"Opening Doors So That ALL May Know Christ!"

Georgetown Lutheran Church 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20007 202-337-9070 Fax: 202-337-9170 The Rev. Phillip A. Gaines, Pastor georgetownlutheranchurch@gmail.com [ Local Area Map ] [ Directions Via MapQuest ] Donation options $5 per week: $5.00 USD - weekly $10 per week: $10.00 USD - weekly $15 per week: $15.00 USD - weekly $20 per week: $20.00 USD - weekly $25 per week: $25.00 USD - weekly $50 per week: $50.00 USD - weekly $75 per week: $75.00 USD - weekly $100 per week: $100.00 USD - weekly $150 per week: $150.00 USD - weekly $200 per week: $200.00 USD - weekly Designate donation to:

Georgetown Lutheran Church welcomes all people, regardless of their religious affiliation, ethncity, race, sexual orientation or identity to join us. We know that you have choices in where you worship on Sunday. Our mission is to proclaim the Word of God to all who enter our Church, promote unity among all people- regardless of their Ethnicity, Creed, Gender, or Sexual Orientation. For additional information, we invite you to contact Pastor Gaines, explore our website and join us for regular Sunday Services.

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SUNDAY SERVICES Mid-September to late May informal, a short service of Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m. Year-round Holy Communion Services @ 10:00 a.m. (Nursery for children Infant-4 years available) The Rev. Phillip Gaines - Pastor phillipgaines.glc@gmail.com Patricia Henry - Organist, Music Director Kay Swift - Parish Administrator  Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-3pm. Click here to jump to our Church Calendar For those interested in joining our church, be it for a day - or for life, please read our pastor's welcoming message.

***For current wedding information, contact the church office. 202-337-9070. We apologize for the out of date information on the site.***

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GLC Calendar of Events

Please Join us for our regular weekly worship service Sundays at 10am. We would like to have you worship with us, whether you are in town for business - or pleasure, or just passing through, all are welcome! We especially welcome those returning home from overseas deployments, or on duty at our Nation's Capitol. Please join us for coffee and fellowship in the Parish Hall after the service.

Welcome Children! Parents, a Children’s Bulletin is provided for both services.. Canvas bags with crayons, books, and soft toys are in the Narthex. Feel free to pick one up to occupy your young people during the service.

Scheduled Events at GLC
May 20 Sunday Brunch Bunch 11:45
June 10 Sunday School Party with a performance by Harvey and Sam Puppets
June 23 Pastor’s Golf Tournament: 8am, Penderbrook Golf Club

This week we pray for:
Jim & Jane Hunter, Kathy Huff
Phil Benjamin, Rubye Kelley
Sean Collard, Holly Daubenspeck
Claire Mendoza, Krystyl Strom
Nancy Falkenbach, Michelle Michaels
Joni Finegold-Sach, ,Tracy Strom
Doni Fitch, Elizabeth Westindorf
Ben Handsaker, Robert Wolf
Delores Lenz, Pat Hutterer
Jack Strouss, John Wilson

May Birthdays
6 Peter Morrison
7 Janet Sharp
13 Andrea Rambow

PayPal!!! GLC can now accept donations through PayPal or Credit/Debit cards. It is now easy to make your tithe to GLC no matter where you are in the world. You can easily keep up with your giving while traveling on vacation or business.
Just go to our website, www.georgetownlutheran.com, and click on the icon at the very bottom of this page..

2040 Club This is a group of younger adults who get together once a month for different activities. Contact Bethany Adamec to participate in the next meeting. <B.Holm@hotmail.com>,

Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer camps for families and children.
Summer Camp Open House dates: Join us for one of our Open House tours – you will meet the staff, tour the camp, and enjoy a snack. Sundays 2-4 pm: May 13, and June 10. Registration is ongoing but popular camps are filling up – register today! Please call Sarah or Elliott 800-238-9974 with questions. Materials about camps are in the parish hall by the bulletin board.

GIFTS OF HOPE: Celebrating its 20th year, Gifts of Hope now offers year round gift-giving and donation opportunities on its website, www.giftsofhopemetrodc.org.

MEMOIR WRITING GROUP THURSDAYS AT 7:15pm.
Everyone is welcome. There is no prerequisite. All you need is the desire to write. Bring your laptop or a tablet and pen. Contact: Ellie Wegener at 703-961-2576 or Kay Swift at 202-337-9070.

Georgetown Ministry Needs: Donate your spare socks (matching pairs please), lightly used backpacks, soap, toothpaste, small deodorant, towels, & wash cloths to Georgetown Ministry Center for their clients. Donations will be taken to GMC weekly as they arrive at the church. Place your donations in the basket in the narthex.

Parent Planning Meeting: Parents and teachers of all Sunday School aged children are invited to attend a planning session for next fall. We will meet at 9, June 24th, after the early service, in the Parish Hall. If you would like to teach or assist teaching next fall, please come to the meeting. Men are welcome too!

