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This Sunday is a special service with lots of input from our Sunday School children and our youth. Special songs, skits and videos will help everyone experience the sense of JOY that comes with this third Sunday of Advent.

SERMON SHORT FOR December 3rd, 2017 Seizing the Day Joshua 24:14-24 Mark 6:45-51  In 2018 Gale Presbyterian Church will celebrate 150 years of ministry in Elmira. This is a milestone to be marked. Lots of things are planned to make…

SERMON SHORT FOR November 26th, 2017 WHY JESUS? – WHY PROPHETS? Jeremiah 1:1–10 Luke 4:21–30             We have tackled the “Why Jesus?” question with a journey through the Old Testament and the history of God’s people from which Jesus the…

WHY JESUS? – WHY KINGDOM? 1st Samuel 8:1-9 Luke 17:20, 21 I can understand the Samuel reading and the people’s desire for a king so they can be “like other nations.” This desire then defines God’s people for generations and…

A PILGRIMS’ EVENING DINNER AND SHOW A Presentation of Rev. Sinclair’s Pilgrimages on The Camino de Santiago de Compestela Music – Pictures – Stories – Silent Auction SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18th Dinner at 5:30 PM  Advance Tickets Only Presentation at 7:00…

SERMON SHORT FOR October 29th, 2017 Café Church Emerging What is church becoming? We worship a lot differently now than when we were younger. There’s fewer women’s hats and men’s ties. There’s a lot of noise and hubbub around the…

SERMON SHORT FOR  Thanksgiving, October 8th, 2017 GIVEFULNESS Deuteronomy 8:6-20 Luke 17:11-19 2nd Corinthians 9:6-15 Thanksgiving. We are thankful for the food we eat. For the festive table spread in our houses around which our families will gather, some of…

Don’t forget we celebrate World Wide Communion Sunday this week. Sermon Short for October 1st Why Jesus? Why Law? Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20, Matthew 22:34-40 For the next few months we will be investigating the question: Why Jesus? – Why…

Sermon Short for September 24th, 2017 Why Jesus? Genesis 12:1-3 Romans 4:13-25 Christianity hinges on the life and death of The Christ (duh!!) But we have many ways of considering what The Christ was, and should be for us now.…

It is Rally Day and we have a lot of stuff. We take this Sunday to recognize and commission the leadership of our Children’s Ministry. The day continues after worship with a Bar B Que and pot luck luncheon. We’ll…

  Have I Got A Job For You! Exodus 3:1-15 Matthew 16:21-28 Moses gets a call from a burning bush. This is God telling him what he’s going to do with the rest of his life. POW! How would our…

ALL OF GOD’S EGGS IN ONE BASKET Exodus 1:8-2:10 Romans 12:1, 2 Baby Moses is cast out into the Nile in a basket. Here is another of God’s stories that makes no sense. What are the chances that a basket…

THE SERMON SHORT: This Sunday, August 20th, 10:30 a.m., we meet in Gibson Park for our summer ecumenical service with the churches of Elmira and District Ministerial Association. If the weather is questionable we will gather at St. Teresa of…

Sermon Short for August 13th, 2017 The Random Acts of Life Genesis 45:1-15 Matthew 15:10-20 Do you get the feeling your life has gone off track – that you’ve somehow missed whatever plan you felt God has for you? There…

STRUGGLES IN THE NIGHT Yes, the series of stories in the Jacob narrative paint him as a shifty character but we know he had his struggles. Not everything went well for him. This week’s tale finds him struggling through the…

FAMILY REUNION Genesis 29:15-28 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 The Genesis stories are about the ancestors of our faith. They are stories that show a family as a mess. Jacob is the most important of this family and the most messed up.…

Knowing God is Here Genesis 28:10-19a Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 This week’s Genesis story is about Jacob escaping this father’s and brother’s anger by running north to live with his uncle Laban. He’s a refugee. He makes camp in an unassuming…

Please join us this Sunday, June 25th for a Family Worship Service in celebration of our children completing Sunday School this year.  Start up of Sunday School will be on Sunday, September 10th with our Rally Sunday.  The nursery will be…

Sunday, June 18th – Lay Father’s Day Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 20th – Luncheon at 11:30 – 1:30 p.m. (see church bulletin for more details) Saturday, June 24th – Men’s Breakfast at Kees & Darlene V.

2017 CROP DEDICATION ON THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH at 7:30 p.m.  This year marks 20 since the first seed of wheat was planted! This year’s crop is soybeans. Please refer to the Gale bulletin for more details.  Everyone Welcome.