***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 We apologize for the out of date information on the site.***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.

COMING EVENTS
Feb 15 Council Meeting 7:15
Feb 19 Sunday Brunch Bunch
Feb 22 Ash Wednesday: Ashes at
12:15 and Communion Service at 7:30
Feb 22 Shrove Wednesday Pancake Supper 6:30pm.
Mar 25 Congregational Pot Luck Social

This week we pray for:
Delores Lentz - Michelle Michaels
Hannah Bankos - Rubye Kelley
Sean Collard - Holly Daubenspeck
Ben Handsaker - Phil Benjamin
Kathy Huff - Elizabeth Westindorf
Robert Wolf - Joni Finegold-Sachs
Claire Mendoza - Jim & Jane Hunter
Doni Fitch - Nancy Falkenbach

February Birthdays:
Feb 1 Karin Buchard Feb 6 Tenecia Egland
Feb 8 Valentine Garcia Feb 11 Tommy Clifford
Feb 16 Josh Balance Feb 17 Zachary Harrington
Feb 19 Rod Gladney Feb 26 Kay Swift
Feb 27 Ben Cooper Feb 28 Nathan Bastuscheck

NEW MEMBER CLASS, SUNDAY FEB 12, 11:15am
Join Pastor G for an informal discussion of Lutheranism and Georgetown Lutheran Church ministries, plus an opportunity to share what drew you to GLC in the first place. All are welcome, but those expressly interested in GLC membership are encouraged to attend. The first meeting will be held in the Sanctuary on February 12, 11:15am. "No reservations required" but if you have questions or comments, Pastor G is happy to respond to you via email (phillipgaines.glc@gmailcom) or phone (202-337-9070

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. Please read the new “Holiday Highlight” on the web site and send Gifts of Hope a Valentine.

ASH WEDNESDAY/SHROVE WEDNESDAY SERVICES: The Imposition of Ashes will be offered on February 22 at 12:15 and 7:30pm. Shrove pancake supper at 6:30 before the evening communion service

The Washington Club will be honoring Georgetown Ministry Center, GMC, with the Washington Club Community Service Award at its annual Have A Heart luncheon on February 14 at 11:30. GMC is a neighborhood nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness in the Georgetown and Foggy Bottom community. Come have lunch on Valentine’s Day honoring GMC. You may register online via InstantSeats.com (search for Have a Heart) or pick up an invitation in the back of the church. The Washington Club is housed in the historic Patterson House at 15 DuPont Circle. Donations are $75 to attend. Forms are in the Narthex.

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.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON FELLOWSHIP & POT-LUCK MEALS: Join us March 25 for the first of several Sunday afternoon fellowships that will include a topic of conversation and pot-luck meal. Please note, this is not a worship service. It is however, an opportunity to share time with each other much like we did at the Oktoberfest meal last year. A time has not been set. Look for regular updates in future bulletins and via email.

 

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, 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).