Pastor's Golf Tournament: June 23, 2012; Penderbrook Golf Club. First tee 8:00am.
For the second consecutive year, the Pastor's Golf Tournament for GLC will be held at the Penderbrook Golf Club, Fairfax, VA (just off I-66 and Rte 50). Proceeds from the tournament will go to GLC. The cost is $120 per player with GLC getting half. All players will get lunch following the tournament, a sleeve of balls, beverage tickets and a free round of golf at a later date at Penderbrook, plus other goodies. All players will have an opportunity to support GLC further by purchasing extra Mulligan tickets. All players are encouraged to form their own four-some teams, but all singles will be assigned a team. Registration is now open. Contact Pastor G for more information and a registration form. Registration deadline is June 10. All fees paid to GLC on or before the day of the tournament. Please call Pastor G at 703-62-5336 or email phillipgaines.glc@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

ACTIVITIES AT GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN CHURCH

Outside Groups:

Employment Support Center: Non-profit organization to provide support to unemployed professionals. Interviewing techniques, resume writing, networking skills are taught at weekly meetings by professional speakers.

Little Steps: Music education program for children birth to 5. Classes of 12 children accompanied by a caregiver. Starting in April, 2011.
There are 11 sessions scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. director@littlestepsmusic.com

National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts: Washington D.C.’s only fully accredited drama school:
Occupies the lower level of church: Sessions year around.

Weight Watchers: Weight loss group affiliated with national organization.
Meetings Thursdays, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in fellowship hall.

GLC Committees and Groups:
Altar Guild: Prepares the sacrament and dresses the altar for Sunday 10a.m. service
Maintains the paraments, service implements, candlesticks etc.
ontact Cindy DeGrood Morrison.

Choir: Meets at 8:45am Sunday morning and sings for the 10am service.
Contact – Pat Henry

Coffee Hosts: Anyone may host an after church coffee. It is a wonderful time to greet old friends and make new ones. Just let Janet Sharp know which Sunday.

Council: Elected officers and leaders of the church to provide oversight to programs and the physical facility. President, Joanna Ward.

Garden Club: New group forming to assist with the care of GLC’s beautiful gardens. Many of the the plantings are native plants. Of the rest, most are chosen with color, balance, and wildlife in mind. We are a Certified Wildlife Habitat. This is a designation of which we are very proud. In the heart of Georgetown we have many diners - fireflies, honey bees, butterflies, moths, birds, squirrels, and even a pair of racoons. No matter where we live, we can care for nature. Contact: David Lippe, Valentine Garcia, or Kay Swift

Sunday School: Meets at 9a.m. after the 8:30 service. We are not having classes this summer. Currently we have classes for children 2 to 7 years old. More classes to be offered in Sept. 2011 as needed.
Contact: Kay Swift or Sarah Chase

Welcoming Committee: Meet implement programs to engage new worshippers, new members, and current members of the congregation.
Contacts: Joanna Ward, Scott Miller, Kay Swift, Jerry Sawyer

Winter Shelter: Three week shelter homeless held in cooperation with the Georgetown Ministries.
Contact: Robert Hand

Worship Assistants/Ushers: Members of congregation who assist the pastor with worship, usher before the 10a.m. service, and read the lessons during the service. Contact Kay Swift to be added to the rotation.

GLC 2040 Club. A new group for young adults meeting monthly. Contact Bethany for more information. b.holm@hotmail.com

Ule household items and furnature to donate?

A Wider Circle, a small nonprofit Washington organization,
Dedicated to helping individuals and families lift themselves out of poverty, is
urgently seeking basic household furniture to furnish the homes of families
in need and those transitioning from homeless shelters. Won't you please help by donating no longer needed beds, mattresses, cribs, strollers, chairs and tables in your home? Please contact the organization at 301 608-3504 or by
E-Mail at furnish@awidercircle.org to arrange for a pick-up of your donation. You may drop off items, if your prefer, 7 days a week, at our Center for Community Service, 9159-C Brookville Road, Silver Spring, MD.
Thank you!

 

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CHURCH NEWS & NEEDS

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sunday school meets in the fellowship hall 9am-9:45, October through May. If you would like to enroll your child, please contact the church office. Or, if you prefer, bring your child at 9am and the teachers will welcome you and your child to worship.. We currently have classes for children 7 years old and younger. Sunday school is not in session during the summer. It resumes after Labor Day.

GLC Choir Welcomes Singers, Musicians, Performers!

