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GETHSEMANE 2014 SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
From our Pastor: Pr. Jeff Nehrbass
Community in spades..... 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2 42-47 What an amazing party we had last Wednesday! A pig and a goat. Ribs and corn. Hamburgers and cake. And of course, cornbread and greens! Food enough for an army and the mountain of volunteers who served it up. And boy did we have an army! 500+ by anyone's reckoning. Neighbors from across the street and the blocks around our church. People whom we have gotten to know over the past few years. Folks who were strangers but now have become our friends. We shared everything with our neighbors, from the food to the company, the bouncy castle to the bags of produce. We broke bread together and ate together at the tables. We watched our children play basketball and smiled at how much they have grown this past year. Some of us even broke out our moves to some of the best blues and back-in-the-day music buffet! I was struck by three things on this wonderful evening and gathering. The first was that folks who had been visiting neighbors at last year's block party had become volunteers and leaders at it this year. What a treat and a blessing to see so many new faces engaging our community from within, serving up food and smiles. It made perfect sense for these neighbors to connect in a natural way in service with the community that grounds and identifies us! The second thing was to hear from our neighbors what a blessing the church had become for them. A spiritual home. A community of neighbors. A gathering of friends. A welcoming and safe space. An oasis of peace in the wasteland of violence in North Minneapolis this summer. The third thing was a sense of awe. Awe at how amazing God is. Awe at how God grows community. Awe at how simple and natural connections between God's people produce leadership, vision and service. Awe at the amazing giftedness and assets of our growing family of neighbors. And awe at witnessing joy in the hearts of all who felt called to serve, lead and walk along side this outpouring of God's spirit and love. Praise God for this community in spades!
Ada Eide September 2 Jazzmin Mork September 4
Jonathan Hanson September 5 Valentae TuTu Morehead Jr. September 5 Joyce Turner September 6 Alisha Fagan September 8 Donna Graff September 10 Marge Klinger September 10 Marlene Nelson September 13 Freeman Robinson IV September 18 Jacob Nehrbass September 19 Madison Lee Olson September 20 Cindy Nehrbass September 21 Wayne Schepker September 22 Sonya Edberg September 24 Dale Dawes September 25 Lily Hartman September 26 Logan James Kovensky September 26 Nijel Meux September 26 Jeffrey Peterson September 26 Linda Omark September 29 Natrisha Edberg September 30
Rally Day At Gethsemane - September 14 Tail Gate Breakfast
Rally means get together . . . work for something important . . . spread the news.
So, let’s do it. Let’s get together for a wonderful outdoor worship service with a wonderful breakfast served outside. It will be like we are camping, cooking over an open fire .... yes?
Breakfast from 8:30 - 9:30.... a little different than our usual Breakfast and A Bag Worship at 10:00. It's a combined worship with our Sister Congregation - NuWay.
Music, fresh air, good food, sign ups, drawings (must be present to win) and lots of excitement. Come casual. You might want to bring a lawn chair. Dress for the weather.
Wear something that indicates we are a team. Like the Vikings? Wear a sweatshirt. You're a Twins Fan - wear a T-shirt. We may even see a Green Bay Packers shirt. Yes, we have to let Pastor Jeff wear his beloved shirt.
Let’s work together to make this year the best ever! Let’s spread the news that God is present on the corner of 47th & Colfax in so many ways! There are so many incredibly wonderful things happening at Gethsemane. . . come on . . . let’s spread the news!!!!
Sign ups will be available for Sunday School and Confirmation maybe the GLCW will have some information. Kids will receive a surprise. Lots of different food served on Tail Gates. Youth will serve their "Tacos In A Bag". Jeff and Anne Johnson will serve Chili Cheese Dogs and John and Teresa Boyd will do pulled pork sandwiches. What will you serve? Don't have a tail gate? It's OK - we have some ones that are empty.
Sign up in the Narthex to help and to bring food. Questions? See anyone on the Council, Pastor Jeff or Roxi Mork. We need to set up the tent, tables and chairs. Oh yes, and then there is clean up. Everyone's favorite:) God will be there ! . . . . will you ?
