Farewell to Pastor Marion

Pastor Marion has served as Interim Pastor since June of last year, and her final day with us will be on Sunday, August 17th.

To thank her for her time here and to say goodbye, we invite all of you to coffee ‘an after the worship service 

Foster Care Closet

What would you need if you had to leave your home in the middle of the night?

The Generosity Team was asked to provide answers to this question, and we all had different perspectives. However, there are children in our community who lack the privilege of taking anything. To address this issue, the Generosity Team, in collaboration with St. Louis County Foster Program, will be establishing a Foster Care Closet in Gethsemane. To support these children, we are requesting your

August Noisy Offering

On Sunday, August 31st, we will be focusing our Noisy Offering on our new Foster Care Closet.

If you don't have any physical donations to share, please use this opportunity to share your monetary gifts for this worthwhile endeavor. We as a church look forward to supporting our St. Louis County Foster Care Community.

Tuesday Night Women’s Bible Study

Autumn is just around the corner.

Let's have a Garden Party on Tuesday, August 19th at 5:00, hang out in the garden, catch up with each other, share some snacks and decide on our next Bible Study focus starting Tuesday, September 16th.

All are welcome to join the Tuesday Night Women's Bible Study group - just bring a chair on August 19th. Hope to see you there!

Mayhem at the Life of Moses Museum - Escape Room

Time is creeping every closer to our next Escape Room Event. This year’s event will be a competition between teams. So, gather a team of 5-8 players and test out your investigative skills. The team with the fasted time and score wins bragging rights and possible something more!

Theme: The life of Moses.

Setting: A traveling museum exhibit hosted by Our Savior’s.

Scenario: Pastor Liz has dropped her laptop while fishing and can’t print the exhibit’s brochure.

Mission: Recreate

The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota

A wonderful free summer concert by the Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute (NLCMI) on Tuesday, August 19 @ 7:00pm at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Virginia, Minnesota, with a program of quartets, quintets, sextets, octets and full string orchestra.

Please join us for an evening of beautiful chamber music performed by 33 outstanding young artists, many from our region but also this year from Boston, Chicago, Utah, California, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. The NLCMI is

Vacation Bible School

GOD'S WORD COMES NEAR

Gethsemane, Our Savior's & Messiah

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

AUGUST 10 - 13, 5 - 8 pm

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Community Meal

Worship

Bible Study

All Camp Game

Nature Time

Crafts

Campfire

Staff from Voyageurs Lutheran Ministry will be leading us throughout this fun filled week, giving us a taste of camp here in our own community. 

Open to students who have completed grades K - 6.

Summer Fun Nights

Join Gethsemane, Our Savior’s, and Messiah Lutheran Churches as we gather for our monthly fun and fellowship on Wednesday, August 27th, 6 pm at Messiah.

They will have Cowboy Angel Blue as a music guest, with food and games for kids, etc. in their courtyard - should it rain, it will take place in the Fellowship Hall. Hope to see you all there!

All Women of Gethsemane Get Together

On Thursday, August 28th at 5:30 pm in the Youth Room, we are having a casual get together just to “hang out” with other gals, enjoy visiting, relax, and have some laughs. 

We meet on the 4th Thursday of each month. No commitments, just bring yourself and your own beverage. Please come - we’ll have a fun time! Hope to see you there!