You're Invited to Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Lexington, KY - Sundays at 9:30am

ANNUAL MEETING

SUNDAY JANUARY 25 AFTER WORSHIP

Don't miss this year's Annual Meeting! We will gather for coffee and discussion of the 2025 Reports. Reports will be ready in the narthex, labeled with your name in the top corner. If you are a friend of the church or can't find your name, extra unlabled reports will be available for you to pick up. Please help yourself. Hope you can make it!

UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION

Please look to make sure your contact info is correct in the directory draft on the table in the narthex. you can check off your entry if it's correct or write changes beside/below your name .If you will not be in church, please send your updated info directly to the church by email before Sunday, January 18. Thank you!

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF 2026 ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN

Become a Faithful Neighbor monthly donor and send critically needed aid to God’s children who have nowhere else to turn.   By becoming a Faithful Neighbor monthly donor today, you are showing God’s most vulnerable children that you are with them when they need you most. Each month, your love is poured into your monthly gift — delivering lifesaving food, water and shelter to children and their families.

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LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE / FLOODING

Flooding is one of the most common disasters in the United States.  Across the country, the ELCA, through Lutheran Disaster Response,  supports communities as they recover from devastating floodwaters. 

As  ever and with your support, our church stands ready to walk with our  neighbors around the country as floodwaters recede, cleanup begins and  communities rebuild after flooding events. May we be bearers of the hope  found in Christ alone and help shoulder the burden for those who  grieve. 

Lutheran Disaster Response works with synods and partners  to respond to urgent needs, give emotional and spiritual care, support  long-term recovery (including disaster case management and meeting unmet  needs) and provide educational training for synods and partners in  affected regions.
Please  pray for communities impacted by flooding. May God’s healing presence  give them peace and hope in their time of need. Pray that God will  deliver comfort to those who mourn and strength to those who work  diligently to care for affected communities.
Your gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response equip us to accompany communities affected by flooding and related  disasters. These gifts also empower us to respond to disasters whenever  and wherever they strike. Gifts to “U.S. Flooding” will be used in full (100%) to assist those affected by floods.

Across the country, Lutheran Disaster Response supports communities recovering from devastating tornadoes, including areas such as Western Kentucky, Selma and Prattville, Ala., Amory and Wren, Miss., Rocky Mount and Battleboro, N.C., Pulaski County, Ark., and Central Tennessee. This support is vital for many, including members of faith communities as they work through the aftermath of destruction.

In the aftermath of tornadoes, Lutheran Disaster Response collaborates with ELCA synods, social ministry organizations, and community-based groups to support local responses. Together, we accompany impacted communities through disaster case management, construction management, providing relief supplies, and addressing other unmet needs in areas served by Lutheran churches in Lexington, KY, and beyond.Please pray for the people impacted by these destructive tornadoes. May God's healing presence give them peace and hope in their time of need, reinforcing their faith through this challenging period.Gifts designated for "U.S. tornadoes" will be used entirely (100%) to assist those affected by tornadoes, ensuring that support reaches communities directly.

To learn more about the situation and the ELCA’s response:

- Sign up to receive Lutheran Disaster Response alerts.

- Check the Lutheran Disaster Response blog.

- "Like" Lutheran Disaster Response on Facebook, follow @ELCALDR on Twitter, and follow @ELCA_LDR on Instagram. Stay informed and join the conversation on how we can uplift those in need during this critical time.

Sumud is the ELCA Churches' response to occupation and injustice in Palestine and Israel, reflecting the core values of faith and devotion that resonate within the community of Lutheran churches in Lexington, KY. In Jesus Christ, all of life—every act of service, in every daily calling, in every corner of life—flows freely from a living, daring confidence in God’s grace.

Freed by the transformative life of Christ, the ELCA is committed to accompaniment, advocacy, and awareness-raising with our partners in the Holy Land and in the United States. For the past two decades, that work has been organized through the ELCA Peace Not Walls campaign. In October 2023, the ELCA announced that, following an in-depth review by ELCA staff and leadership from the Palestinian Lutheran church, Peace Not Walls would be renamed and reconfigured as a new initiative, Sumud: For Justice in Palestine and Israel.

Sumud, an Arabic word meaning 'steadfastness,' is a term widely used by Palestinian theologians and others to signify Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands and people. This resistance takes the form of nonviolent advocacy for political change as well as 'resistance through existence,' embodied in education, social work, the arts, and one’s relationships with the land and community—principles that align with the mission of Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church and other Lutheran churches in Lexington, KY. Together, we can foster a culture of mental health and awareness, especially during the Christmas season, where the message of hope and steadfastness is vital.