Outdoor Sunday Worship - May 26th

On Sunday, May 26th (Memorial Day Weekend), you are invited to a special Trinity Sunday outdoor worship service and picnic. The three Lutheran churches in town – Our Savior’s, Messiah and Gethsemane – will be having a combined worship service with a cookout to follow (food and beverages will be provided). 

The service will start at 10:00 am and will be held at the Kline-Cuppoletti (The Gun Club) Building. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Bring a friend. All are we

Blessing of the Quilts - May 19th

Join us as we have a special blessing of the quilts at the 9am worship service on Sunday, May 19th. These quilts are made by our Mission Sewers. Each year the group sends out several boxes of quilts to Lutheran Relief. The quilts will be displayed on the pews of the church for everyone to see and bless with prayer during the service. Also, they will be giving a quilt to each of the High School graduates of Gethsemane. 

Senior Sunday - May 19th

We will be honoring our seniors during the 9am worship service on Sunday, May 19th.

Please join us and wish them luck in their new adventures. There will be a special celebration for the graduates during Coffee An’ after worship in the Fellowship Hall.

High School Youth

The Youth are working hard to raise enough money for their SYNOD journey to the ELCA GATHERING IN NEW ORLEANS July 14th- 20th where they be joining thousands of other Lutheran youth to grow in their faith!

Watch for The Envelope Fundraiser in the NARTHAX on Sundays. We are working on a car wash for later next month, and will be doing Land of the Loon Parking again in June at the Olcott Plaza. 

WE are so close to our goal and appreciate our church family for their gener

We WANT Our Youth To Go To Camp

You pay the deposit - Gethsemane will pay the rest!

Gethsemane ‘s Mission Endowment Team has approved a plan to fully cover the cost of our youth (and one friend) attending Bible Camp with Voyageurs Lutheran Ministry (VLM) out of the Roy Carlson Youth Ministry Fund. 

Sign up for camp today! Visit: www.vlmcamps.org; or call 800-331-5148.

Pollinator—Monarch Waystation Project

Gethsemane is a Pollinator Sanctuary sponsored by the Northeastern Minnesota EcoFaith Network. We are part of the 44 congregations in Northeastern Minnesota who have united “to live out God’s Care to be stewards of the earth for the sake of all creation.” Our church’s council has endorsed a congregational care-for-creation Covenant, an initiative of Lutherans Restoring Creation, affirming God’s creation in all its glory and beauty.

Thank you to Evie and Rick Kinnunen, D

A Tribute to D-Day & WWII Heroes

A Tribute to D-Day & WWII Heroes

80th Anniversary of D-Day

Veterans and Family of Veterans Welcome 

June 6, 2024, 5 to 7 pm

Elks Lodge, 200 N 5th Avenue West, Virginia MN

Food and Beverages Provided

Short Program at 6 pm—Normandy Beach

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overload during World War II. Code named Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-D

Camp Workday — Vermilion

Saturday, May 11, 2024

8:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Camp Vermilion

2555 Vermilion Camp Road

Cook, MN, 55723

Mark Your Calendars & Rally Your Congregation.

Camp Workday is a time to prepare the site for our 

summer camping season and we can't do that without your help! 

Schedule

8:30 am – 9:30 am - Registration & light breakfast

9:30 am – 12:30 pm - The work happens

12:30 pm – Lunch

1:30 pm – The work continues for as long as people are able to stay.

CAMP WORKDAY

TO RSVP:

Call (800) 331-5148 or VL

Examining Our Plastic Addiction

Thursday, May 23rd at 6 pm

Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Virginia

Guest Speaker - Sharon Chadwick

Learn about the impacts of our plastic use and discuss ways to address the problem.

Email Addresses Please

During this interim time, we are in the process of updating our church members' contact information. 

Please call the church office to provide us with your updated email address. It would also be a good idea to let us know if you need to add or update a cell phone number.

Closet Clean Out for Bill’s House

Favor of the Month for May!

Let's clean out our closets and donate:

Twin-sided bedding

Towels, any size - bath, hand, washcloth

Laundry soap/pods

Cash donations will be greatly appreciated to purchase more items.

Bring your items to the church office at any tine during the month of May.

Thank you friends of Gethsemane and Bill's House.

GELC Confirmation 2024 Spring Schedule

Don’t forget, Confirmation is still happening! Wednesday, May 1 and Wednesday, May 8 will be taught by Pastor Liz from Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.

The last class on Wednesday, May 15, will be a fun night of mini-golf and then back to the church for treats and games. All youth of the church (not just confirmands), are invited. Please let the church office know if you plan to be there so rides can be arranged.

College Scholarships

Once again scholarships will be offered through the Mission Endowment Fund to all GELC members who are high school seniors and those who will be post-secondary students in the 2024-2025 school year. The amount of each scholarship will be $2,000.

The deadline for returning the scholarship form to the church office must be Sunday, May 5. Stop by or call the church office to get the form. We will also have the forms available on the Youth Bulletin Board next to the Youth Ro

Ladies Spring Banquet

A Song in the Air

Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 6 PM

Peace UMC Fellowship Hall

Women of all churches are invited, bring a lady friend

Garlic Chicken Breast Dinner

Catered by Deluxe Cafe

Tickets $21, Takeouts available

Purchase by Sunday, April 28th, checks need to be written to Peace UMC

Entertainment by the “Hutter Bunch”

Tickets may be purchased from Pat Sklors or Ellen Hedlund, or at the Gethsemane church office.

Choralaires Spring Concerts

Friday, April 26th, 7:00 pm

Gethsemane Lutheran Church 901 4th St South, Virginia

Sunday, April 28th, 2:00 pm

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 1111 8th St South, Virginia

Our 20 + Member Concert Choir Will Be Performing a Variety of Songs with Full Choir/Small Groups and Solos. 

A Free Will Offering will be taken for Local Churches, Community Projects, and Music needs.