Georgetown Lutheran Church, Washington DC USA -tele:(202)337-9070

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.

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)

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.

COMING EVENTS
Jan 10 Council Meeting 7:15
Jan 12 Memoir Writing
Jan 15 Sunday Brunch Bunch –First gathering for 2012 11:45
Jan 29 G.R.A.T.E. Patrol

This week we pray for:
Delores & Larry Lentz Michelle Michaels Hannah Bankos
Rubye Kelley Sean Collard Holly Daubenspeck
Corrine Wark Ben Handsaker Blasie Scweibenz
Sarah Lippe Patty James Robert Wolf
Joni Finegold-Sachs Amelia Hinckley Tom New
Charlie Higginbotham Jane McCall Jim & Jane Hunter
Nancy Falkenbach Diana Todd Alvin Schaefer
Dorothy Nelson Doni Fitch

January Birthdays
29 Beth Harrington

Next week’s worship assistants.
January 15, 2012
Worship Assistant Janet Sharp
Usher/Reader Robert Luke
Altar Guild
Sunday School Chris Traugott

MEMOIR WRITING GROUP THURSDAYS AT 7PM. Begins January 5. 2012
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.

WINTER SHELTER:
Winter shelter will be for 3 weeks this year from January 15 to February 5th. Bob Hand has requested volunteers to come to dinner and visit with our guests and/or cook a meal. Please contact him for information and to schedule an evening. Bob.Hand@mail.house.gov

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.
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, Dane Cooper.

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
Women’s Group: Women who meet for fellowship, lunch, and mutual support.
Also bakes bread to be given to new worshippers on Sundays.
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.

Usable 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!

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).