock as they embark on a long healing journey
for the health & safety of Barbara's brother, John
For all peacemakers, climate activists, water protectors, animal welfare activists, and social justice and antiracist activists
For our Native American sisters and brothers
For peace in Israel and Gaza and all those effected by the ongoing violence
Can’t make it in person? View the live on YouTube!
