Gethsemane Lutheran Church
120 Years Serving Downtown Seattle
911 Stewart Street, Seattle WA 98101             (206) 682-3620
   
Gethsemane Lutheran Church    
Julotta Swedish Christmas Liturgy at Gethsemane 2005

Pastor Hartikainen and Pastor Segerhammar at Julotta 2005         Julotta is the affectionate name for the early morning Christmas service in Sweden. As Swedish immigrants settled in the United States this liturgy was kept alive because of its simple beauty and the excitement of gathering in the candlelit church to sing familiar Christmas carols and read the Christmas gospel.

This past Christmas at Gethsemane, the Julotta service began at 7 a.m. Pastor Seppo Hartikainen preached and Pastor Kempton Segerhammar presided. (In photograph, left to right.) The Swedish Women’s Chorus, the Svea Male Chorus, and Marie Birve, soprano, sang. Delicious Swedish vetebröd and coffee followed.

   
Julotta at Gethsemane invites you to join us on Christmas Day in 2006!
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John's 90th Birthday Celebration!!!

John's 90th Birthday John's 90th Birthday

Way to go John. You are loved and we are blessed to have
you among us, Happy Birthday John!

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Church Pot luck May 15th, Pentecost Sunday.
Great food and good times and a great celebration of John's birthday!

 

 

 

 

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Ray's 90th Birthday Celebration!!!!

He is a great part of who we are....Thanks Ray so much!  How blessed we are.

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Easter Breakfast put on by David Swanson & crew

     

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Easter... Christ has risen indeed!!!

       

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Palm Sunday,  making crosses out of palm leaves.

 

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Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras 

Pancake dinner

Everyone had a great time and good pancakes!!

 

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120th Anniversary Celebration - 6 February 2004

 

 

Old Friends and a great time.  Good old stories, new members to our family and old members of our family returning back home.

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Confirmation dinner for Jessica and Paul. Dinner was great and the ice cream cake was wonderful.  Congratulation Paul and Jessica!  

The Affirmation of Baptism - Confirmation

Paul and Jessica confirmed on January 9th, 2005 through a wonderful service performed by Pastor Kemp.  It was a fabulous day for the congregation who has gotten to watch them grow up before their eyes......Thanks be to God.

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Happy 60th Birthday Pastor Kemp!