November 15th 10:45am In the Great Hall. ethsemane Lutheran. November 2015

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1 November 2015 Volume 48,, Issue 11 The Leaf a monthly publication of GLC Ge ethsemane Lutheran Church The Leaf 35 East Stanton Avenue Columbus OH Pastor Rev. June A. Wilkins pastorjune@gethsemane.org Music Ministries Dr. Timothy E. Guenther tguenther@gethsemane.org Mission Developer Rev. Ipyana Mwakabonga ipibonga@hotmail.com Child Care Center Brenda Weilbacher bweilbacher@gethsemane.org Parish Secretary Diane Gutgesell glcoffice@gethsemane.org Custodian Brian McLean In this Issue From the Pastor P. 2 Organ Recital P. 3 Thanksgiving Service P. 4 Adult Education P. 5 Stewardship P. 6 Small Groups P. 7 People News P. 8 Council Highlights P. 9 Justice Ministry P. 10 Faith formation hour for our ENTIRE CONGREGATION. If you re a person with an age, you should be there! Generations learn from each other! Even if you don t usually come to Sunday education, try this! November 15th 10:45am In the Great Hall

2 FROM THE PASTOR Across Generations One generation shall laud your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. Psalm 145:4 At Gethsemane, we value everyone and that includes people of all ages. We know that older people have a great deal to offer like wisdom, life experiences, and patience, and our youngest people have energy, wonder, and enthusiasm to share. Everyone has something to learn from everyone else. And yet we don t often have quality time to share those things with each other. The model of Christian learning and Sunday School that most of us have grown up with has people segregated by age. This might be useful in some ways, but in others it can be lacking. Where can our younger people hear stories that our older people share? Where can young parents learn from the wisdom of middle aged parents? When can our older generations hear about the lives of our teenagers? On November 15, we will have our first opportunity to share our faith together in an education opportunity called GIFT (Generations In Faith Together). This is a time where people of all generations can come together to share with one another, learn about scripture, and bless one another with our wisdom and enthusiasm. We will gather together in the Great Hall during the regular 10:45 education hour after worship. We ll get into groups that intentionally include all generations (hosted by our families with children) we ll share, talk, pray, connect our story with God s story, and create something together. Even if you don t usually participate in our Sunday education opportunities, please come join in on November 15 th, give it a try and get to know other people, young and old! Rev. June Wilkins Church is one of the last places where people of all generations are together in one place. We should take advantage of that gift that God has given us. Faith is something that should be shared across generations. We have an opportunity (and an obligation) to share our faith with younger people. When our parents and teachers got together in the summer to review our education program, one priority that we agreed on was building a close community with young people of many ages and with adults across generations. But when would we do it? Could we handle another program. The reality is, we need to do that work (and fun) when most of our people are here together. And that time is Sunday morning. 2

3 ORGAN RECITAL In Celebration of the 15 th Anniversary of the Bunn= =Minnick Pipe Organ, 2000 SUND DAY, NOVEMBER 15, :00 PM GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN CHURCH DR. TIMOTHY E. GUENTHER, ORGANIST The program includes music by J.S. Bach, Jose Lidon, Cesar Franck, Felix Mendelssohn, Paul Hindemith, Eunice Lea Kettering, Knut Nystedt, Paul Desmond, and Joseph Bonnet. The music features the Chorale Fantasia by J.S. Bach on Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 1128, discovered in March Please join us in the sanctuary for this afternoon of music. Invite a friend. 3

4 THANKSGIVING G WORSHIP Wednesday, November 25, 7: :30 PM at Gethsemane Lutheran Church Pie Reception to follow. Gethsemane, North Community and Clinton Heights Lutheran Churches will join together for worship on Thanksgiving Eve. This year Gethsemane will serve as host for the joint service. A combined choir will be a part of the celebration. The offering will be given to the LSS ; canned goods will also be accepted. After worship we will have a pie reception in the Great Hall. If you would like to bring a pie, set up and serve the pies, or clean up, please sign up in the narthex, call the church office at or glcoffice@gethsemane.org. 4

