WORSHIP

Sunday, September 17

Matthew 18:21-35

Sunday School: 9:30 am

• Adults meet in the Parlor
• Children 2 years to 6th grade meet downstairs in the Godly Play Room
• Youth in 7th-12th grade meet downstairs in Confirmation Room

Worship: 10:30 am

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CONNECT

What an awesome God's Work Our Hands Sunday at Gethsemane! See more photos.

Thanks to your hard work:

• Austin Humane Society will have toys for the dogs/cats in their care
• We Are Blood blood bank has new donations
• Jeremiah Program Austin will have birthday party supply kits for single-mother families
• Gethsemane Lutheran Children's Ministry's outdoor playgrounds are updated
• The six emergency responder stations near Gethsemane received baked goods and a note of thanks for their service to our community
• Katrina's Cocoon Crew has new costumes, dress-up, pajamas, and accessories to bring smiles to children battling cancer and other life-threatening illnesses
• Gethsemane's Food Pantry & Clothes Closet is restocked
• The community-utilized spaces at Gethsemane are clean, organized, and ready for use
• Gethsemane members in need of love and prayers will receive care notes
• Gethsemane shut-ins will receive a handmade Blanket of Love from Gethsemane

Gethsemane members enjoyed kicking off fall Sunday School on Rally Sunday last week!

All ages are invited to Sunday School at 9:30 am.

Want to Ring or Sing?

Rehearsals begin in September. Join now while it's fresh for everyone!

• Sanctuary Choir: Rehearse Sundays at 9 am in the Sanctuary
• Bellissimo: Rehearse Sundays after worship in the balcony

GWELCA Quilting

Wednesday, October 4, 9:30 am

GWELCA Mary Martha Group

Wednesday, October 11, 9:30 am

Wednesday Midweek Connections

12:00 pm: Holy Communion followed by fellowship time in the Steffans Parlor

7:00 pm: Conversations and Holy Communion in the Gethsemane Garden

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. Join NAMIWalks for the largest Mental Health awareness and fundraising event in our community. It’s free to sign up and simple to get started!

ELCA National Youth Gathering

July 16-20, 2024

New Orleans, LA

Gethsemane youth are eager to participate in a youth ministry tradition joining thousands of youth from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in New Orleans for the 2024 ELCA youth gathering: “Created To Be.” Gethsemane senior high youth have attended every ELCA youth gathering. All of this is possible because of the commitment to youth by the Gethsemane community. Thanks for your support! Keep all youth in your daily devotional prayers.

Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Gethsemane Events

• October 1: Blessing of the Animals
• October 8: 3rd Graders Presented Bibles
• October 29: Affirmation of Baptism/Confirmation
• November 4: GLCM Fall Festival (make plans to donate and volunteer at a table!)
• November 5: All Saints Sunday
• November 22: Youth-Led Thanksgiving Eve Service
• December 3: Advent/Christmas Program during Sunday School
• December 9: Campfire Carols & Cocoa

GLCM

Mark Your Calendar:

GLCM Fall Festival is Saturday, November 4

We are looking for corporate or individuals to sponsor the Event, Raffle, or Petting Zoo. Contact GLCM Fundraising Chair Susannah Ramshaw at sramshaw@gmail.com for more information.

Spread the Word:

GLCM is hiring energetic, experienced, and nurturing individuals!

Assistant Teacher for all 3-4 year old groups. FT and PT positions.

Church Member Representative: Thank you Sheryl Hecht Borgfeld for joining the GLCM Advisory Board as Church Member Representative.

Volunteers Needed:

• Storytime Reader - Mark McCaunghy came faithfully once a week and read books to the children.  
• Assistance in the Library/Resource Room to label and shelve books.

Call Valerie Johnson at 512-339-6335 or email glcm@glcmchildcare.org

GLCM is designed to meet the needs of children through an inclusive preschool program that offers a wide variety of activities and experiences while providing an environment that emphasizes the basic Christian values of love, trust, pace cooperation, and respect. Gethsemane congregants are encouraged to tell family and friends about this quality ministry.

SERVE

Gethsemane Food Pantry and Clothes Closet

Donate food or clothes to support community members in need! Know someone in need? The Gethsemane Food Pantry and Clothes Closet is open Tuesdays from 9 am-12 pm.

GIVE

Give to Gethsemane

Thank you for your faithful giving and involvement at Gethsemane. Your gifts of time, talent and treasure are truly “God’s Work, Our Hands.” Every dollar you donate goes to support ministry to our church, to our local community, and to our partners around the world.