Welcome to Zion!
We are committed to being a loving and welcoming community of faith in Jesus Christ. As a community of God we welcome all. We rejoice in the manner in which diversity enriches, nurtures, and challenges the life and ministry we share in Christ. We embrace actions and attitudes within the Church that assure access to Word and Sacrament regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic or marital status, physical or mental capacities, age or race.
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Upcoming Events:(Click here for the full monthly calendar view.)
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Connecting through Grace
Celebrating Our Recent Connections: |
One outside group used our building this week for meetings and sessions — still making connections in the community!
Building construction is nearly complete! |
Connect This Week: |
Help is needed to serve dinners for Family Promise hosted by Christ United Methodist Church, October 9 & 10. Contact Pastor Steve (pastor@zelc.org) or the church office if you are available.
Ushers Needed! This is a vital role in welcoming people to worship with us. Interested? Please contact the church office. Greeters Wanted! Please use the sign-up sheet outside the church library to pick the Sundays that work with your schedule and be a greeter at Zion! It’s a great way to meet congregational members you may not yet know. |
Looking Forward to Connecting:
Worshiping Together
SUNDAYS AT ZION
8:15am Awakening WorshipA shorter, more relaxed service focused around prayer, meditation, and a brief message.
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9:15am Education
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10:30am Traditional WorshipA traditional liturgical worship service, with hymns accompanied by pipe organ and piano, music from the chancel choir, and sometimes music from the youth band.
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For an electronic copy of this week's bulletin or past bulletins, click here.
Announcements
UPCOMING EVENTSACTION FORUM, Sunday, September 23 at Noon We welcome Deb Elstad sharing for a light lunch followed by a presentation titled “ Immigration is Complex; Involvement is Greatly Needed.” All are welcome! SAVE THE DATEOktoberfest - Saturday, October 13th More details to come. BUILDING UPDATEConstruction is nearly complete! We are very thankful for the time and talent of our crew from Loomis Construction! BIBLE DISCUSSIONAdult Open Forum Bible Discussion All are welcome to discuss the current Sunday's lessons, focusing on the Gospel. Meet at 9:15 AM in the room across from the sanctuary. BIBLE STUDIES & SMALL GROUP MEETINGS1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:00pm: Women's Small Group Led by Alyce Gross, Shepherd. Meets the first and third Mondays at 7pm in various homes. Studying the Gospel of John. Contact Alyce at adgross1@msn.com. EQUIPMENT AVAILABLEVintage Roland 5000S electric piano Switch might need repair. Contact Diane Gardner or the church office for details or to arrange a time to take a look. THE HERALDSee the current issue of our monthly newsletter, The Herald, by clicking here or navigating to Connect > News & Events. See past issues of The Herald by clicking here or navigating to Connect > News & Events > The Herald. |
Nursery AttendantThis is a paid position for Sunday mornings from 9:15 AM to 11:45 AM; background check required. Interested? Contact the church office to schedule an interview. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESCrossroads Urban Center: September needs Needed: Snacks Thrift store: Back to school clothes (kids fall clothes) Primary Children’s Hospital Want to serve a meal to the families of patients? 4 people are needed. Please contact the church office for more details on ways to participate in this great service. Ushers This is a vital role in welcoming people to worship with us. Interested? Please contact the church office. Greeters Please use the sign-up sheet outside the church library to pick the Sundays that work with your schedule and be a greeter at Zion! It’s a great way to meet congregational members you may not yet know. Zion Congregational Council We have one empty council spot right now for team leader. Below is a note with more information about church council, written by Ann Marie Mogren. "I am a person with good intentions. I always thought I 'should' volunteer to serve on church council, but every time anyone asked, I declined. Too busy, I said. It'll take too much time, I said. There are others better qualified, I said. Well, last year I finally said 'yes' and now I'm wondering why I waited. Turns out the meetings are brief and well organized, most of the discussion takes place over e-mail (which I can tackle at my leisure), and the sense of doing specific work to help with the "business" of Zion is surprisingly rewarding. Why am I writing this? Because we have vacancies on church council and our bylaws mandate that they be filled. There are five general positions open at the moment, and one with more specific responsibilities. That is a need for building management liaison to work closely with the church office, triaging building repairs as needed (which might simply be calling the right service person for a repair). Call the church office if you're interested. Or catch any of the current council members when you see them and ask about how you can connect through grace by serving on council! Doug Graham, Marsha Gilford, Leslie Miller, Holly Graham, Terri Moffitt, or me." -- Ann Marie Mogren ORGAN UPDATEGet all the details in the September newsletter, including photos of some of the upgrades currently under construction. |
Prayers in Action
ACTIVITIES & MINISTRIES
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SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY
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Stewardship
INVESTING IN...
Our ChildrenIn February, we celebrated the affirmation of baptism of our Faith Formation Disciples. In March, Zion hosted an interfaith Children's Choir Day. At our Palm Sunday service, all of Zion's choirs, including children's choirs, will be presenting music. Our youth are looking forward to attending the ELCA National Youth Gathering in Houston in June.
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Our HomeA building task force has begun to analyze building needs and to prepare a plan for moving forward. One notable change, recognizing our care for creation: insulating improvements will move us from an R1.5 to R20 value.
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Our CongregationA communications task force has been meeting to plan upgrades to the congregation’s web page, directory, and financial management systems.
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We do what we can do, always focused on how we can connect in grace through gratitude. The spiritual discipline of
financial support is as important as worshiping and praying and serving and singing. Look for notes in the bulletins and newsletter about specific ways you can help as we work and connect in the coming year.
financial support is as important as worshiping and praying and serving and singing. Look for notes in the bulletins and newsletter about specific ways you can help as we work and connect in the coming year.
