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Volume Volume Volume Volume 44447777, Issue, Issue, Issue, Issue 4444

The LeafThe LeafThe LeafThe Leaf – a monthly

publication of GLC

Gethsemane Lutheran ChurchGethsemane Lutheran ChurchGethsemane Lutheran ChurchGethsemane Lutheran Church The LeafThe LeafThe LeafThe Leaf

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PastorPastorPastorPastor

Rev. June A. Wilkins [email protected]

Music Music Music Music MinistrMinistrMinistrMinistriesiesiesies

Dr. Timothy E. Guenther [email protected]

Learning & Family MinistriesLearning & Family MinistriesLearning & Family MinistriesLearning & Family Ministries

Terri Siebert [email protected]

Child Care CenterChild Care CenterChild Care CenterChild Care Center

Brenda Weilbacher [email protected]

Parish SecrParish SecrParish SecrParish Secretaryetaryetaryetary

Diane Gutgesell [email protected]

CustodiansCustodiansCustodiansCustodians

Kate and Shana Bumster

In this IssueIn this IssueIn this IssueIn this Issue

From the Pastor – P. 2

Food Pantry – P. 3

Adult Education – P. 4

Blood Drive – P. 5

Prayer Concerns – P. 6

Council Highlights – P. 7

Palm Sunday, April 13, 9:30 AM

Maundy Thursday, April 17, 7:00 PM

Good Friday, April 18, 7:00 PM

Easter Vigil, April 19, 7:00 PM

Easter Sunday, April 20, 9:30 AM

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STAFFSTAFFSTAFFSTAFF

The Promise of Spring and Easter by Pastor June Wilkins

For everything there is a season, and a time for every

matter under heaven. -- Ecclesiastes 3:1

Wow! That was a cold and snowy winter. As I’m

writing this there’s another snow storm and cold front

blowing through with temperatures in the single

digits. I hope as you are reading this we’re back up

above freezing!

At the end of the winter, especially a hard winter like

we’re in, you can almost feel the anticipation of spring

and the new life that it brings with it. Imagine how

good the anticipation would be if we were living in a

time or place where there was no heat or lights and

the winter food storage was running low!

I love that the approach of spring coincides with the

approach of Easter. Just when we’re anticipating new

life and resurrection in nature, we are also

anticipating new life and resurrection in our Church

and worship. (Of course, it’s the opposite in the

Southern Hemisphere, but it works for us here!)

Our worship in Holy Week takes us through these

changes quickly, the gathering of Maundy Thursday,

the hopelessness of death of Good Friday, the

anticipation of a new light of Easter Vigil, and the

excitement and promise of Jesus’ resurrection on

Easter.

As you watch the world around us change and come

alive again and experience the cycle of life, always

remember the new life Easter! Remember the

promise that both of those realities bring: even after a

terrible winter, there is always resurrection. There is

always hope!

Pr. June

Please welcome Pr. Ipyana and his family to Colum-

bus. Pr. Ipyana has been appointed by the Southern

Ohio Synod to be the mission developer pastor for the

Swahili congregation, Ibada Ya Kiswahili. The last

weekend in March, Pr. Ipyana Mwakabonga, his wife

Stella and his son Samuel will move to Columbus from

Philadelphia. He begins work the first week in April.

He will also work as the youth and outreach director

at Ascension Lutheran Church on Morse Road. He will

have an office here at Gethsemane, so if you see him

around, make sure you welcome him to Columbus and

to Gethsemane!

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FOOD PANTRYFOOD PANTRYFOOD PANTRYFOOD PANTRY

Gethsemane is

starting a food

pantry here which

will serve the

community around

us! Clintonville-

Beechwold

Resources Center

would like to expand their services so we will partner

with them to make their dream a reality. Fifteen

percent of CRC’s clients come from Broad Meadows

Boulevard (which is right across High Street from us.)

By having an annex here at Gethsemane it will be

easier for people who are taking the bus down to the

CRC food pantry on Lakeview Avenue and it will open

us up to our community at the same time.

