Today's Events

BBQ Lunch

K.O.O.L Kids Golf Outing

CELEBRATE SPRING with a BBQ lunch TODAY! We will fire up the grills at 12:15 to have them ready for the meat of your choice as soon as worship is over. We have plates, flatware, condiments, drinks, etc. Thank you for the side dishes you brought to share. Fun and fellowship is guaranteed! (Watching all the men gather around the fire is quite interesting – check it out!)

K.O.O.L. Kids: A-golfing we will go this afternoon. We will eat our sandwiches and add some goodies from the barbecue potluck. This happens at 12:15. Then off to the Westerville Golf Center for a round of mini golf. Cost is $3 for kids and $5 for adults. Parents are invited to join us.

INTERCESSIONS: Members and their families for whom we pray today include: Mary Bardach … Janice Dunham and her sons Jacob and Robbie … Joanne Leussing.

Members we continue to pray for: Edith Alsnauer … Ray Alsnauer ... Lisa Ankrom ... Bob Cerny … Jean Fritchen ... Ken Gerken ... Susan Isaac ... Mary Lou Means ... Rebecca Oldaker ... Ralph Portzline … Graham Power … Estelle Shirley ... Norma Wilson ... Reva Woodruff.

Family and Friends on Gethsemane’s prayer list: Frank Baer (son of Donna Baer) … Ted Hopkins (brother-in-law of Patti Nelson and son-in-law of Ben and Phyllis Nelson) ... Edward Koschmann (father of Kate King) ... Lenore Lutz (mother of Brian Lutz) … Vince Lodsden (relative of Rick Langner) … Kyle McLean (son of Brian McLean) ... Noelle Michael (daughter of Paul and Susan Isaac) ... Bob Naragon (father of Chris Lutz) ... Kelly Phillips (niece of Jim and Terri Siebert) ... Kerri Pinder (niece of Hank and Shirla Langknecht) ... Dan Potokar (friend of Dick and Susie Jones) ... Bill Roemler (brother-in-law of Elaine Haines) ... Melanie VanderZiel (niece of Don Huiner) … Jan Venema (sister of Don Huiner) ... Arnold and Nora Woods (parents of John Woods).

Gethsemane family and friends serving overseas: Steve Bair (brother of Scott Bair) ... Nick Swenson (nephew of Lori Swenson).

For prayers in the Sunday bulletin: Contact church secretary, Diane, at 885-4319, or drop a note to glcoffice@gethsemane.org. Family and Friends stay on the Gethsemane prayer list for one month. Please contact the church office if continued prayers are needed.

For prayers on our Prayer Chain: Call Beryl Cumberland (471-0408) or Barbara Nelson (888-6257).

Worship

THE CONFIRMATION YOUTH will lead us in both the 9:00am and 11:15am worship services next Sunday, May 25. They have devoted much time and energy in preparing for leading these worship services, so make sure you come and experience it - especially the "Adults of the Kingdom!" A big thank you to Mike Padgett and Lucas Weiss who helped organize and keep the kids excited about leading worship!

THANK YOU TO THE READERS on Pentecost who shared their gifts of various languages. We were able to simulate the cacophony of voices at the first Pentecost very well. Thank you to Manfred Maeffert, Sibylle Custis, Mark Geary, Imma Lyatuu and Vicar Pam Power. It was a wonderful experience!

Learn

ADULT FORUM TODAY at 10:10am Session 5 of Summer of Christian Life: Making a Difference in Midlife. “Money Matters” - two views: “money matters” as in “financial concerns” and “money matters” as in “It matters what we do with our money.” We will explore God’s amazing abundance in the miracle of the feeding of the 5000 and learn about innovative ways of sharing our abundance by gifting the poor in a sustainable manner. We meet in the Trinity Hall classroom adjacent to the Play and Learn Office on the lower level. Next week: Midlife Changes, Questions and Choices.”

ADULT BIBLE STUDY: Dick Lyndes leads the group in discussion of “My Changing Spiritual Life: Love perfected.” (1Jn 4:7-21). The group meets in the library at 10:10am.

Serve

FREE: the NEW Franklin County Prescription Discount Card: Check out the display on the Welcome Center for the new Franklin Co. Prescription Discount Card. These cards will help the uninsured, the underinsured, those with high deductibles and Medicare recipients who lose drug coverage. You can save as much as 20% on prescription medications with this card. There are no fees, no forms, no requirements, and no restrictions, regardless of age, income, or health care coverage. Everyone is eligible. The card is accepted at 59,000 pharmacies in 950 counties nationwide. Some pet medications are covered as well! Pick up your card in the narthex today!!

Connect

ERIC EDWARDS’ GRADUATION - All are invited to attend Eric's graduation from Trinity Lutheran Seminary on Saturday, May 24, at 2:00pm. The graduation ceremony will be held at Mees Hall at Capital University. He would be thrilled to have his Gethsemane family join in celebrating his graduation and the beginning of his ministry.

CARE NOTE REMINDER: Be sure to check out the Care Note display in the narthex. Choose from notes that "speak to you" and your life situation. Or select one for someone you know of with a particular need.

SCRIP CARDS ORDER DEADLINE TODAY – Order your scrip cards at the table in the narthex. Order forms for a variety of businesses should be filled out and deposited along with your check made payable to Gethsemane Lutheran Church in the box. Funds raised through this project support the church and youth activities. In stock cards for immediate purchase are: Giant Eagle, Arbys, Burger King, Panera, Speedway, Wendys, CVS, Chipotle, and Bob Evans. See Terri Siebert.

SOFTBALL LEAGUE FORMING: If you are interested in joining Gethsemane’s slow pitch softball team to play in the Northwest Churches Softball League, please sign up in Atrium Way. Co-Rec teams play on Sunday afternoons at Fancyburg Park in Upper Arlington. Men’s only teams have two choices — Monday evenings at Tuttle Park in Columbus or Thursday evenings at Perry Park in Worthington. Team fees are yet to be determined. We are also looking for a team coordinator. Contact Vicar Pam at ppower@gethsemane.org.

OLD COMPUTERS AND ACCESSORIES can be recycled by bringing them to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio, 1855 E. Dublin-Granville Rd (corner of Tamarack and 161). Drop off hours are Monday through Friday only, from 9:00am – 4:00pm, now through May 30. If you have old and unusable computers, servers, monitors, keyboards, mice, speakers, printers, faxes, copiers, scanners, DVD players, CD and DVD media, floppy disks, stereo equipment, video camera systems, video games they can all be recycled. If you have questions call them at 614-839-2447.

MISSING SOUP POT: Gethsemane’s small “Tools of the Trade” soup pot has been missing since our Wednesday soup suppers in Lent. Did you take it home and forget to bring it back? We are in need of it, so please return it as soon as possible. Thanks.

Activities the Week of May 18 - 24

TODAY 12:30 pm BBQ LUNCH

12:30 pm K.O.O.L. Kids

MONDAY 7:30 am Bible Study (La Chatelaine)

6:00 pm Day Care Committee (Conf. Room)

7:30 pm Prayer Shawl (Library)

8:00 pm A.A. & Al Anon (Multi-P. & Trinity Hall)

WEDNESDAY 10:00 am Staff Meeting (Conference Room)

7:30 pm Senior Choir (Sanctuary)

THURSDAY 9:30 am Play & Learn Chapel (Sanctuary)

6:30 pm Handbell Choir (Sanctuary)

7:30 pm Praise Team (Sanctuary)

FRIDAY 9:30 am Mom’s Group (Great Hall)