Zion Lutheran Church Sunday, September 21, 2014—Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them” (Matthew 18:20, NRSV). Welcome those near you to worship, and know that Jesus is in your midst.
Celebrating on Sundays This Week Sunday September 21 Holy Communion at 8:30 and 10:30 8:30am Sunday School 8:30am Traditional Worship Service 9:30am Coffee Fellowship 9:45am Family Express Worship 10:30am Contemporary Worship Service 10:30am Sunday School 11:30am Coffee Fellowship 11:30am TIM Team 2:00pm Parkview Devotions/Communion Monday September 22 8:30am Men's Bible Study 9:00am Quilters 6:15pm First Sunday Rehearsal 6:30pm Old Testament Bible Study 7:00pm Personnel Committee Meeting Tuesday September 23 9:00am Harvest of Hands Crafts 9:30am Staff Meeting 1:00pm Children & Family Staff Meeting 7:00pm Vision Team Meeting Wednesday September 24 9:00am Newsletter Assembly 9:30am Devotions at Lake Ridge 9:30am Women's Bible Study 2:45pm Class Ring 3:45pm Ring Forth 3:45pm SONshine Choir 3:45pm Kids' Place 4:45pm Joy Choir 5:00pm Wednesday Night Supper 5:15pm Youth Choir 6:00pm Confirmation 6:30pm Joyful Ringers 6:30pm Social Ministry Committee Meeting 7:00pm Senior Choir 7:00pm Harvest of Hands Crafts 7:30pm Children & Family Ministry Team Meeting 7:30pm Graceland Sr High Youth Group Thursday September 25 8:00am Men Seeking Wisdom Bible Study 6:30pm UpGrade Middle School Youth Group 7:30pm Worship Team Rehearsal Sunday September 28 8:30am Traditional Worship Service 8:30am Sunday School 9:30am Coffee Fellowship 9:45am Family Express Worship 10:30am Contemporary Worship Service 10:30am Sunday School 11:30am Coffee Fellowship
During Worship Today…
Use a white Welcome pew card to request prayers or membership information See an usher for hearing assistance devices with user controlled volume, NRSV Bibles, large print order of service and hymns.
Children’s bulletins and ’Rainbow Bags’ with quiet toys are located at the Children’s Worship Station in the narthex. Please return the bags after worship.
There is a staffed nursery for infants and toddlers at the north end of the building. There is a Prayer Room available for prayer and meditation at the north end of the building.
Today is Social Media Sunday! You are invited to follow along the digital service bulletin, to tweet, update status, take photos and videos, and share them online during and after the service.
Use our hashtag: #ZionBuffalo Social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter have given us ways to connect as a church family that were never possible before! They can help us facilitate prayer, serve one another, connect with one another, recognize names and faces, and be a life-giving congregation, any time of the day (or night). Scan this QRCode or visit ZionBuffalo.org/smsunday to connect to Zion’s social media. Wi-Fi password for ZionGuest1 = 7636821245 … please be patient if the connection is slow :) A "help desk" will be available before and after the service to help you plug into Zion's social media presence.
Make a nametag with your username
Pick up a to-do list of ways to participate this morning
See what others are posting
For those who would rather Sunday mornings be a sabbath from technology, we promise that the use of social media this morning is entirely optional. Opting out of social media will not affect your ability to participate fully in worship.
Staff: Senior Pastor: Ted Vanderpan Pastor of Congregational Life: Luke Schmidt Coordinator of Music: Michael Walsh Organist: Diane Johnson Shared Ministry Director: Sherilyn Burgdorf Director of Youth Ministries: Myron Crawford Youth Staff: Jim Onstad Director of Children & Family Ministry: Kirsten Kelly Children & Family Ministry Coordinators: Marsha Watkins & Kristin Lotthammer Office Administrator / Receptionists: Ann Lyons & Dawn Bestick Financial Secretary: Sue Stensrud Communications & Membership: Angela Bengtson Facility Coordinator: Lynn Botts Building & Grounds Manager: Joel Mackereth Assistant Custodian: Cory Sherman Sound Tech: Bob Strommen Video Tech: Mike Rome Nursery : Melissa Peterson & Angie Smith
Kids’ Place: Aimee Bogren
Attendance Report for Sunday, September 14, 2014 8:30-271
9:45-93 10:30-362 Total: 726
Today’s Volunteers Thank you to the Third Sunday Welcome Crew for serving today. If you are interested in joining the Third Sunday Welcome Crew please contact, Kevin & Amber Kuhns. Council: Kelly Hanson, Heather Moseley & Dave Tauscher 8:30 Acolyte: Cassandra Boeker 10:30 Acolyte: Halle Timm
Contact Us Phone (763) 682-1245 Fax (763) 684-1967 Online: ZionBuffalo.org E-Mail: office@ZionBuffalo.org Office Hours: Monday through Friday from
8:30am-4:30pm
Connecting With Care
Living God’s Call
Baptism
Strength for the Journey
William Thor Hitz, son of Riley & Jordan Hitz. Sponsors are Andrew Melchert & Sydney Haglund.
A new Sunday morning adult education series kicks off this fall with topics for the whole congregation. Join us Sunday, September 28, at 9:30am, in the library for “Staying Strong,” with guest speaker Dr. Andrew Burgdorf. Learn practical tips on resilience and preventative health.
Wedding Congratulations to Nicole Duerre & Jake Blake, married on Saturday, September 12 at Marysville.
LifeKeys Discovery Course
Sympathy
Given in memory of Tom Miller by his family.