We have assembled a team to work on this project:

Dave Kulikowski, Jane Sieberth, Mark Hagerdorn, Terri

Siebert, Barbara Ford, Wendy Luedke, Cindy Keller,

and Bethany Keller.

The Clintonville-Beechwold Resources Center will

provide us with all the food, a staff person, and

training. We will provide the space, hospitality, and

volunteers! There are also two other churches who

are interested in volunteering at the pantry.

For our food storage, we plan to use the

quilting/prayer shawl storage room in the Multi-

Purpose Room where we currently keep the tables

and chairs for adult education. We have been working

this month on cleaning that space out and fixing it up.

The quilt supplies, tables and chairs and other things

will be put in with the choir music files which are in

the room on the other side of the Multi-Purpose

Room. The whole staff and properties team are in on

the project and are working hard to make this

happen!

We plan to have the food pantry open Wednesday

nights from 6:00pm-8:30pm and Saturday mornings

11:00am-2:00pm. Our goal is to start the food pantry

on Wednesday, May 14.

Soon, we will ask the congregation for help with

moving shelves, food, and of course, to sign up to

volunteer.

On Palm Sunday, April 13, during the Adult

Education hour, the Food Pantry Team and

Congregation Council will have a discussion

with the congregation about the details of

this upcoming ministry. We are excited about

serving our community and about the new

relationships that will develop as we invite

our neighbors into our lives!

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LLLLEARNEARNEARNEARN

LIFETIME LEARNING HOUR Christian Education about life, for life, and for a lifetime.

SUNDAYS AT 10:45 AM

IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM

April 6 The Immigrant Experience: Then and Now

Should We Change the Inscription

on the Statue of Liberty?

Violet Meek

April 13 Palm Sunday

NO LIFETIME LEARNING CLASS

The Food Pantry Team and the Congregation Council

will meet with the congregation to share details of the

upcoming Food Pantry Ministry right after worship.

April 20 Easter Sunday

NO LIFETIME LEARNING CLASS

April 27

The New Testament: Where did it come from?

When was it written? Who decided?

Why was it needed?

We will talk about these questions and more in a four

week class led by Pr. June.

The Gethsemane Book Group meets from 7:30 to

9:00pm in the church library, usually the last

Wednesday of the month. Joyce Geary will lead the

discussion on “The Lemon Tree: an Arab, a Jew, and

the Heart of the Middle East on Wednesday, Apr. 30.

You are invited to attend all sessions or to come when

you can. For more information contact:

Sharon Walton at 614-451-4820 or

[email protected]

Barbara Ford at 614-263-1365 or

[email protected].

Resumes Wednesday

April 23 at 12:00 noon

in the library.

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CCCCONNECTONNECTONNECTONNECT

Small Group

Ministries

First Reflections

Monday Bible Study

Paula Sauer

[email protected]

Brown Bag Bible Bunch

Dick Lyndes

[email protected]

Connections:

Faith at Work

Judy Reuning

[email protected]

Book Group

Sharon Walton

[email protected]

Barbara Ford

[email protected]

Men’s Breakfast

Bob Davis

[email protected]

Habitat for Humanity

Bill Darlage

[email protected]

LWR Quilts

Terri Siebert

[email protected]

Prayer Shawls

[email protected]

OR

Call the

Church Office

Easter Breakfast

Sunday, April 20, 8:00am

Come join the youth for the annual Easter breakfast starting at

8:00 am Easter morning in the Great Hall.

The meal is free. Any free will donations will go to youth activities.

Sunday School

Food Pantry Drive

Our children are collecting:

• Diapers

• baby wipes

• baby supplies

• canned meats (fish, chicken).

Donations will go to the Champion Ave LSS Food Pantry.

Please bring donations to the atrium through Easter Sunday.

Thanks!

Sign up today to donate blood at our next Red Cross

Blood Drive. It will be held in the narthex on

Saturday, April 26, from 8:30—12:30pm. We will be

serving those chicken sandwiches! Please help save a

life and help us make our quota.