5 LEARN Also, the new Outreach Team could use a couple additional members. If you would like to join us, please contact Bill Darlage. If you have been visiting Gethsemane, welcome! We will have a new member class later this year. We have two classes each year. You can contact Pr. June if you would like to become a member. In the mean time, consider yourself completely at home! NOV. 15 GIFT Generations In Faith Together LIFETIME LEARNING Christian Education about life, for life, and for a lifetime SUNDAYS at 10:45 AM IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM NOV. 1 & 8 Outreach Inviting Others The Outreach Team is actively working to enhance our program of inviting our friends and neighbors to join Gethsemane in achieving our vision. We are discussing Outreach during the Nov. 1 and Nov. 8 education hours. We will talk about the best ways for Gethsemane members to approach the topic of inviting others to Gethsemane and we will provide tools to make us more effective in this important activity. Personal invitations are the most effective ways to get people to join us in worship and church activities. We do great work here at Gethsemane and God calls us to share these opportunities with others! We will share our faith together in an education opportunity called GIFT (Generations In Faith Together) where people of all generations come together to share with one another, learn about scripture, and bless one another with our wisdom and enthusiasm. We will gather together in the Great Hall rather than the Multi-Purpose Room during the regular 10:45 education hour after worship. We ll get into groups that intentionally include all generations (hosted by our families with children) we ll share, talk, pray, connect our story with God s story, and create something together. NOV. 22 No Education Hour Congregation Meeting We will meet in the Great Hall at 10:45am to elect our leadership for 2016 and hear reports from the Congregation Council and Pastor June. NOV. 29 No Education Hour 5

6 STEWARDSHIP Let s Make a Stewardship Comparison List! For me/my family to live, we have these expenses: Mortgage Home Insurance Health Insurance Heat Lights Water & Sewer Garbage Collection Furnishings Equipment Cleaning Maintenance Repairs Yard work, Landscaping Taxes Licenses & Fees Household Supplies Food Clothing Donations to Church & Non-Profits Gifts to Family & Friends Education Expenses Books, Magazines Data, Phone &TV Service Outside Help (Child Care, Doctors, Tax Prep) Baby Sitters Travel Entertainment Gethsemane s Expenses: Office Supplies Communion Supplies Robes Missions & Ministry Staff Gifts Bookkeeper, Guest Musicians Guest Pastors & Organists Youth Events & Conventions Organ, Bells, Choir Music Expenses I don t have / my family doesn t have but Gethsemane does: Staff Salaries Staff Benefits FICA & Workers Comp And these are 70% of budget! All these needs of ours, God has promised to provide. As part of the Gethsemane family, may we count on your generous and gracious support in thankfulness to all that God has provided to you? Gethsemane Congregation Council 6

7 Small Group Ministries First Reflections Monday Bible Study Paula Sauer Every Monday at 8:00am at La Chatelaine-Worthington CONNECT Second Saturday of the month at 8:00am at TeeJaye s Brown Bag Bible Bunch Dick Lyndes rhlyndes@wowway.com Connections: Faith at Work Judy Reuning jreuning@lifecrossings.com Every Wednesday at 12:00pm in the church library Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 8-3:00pm. Book Group Sharon Walton skrwalton@gmail.com Barbara Ford bandbford@columbus.rr.com Men s Breakfast Bob Davis rjdjr@wowway.com Thrivent Builds Bill Darlage Darlage_bill@hotmail.com First Friday of the month at 7:00am at Bob Evans on Olentangy River Road Quilting Last Saturday of the month from 9-12:00pm in Trinity Hall LWR Quilts Terri Siebert tsiebert@columbus.rr.com Prayer Shawls glcoffice@gethsemane.org OR Call the Church Office Last Wednesday of the month at 7: :30pm in the church library. Fourth Monday of the month at 7:30pm in the church library. 7

8 PEOPLE NEWS November Birthdays 2 Hank Langknecht 4 Dave Whitesell 5 Sue Jones Eric Norris Nevin Woods 9 Nancy Feole 10 Rowan Fleming 17 Bob Hagerdorn 21 Kate Lutz John Norris 22 Eugene Fisher 25 Carole Wilkins 26 Patti Nelson 28 Barbara Ford Our Prayers and Concern Are With... Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18 New concerns: Barbara Christel (cousin of Doug Sand) Nancy Feole Nora Woods (mother of John Woods). Our love and compassion to the family of Dennis Weirick (brother of Jan Davis) who passed away Oct. 6 to the family of Tad Fithian (husband of Susan and brother-in-law of P&L Director Brenda Weilbacher) who passed way Oct. 18. Members with ongoing concerns: Donna Baer Bob and Sibylle Custis Elaine Haines Dick and Sue Jones David Kibble David Lagerberg James Laspisa Phyllis Nelson. Family and friends with concerns: Mara Adams (granddaughter of Don and Pam Seidelmann) Ginny Apple (sister of Lee Ann Perin) Ginny Botley (aunt of Char Jessie) Wayne and Sharlene Brengman (parents of Jill Woods) Jean Hausken (sister of Don Dell) Kathleen Vergamini Bonnie Weirick (sister-in-law of Jan Davis). Homebound: Mary Bardach Marie Cooper Beryl Cumberland Dotty Edwards (Laurels-Worthington) Carolyn Fergus (Wesley Glen) Ken and Alice Gerken (Mayfair Village) Becky Oldaker (Bennington Glen) Ralph Portzline (Chapel Grove Inn) Joanne Vollrath (Worthington Christian Village) Phyllis Wei Reva Woodruff (Brookdale). Would you like to add a name to the Sunday prayers? Contact church secretary at or glcoffice@gethsemane.org before 10:00 am on Thursday to have the name printed in the bulletin. After that time, you will have the opportunity in worship to name those silently or aloud during the prayers. You may also have the name sent out to the congregation via our E-Prayers ( ). 8

