Generous Reflections God loves both the rich and the poor. However, it is difficult for the rich to love the Lord because they can so easily become absorbed in the things that they possess. Jesus warned that wealth can be highly dangerous. He told how difficult it was for the […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
Generous Reflections As Christians, we can, in Christ, share his love with others through our good acts. God has chosen and equipped us to be his instruments of support, service, and compassion. As C. S. Lewis wrote, “Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little […]
Stewardship Reflection, August 13, 2014
Please join Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church on Saturday, August. 16 for a night of community fellowship! All are welcome to join us for worship outdoors at 5:30pm. BBQ will begin at 6:30pm. Movie, “The Muppets Most Wanted,” will begin at 7:30pm. All are welcome to attend, this event, like any […]
WORSHIP, BBQ AND A MOVIE – August 16
Zion’s team of volunteers is next scheduled to help prepare and serve meals on August 16th. Every Saturday, Food For Friends prepares hot meals for hungry residents of the City of Rahway. Individuals, and teams of volunteers from various faith communities in Rahway, help to prepare and serve these meals. […]
Food for Friends 8/16/14
Generous Reflections Jesus said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12:15). In contrast to Jesus’ warning, the world tells us that greed is good. Our society makes every effort to entice us […]
Stewardship Reflection, August 8, 2014
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Psalm 71:6 says, “Upon you I have leaned from my birth; it was you who took me from my mother’s womb.” On May 24 Kathryn and I had a beautiful baby girl who we named Tillie Ruth Irwin-Pernini. And as the Psalmist said in […]
A Child in Perpetuity and Mother Church
Please join us on Saturday, June 28th at 6:30 pm for a family movie and BBQ in the backyard of the parsonage (adjacent to the sanctuary building and our parking lot). An informal Bible Study will follow the movie. Volunteers are needed to help with setting up, cooking, and cleaning […]