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PPPPEOPLE NEWSEOPLE NEWSEOPLE NEWSEOPLE NEWS

April

Birthdays

3 Philip Carringer

Emilie Hagerdorn

6 Evelyn Lyatuu

8 Paul Carringer

9 Denise Luksic

Rachel Murphy

10 Shirley Cochran

12 Heidi Hiller

Erin Tober

14 Ruth Thinguldstad

16 Ralph Portzline

Carolina Smith

22 Eliya Mashambo

Elisha Mashambo

Kathy Montgomery

25 Barb Driver

Jenn Bogan

Kathy Goetsch

Darlene Norman

28 Jessica Lagergren

Our Prayers and

Concern Are With . . .

“Pray in the Spirit at all times in every

prayer and supplication. To that end

keep alert and always persevere in

supplication for all the saints.”

Ephesians 6:18

New concerns: Doris Devine surgery

March 19 … Howard Feole … Sue

Humbert … Kyle McLean (son of Brian

McLean) surgery March 20 … Dorian

Norstrom … Roberta Przygocki (step

mother of Darlene Norman) … Sela

Woods (daughter of John and Jill

Woods) surgery March 25.

Members with ongoing concerns:

Donna Baer … Beryl Cumberland … Bob

and Sibylle Custis … Elaine Haines …

Sue Jones … Rob Needham … Phyllis

Nelson … Lee Ann Perin … Ed Savolaine

… Howard Spring … Kathleen

Vergamini.

Family and friends with concerns:

Sharlene Brengman (mother of Jill

Woods) … Amanda Montgomery

(mother-in-law of Kathy Montgomery)

… Stephanie Savolaine (daughter-in-

law of Ed and Carol Savolaine) …

Philomena Scanga (mother of Anita

Gardner) … Dennis Weirick (brother of

Jan Davis).

Our congratulations to David and

Maggie Nelson on the birth of their

daughter Kara Marie on March 20.

Kara is the great granddaughter of

Phyllis Nelson.

Our love and compassion to the

families of: Cyrus Mwema Manga

(newborn son of Grace Manga) who

passed away shortly after birth on

March 9 … Adrian Barajas who passed

away on March 14 … John Siddall (father

of Mike Siddall) who passed away March

24 ... Dick Sensenbrenner (friend of

Howard and Bonnie Spring) who passed

away March 24.

Homebound: Dotty Edwards (Laurels-

Worthington) … Carolyn Fergus (Wesley

Glen) … Ken Gerken (Mayfair Village) …

Mary Lou Means (Wesley Glen) …

Eleanor Nagy … Becky Oldaker

(Bennington Glen) … Ralph Portzline

(Chapel Grove Inn) … Phyllis Wei … Reva

Woodruff.

Would you like to add a name

to the Sunday prayers?

Contact church secretary, Diane, at 885-

4319 or [email protected]

before 10:00 am on Thursday to have

the name printed in the bulletin. After

that time, you will have the opportunity

in worship to name those silently or

aloud during the prayers. You may also

have the name sent out to the congre-

gation via our E-Prayers (email).

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COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTSCOUNCIL HIGHLIGHTSCOUNCIL HIGHLIGHTSCOUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

Purpose Statement The people of

Gethsemane

Lutheran Church

Sing God’s good news

Share God’s

unconditional welcome

Care for each other

Serve those in need

Guiding Principles • The life, words, and

actions of Jesus Christ are

the inspiration for all we

do and are.

• We recognize the

uniqueness of each

individual. We welcome

and value everyone.

• We reach out to each

other, our neighbors, and

creation with our hearts

and minds as well as with

our labor, generosity, and

works of justice.

• We create a supportive

environment to nurture

growth and learning. We

find Christ in the study of

God’s Word and through

sharing questions, doubts,

a diversity of opinions, and

new ideas.

• As a faithful Christian

community, we are led by

the Holy Spirit to live and

worship together, respect

differences, communicate

openly, and seek consen-

sus.

Highlights of Council Meeting – March 20, 2014

A copy of the Council minutes and Financial Report is posted in Atrium Way.

PLEASE READ BUT LEAVE POSTED. Take home copies (minus attachments) are available

at the Sign Up Desk in the narthex.