9 COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS Congregation Council OFFICERS: President Mark Hagerdorn Vice-President Paula Sauer Secretary Bonnie Reilly Treasurer Chris Bullwinkle MEMBERS:. Jackson Lyimo Michael Murphy Judy Kulikowski Char Jessie Gary Rader Highlights of Council Meeting October 15, 2015 A copy of the Council minutes and Financial Report is posted in Atrium Way. PLEASE READ BUT LEAVE POSTED. Take home copies (minus attachments) are available at the Welcome Desk in the narthex. PASTOR S REPORT Reformation, 10/25/15, will be celebrated with a potluck and traditional jello contest. Pastor June recently attended a Killing Sunday School conference. With input from church families, an intergenerational all church Sunday School event is being planned for 11/15/15. VICE PRESIDENT S REPORT Optimal timing for this year s Stewardship campaign was discussed. Considerations are being given to tradition, other fundraising appeals, budgetary planning, the church calendar, congregational meetings, and giving statements. Pastor June and Paula Sauer will determine the best time to proceed. TREASURER S REPORT Total expenses were lower than expected largely due to Payroll. Contributions for September were also lower than budgeted which resulted in a net deficit for the month. Again, contributions should remain a focus and Council should continue to review and determine areas of sustainable income. MINISTRY TEAMS/COMMITTEE REPORTS Play and Learn MOTION: (M. Murphy, G. Rader) to approve the FY2016 Play and Learn Budget. Carried MOTION: (M. Murphy, C. Jessie) that in future budgets careful consideration be given to increasing salaries, particularly those in the lower range. Carried. Council was advised of the Play & Learn Coupon Book Fundraiser from November 2-16 in support of playground updates in the spring. Swahili Ministry The IYK budget is currently showing a deficit for the 2/1/15-1/31/16 fiscal year due in large part to a significant health insurance cost increase. Imma Lyatuu shared with Council their short and long term plans for deficit recovery. continued 9

10 COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS Purpose Statement The people of Gethsemane Lutheran Church Sing God s good news Share God s unconditional welcome Care for each other Serve those in need Guiding Principles The life, words, and actions of Jesus Christ are the inspiration for all we do and are. We recognize the uniqueness of each individual. We welcome and value everyone. We reach out to each other, our neighbors, and creation with our hearts and minds as well as with our labor, generosity, and works of justice. We create a supportive environment to nurture growth and learning. We find Christ in the study of God s Word and through sharing questions, doubts, a diversity of opinions, and new ideas. As a faithful Christian community, we are led by the Holy Spirit to live and worship together, respect differences, communicate openly, and seek consensus. OLD BUSINESS The Strategic Financial Planning Task Force continues to work but nothing to report at this time. Education Classroom Upgrades have begun. The Audit Committee is working to complete the FY2015 Audit. NEW BUSINESS Heidi Hiller and Bill Darlage presented the recommendations of the Play & Learn Financial Stability Committee following their year of study. MOTION: (G. Rader, C. Bullwinkle) that this list of recommendations be approved for implementation by the Play & Learn Committee and administration. Carried. Heidi Hiller reports that the Nominations Committee is working to prepare a slate of candidates for approval at the November 22 Congregational Meeting. There are many positions to be filled. Anyone wishing to nominate themselves or someone else for a leadership position is asked to talk to Heidi Hiller, Joy McLemore, or Nancy Feole. ANNOUNCEMENTS NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 12, 2015, AT 7:00 P.M. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 22 FOLLOWING WORSHIP. Submitted by Bonnie Reilly Gethsemane s Justice Ministry Our Justice Ministry season is getting off to a good start at Gethsemane! We had 32 Gethsemane members at our listening meeting on Sunday, Oct. 11. The listening meeting is the first step in the B.R.E.A.D. process. Congregations gather and hear about the issues that are affecting people s lives. These topics and the topics from other B.R.E.A.D. member churches are collected and the three top items are selected and presented with personal stories. We then get an opportunity to vote on which topic will be researched which will finally lead to an issue which will be put forward at the Nehemiah Action in May. The voting will take place at the Annual Assembly on Monday, Nov. 16, at Christ the King Catholic Church on Livingston Ave. at 7pm. If you are interested in going (we usually have a carpool) just let Pr. June know (pastorjune@gethsemane.org). In exciting Justice news, the Addiction, Drug and Mental Health board approved $200,000 to form an accredited Club House for ongoing care for people with mental illness in Columbus. This was exactly the issue which was requested at the 2014 Nehemiah Action! B.R.E.A.D. rises! 10