Join us this fall for the LifeKeys class at Zion, and learn more about what energizes you. The course will be offered on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8pm, beginning October 2. Pastor Sara Vanderpan will be teaching the class. Sign up at the Information Desk or at ZionBuffalo.org/lifekeys. Cost to cover materials is $20.
Thank You
Baptism Class
Thank you to Kathy Martinson and Nancy Mason for the beautiful hand-made baptismal napkins.
Anyone wishing to schedule a baptism is asked to attend a class prior to the date of the baptism. The next class is Sunday, October 12, at noon in the library. Expectant parents, as well as those who already are parents, may attend the class. Scheduling of the actual baptism will take place at the class.
Sympathy to the family of Carol Grefsrud. Carol’s brother, Tom Miller passed away on Thursday, September 11.
Flowers on the Altar
New Member Orientation New Member Orientation will be on Wednesday, October 8. The evening will begin with supper at 5:45pm with the meeting to follow at 6:30pm. Orientation into membership provides information about Zion ministries and staff, an opportunity to meet others at Zion, and a little about what it means to be Lutheran. Childcare is available after the meal. Those deciding to become members will be received into our congregation on Sunday, October 19. Sign up at the Information Desk or online.
Zionaires Day Trip to Stillwater Cruise the St. Croix and enjoy a tasty lunch buffet or the jazz festival and local shops with the Zionaires on Saturday, October 4. Bus leaves from Discovery Elementary, door one at 8:30am. Register at the Information Desk before September 25. Trip options are: enjoy fall Colors, the Fine Art and Jazz Festival with lunch on your own—Cost $29 or enjoy the St. Croix Cruise and lunch, fall colors, festival and shopping—Cost $59.
Count Down to Harvest of Hands Festival When working in the garden and flowerbeds this fall, please remember Harvest of Hands. Jams, pickles, salsa, and dried flowers are big sellers at the sale. Sweaters that you no longer wear, can be donated for the Sweater Sale. During fall cleaning, remember items are needed for the White Elephant sale and Silent Auction. Harvest of Hands is an annual event held at Zion to feed the hungry in our community and around the world.
Harvest of Hands Egg Roll Prep Harvest of Hands will made 850 egg rolls for this years’ annual festival on November 1. To make our famous egg rolls we need ingredients or cash donations and volunteers. Please stop by the Information Desk to sign up donate or to volunteer on Monday, October 6 or Tuesday, October 7, from 4-8pm. Meet in the kitchen; come when it works with your schedule.
Prayer Concerns: Bob Friederichsen, Diane Moen, Josie Griffith, Adeline Erickson, Dianne Iverson, Idella Ziegler, Evonne Evenson, Donna Magnan, Cheryl Bohnen, Scott Persian, Tanner Oliver, Don Thilmony, Geri Veches-Bruchmann, Gene Dornquast, Michelle Yanta, Nathaniel Synstelien, Jerry Hanson, Kevin Ash, Chris Johnson, Adeline Peterson, Adam Brophy, Joy Klein, Renee Mattson.
Active Military and their families: Dirk Foster, deployed to Afghanistan; Fred Pierce, stationed in Fort Huachuca, AZ; Joe Schmidt, stationed in San Diego; Trey Wilson, deployed to Bahrain; Cody Bauman, stationed at Fort Knox, KY; William Dobbins, stationed at Camp Pendleton; Vinnie Pecarina, stationed in Japan; Bradley Johnson, stationed at Fort Drum, NY; Cory Nyholm, stationed in Monterey, CA; Ben Pecarina, stationed overseas; Kevin Osfar, stationed in Japan; Greg Bremseth, stationed at Fort Bliss, TX; Deanna Strommen, stationed in Washington, DC; Doug Pecarina, Army National Guard.
Children in Worship Update Children will start each Sunday School hour in worship with their families. The children will be dismissed to Sunday School after the Children’s Message. Sunday School will include a large group gathering followed by classroom time with their teacher and small group. Parents will pick children up in their classrooms.
Seeking Candidates The Nominating Committee is seeking candidates to be included on the ballot for the open positions to be voted on by the congregation at our 2014 Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, December 7. 4 Congregational Council positions to serve for three years 2 Zion Foundation Trustees for three-year terms 6 Nominating Committee positions for one-year terms 1 youth Minneapolis Area Synod delegate to serve for one-year term 2 Minneapolis Area Synod delegates for two-year terms If you are interested please submit your name to the church office with your position preference. If you want to submit someone else’s name as a candidate please ask the individual prior to submitting their name. For more information about these positions or other questions please contact a member of the Nominating Committee or call the church office.
Stewardship Question & Answer Q: What is first fruits giving? A: We are bombarded daily with advertised messages telling us we will be happier if only we purchase this product or that. Giving first means giving to God first, and living off the rest. If you are going to give generously, you need to give first.
Building Fund Update Monthly contributions to the Building Fund are currently running slightly behind our monthly mortgage payment. Overall, our 2014 financial picture is good. The building mortgage is $191,000 per year. Zion’s 2014 operating budget is $772,000 which covers daily ministry and staff costs. Thank you for your financial support of God’s work through our congregation.
Love INC Gala Love INC-Big Woods is having their 5th Annual Gala on Sunday, October 5, from 4:30-8:30 pm, at Christ the King Retreat Center. Please join us for buffet dinner, silent & live auction, entertainment, games, and lots of fun with just a $30 ticket. Tickets are available at the Information Desk or call Sandy Brenny at 763.682.2979.
Zion seeks to share Christ’s word, strengthen faith and serve those in need.