Gethsemane Lutheran Church

SUNDAY WORSHIP - Contemplative Communion
2022-02-13 08:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
February 13, 2022: 6th Sunday after Epiphany
First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-10 – Blessed are those who trust the Lord, they are like trees by water
Psalm: Psalm 1 – They are like trees planted by streams of water. (Ps. 1:3)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 – Christ has been raised, the first fruits of those who have died
Gospel: Luke 6:17-26 – Jesus speaks blessings on the poor and hungry; woes on the rich and full
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.

TEXT STUDY
2022-02-07 10:30 | Garden Room
on Monday, February 7th will be on Zoom only.
6th Sunday after Epiphany – February 13, 2022
First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-10 – Blessed are those who trust the Lord, they are like trees by water
Psalm: Psalm 1 – They are like trees planted by streams of water. (Ps. 1:3)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 – Christ has been raised, the first fruits of those who have died
Gospel: Luke 6:17-26 – Jesus speaks blessings on the poor and hungry; woes on the rich and full

SUNDAY WORSHIP- Classic Communion
2022-02-06 09:30
February 6, 2022: 5th Sunday after Epiphany
First Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8 – Isaiah says, Here am I; send me
Psalm: Psalm 138 – I will bow down toward your holy temple. (Ps. 138:2)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 – I am the least of the apostles
Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 – Jesus calls the disciples to fish for people

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
2022-02-06 08:00

SUNDAY WORSHIP- Classic Communion
2022-01-30 09:30
JANUARY 30, 2022: 4th Sunday after Epiphany
First Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10 – I appointed you a prophet to the nations
Psalm: Psalm 71:1-6 – From my mother’s womb you have been my strength. (Ps. 71:6)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – If I speak without love, I am a noisy gong
Gospel: Luke 4:21-30 – Jesus says a prophet is not accepted in his hometown

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
2022-01-30 08:00

A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
2022-01-29 09:00 - 12:00
Jerry Albert is inviting us to join him in participating in The American Scientific Affiliation Winter Symposium entitled “God, Science, and the Pandemic: With Lessons from John Donne”
Philip Yancey, noted author turned to John Donne’s poetic and theological reflections to help him think about pain, suffering and fear at the onset of the COVID pandemic. This program will be entirely available online 9:00 a.m.-Noon Pacific Time on Saturday, January 29 and is free of charge (but you will be asked to make a contribution, though a contribution is not required). The program will consist of three parts:
9:00 a.m. PST: Conversation with Philip Yancey — how poet and scholar John Dunne processed living through the 1623 pandemic.
10:00 a.m. PST: Panel Response and Discussion — the social, psychological, physical and pastoral needs of Christians living through the COVID pandemic.
11:00 a.m. PST: Small Group Discussion — to process lessons learned and consider how to apply them to our personal lives.
FYI, John Dunne is one of Pastor Karla’s favorite poets.
To sign up for this webinar, use this link: https://network.asa3.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1571678&group=

TEXT STUDY
2022-01-24 10:30 | Garden Room
Monday, January 24th will be on Zoom only.
4th Sunday after Epiphany – January 30, 2022
First Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10 – I appointed you a prophet to the nations
Psalm: Psalm 71:1-6 – From my mother’s womb you have been my strength. (Ps. 71:6)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 – If I speak without love, I am a noisy gong
Gospel: Luke 4:21-30 – Jesus says a prophet is not accepted in his hometown

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
2022-01-23 10:45
The Annual Congregational Meeting will be Sunday January 23 at 10:45 a.m. hybrid and via zoom.
Following the Annual Meeting (roughly 11:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter) we will have a conversation “LGBTQIA+…What Do All Those Letters Mean?”
February 20 at 10:45 a.m. (after the 9:30 a.m. service) we will have a conversation “What is Intersectionality All About?”
(These two conversations are part of the RIC process.)

SUNDAY WORSHIP- Classic Communion
2022-01-23 09:30
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
2022-01-23 08:00
JANUARY 23, 2022: 3rd Sunday after Epiphany – Gospel Sunday
First Reading: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 – Ezra reads the law of Moses before the people
Psalm: Psalm 19 – The teaching of the Lord revives the soul. (Ps. 19:7)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a – You are the body of Christ
Gospel: Luke 4:14-21 – Jesus reads from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah

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.

