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Sermon Short for May 31st – Pentecost Trudging the truth Acts 2:1–21, John 20:19-23             On Pentecost, we celebrate the triumph of the Spirit. Over all our differences, even the differences of our nationalities and our languages, of class, of race,…

Happy Friday! A few reminders for you: Live Streaming We are no longer using Zoom for our Sunday morning services.  Please visit our YouTube channel where you can watch the live streaming of the service, beginning at 10:30, Sundays. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb0JJ_tfu7QviBJDYPiqIxA…

SERMON SHORT FOR MAY 24th, 2020 What, me worry? Acts 1:6-14, 1st Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 The disciples are gathered with the risen Christ. At the end of this gathering Jesus leaves in clouds. Now what? What are they going to…

  SERMON SHORT FOR MAY 17th, 2020 Exile: yeah, we wept Psalm 80: Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved. The world of Covid19 is different than the world we enjoyed…

Good morning! The next issue of Gale Gatherings is now available to view! Due to COVID-19, we will not be printing and distributing paper copies to everyone.  For those of you with internet access, you can go to our website…

Happy Friday! We have begun live streaming our Sunday morning services via our YouTube Channel. You will find that the audio and video are of better quality. Click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb0JJ_tfu7QviBJDYPiqIxA Zoom is still available:  https://zoom.us/j/604166851 All of our…

Sermon Short for May 10th, 2020 Luke 10:25-37, Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Mother’s Day or Christian Family Sunday. They come together in my mind. It’s all about relationship – like God. We are created to be in relationship with God and with…

Happy Friday! While you enjoy today’s sunshine, here are a few things to keep you informed:    1.  Our prayers keep us in contact with God and each other.  You can send your prayer requests to prayers@galepresbyterian.com     2. …

Sermon Short for May 3rd, 2020 How long, O Lord, how long? Psalm 13, Isaiah 38:9-16 We have our limits, don’t we? We all get to points where everything has built up and we just can’t take any more. We get…

Hi everyone! I hope that you are all well and self-isolating as best can be.  Our silent movie night with Ian Sadler had to be postponed until Friday, Oct. 30.  An opportunity to hear and see Ian is available today…

GALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ONLINE WORSHIP We are happy that so many people have been able to join us for worship online each Sunday through Zoom. Over the next few weeks we will be transitioning to making our online worship stream…

We hope that this message finds you healthy and safe. Although we must continue to keep our distance from others, there are a few new things to share with you to help you stay connected with your Gale friends! Family…

Sermon Short for April 26th, 2020 And our eyes were opened Luke 24:13-35, Psalm 116; 1-4, 19-19             The Gospel of Luke is unique in giving us this story that takes place shortly after the events of Easter. Two people…

Sermon Short for April 19th, 2020 ON THE OTHER SIDE OF EASTER John 20:19-31, Acts 4:32-35             Easter was an event that changed so much. The disciples’ lives were turned upside down. The outcome, although many years in the making,…

SUNDAY APRIL 12th, 2020, 10:30 a.m. EASTER God is a surprise! Death is natural. It’s what we expect – perhaps not in a time and fashion that we expect but we know it is the reality of all life. Imagine,…

FRIDAY APRIL 10th, 2020, 10:00 a.m. GOOD FRIDAY Ragman Isaiah 53:1-12, John 19:16-30 The worries, sins and injuries we suffer by living our lives hang upon us like torn, tattered rags. Do these rags we wear define us? Is this…

TUESDAY APRIL 7th, 2020, 7:00 p.m. TUESDAY TABLE Join us for an online Lenten communion service via Zoom. Here is a link to the liturgy for you to download. 04-07-20 – Communion over Zoom WE WILL NOT MEET AT THE…

Sermon Short for April 5th, 2020 – Palm Sunday Everybody loves a parade! Philippians 2:5-11, Matthew 21: 1-11 The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem was a parade – a crowd of people acclaiming an unlikely celebrity with fanfare. People joined in,…

Messiah in the Passover (online) On Tuesday, March 31st, we had planned to have a special presentation lead by Rev. Jorge Sedaca of Chosen People’s Ministries. He was going to lead us through The Messiah in the Passover. We have…

Good morning! Another week has passed.  A lot has happened but through it all our God remains faithful. We were encouraged to see so many people join our first ever live-streamed service last week! What a wonderful way to be…