ZION NEWS February 2017

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1 ZION NEWS February 2017 Zion Evangelical Church United Church of Christ 415 N.W. Fifth Street Evansville IN Women s Fellowship The Women s Fellowship will meet on Tuesday, February 7 th at 12:00 noon. The hostesses, Sharon Bernhardt and Dottie Pauli, are planning a Valentine theme for the luncheon. Their planning will be greatly aided by reservations being made either on the Sunday Attendance Register or by calling the Church Office, Zion s Time Machine will bring a program called This and That, a collection of short stories that did not make headline news in Zion s early history in the mid 1800s. They are still very interesting and give us a glimpse of what life was like in those days. Planning for the Annual White Breakfast on Ash Wednesday, March 1 st is also on the agenda for the February meeting. White Breakfast Ash Wednesday March 1 st 9 a.m. Candlelight Communion Service in the Fellowship Room Theme: Footprints Coffee Hour Sunday, February 12 th in the Coffee Room at 9:30 AM. Blanket Sundays When it is brrrr cold, it s a wonderful, warm feeling to snuggle under an extra blanket. Church World Service helps us share that feeling with people in disaster areas like tornados, hurricanes, floods, wars, etc. Each five dollar donation provides a blanket for someone, somewhere needing some warmth. Zion will observe Blanket Sundays on February 12 th and 19 th when you will be able to see and touch a CWS blanket on the altar. A heart will be placed on that blanket to symbolize each $5 donation. Please share the warmth through this program sponsored by the Women s Fellowship. Meetings The Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, February 13 th at 5:00 PM. The Church Council will meet on Monday, February 13 th at 6:00 PM. The Board of Christian Ministry/Board of Christian Education will meet on Sunday, February 12 th at 11:30 AM. The Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 7 th at 7:00 PM

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4 Kundalini Yoga Gong Meditation with Mervin Alphonse Saturday, February 11 th, 3:00-5:00 PM Space is limited- please call or to register Pay what you can/ suggested donation $15 Mervyn Alphonse has taught and practiced Hatha and Kundalini Yoga extensively and is certified to teach Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. He is a certified Reiki Master and utilizes a 34 gong in his Sound Healing practice. He has also sat Zazen for several years and has presented Yoga workshops and healing sessions at the Starwood Festival, Sirius Rising Festival, Serendipity Festival, Sacred Spaces Village at Burning Man, The Sanctuary at Phases of the Moon Festival, and at the Resonance Festival. He currently lives and teaches Hatha and Kundalini Yoga in Bloomington, Indiana. Kundalini Yoga has been called the Yoga of Awareness. This workshop takes the individual on an experience of Kundalini Yoga via participation in a kriya - a prescribed set of exercises, asana, meditation, mantra and breath patterns designed to awaken and radiate the dormant spiritual power that lies within us. Also included in the experience is a soundhealing session via the use of a 34 polysymphonic gong, which balances the sympathetic and para-sympathetic nervous systems and induces a state of spontaneous meditation. We will also discuss the origins of Kundalini Yoga as well as familiar topics such as Chakras, Prana, Patanjali s 8-limb codex, the Subtle Body, Dantiens, and any other relevant topics we might think of in the moment. Come expecting a stimulating and rewarding yogic experience! IS NOW OPEN IN THE ZION CENTER! Our focus is on fresh, sustainably grown ingredients, and we're committed to local sourcing to the greatest extent possible. We bake our own bread, make our own stocks, and know exactly what is in everything we serve. We look forward to seeing you for lunch! Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 11:00 AM 3:00 PM Vegan-Friendly ~ Pay What You Can Please visit our Facebook page, Common Ground Community Kitchen, for menus and more information.

5 Purpose (the design) Reflexology from Top to Bottom Hands on help for family and friends with Kay Hummel Dr. of Natural Medicine, Holistic Health Practitioner, Certified Reflexologist, Reiki Practitioner When: Saturday, February 26, 2017 Registration: 8:30 a.m. Class time : 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Lunch: Pot Luck! (Each person registering will be asked to bring a dish of choice within the 3 categories: Vegetable, Fruit, or Dessert I will provide various protein and snacks Where: Zion Center for Spiritual Development and Healing Cost: $30.00 for materials plus Pay what you can Please make checks out to Kay Hummel and mail to Zion Center 415 NW 5 th St.; Evansville, IN Please contact Kay directly to pay using a charge card (additional fee will apply). All payments must be received by February 17 th for materials. Donations accepted day of workshop and will go directly to benefit Zion Center. Space is limited! The design of this workshop is to provide information relative to the body s healing dynamics base relative to the field of Bio- Energetic Medicine & How-To Instructions of simple yet practical techniques based in Reflexology that serve to relieve tension. The focus of application will be for Self- Help for not only you, but for friends and family as well. Know that you can use these tools comfortably & safely to rebalance & reduce daily tension within the body. Releasing daily tension can serve to assist the organs of your body to function better, which in turn helps your organs to respond better to the demands of daily life as well as the process of restoration during sleep. Increasing the body s ability to remove old waste, allows your body a better opportunity to repair its systems, which rejuvenates the overall function. Overview for Self-Help Reflex-a-la-what? Use It, Lose It or Store It Self Help Ear Techniques Self Help Hand Techniques Aromatherapy Self Help Feet Techniques The Power of Breath How to Pull a Headache How to Develop a Quiet Mind Summary & Questions The information is compiled from my many teachers in the field of Bio-Energetic Medicine, Reiki and Reflexology. I look forward to sharing ways to improve one s own health, utilizing the power of Touch in support of The Design of Flow.

6 6) Anna Laura Agnes Kohl 7) Etna Mina Maria Erhardt 8) Wilhelmine Geiser 1867 Whooosh 1892 With the help of Zion s Time Machine, we are traveling back in time to February 1867, and on the 11 th of that month we meet with all the Church Council members for a very short agenda following a Bible reading, a prayer and the reading of the Minutes of the previous meeting. The first order of business is the approval of Mr. Otto Heinrich from Hesse for church membership. Then the church debt is always a concern, so a motion is made to ask every member to pay $20 this year for debt retirement to be paid either in a lump sum or in four installments. Meeting adjourned. Pastor Schrenk baptizes four babies: 1) Catharine Henriette Elisabetha Schmiedmeier 2) Johann Heinrich Riethe 3) Sophia Anna Nussmeier 4) Anna Louisa Wilhelm Hermann Heinrich Hoge and Wilhelmine Kirsch are united in marriage on February 7 th. Death takes a holiday this month. The church bell never tolls for a funeral. So we can reenter the Time Machine and whooosh to February (Note: The Time Machine is able to find Minutes of the Church Council for only a few months in February 1892 is one of the missing months for reasons unknown.) Pastor Frick baptizes eight babies and children in February: 1) