Dear friend of ELCA World Hunger, You may have heard this shocking statistic: In the last five years, the number of people living in poverty in the United States grew by 10 million to 46 million. Today, four out of five people in the U.S. will struggle with […] ELCA Hunger Appeal12/27/2013 in God's Work. Our Hands. by John Page
God holds his stewards accountable for all the gifts he gives us to manage for him. “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” (Luke 12:48). Greatest among our responsibilities is our […] Stewardship Reflection, December 26, 201312/26/2013 in Stewardship by Admin
ANNOUNCING A GREAT AND WONDERFUL MINISTRY HAPPENING AT ZION. The Congregational Council met on Thursday evening and we were joined by a representative from the “Elizabeth Coalition to house the Homeless.” Linda, the representative from the coalition, spoke with us about the possibility of working with their winter program, “Operation […] Updated: HELPING THE HOMELESS12/23/2013 in Church News / God's Work. Our Hands. / Special Events by Admin
Christmas is the celebration of the greatest gift ever given. God coming to earth in the flesh to save us from our sins! “…the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23) © Copyright Parish Publishing, LLC Stewardship Reflection, December 19, 201312/19/2013 in Stewardship by Admin
January 2014 schedule of Worship Assistants, Counters, Acolytes, Ushers and Altar Guild. Serving in January12/17/2013 in Schedules by Admin
Come celebrate the Nativity of our Lord! Candlelight Worship at 7:00 pm and 10:30 pm on Tuesday, December 24. “Do not be afraid; for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David […] Christmas at Zion12/15/2013 in Special Events / Worship & Music by John Page
Come help us decorate the Sanctuary for Christmas! Immediately following our 10:30 am worship service on Sunday, 22 December, we’ll be decorating the sanctuary for Christmas. Greening the Sanctuary will begin around 11:30 am, followed by caroling in the neighborhood around the church (starting between 12:30 and 1:00 pm). […] Greening the Sanctuary & Caroling12/15/2013 in Special Events / Worship & Music by John Page
Let us Adore our Savior Like the Shepherds did with our presence and like the Magi did with our gifts. “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, both small and great!”. (Revelation 19:5) © Copyright Parish Publishing, LLC Stewardship Reflection, December 12, 201312/12/2013 in Stewardship by Admin
Did you know that you can add Zion’s website to your favorite RSS feed reader? Our content is updated every week, sometimes multiple times each week. Your RSS feed reader is a good way to keep up with the latest news and announcements from Zion soon after they are […] Zion RSS Feeds12/06/2013 in Church News by John Page