Category: Uncategorized (page 16)

Wipe away the tears! Isaiah 25:6-10a, John 11:32-44 This Sunday we celebrate All Saints Day. It is a time to remember our loved ones who have left us. It is also a time to recognize that our mortal reality ensures…

Sermon Short for October 28th, 2018 Following Jesus – There’s a trick to it Mark 10:17-31, Job 23:1-9, 16-17 We come to church hoping to be better for it. We hear words and sing songs and pray about being good…

REMEMBER: We add to our Thanksgiving celebration with the HARVEST CHANCEL. Bring things from your garden or from your kitchen cupboards – flowers, vegetables, fruit, cans – anything that you give thanks for. We’ll place these on the chancel for…

Sermon Short for October 7th, 2018 Jesus and Eucharist Mark 8:1-10; 14-21 Guest Minister – Rev. Zander Dunn Did you know Jesus was only thanked once by another – and he was a Samaritan? Did you know that according to…

Sermon Short for September 30th, 2018 Café Church – Gale at Mission Matthew 25:34-40 Gale Presbyterian Church has been busy – lots of helping – lots of giving – lots of mission. This Sunday we are going to share a…

Sermon Short for September 16th, 2018 From Dark to Light – Whose words? James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 A curious characteristic of Christ’s teaching is his reversal of conventional wisdom – his inclination to turn things on their heads and make…

Sermon Short – Summer Thanksgiving Genesis 1:26 – 2:3, Mark 2:23-27 Summer-time – and the living is easy. In the good ol’ summertime. Why ain’t it always summer – it would be great… Let me go on and on with…

Sermon Short for July 29th, 2018 – The once and future Gale 1st Corinthians 3:1-15, Mark 4:26-32 While we can be rightfully proud of serving Elmira for 150 years we have to admit that we’re not as impressive as we…

Sermon Short for July 22nd, 2018 – Gale – the perfect church! Colossians 3:12-14, Matthew 13:24-32 Having spent 150 years in this town one would think that Gale Presbyterian Church would have it all figured out by now. We should…

Sermon Short for July 15th, 2018 – THE GREAT 20th CENTURY MIGRATION! Matthew 25:31-46 Ephesians 1:15-23 The second half of the 20th century saw an increasing secularization of our society – reflected in the decline and closing of much of…

Sermon Short for July 8th, 2018 – Darwin and all that! Genesis Excerpts, Psalm 8, Psalm 33 Darwin’s proposed his theory of evolution in the mid 1800’s and it rocked the world. It was one of the most significant advances…

Sermon Short for July 1st, 2018 – Reform – What’s it good for? Isaiah 43:16-21, Luke 13:6-9  This week we will talk about the Reformation. An incredible sea-change in religious thought that moved the Christian faith another step along it’s…

Gale 150th Strawberry Social At Gale Presbyterian Church, 10 Barnswallow Drive, Elmira – this Saturday, June 23rd at 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  Free will offering.  Everyone welcome! Sunday School Graduation Join us this Sunday, June 24th at 10:30 a.m.…

Sermon Short for June 24th, 2018 – Can’t we all just get along? John 17:20-26, Ephesians 4:1-6 Of course we can expect that whenever two or more are gathered in Christ’s name there will be differences of opinion. The fledgling…

Sermon Short for June 17th, 2018 – The Gospel According to Paul Romans 8:28-39, John 13:31-35 The apostle Paul is the next step in the journey from creation to Gale Presbyterian Church 2018. For a guy who never knew Jesus,…

Sermon Short for June 3rd, 2018 – Is this a God thing? Acts 5:12-42, Proverbs 3:1-9, Psalm 20 We continue looking at the growth of the Jesus movement from the first Easter to Gale Presbyterian Church’s 150th anniversary. They’re connected.…

Monday, June 11th – Paint Sign Night at 6:00 p.m.  Numerous options.  Note that the deadline to sign up is Wednesday, June 6th.  See the Gale bulletin board for more details or contact Melanie Dow. Tuesday, June 19th – Tuesday…

Sermon Short for May 20th, 2018 – Tell me the stories of Jesus Stories from The Gospel of Matthew Rev. Scott Sinclair & Rev. Kees Vandermey At Pentecost the followers of Jesus burst out into the world and started telling…

Monday, May 14th at 7:00 pm:  The ladies of Gale are invited to attend a Bridal Shower celebrating the upcoming wedding of Holly Boyne.  We are so happy to be able to share this joyful time with the Boyne family…

Sermon Short for May 13th, 2018 – Making up for Babel Acts 2:1-21, Genesis 11:1-9             It’s a week early, but I want to treat this Sunday as Pentecost Sunday. We have something unique and special for May 20th which…