11 SERVING THIS MONTH NOVEMBER 2015 November 1 November 8 November 15 November 22 November 29 Assisting Minister Don Huiner Don Huiner Don Huiner Don Huiner Don Huiner Projectionist Mark Geary Jim Sauer Mike Siddall Brian McLean Paul Siebert Sound Monitor Readers Ushers Nursery Communion Bread Jim Sauer Mike Siddall Eric Walton Mark Geary Mike Siddall Brian McLean Joel Wildermuth Diane Langner Rick Langner Howard Spring Brian McLean Carol Prigan Scott Prigan Brian Burdette Wendy Luedke Scott Conlon Bob Abdou Don Seidelmann Pam Seidelmann Bill Darlage Paul Siebert Dave Reutter Judy Reuning Jeff Luedke Wendy Luedke Hugh Geary Joyce Geary Mark Geary Joe Reilly Click on the link to sign up and serve in the nursery. Joanne Leussing Bill Darlage Mike Siddall Mark Hagerdorn Jim Sauer Paula Sauer Joyce Geary Worship Team Carole Wilkins Brian Lutz Brian Murphy Communion Care Diane Langner Barb Driver Joyce Geary Joyce Geary Diane Langner Counters Jeff Luedke Wendy Luedke Joanne Leussing Hugh Geary Imma Lyatuu Dave Reutter Brian McLean Joyce Davis Serving for Thanksgiving Eve November 25, 7:30 pm ASSISTING MINISTER Don Huiner PROJECTIONIST Kate Lutz SOUND MONITOR Jim Sauer READER Joy McLemore USHERS Tim and Andrea Mayer 11

12 NOVEMBER 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 ALL SAINTS Worship 10:45 AM Education Hour 4:00 PM Swahili Worship 2 8:00 AM Reflections 8:00 PM A.A. & Al Anon 3 P&L Chapel 10:30 AM Staff Meeting 4 12:00 PM BB Bible Bunch 6-8:00 PM 5 6:00 PM Handbell Choir 7:15 PM Vocal Choir 6 7:00 AM Connections 7 9-1:00 PM SERVICE DAY 11-1:00 PM 8 Worship 10:45 AM Education Hour 4:00 PM Swahili CHOIR NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 9 8:00 AM Reflections 8:00 PM A.A. & Al Anon 10 P&L Chapel 10:30 AM Staff Meeting 6:00 PM P&L Staff Mtg :00 PM BB Bible Bunch 6-8:00 PM 7:30 PM Swahili Ministry 12 6:00 PM Handbell Choir 7:00 PM Congregation Council 7:15 PM Vocal Choir :00 AM Men s Breakfast 11-1:00 PM 15 Worship 10:45 AM Education Hour 4:00 PM ORGAN RECITAL 22 Worship 10:45 AM Congregation Meeting 4:00 PM Swahili Choir 16 8:00 AM Reflections 6:00 PM Day Care 7:00 PM B.R.E.A.D. Annual Assembly 8:00 PM A.A. & Al Anon 23 8:00 AM Reflections 7:30 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry 8:00 PM A.A. & Al Anon 17 P&L Chapel 10:30 AM Staff Meeting 6:00 PM Handbell Choir 7:15 PM Vocal Choir 24 P&L Chapel 10:30 AM Staff Meeting 18 12:00 PM BB Bible Bunch 6-8:00 PM 7:30 PM Book Group 25 12:00 PM BB Bible Bunch NO 7:30 PM THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE :00 PM P&L Thanksgiving Lunch 26 CHURCH OFFICE & DAY CARE CLOSED 27 CHURCH OFFICE & DAY CARE CLOSED :00 PM Quilting 11-1:00 PM 28 NO 29 8:30 AM Health Ministry Worship 10:45 AM No Education Hour 3:30 PM Swahili Choir 30 8:00 AM Reflections 8:00 PM A.A. & Al Anon DEC. 1 P&L Chapel 10:30 AM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM Worship Ministry Team 2 12:00 PM BB Bible Bunch 6-8:00 PM 3 6:00 PM Handbell Choir 7:15 PM Vocal Choir 4 7:00 AM Connections :00 PM 12