PASTOR’S REPORT

Gethsemane is working with Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources

Center to set up a food pantry in the north storage room off the Multi-Purpose

Room on the lower level. Details of the process were reviewed so Council can

share information about the project with the congregation and accurately

respond to questions.

Highlights are:

1. A team was formed with the approval of Council to work on the project.

The team includes representatives of Council, Staff, Outreach, Mission

and Ministry, and Quilting Ministry. Building expertise and planning

expertise were considered as well in setting up the team.

2. Target date for starting the food pantry is May 14, 2014. The Food Pantry

will be open on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays (not to conflict with

Play & Learn.

3. Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center is stocking the

pantry in conjunction with Mid-Ohio Food Bank. They will have a social

worker on site during pantry hours and will coordinate training

volunteers.

4. Other churches in the area are interested in participating as volunteers

(Maple Grove Methodist and Beechwold Christian Church).

A session for discussion of the project with the congregation will be held Sunday

April 13th after church (no education hour that Sunday).

Further work on visioning is postponed to the April meeting.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Contributions for February were slightly under budget, however, the budget

predicts February to be a month of above average contributions. Overall,

expenditures remain in line with contributions largely due to lower than

budgeted expenditures.

Initial discussion of the budget planning for next year focused on ideas for

maintaining current budget levels if we have less income. continued

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COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTSCOUNCIL HIGHLIGHTSCOUNCIL HIGHLIGHTSCOUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS

Congregation

Council

OFFICERS:

President

Barbara Ford [email protected]

Vice-President

Hank Langknecht [email protected]

Secretary

Bonnie Reilly [email protected]

Treasurer

Rick Langner [email protected]

MEMBERS:

Imma Lyatuu [email protected]

Jill Woods [email protected]

Judy Kulikowski [email protected]

Char Jessie [email protected]

Gary Rader [email protected]

MINISTRY TEAMS

Swahili Ministry: Pastor Ipyana Mwakabonga and his family will be moving to

Columbus March 30th. The Swahili Congregation is planning a special event to

welcome him sometime in May around the anniversary of the congregation. They

are also working with Terri Siebert on children’s ministry.

OLD BUSINESS

Projection in worship: Gethsemane has an opportunity to purchase a projection

system (installed) at substantial savings due to an upcoming model change if the

purchase is made now. $11,000 - $12,000 from the contemporary worship fund is

requested for the purchase.

MOTION: (Jill Wood, Imma Layatuu) That an amount not to exceed $12,000 be

moved from the Contemporary Worship Fund to the Operating Budget to cover

the purchase of a projection system.

APPROVED

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 10 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE HOME OF

BARBARA FORD

Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm. (Rick Langner, Barbara Ford)

Submitted by Barbara Ford

A HUGE THANK YOU!!!

Because of everyone who participated in some way, our Pasta

Fundraising Dinner was a huge success! Thanks to those of you

who supported us by coming and making donations! Thanks to

those who volunteered. Thanks to Mr. Puppet for an enjoyable

performance. Thanks to the West Franklin Chapter of Thrivent

for contributing matching funds!

Play and Learn Children, Staff and Committee

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SERVING THIS MONTH – APRIL 2014

April 6

9:30 AM

April 13

9:30 AM

April 20

9:30 AM

April 27

9:30 AM

May 4

9:30 AM

Assisting Minister Gary Rader Gary Rader Gary Rader Gary Rader Don Dell

Sound

Monitor

Jim Sauer Mike Siddall Byron Ford Mike Siddall Eric Walton

Readers Lisa Whitesell

Dan Tober

Hank Langknecht

Shirla Langknecht

Howard Feole

Nancy Feole

Margaret Murphy

Michael Murphy

Heidi Hiller

Brian McLean

Ushers

Mark Hagerdorn

Dave Whitesell

Joe Reilly

Mike Siddall

Jim Driver

Barb Driver

Dan Tober

Bob Hagerdorn

Bill Darlage

Paul Siebert

Dave Reutter

Jane Sieberth

Hugh Geary

Joyce Geary

Mark Geary

Judy Reuning

Joe Reilly

Mike Siddall

Andrea Mayer

Tim Mayer

Nursery http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4CAFA92AA13-sunday

Click on the link to sign up and serve in the nursery.