Movie Night at the Gethsemane Cinema Begins in September
Dinner, Movie and Popcorn -‐-‐ Movies are G and PG Gethsemane youth will once again host movies once a month. We started last year, but then
a very broken kneecap changed things. But, we are back on track. First movie is September 19.Tickets for the whole family are $10 if you buy before September 15. $12 after the 15th thru the 19th . EVERYONE is welcome. Babies to Seniors and everyone in between. Doors open at 6:30, movie and dinner begin at 6:45. Eat dinner while you enjoy a movie. Popcorn provided with movie. And Ainsley, yes, we will have ice cream. We need to know how many are coming for our gourmet dinners. So, that means you need to make reservations at this very posh establishment. You can call Roxi or sign up in the Narthex. If we have no reservations by the 15th ..... we will cancel and try again next month! Questions? See Roxi Mork or any youth group member.
Locking The Doors & Turning Off Lights When we are at the Church it is nice to have the doors open so people can come into this building. Sometimes people want to pray during the week and what better place than our Sanctuary. There are Bible Studies, activities and meetings. Those planning the meetings, Bible Studies, etc. are really good about making sure there is someone at the door to let people know where they are meeting. Sometimes there are deliveries or people with questions or people to work downstairs or in the Food Shelf. But, it isn't always possible to have the doors unlocked all the time. There is a buzzer now near the door by Pastor's office. You press the button and then let it go. Someone downstairs will either talk to you or come up and open the door. There are instructions on how to use it. Just like at home when we aren’t home, doors need to be locked. If you are the last one in the building or one of the last ones in the building . . . please check the doors to make sure they are secure. If you unlock a door . . . lock the door. If you open a door that does not have a lock on it, please close the door. When you turn on a light . . . turn the light off. Sounds like something our Moms said to us when we were growing up doesn't it? And it is certainly something we say to our kids. As happens every year with all the humidity during the summer, wood swells and makes it hard to close the office door. So, please pull the door shut and then try the doors to make
sure they are shut tight. The days are getting shorter now and it will get darker earlier so it will be much easier to see if lights are left on. But, please check before you leave the building
to make sure the light you turned on is now off.
2014 Block Party Holy buckets!!!! Pastor Jeff stopped counting at 478! The line went on for a couple hours. Servers and cooks just kept cooking and serving . . . always with a smile. We had a young woman go into labor and the wonderful firemen jumped in and helped her get to a hospital. A man came with his guitar and played by the side of the parking lot. NuWay Chefs cooked up a storm: -‐ a goat ....a pig.....pork shoulder .....ribs. Our own Darrel Taitt and Arnie Hanson kept crazy busy with roasting corn and potatoes and running food back and forth. Ernie and others cooked hot dogs and turkey patties. Peaches (Sister James) kept an eye on the Bouncey House provided by New Horizons. Folks were met with smiles from Margie Klinger and the Registration Crew. Total mass organized fun and fellowship. Thousands of pounds of fruit, salads, bread, desserts, potatoes, watermelon were all distributed. Our first official Cornbread Challenge took place. Pickles the clown came until she had to leave with her daughter to welcome another grandchild. Kids played basketball and helped clean up. Gethsemane Youth were everywhere helping. Thank you to everyone who helped, ate, cleaned up, set up, served, greeted and made everyone feel welcome.