Do you sing in the shower?
On the Metro or the Beltway?
In the Rain?
We’d like you to sing in the choir.
GLC’s Choir is a wonderful ministry fellowship that helps lead our congregation in worship and beautifies worship with song.
GREAT MUSIC GRATEFULY OFFERED TO GOD is the foundation and focus of our ministry.
Won’t YOU consider blending your voice with ours?
We’d love to welcome you!
NO doing battle with rush hour traffic or late day fatigue! NO mid-week choir rehearsal!
Once a week time commitment on Sunday mornings only!
Sunday morning rehearsal from 9:00 – 9:45am. Worship service at 10am.
Please speak with Music Director Pat Henry or any choir member.
They’ll be excited to hear from you!

Second & Fifth Sundays of every Month– G.R.A.T.E. PATROL MINISTRY.

GLC members and friends prepare sandwiches and packs individual bag meals for the needy of our community. Join us these Sundays to assist in this congregational ministry. We prepare the bags after the 10:00 service. The more help we have, the quicker we finish.

ALTAR GUILD VOLUNTEERS WELCOME!

Altar Guild is always looking for a "few good friends" to sign up for volunteer opportunities at upcoming services. If you are available and willing to serve, you may respond to Cindy DeGrood Morrison. You set up the altar for worship and communion and clean the chalice and altar after the service.

COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Are you a local student, or a student studying locally? GLC is looking for your help, and want you to feel welcome in a "home away from home." We have plenty of volunteer opportunities for upcoming services, or if you are interested we sponsor many vounteer community and church oriented activities. If you are a musician, then we would enjoy your addition to our services. So come and join us at any of our church services, and mention your interest to help to Pastor Gaines. We'd like to say hello and welcome you to the GLC family.

COFFEE HOUR HOSTS

Please think about volunteering to host a coffee hour. It is easy and it is fun! Janet Sharp or Helen Rebholz will be happy to show you where supplies are and how to set up the beverages.

FLOWERS
The 2010 Flower Chart is posted on the bulletin board in the Parish Hall. Please sign up to honor birthdays, anniversaries, for memorials, or for the glory of God. Flowers add so much to the service. You may bring flowers with you or contact a florist which ever you prefer. If you are bringing flowers and need to arrange them in our vases, please arrive about 9:00a.m.and see the member of the altar guild. If you are bringing pre-arranged bouquets with you in vases on Sunday morning, please arrive no later than 9:30a.m. so the Altar Guild may place them. Two bouquets are needed, one for each side of the altar.

If you request it, Johnsons Florists deliver on Sundays before 9:30 a.m. (202-244-6100).

 

 

To learn more about our Music Ministry, [Click Here]

If your computer can play mp3 audio files, you can listen to a sample of the range of music typically included with our regular Sunday Church Services. This piece is a wonderful duet by our own Music Director, Pat Henry on our church organ and by GLC member, Rick Melrose on flute... please [Click Here] and enjoy. (File size is approximately 1.7 Megabytes.)

DIRECTIONS:

Georgetown Lutheran is located at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Volta Place, in the heart of the community of Georgetown, in the District of Washington, DC.

By bus, numbers 31, Potomac Park; 32, Archives; 36, Friendship Heights; D1, D2, D6, L2, and the Golden Triangle Circulator all stop one half block from the church at Q street.

From Virginia:  Cross the Key Bridge, turning right onto M Street at the traffic light at the end of the bridge. And then make left on 33rd Street. After approximately five blocks, make a right on Volta Street. GLC will be on your left at the end of the block on the corner next to Wisconsin Ave.   

From Maryland: Take Wisconsin Avenue (highway 355) south from the I-495 Beltway. Georgetown Lutheran is approximately one mile south of the Washington National Cathedral.

From the District of Columbia: Take Wisconsin Avenue (highway 355) North from M street in downtown Georgetown. Georgetown Lutheran is approximately 5 blocks North and on your left.

Street parking is available in front of the Church on Wisconsin avenue and on neighborhood streets near the church. 

Georgetown Lutheran Church is a Reconciling in Christ Congregation. All are welcome regardless of their religious affiliation, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation or identity.

Thank you for visiting! Please contact our webmaster if you have suggestions or difficulties in accessing or reading the GLC website. Our goal is to meet the needs of the GLC congregation, prospective members, visitors and the Georgetown local community.

Georgetown Lutheran Church Officers

President:

Joanna Ward

Vice-President:
Attila Nagy

Treasurer:
Dane Cooper

Financial Secretary:
Erik Atlas

The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts "The Conservatory has been successfully training actors since 1975 for careers in theatre, television and film. As the only accredited, professional actor's training studio in the Washington Metro area - our motto is "Acting, more than a job…a life!"

SMYAL Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) - a Washington, DC metro area service organization operating out of a Youth Center located at 410 7th Street SE in Washington DC (near the Eastern Market Metro station). They are dedicated to promote and support self-confident, healthy, productive lives for youth, as they journey from adolescence into adulthood. Founded in 1984, SMYAL is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization.

Georgetown Lutheran Church is a member of the Metropolitan Washington, DC Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

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