Communion

Bread

Joyce Geary Worship Team Carole Wilkins Brian Lutz Joyce Geary

Communion Care

Diane Langner Diane Langner Celia Conlon Celia Conlon Joyce Geary

Counters Imma Lyatuu

Dave Reutter

Brian McLean

Joyce Davis

Mark Geary

Jeff Luedke

Wendy Luedke

LENT & HOLY WEEK Lent 4

Wednesday

April 2

8:00 PM

Lent 5

Wednesday

April 9

8:00 PM

Maundy

Thursday

April 17

7:00 PM

Good

Friday

April 18

7:00 PM

Easter

Vigil

April 19

7:00 PM Assisting Minister Gary Rader Gary Rader Gary Rader

Sound Monitor Mark Geary Byron Ford Mark Geary Eric Walton Jim Sauer

Readers Eric Walton

Sharon Walton

Rosa Prigan

Dick Lyndes

Elaine Haines

Jim Siebert

Ushers GottfriedMaeffert

Manfred Maeffert

Eric Walton

Howard Feole

Jim Siebert

Brian McLean

Diane Langner

Rick Langner

Jeff Luedke

Wendy Luedke

Scott Conlon

Bob Abdou

Communion Care Darlene Norman Darlene Norman

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APRIL 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

10:30 AM

Staff Meeting

12:45 PM

P&L Chapel

2

6:00 PM

Soup Supper

6:30 PM

Lenten Study

8:00 PM

Lenten

Worship

3

6:00 PM

Handbells

7:15 PM

Choir

4

7:00 AM

Connections

5

6

9:30 AM

Worship

10:45 AM

Education

3:30 PM

Swahili Choir

7

8:00 AM

Reflections

8:00 PM

A.A. & Al Anon

8

10:30 AM

Staff Meeting

12:45 PM

P&L Chapel

6:00 PM

Handbells

9

6:00 PM

Soup Supper

6:30 PM

Lenten Study

7:30 PM

Swahili

Ministry Team

8:00 PM

Lenten

Worship

10

6:30 PM

Play & Learn

Spring Concert

7:30 PM

Choir

11

5:15-7:45 PM

Faith Mission

12

8:00 AM

Men’s

Breakfast

13

9:30 AM

Worship

10:45 AM

Education

3:30 PM

Swahili Choir

NEWSLETTER

DEADLINE

14

8:00 AM

Reflections

8:00 PM

A.A. & Al Anon

15

10:30 AM

Staff Meeting

12:45 PM

P&L Chapel

6:00 PM

P&L Staff

6:00 PM

Handbells

7:15 PM

Choir

16

17

7:00 PM

Maundy

Thursday

Worship

18

PLAY & LEARN

CLOSED

12:00 PM

Community

Good Friday

7:00 PM

Good Friday

Worship

19

10-12:00 pm

Easter

Breakfast Prep

7:00 PM

Easter Vigil

Worship

20

8:00 AM

Easter

Breakfast

9:30 AM

Easter Worship

3:30 PM

Swahili

Worship

21

CHURCH

OFFICE CLOSED

8:00 AM

Reflections

6:00 PM

Day Care

7:30 PM

Prayer Shawl

8:00 PM

A.A. & Al Anon

22

10:30 AM

Staff Meeting

12:45 PM

P&L Chapel

7:00 PM

Worship

Ministry Team

23

12:00 PM

Brown Bag

Bible Bunch

7:15 PM

Adult Ed

Ministry Team

24

6:00 PM

Handbells

7:15 PM

Choir

25 26

9-12:00 PM

Quilting

8:30-12:30 PM

Blood Drive

27

9:30 AM

Worship

10:45 AM

Education

3:30 PM

Swahili Choir

28

8:00 AM

Reflections

8:00 PM

A.A. & Al Anon

29

1:30 PM

Staff Meeting

12:45 PM

P&L Chapel

30

12:00 PM

Brown Bag

Bible Bunch

7:30 PM

Swahili

Ministry

7:30 PM

Book Group

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