TEXT STUDY
2022-01-17 10:30 | Garden Room
On Monday, January 17th will be on Zoom only. (It is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and we will remember his contribution to the life of our nation as we reflect on the texts.)
3rd Sunday after Epiphany – January 23, 2022
First Reading: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 – Ezra reads the law of Moses before the people
Psalm: Psalm 19 – The teaching of the Lord revives the soul. (Ps. 19:7)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a – You are the body of Christ
Gospel: Luke 4:14-21 – Jesus reads from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah

SUNDAY WORSHIP- Classic Communion
2022-01-16 09:30
JANUARY 16, 2022: 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
First Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5 – As a bridegroom and bride rejoice, so shall God rejoice over you
Psalm: Psalm 36:5-10 – We feast upon the abundance of your house, O Lord. (Ps. 36:8)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 – There are a variety of gifts but the same Spirit
Gospel: John 2:1-11 – The wedding at Cana

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
2022-01-16 08:00

Spiritual Questers Study - 12 step
2022-01-13 19:00
The 12 Steps of AA are a guide to living a spiritual life. In the church, we might call them a format for discipleship. I have adapted them slightly so they more explicitly apply to everyone, not just alcoholics. The group that met in the fall to study The 12 Steps thought it would be helpful to be able to continue to reflect on them so once a month, we will have an opportunity to consider our approach to living with an eye for the Steps, melding them with our faith. In January we will study Step 1. In February Step 2 and so on.
We will meet at 7:00 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month on the GLC Zoom link.

TEXT STUDY
2022-01-10 10:30 | Garden Room
on Monday, January 10th will be held by Zoom only until COVID numbers decrease significantly.
2nd Sunday after Epiphany – January 16, 2022
First Reading: Isaiah 62:1-5 – As a bridegroom and bride rejoice, so shall God rejoice over you
Psalm: Psalm 36:5-10 – We feast upon the abundance of your house, O Lord. (Ps. 36:8)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 – There are a variety of gifts but the same Spirit
Gospel: John 2:1-11 – The wedding at Cana

SUNDAY WORSHIP- Classic Communion
2022-01-09 09:30
JANUARY 9, 2022: Baptism of Our Lord
First Reading: Isaiah 43:1-7 – When you pass through the waters, do not fear, for I am with you
Psalm: Psalm 29 – The voice of the Lord is upon the waters. (Ps. 29:3)
Second Reading: Acts 8:14-17 – Prayer and laying on of hands for the Holy Spirit
Gospel: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 – The baptism of Jesus with the descent of the Holy Spirit

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
2022-01-09 08:00

TEXT STUDY
2022-01-03 10:30 | Garden Room
NO TEXT STUDY on Monday, January 3 but feel free to reflect on the texts on your own.
Baptism of Our Lord – January 9, 2022
First Reading: Isaiah 43:1-7 – When you pass through the waters, do not fear, for I am with you
Psalm: Psalm 29 – The voice of the Lord is upon the waters. (Ps. 29:3)
Second Reading: Acts 8:14-17 – Prayer and laying on of hands for the Holy Spirit
Gospel: Luke 3:15-, 21-22 – The baptism of Jesus with the descent of the Holy Spirit

SUNDAY WORSHIP- Classic Communion
2022-01-02 09:30
JANUARY 2, 2022: 2nd Sunday of Christmas
First Reading: Jeremiah 31:7-14 – Joy at the gathering of God’s scattered flock
Psalm: Psalm 147:12-20 – Worship the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion. (Ps. 147:12)
Second Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14 – The will of God made known in Christ
Gospel: John 1:[1-9] 10-18 – God with us: the incarnation of the Word
Worship this Sunday, January 2, 2022 will be online ONLY

Due to a positive case of COVID in the congregation. Please have your bread and wine or grape juice, print out the bulletin to follow along, light a candle and be ready to worship at 9:30am on our GLC Facebook page. You do not have to have a Facebook account to join us. Enter “Gethsemane Lutheran Church San Diego” into your search engine and you will find us.

