FAITH DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR Gale Presbyterian Church, Elmira, is looking for a vibrant and committed individual to fill the role of Faith Development Facilitator. This position supports the ministry of the church through envisioning and providing programs to whole families for…
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The sermon short for June 16th, 2019
The sermon short for June 16th, 2019 Making worthy children Luke 15:11-32, Zechariah 3:1-5 Through the summer we will be joining with St. James and Trinity churches in worship. The three ministers are going to be considering the parables…
SERMON SHORT FOR May 26th
SERMON SHORT for May 26th, 2019 HEALING AND RECONCILIATION Luke 4:24-28, 1 John 4:20-21 We can no longer ignore the reality that a people resided here before the Europeans entered this land and changed it. The indigenous population would…
SERMON SHORT for May 19th, 2019
SERMON SHORT for May 19th, 2019 HOW FAR DOES LOVE GO? Acts 11:1-18, John 13:31-35 “Love one another as I have loved you.” Jesus was able to model love for pretty well everybody – even, maybe especially, the seemingly…
Sermon Short for Holy Week
Sermon Short for Holy Week Good Friday – April 19th – 10:00 a.m. John Chapters 18 & 19 The story of Jesus’s passion and crucifixion is integrated with a touching story by Walter Wangerin – “Lily.” Yes, the crucifixion it…
Save the Dates – May events at Gale
Gale Smoked Pork Chop Dinner Event Wednesday May 8th at 4:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tickets $16/adult and $7/child. Advance tickets preferred as tickets at door are not guaranteed. (Take-outs after 5:30 p.m.) Tickets can be purchased at the church…
Sermon Short for April 14th, 2019
Sermon Short for April 14th, 2019 Passion Sunday – an up and down kind of week Isaiah 50:4-9a, Luke 22, 23 Passion Sunday brings us into Holy Week. A week of contrasts and ups and downs in the story of…
Sermon Short for April 7th, 2019
Sermon Short for April 7th, 2019 Get me out of this rut! John 12:1-8, Isaiah 43:16-21 Here comes Palm Sunday again – and Holy Week – and Good Friday – and Easter again, and again, and again. Same as last…
Sermon Short for March 31st, 2019
Sermon Short for March 31st, 2019 Jesus’ Day Off This Sunday, we celebrate the beginning of the camping season for 2019! Worship is Café Church style and we welcome Rev. Kristine O’Brien from Crieff Hills Retreat Centre as our guest.…
THE TUESDAY TABLE – Communion in the Labyrinth
THE TUESDAY TABLE Come share and worship with us every Tuesday in Lent. Enrich this holy season in unique and evocative forms as we celebrate communion in an intimate and serene gathering. The worship starts at 7:00 p.m. on the…
Sermon Short for March 24th, 2019
Sermon Short for March 24th, 2019 Oh crap! Isaiah 55:1-9, Luke 13:1-9 A man has a fig tree in his vineyard and it just doesn’t give any produce. The logical thing to do is to cut it out. “Why should…
GALE IS HIRING
Gale Presbyterian Church is seeking a Director of Music. Gale has a vibrant music ministry that includes a conventional SATB choir (about 16 members) as well as a band of instrumentalists that focus on contemporary style worship music (about 6…
Sermon Short for March 17th, 2019
Sermon Short for March 17th, 2019 Resident Aliens Genesis 15:1–18, Luke 13:31–35 Ever feel like you don’t belong? Ever feel like you’re in the wrong place, the wrong space, heaven forbid, maybe as a guest at church someday you get…
THE TUESDAY TABLE
THE TUESDAY TABLE Come share and worship with us every Tuesday in Lent. Enrich this holy season in unique and evocative forms as we celebrate communion in an intimate and serene gathering. The worship starts at 7:00 p.m. on the…
Sermon Short for March 10th, 2019
Sermon Short for March 10th, 2019 Remember the Homeless Immigrant Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Luke 4:1-13 I pity the poor immigrant Who wishes he would’ve stayed home Bob Dylan (1967) In Deuteronomy we experience the earliest records of our religion community. They…
Sermon Short for March 3rd, 2019
Sermon Short for March 3rd, 2019 Reclaiming “OMG” Exodus 34:29–35, Luke 9:28–36 Churchiness tends to make us use words and images that just don’t show up much anywhere else. Conversely, we tend to keep modern slang and vernacular speech out…
Sermon Short for February 17th, 2019
Sermon Short for February 17th, 2019 Shattered World View Isaiah 6:1-8, Luke 5:1–11 Can you imagine a scene in your life as described in Isaiah’s vision? Can you imagine a scene in your life like Peter encountering Jesus on the…
Sermon Short for February 10th, 2019
Sermon Short for February 10th, 2019 Music Makes Us Colossians 3:12-17, Matthew 13:44-53 Music is an integral part of our worship experience. It has always been this way. Music permeates our scriptures from the earliest stories through to the final…
GALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RESPONDS
GALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RESPONDS In June of 2018 the General Assembly referred the document On the Question of Unity and Diversity to the church. It deals with the issue of inclusion of the LGBTQI community in the Presbyterian Church. The…
MORE GREAT MUSIC – February 10th
MORE GREAT MUSIC Gale is hosting the Waterloo Regional Police Chorus – Sunday, February 10th, 2:00 p.m. Tickets – $15.00 – available at the church office. Proceeds to the Capital Campaign of Hospice Waterloo Region.