Zion Lutheran Church Bulletin and Stuff for November 30th, 2008
Regular Hours for the Church Office
are now in effect. We are open 8:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-4:00pm.
New E-mail Address Zion's email address has changed slightly.
It is now
The Sunday School Christmas program will be December 7th at the 10:45 service. We will
have 1 more rehearsal - Saturday, December 6th at 9:00am. We request that the students be at that
rehearsal if possible.
Cookies Needed! We would like to have cookies and lemonade for the Sunday School
students after their Christmas program rehearsal on December 6th. If you could donate
cookies, please contact Patti Johnson. Thank you for Honoring Jesus by Serving Others.
All women of the congregation are invited to the annual Women in Mission Christmas Pot Luck
Dinner on Monday, December 8th at 6:30pm. Bring a hot dish or a salad (dessert is
provided) and you are
welcome to bring a guest (spouse or friend). Sharing a meal and enjoying fellowship with our Zion Family is
always a special joy. We hope you'll join us for our "Christmas Gifts" to each other, we ask you to
bring non-perishable food items for the Brighton Emergency Assistance Center food bank. If you cannot
come to the dinner but would like to bring food items, please leave them in the southeast corner of the
Fellowship Hall.
Join us for the Zion Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 14th at 4:00pm.
It will be followed by a soup supper in the Fellowship Hall.
Love Children?? We are planning to begin offering childcare during the Sunday School hour
and the 10:45 service. If you can help, please fill out the sign-up in the bulletin.
| "to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,..." Ephesians 4:12 Sunday School is ongoing for children aged 3 through 8thgrade. Please stop by the Sunday School Office (in the hallway leaving the narthex) to register your children Senior Youth Bible Study meets the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. Contact Marilyn Fingerlin or Katie Morgan for more information. The Senior Youth will be studying the book of Luke Adult Bible Class "World Religions" - Led by Pastor Klein in FH Women's Bible Study - meets every Tuesday at 7pm & Saturday at 9am. This week's lesson is Good and Evil Angels. Led by Floy Timmerman Mothers & Others Bible Study - meets the 1st, 3rd & 5th Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. The current study is "A Woman of Contentment." Led by Jennifer Hays. Men's Bible Study - meets every Friday at 6 a.m. to take a longer look at the lessons for the upcoming Sunday services. Led by Paul Albers and Pastor Eckelman. Family Bible Study - meets every first Sunday of the Month Kids Welcome! We have child care for a freewill offering. We would love to have you. Questions?? Contact DeDe Haiar or Mary Beth Kistler |
Please
join us for coffee, doughnuts, and fellowship each Sunday at 9 a.m. in
the gym. Visitors and guests are especially welcome.
Coffee/Donut Helpers Needed! The Fellowship Board still needs people to sign up to
serve our Sunday coffee & donuts, especially for January and February. The sign-up sheet is on
the bulletin board across from the church office. Thank You!!
It's Lutheran Witness Time!! The cost for a new subscription or renewal is $23.50.
Make your check to Zion Lutheran Church and designate Lutheran Witness subscription. Please
turn your payment into the church office or contact Jim Jaeger. The deadline is December 8th.
It's time for hearty eating... Good Shepherd Communities benefits from the Labels for
Education Program here at Zion. Each label must include the UPC Code and Campbell's Kid or Label for
Education logo on the following food products: Campbell's, Swanson, V8 and Pepperidge Farms. Collection
bins are located in the Narthex and at the entrance to the school. Thank you for supporting ministry
to the developmentally disabled.
This month, we added nine new Stephen Ministers commissioned into Zion's ministry of
caring. Stephen Ministers are not counselors or therapists; rather, they are caring Christian friends
who can offer a listening ear to help others through the tough times in life. Stephen Ministers are
trained and supervised in their ministry. If you are going through a tough time and could use a caring
friend, please, speak to one of the pastors or drop your name and phone number in the referral box on
the Communications Center and a Stephen Leader will contact you.
A SECOND CHANCE is something we all appreciate, and Zion's Women in Mission have
one for you! We have many lovely crafts left from the Bazaar which was held in October. We will
have them for sale at all services on December 6th and 7th. They will be displayed
in the Fellowship Hall. Please stop by to find a gift for a loved one or something you might enjoy for
your own use! Proceeds help to fund our mission projects. Remaining items will be available at the
December 8th Women in Mission's Potluck Dinner as well.
The 2009 Contribution Envelopes will be out in the Narthex starting December 7th.
Please pick up your labeled box. Using your assigned envelopes is very helpful in getting your
contributions recorded correctly. Also, it helps the counters and financial secretary, Janet Austin, do
their jobs fore efficiently. If you do not find an envelope box with your name on it, please ask for one
in the church office or leave a note in the offering plate. All contributions for 2008 must be given
by December 31st. This makes it possible to print the yearly contribution statements and have them
in the mailboxes as early as possible. Please make special note of this request and have all of your
contributions in by December 31.
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who donated food for the Sunday School food drive. We were
blessed with a generous amount of food for those less fortunate in our community. Your donations were greatly
appreciated. What a way to Honor Jesus by Serving Others.
Plastic Bag Recycling - Clean, dry plastic grocery & shopping bags of all colors but black
can be recycled. Drop-off boxes will be located in the school lobby& ECE lobby. This program runs through March 31, 2009.
Proceeds will benefit the school. Collection of plastic bags will begin on January 3, 2009
Recycle! Flower Containers If you provide flowers for our alter, please
return the containers to the Communications Center by the end of the week. Our
florist will reuse them. Thank you.
Due to the rising cost of gasoline and flowers, the cost of the altar flowers will be $45 for two arrangements, or
$22.50 for one arrangement, effective July 1, 2008. If you have PREPAID for a Sunday AFTER July 1, this increase
will not apply. It applies only to those flowers requested after July 1 that have NOT already been paid for.
Many thanks to all of our Prayer Warriors who receive
prayer needs via email. If you would like to participate in this ministry
or need to be lifted up in prayer, please email:prayerwarriorsatzion@yahoo.com
Take it to the Lord in Prayer!
DEADLINES for Church Publications: Weekly Church Bulletin
(churchofficezlc@qwest.net) is Wednesday by noon and the Church Newsletter
(Kerri Keller) is the 15th of each month. News items must be
supplied in print; please use provided emails. Thank you.
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