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 […]
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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
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
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.
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Catechesis refers to education in the teachings and practices of Christianity. Formal catechesis (e.g. classes, group meetings, or one-on-one instruction) normally preceeds the confirmation of youth in Lutheran churches, the reception of new members to a congregation (especially from non-Lutheran churches), and the conversion of young people or adults to […]
Catechesis
NOVEMBER 2014 ELCA provides $100,000 to help contain Ebola Thanks to generous gifts from ELCA members like you to Lutheran Disaster Response, the Lutheran Church in Liberia and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone are training health care workers, providing Ebola education about prevention, and distributing food to the […]
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Selected events from this month’s ELCA Worship News… Download the most recent version of Worship News under the “General” tab by clicking here. Subscribe to email updates here. Music that Makes Community St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, New York City, N.Y. Nov. 13-15, 2014 Theoretically, I’ve always known that music […]
ELCA Worship News
Rahway CROP Hunger Walk will take place on Sunday, October 26, 2014. Registration begins at 1:00 pm at Rahway City Hall, and the Walk begins at 2:00 pm. Proceeds from the Walk will go to Rahway’s Food for Friends and to Church World Service. If you would like to walk, […]
CROP Walk 2014
Zion’s team of volunteers is next scheduled to help prepare and serve meals on October 11th. 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. […]