Yearly Archives: 2014

Advent 1 Isaiah 64:1-91 Corinthians 1:3-9Mark 13:24-37 A Series of Advent Devotions from the presiding bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, The Anglican Church of Canada, and The Episcopal Church +++ God beyond time, help us to live in the tension between […]

Advent 1 Devotions

11/29/2014 in Worship & Music by John Page

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, There is a difference between optimism and hope. Ambrose Bierce, in his Devil’s Dictionary, defines optimism as, “The doctrine, or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong… [optimism is] an intellectual […]

On Advent Hope

11/28/2014 in Pastor's Page by Carmine Pernini

At this time of year, so many people rush to Christmas in a frenzy of shopping for gifts. But, people of faith have long appreciated Advent as a time of hopeful anticipation. “Now we can see the beautiful logic of Advent. Where the culture (and my heart, too, if I […]

Advent 2014

11/27/2014 in Special Events / Worship & Music by John Page

Jersey Jottings News from around the New Jersey Synod November 26, 2014 Contents: A Thanksgiving Message from Bishop Tracie Bartholomew News and Events Cross Roads Camp & Retreat Center Synod Assembly: Save the Date! Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia ELCA Global Mission Prayer Concerns Ecumenical Advent Devotions Being the New Jersey […]

Jersey Jottings

11/26/2014 in Church News by John Page

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, On Monday evening a grand jury in Ferguson, MO declined to indict officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting Michael Brown. Subsequently, in the days that have followed since then, there have been protests, mostly peaceful but some deplorably violent, across the nation. For many, […]

Michael Brown, Officer Wilson, Ferguson, Justice, and Racism

11/26/2014 in Pastor's Page by Carmine Pernini

Zion participates in Operation Warm Heart (OWH), a program of the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless, providing temporary shelter in our fellowship hall for homeless men, women, and children during the colder months of the year. We host our guests on Wednesday evenings from December 3, 2014 through March […]

Operation Warm Heart 12/3/14

11/22/2014 in God's Work. Our Hands. / Operation Warm Heart by John Page

As Christians, we know that we have much to be thankful for, and that God is the source of all of our blessings. Each year, on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, we join our sisters and brothers from the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Rahway in a […]

Thanksgiving 2014

11/17/2014 in God's Work. Our Hands. / Special Events / Worship & Music by John Page

Z Café is a local coffee house that normally meets on the third Saturday of each month at 7:00pm at Zion. However, Z Café’s venue and start time may vary each month. Please, always visit Z Café’s Facebook page for details about upcoming Z Café events.

About Z Cafe

11/10/2014 in Z Cafe by John Page

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rahway NJ

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