From our Treasurer:Anne Johnson (As of 8/12/14) Begining Balance $ 1,995.28
Deposits: $ 30,512.75 Expenses: -$ 24,577.83 Ending Balance $ 7,930.20
Wednesday Church Nights at Gethsemane Do you remember when just about everything revolved around Church? There were potlucks all the time. Wednesdays were "Church Nite". You came for dinner and then you stayed for Confirmation, classes, Choir, crocheting, Bible Studies, groups or a game of checkers. We have found that on Wednesday nights during the summer, people liked to "chat over the backyard fence", eat a hot dog and just relax. This
summer we also distributed food, produce and bread. We will do our Wednesday nights outside on the 10th and move inside on the 17th. We were inside during Winter/Spring and it worked well. We try to keep the same schedule:
6:00 -‐ 6:30 pm dinner 6:15 -‐ 6:45 sign in for food distribution 6:30 -‐ 7:15 Bible Study and groups
7:15 pull numbers 7:30 food distribution
Do you like to cook? It would be wonderful if you take one week a month and make dinner. It does not have to be hard or fancy. We make the menus from what we have on hand. Sometimes it's pizza, sometimes it's a casserole, sometimes it is sandwiches... Do you have an idea for a group ....there is some talk about a Grandparent Group, Rev. McAfee leads a very popular Bible Study and we would like to have someone work with kids during that 45 minutes. Sound like something you would like to do? To volunteer or ask a questions see Roxi Mork or Pastor Jeff.
PRAYERS, PRAISES AND THANKS Prayers for loved ones in Hospice & their families: --Marilyn Chapman & for Barb Whaley for strength Prayers for Healing: --Paul & Mary Cederberg’s family (Daughter Diane (pregnant) has a bad kidney infection and a virus,and their son-in-law, Corey, Diane’s husband is also sick with a high fever. --Pr. Jeff’s Mother, Linda, (with MS) & for his dad (with heart trouble.) -‐-‐Barb Scheib – continued healing & for peace --Donna Peterson - continued healing --Marge Klinger for continued healing -‐-‐KathyJo Klinger starting dialysis soon & on a Kidney transplant list. -‐-‐Cindy Hayes-‐healing & peace
Have you ever wondered what is really needed at the Food Shelf? Besides people working? There are many kinds of products in the Food Shelf. We have everything from "soup to nuts".
There are many things that we can order from Second Harvest and there are things that we can "shop" for at Second Harvest. And there are many things that we can't find at Second Harvest for any number of reasons. They don't have it. It's too expensive. We have to purchase too much.
Thanks for your help. Please see Roxi Mork or Jean Bailey with questions or donations.
FOOD SHELF NEEDS: Boxed dinners, Canned meats, Dry Cereals Food Shelf Needs Of The Month: Canned Meats, Canned or Boxed Meals
2014 SEPTEMBER STEWARDSHIP SCHEDULE
SERVICE ROLES Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28
ALTAR GUILD Jean Bailey Jean Bailey Jean Bailey Jean Bailey
ASSIST MINISTER Linda Omark Jeff Nelson Bonny Wald Linda Omark
COFFEE & TREATS YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH
COMMUNION STEWARDS
Elaine Gadbois Norma Rydholm Sue Nelson
Maryann Case
Jean Bailey Diane Schepker Dale Dawes Rohini Dawes
Jeff Peterson Beth Peterson Dale Szach
Dianne Szach
Bonny Wald Arlene Dohrn Pat Stiegler Teresa Boyd
GREETERS Bonny Wald Jill Taitt Linda Omark Jill Taitt
MONEY COUNTERS Bonny Wald Arnie Hanson Dale & Dianne
Szach Sue Nelson Jeff Peterson
POWER POINT Bonny Wald Jeff Peterson Linda Omark John Nelson
USHERS Ben Knaus Greg Szach
Earl Rydholm Bonny Wald
Darrel Taitt John Nelson
Jeff Peterson Arnie Hanson
VAN DRIVER Randy Schepker Ben Knaus Wayne Schepker Arnie Hanson
Thank you for your contribution to our worship services
It helps make our worship experience more meaningful for everyone
Please know you are appreciated ! ! !
Website: www.glcmpls.org www.thecamdenpromise.org Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/gethsemane-mpls
Gethsemane Lutheran Church 4656 Colfax Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55412
September 2014
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church 4656 Colfax Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55412
(612) 521-‐3575 Fax (612) 521-‐9466 [email protected]
Jeff Nehrbass, Pastor
Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage
PAID Permit No. 2593 Twins Cities MN
All are welcome at Gethsemane Bible Study 9:00 am Worship 10:00 am Coffee Fellowship 11:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Confirmation 11:00 am Youth Group Noon