Let us come together in song & prayer this weekend!!
Come to any one of our three worship services!
Here's what you can expect at church:
- Communion - both elements - will be offered
- The offering plate will be passed during worship
- Congregational singing
- Masking is optional. Masking is recommended during singing.
- Sunday, 8:15am worship service will be livestreamed
- Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m.
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Limited quantities of large print bulletins
will be available on the Welcome Table for worship services.
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Join us through the end of October for our Season of Creation liturgy and messages! All components: hymns, liturgy and prayer responses will be included in the bulletin, and hymnals will not be necessary.
We hope you are excited to experience these next two months rejoicing in God's creation and reflecting on the bounties which He has given us.
Each week will have a unique theme and artwork by Geoffrey Thulin emphasizing the theme.
Season of Creation, Week Three
Land
Message by Pastor Andrew Geib
Geoffrey Thulin,
Chimney Rocks, South Mountain, PA, no. 4
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September 18: Fall Festival & Blessing of Animals
THIS Sunday, September 18, we will have our annual Fall Festival & Blessing of the Animals. Come out for an afternoon filled with fellowship, food, music by Ernie Kranias & Sharon Kaya, and games at Tom & Barbara Vossler's Farm at 1:00pm (665 Knoxlyn Road, Gettysburg).
We will have the Blessing of Animals at 1:00 p.m. with lunch to follow right after the animal blessing. Even if you don't have a pet for the blessing, please come! This fellowship event is open to all!!
Read all the details here.
Please RSVP so we know how many to prepare for. Please bring a side dish to share, along with reusable place settings (go green!).
If you are able to help set-up on Saturday, September 17 at 1:00 p.m., please contact Tom Vossler at tvossler@comcast.net.
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September 11: God's work. Our hands. Sunday
Thank you to everyone who helped at the God's work. Our hands. sites last Sunday! If you have any pictures, please share with Katy (kclowney@stjamesgettysburg.org).
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Choir Rehearsals are now in full swing!
Adult Choir Rehearsals on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
New voices are always welcome!
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St. James Season of Creation
Benefit Concert: Songs to Heal a Weary Time
Sunday, September 25 at 4:00 p.m.
In the Season of Creation, we are reminded that freedom comes with responsibilities, to one another and to the natural world that sustains us. We don’t stand alone but are members of a community. We take but we must also give back to the people and natural systems upon which we depend.
On Sunday, September 25, Will Lane will present a program of original songs, entitled Songs to Heal a Weary Time, celebrating community and our connections with each other and the Earth.
A freewill offering will be collected to benefit the Gettysburg Green Gathering Scholarship Fund in support of environmental education.
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Gettysburg Community Concert Association has invited Sophie Shao to come to Gettysburg, and perform at St. James Lutheran Church.
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
$20 admission, or membership to GCCA
Cellist Sophie Shao, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and top prizes at the Rostropovich and Tchaikovsky competitions, is a versatile and passionate artist whose performances the New York Times has noted as “eloquent, powerful” and the Washington Post called “deeply satisfying.”
Learn more about the cello performance.
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Mark your Calendar: Apple Gleaning on Sunday. October 2 at Adams County Nursery in Aspers.
All apples collected will be donated to SCCAP, New Hope Ministries, Adams Rescue Mission, Seminary, John's Meals Arendtsville, and St. James Early Learning Center.
Join us in this wonderful fall tradition and help feed the hungry!
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Youth News
Check out our Youth Page.
WEDNESDAYS
Middle & High School Breakfast (6:45 a.m. at the Youth House)
K-5 Youth Group (3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
SUNDAYS
Middle Youth Group (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Youth House)
Dinner for MS & HS Youth (6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Youth House)
High School Youth Group (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Youth House)
NEW to our Sunday Night Youth Program, we will have dinner from 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The Middle & High Schoolers will overlap during this time for fellowship, dinner, music, and worship.
We are in search of volunteers to make dinner and eat with the youth during this time. If you are interested in providing a meal, please reach out to Adam (youth@stjamesgettysburg.org) to be put on the schedule!
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Weekly Bible Study with Pastor Andrew resumes, Thursday, September, 15. In-person.
All are Welcome!
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Call Committee
Yes, the Call Committee is still writing the Ministry Site Profile. This form is 10 pages long before we even put anything down! We have completed a number of the sections which require carefully described responses. We return often to the data we collected from your input in the survey and Listening Sessions to inform our thoughts and answers. Thanks for your continued patience with us as we carry on this work. We hope to complete the document early in October. Following will be a joint meeting of our Congregation Council, the Call Committee and the Assistant to the Bishop, the Rev. Beth Martini, who is working with us to review the entire MSP. We will certainly share it with you once it is finished.
Here is an excerpt of a section we’ve completed:
Energy: What is your congregation or organization really excited about right now?
Our welcome statement, open arms for all who worship, is embraced by a caring congregation. Our church continues to make strides in Reconciling in Christ, and not only encouraging, but earnestly seeking the growth of diversity in our membership.
Our attention to Stewardship and Creation Care, as we teach and share our spiritual responsibility to care for our world, is an ongoing focus. Members are encouraged to consider the ecological impact we are having on the world God has created for us. Creation is the focus of worship for the months of September and October. The Creation Care Task Force challenged the congregation to take part in the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, adding to the goal of planting 10 million native trees and shrubs in Pennsylvania by 2025. The Task force challenged the congregation to plant 250 trees. Approximately 325 have been ordered by congregation members and are being planted.
We are blessed with an energetic and, more importantly, harmonious staff, each of whom approaches their responsibilities with a special love and caring for faith and for our members. |
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Group Tickets for Soweto Gospel Choir at the Majestic Theater
Monday, November 21, 7:30 p.m.
The Soweto Gospel Choir is coming to Gettysburg at the Majestic.
Jonathan is coordinating group reservations to see this performance. Please contact him (jnoel@stjamesgettysburg.org or 717-334-2012 x 207) by Thursday, October 20 to secure your group seating.
Seats will be $41 (discounted $5 per ticket)
Youth are free (expenses will be covered by the church and a generous donor)
Group seating is in the balcony, section B
Learn more about the Soweto Gospel Choir at the Majestic.
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Operation Christmas Child
For the month of September we are collecting toys to fill the Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes:
- Toy cars, Yo-yos, Jump ropes
- Small dolls and play jewelry
- Deflated soccer balls with pumps
- Small sets of building blocks
- Small flashlights with extra batteries
- Children's socks, watches and sunglasses
Donations can be placed in the plastic tub outside the church office.
Remember, items will need to fit in a regular sized shoebox, and are for children ages 2 - 9 years old.
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Join the Miracle Workers for Movie Nights and Lunch in September!
All are Welcome to attend!
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Pastor Andrew would like to meet with as many households of the congregation as possible. He has prepared a questionnaire to facilitate your discussion. Please complete the questionnaire and then Pastor Andrew will be in touch with you to arrange a time to meet. The meeting usually lasts about 45 minutes.
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