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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…

Sermon Short for May 6th, 2018 – Rules? Who needs them? John 15:9-17, Acts 1:12-26             Where did this huge Christian thing come from? How did a rag-tag collection of lawbreakers morph into a religious institution that has encompassed the…

Here is something you should know about: AFFIRM: an event to precede General Assembly on June 2nd. A celebration with songs, stories and fellowship. Click on the picture for more info.

SERMON SHORT FOR April 29th, 2018 Café Church Christ is in the boat – Mark 6:45-52.  It was over 5 years ago that Gale Presbyterian Church made the journey from Cross Street to our new building on the edge of…

This Sunday, April 22nd is Camp Sunday – Fundraiser Luncheon Join us for a special worship service.  Come in your camp clothing.  We will be serving a great “Camp style” lunch with a baked potato bar, lots of yummy fixings, salad…

Sermon Short for Easter April 1st, 2018. Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20 Easter – What can I say? Of women in dawn hush … Of men running half-believing … Of rolled stones and folded grave-clothes … Of…

Sermon Short for Good Friday March 30th, 2018. Matthew 26-27, Mark 14-15, Luke 22-23, John 18-19 Good Friday – What can I say? You know the story: There’s the Garden of Gethsemane; betrayal and arrest. There’s condemnation; judgement. There’s denial…