Gethsemane Lutheran Church

SUNDAY WORSHIP- Classic Communion
2021-10-03 09:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
October 3, 2021: 19th Sunday after Pentecost – Blessing of the Animals
Job 1:1-1; 2:1-10—Job’s integrity in the face of suffering
Psalm 26—Your steadfast love is before my eyes; (Ps. 26:3)
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12—God has spoken by a Son
Mark 10:13-16—Jesus blesses the children
Covid-19 Regulations

In light of the ongoing pandemic and the presence of the Delta variant, we are all wearing masks for the 9:30 service. Other congregations are making different choices, accepting greater levels of risk, but we have opted to take a cautious path throughout. We believe it is our duty and it is also our desire to protect the vulnerable among us and to adapt ourselves to the current times. We all live each day doing the best we can. We are a church that recognizes life is fragile and we are inherently vulnerable. We are always a breath away from our mortality. Please realize we make every effort to minimize the risk of transmitting COVID-19 during worship, but even being careful cannot remove all risk. Also, we want our non-vaccinated friends to be able to worship with us without being singled out. The 8am service is a much smaller group and there are few responses and no singing, so mask wearing there has been optional. We are asking all who attend the 8am service to have a face covering with you, just in case we have a friend in attendance who is not yet comfortable being out without covering. Thank you.

SUNDAY WORSHIP - Contemplative Communion
2021-10-03 08:00
19th Sunday after Pentecost – Blessing of the Animals
Job 1:1-1; 2:1-10—Job’s integrity in the face of suffering
Psalm 26—Your steadfast love is before my eyes; (Ps. 26:3)
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12—God has spoken by a Son
Mark 10:13-16—Jesus blesses the children
Covid-19 Regulations

In light of the ongoing pandemic and the presence of the Delta variant, we are all wearing masks for the 9:30 service. Other congregations are making different choices, accepting greater levels of risk, but we have opted to take a cautious path throughout. We believe it is our duty and it is also our desire to protect the vulnerable among us and to adapt ourselves to the current times. We all live each day doing the best we can. We are a church that recognizes life is fragile and we are inherently vulnerable. We are always a breath away from our mortality. Please realize we make every effort to minimize the risk of transmitting COVID-19 during worship, but even being careful cannot remove all risk. Also, we want our non-vaccinated friends to be able to worship with us without being singled out. The 8am service is a much smaller group and there are few responses and no singing, so mask wearing there has been optional. We are asking all who attend the 8am service to have a face covering with you, just in case we have a friend in attendance who is not yet comfortable being out without covering. Thank you.

SERRA MESA FOOD PANTRY FUNDRAISER
2021-09-26 13:10
Tickets for September 26 to watch our San Diego Padres play the Atlanta Braves in the last home game of this season have been received for Section 218 in Toyota Terrace under the shade. The $49.50 tickets going on sale at $48.00 each cost us $42.00 each, giving us at least $6.00 per ticket for the Serra Mesa Food Pantry. Instead of physical tickets, the Padres are sending tickets on a Ballpark iPhone app which can be sent to you after you indicate on the spreadsheet posted in our narthex where you would like to sit or contact Jerry directly. Since every Sunday is military Sunday, you may want to arrive earlier than the starting time of 1:10 PM for the opening festivities. Parking for $15 is best by entering the Omni Hotel Parking Garage at the 1 st driveway on the left near the end of Sixth Avenue, taking the elevator down to G, and walking across Tony Gwynn Drive to the gate entry. Our Padres are vying for the playoffs again this year.

Gospel Sunday
2021-09-26 08:00
18th Sunday after Pentecost – Gospel Sunday
Contemplative Communion in the Chapel at 8:00 a.m.
Classic Communion — in the Chapel and Livestream on Facebook at 9:30 a.m. (Or on Facebook any time after.)
First Reading: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 – Esther’s intercession spares the lives of her people
Psalm: Psalm 124 – We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler. (Ps. 124:7)
Second Reading: James 5:13-20 – Prayer and anointing in the community
Gospel: Mark 9:38-50 – Warnings to those who obstruct faith

TWELVE STEPS ZOOM MEETINGS
2021-09-21 18:30 - 20:00
We invite anyone who would like to explore your spiritual health and vitality using this adaptation of AA’s Twelve Steps tomeet on Tuesday nights for an hour and a half, 6:30-8p.m., for twelve weeks, via Zoom, starting on Tuesday, September 21. At the end of the twelve weeks, which will be right before Christmas, those of us who have participated will evaluate the value of what we have done and make some decisions about where to go from there. Please feel free to invite anyone you think might be interested.

TEXT STUDY
2021-09-20 10:30

16th Sunday After Pentecost
2021-09-12 08:00
September 12, 2021
Contemplative Communion in the Chapel at 8:00 a.m.
Classic Communion — in the Chapel and Livestream on Facebook at 9:30 a.m. (Or on Facebook any time after.)
First Reading: Proverbs 1:20-33 – Wisdom’s rebuke to the foolish
Psalm: Psalm 19 – The teaching of the Lord is perfect and revives the soul. (Ps. 19:7)
Second Reading: James 3:1-12– Dangers of the unbridled tongue
Gospel: Mark 8:27-38 – Peter’s confession of faith

GOD’S WORK OUR HANDS SUNDAY
2021-09-12 00:00
Sunday September 12 is God’s Work Our Hands Sunday. Plan on sticking around a while after worship. One of our projects will be to paint rocks to give away… at the labyrinth, in the community, etc. They are little messages of good news that will surprise people when they find them. The other will be hosting a food collection drive for the Serra Mesa Food Pantry. Each household will be given 2 grocery bags to fill up and flyers to distribute to your neighbors explaining what we are doing. You are requested to go to your neighbors requesting unopened non-perishables from their pantry to share. The point is to give the kinds of things we like to eat… not the leftovers of stuff we bought but never got around to eating. The added benefit is this: It will give you an excuse to talk to your neighbors!

Bible Study: Women of the Bible
2021-09-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Garden Room
Bring your Bible and join us from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in the Garden Room the 2nd and 4th Saturday’s of the month as we explore the fascinating stories of the Women of the Bible and what they have to teach us today.

CENTERING PRAYER WORKSHOP
2021-09-11 09:30 - 12:00
Contemplative Outreach North San Diego is hosting an introductory program on Centering Prayer via Zoom on Saturday, September 11 from 9:30am to Noon. Four 90-minute follow up sessions will be held weekly, at a time to be determined by the group.
Centering Prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. It is not meant to replace other forms of prayer but adds a depth of meaning to all prayer. Registration information is below and a flier is attached. A zoom link will be sent to registrants the day before the workshop.
To register: please send an email to: mailto:cpregdiane2021@gmail.com?subject=Introductory%20Workshop%20Registration&body=Please%20register%20me%20for%20the%20CONSD%20Introductory%20Workshop%20on%20September%2011%2C%202021%20from%209%3A30%20am%20-%2012%3A00%20noon%20PST.
You will be sent a Zoom link the day before the Introductory Workshop.

MMACC/GLC BOOK CLUB
2021-09-08 19:00
This is our book club. The two congregations are in this together. The next meeting of the book club will be Wednesday, September 8 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. The book for this month is Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright. Regardless of your political background, your perspective is welcome in this group. All are expected to be respectful of others’ perspectives and experience. This book is likely to foster a lively discussion, just as all our book selections do! The Zoom is sponsored by MMACC so the log-in info is different.
Please contact Pastor Karla at (858) 883-8038 for log-in information.
