JANUARY OLIVE PRESS

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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
11560 SE Market St.
Portland, OR 97216
(503) 256-1835
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SUNDAY
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Every Sunday, you and your children are invited to receive God’s gift of Holy Communion. In Holy Communion God offers the gifts of forgiveness of sins and unity within the Body of Christ, the church. Grape juice and gluten free communion available.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church

10 hours ago

MOD Pizza fundraiser total is in; you guys ate $300 worth of pizza for #gethsemaneyouth!

We made $61 for youth group programming for our kiddos this year!

Thanks for that!!!

#gethsemaneyouth #glxpdx #growwithgethsemane ...

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1 day ago

Great to have the St. Luke Middle School Ministries with us---and they helped inaugurate our chalkboard prayer wall! ...

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1 day ago

Hunger Justice Lock-In with Resurrection Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran and St Luke's Lutheran Middle School and High School youth group students last night was a faithful and fun evening for all!

Last night we discussed the least of these, walking humbly with God, and pouring ourselves out for the poor. We compared and contrasted Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. (do you know how similar and dissimilar they are?!) We tested ourselves on Hunger Trivia, and watched Hunger in America.

We woke up this morning to prepare a meal for Zarephath Kitchen, serve breakfast at the women's shelter on 162nd and Burnside and package potatoes at SnowCap for those who face food insecurity and hunger injustices.

To all who attended and made this lock-in possible.....thanks for that!!!

#growwithgethsemane #gethsemaneyouth #glcpdx #hungerjustice ...

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3 days ago

Footprints ...

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6 days ago

Chalkboard prayer wall! ...

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6 days ago

Working on our chalkboard prayer wall---Bill, Thanks for That! ...

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1 week ago

An amazing flute rehearsal! Claire, Shar, and Patty---Thanks for That! ...

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1 week ago

Jasmine, Burke, MaryJane, & Todd, for submitting an annual report- Thanks for That! ...

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1 week ago

Behind the scenes work---repairing the ceiling in one of our Sunday School room. Richard, Philip, and Ernie---Thanks for That! ...

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Pastor Suellen Bahleda Pastor Suellen Bahleda has been a Lutheran all her life, beginning with her baptism when she was almost three weeks old at St. John Lutheran Church in Schwer, Illinois. She’s lived in many places, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, California, Michigan, Iowa, and Alaska, where she has had the joy of experiencing the variety, the flavors, the possibilities of worship within the Lutheran tradition. She has a BA in Theatre and Communication Arts, a M.Ed in Adult Education, and a M.Div (Master of Divinity). Her first career was as an American Sign Language interpreter and instructor, with a specialization in performing arts. She was ordained in 2008, and served a congregation in Alaska for nine years before coming to Gethsemane. Her family includes her husband Bill, and their son Michael. Favorite music: movie soundtracks and 1960’s pop. Favorite sports team: The World Champion Chicago Cubs! Favorite punctuation: Exclamation points!
MISSION
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Change for Good Update
Pastor Suellen was gifted the last filled Change for Good jar to do as she wished with it.
She purchased the following Gifts:
• 3 drop latrine toilets-because they matter!
• 1 goat-first thing ever bought with a change for good jar in my ministry
• Bees-first thing I ever bought on my own
• 1 water filter/purifier-because, water
• 1 solar lantern-because, light
• 1 communion kit for an ELCA missionary-because wine and bread
• 1 rooster-as a reminder that, like Peter, I am broken, and forgiven. Thanks to all who continue to participate. Your spare change makes a difference. Loose change? Piggy bank full? Please continue to use the jar on the table by the front.
Donations

To make your donation online, click on the button and you'll be taken to Gethsemane Lutheran Church's secure WebPay page.

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Opportunities

Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran Disaster Response
ELCA World Hunger Appeal
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Snow-Cap
Eastco Loaves and Fishes
Habitat for Humanity
House of Zion
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Adorned in Grace
Camp Lutherwood
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Meals on Wheels
Mill Park Neighborhood Association