SUNDAY WORSHIP - Contemplative Communion
2022-01-02 08:00

SUNDAY WORSHIP- Classic Communion
2021-12-26 09:30
December 26, 2021: 1st Sunday of Christmas
First Reading: 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 – The boy Samuel grew in favor with the Lord and the people
Psalm: Psalm 148 – The splendor of the Lord is over earth and heaven. (Ps. 148:13)
Second Reading: Colossians 3:12-17 – Clothe yourselves in love; let the peace of Christ rule your hearts
Gospel: Luke 2:41-52 – The boy Jesus increased in wisdom, and in divine and human favor

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
2021-12-26 08:00

CHRISTMAS EVE
2021-12-24 17:00
Service will be at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 24.
Feel free to invite your extended family, friends, and neighbors to any of these events, but also know, if you or your loved ones are not comfortable with the risk of the Delta and Omicron variants in the air, worship online is a legitimate option. We’ll be live-streaming the Christmas Eve service on our Gethsemane Facebook page just as we do on Sunday morning. If you worship online, please feel free to make a comment so we know you are out there, and share it on your own page so others do too!

Blue Christmas Service
2021-12-22 17:30 | The Chapel
This is a quiet service of reflection and lament for all that isn’t as we would like it… for the people we grieve, for the sorrows we share, for the gaps between the haves and the have nots… for what we cannot fix on our own, for what we need God to rescue and rehabilitate in our lives and in our world.

PRAYER QUILT MINISTRY
2021-12-21 10:00 | Garden Room
The Quilters will not meet in person in December but will return on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (next meeting January 18) at 10 a.m.-Noon in the Garden Room. New participants are welcome and you need not know how to sew. There are lots of tasks that are part of making this ministry function—from prepping fabric for cutting, picking colors to go together, cutting fabric or batting, placing ties—all easy to do. Recipients of prayer quilts, crocheted throws, and prayer squares often express their wonder and appreciation of this ministry of love and healing and you can be part of providing it!
The Quilters will start meeting in person on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Garden Room. New participants (not limited to women) are welcome and you need not know how to sew. There are lots of tasks that are part of making this ministry function—from prepping fabric for cutting, picking colors to go together, cutting fabric or batting, placing ties—all easy to do. Recipients of prayer quilts, crocheted throws, and prayer squares often express their wonder and appreciation of this ministry of love and healing and you can be part of providing it!

TEXT STUDY
2021-12-20 10:30 | Garden Room
ONLY via ZOOM on Monday, December 20, 10:30 a.m. due to the preschool using the Garden Room that week –
1st Sunday of Christmas – December 26, 2021
First Reading: 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 – The boy Samuel grew in favor with the Lord and the people
Psalm: Psalm 148 – The splendor of the Lord is over earth and heaven. (Ps. 148:13)
Second Reading: Colossians 3:12-17 – Clothe yourselves in love; let the peace of Christ rule your hearts
Gospel: Luke 2:41-52 – The boy Jesus increased in wisdom, and in divine and human favor

SUNDAY WORSHIP- Classic Communion
2021-12-19 09:30
December 19, 2021: Fourth Sunday of Advent
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: Micah 5:2-5a – From Bethlehem comes a ruler
Psalm: Luke 1:46b-55 – You, Lord, have lifted up the lowly. (Lk. 1:52)
Second Reading: Hebrews 10:5-10 – I have come to do your will
Gospel: Luke 1:39-45 – Blessed are you among women / My soul magnifies the Lord
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
2021-12-19 08:00

TEXT STUDY
2021-12-13 10:30 | Garden Room
In the Garden Room and via ZOOM on Monday, December 13, 10:30 a.m. –
Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 19, 2021
First Reading: Micah 5:2-5a – From Bethlehem comes a ruler
Psalm: Luke 1:46b-55 – You, Lord, have lifted up the lowly. (Lk. 1:52)
Second Reading: Hebrews 10:5-10 – I have come to do your will
Gospel: Luke 1:39-45 – Blessed are you among women / My soul magnifies the Lord
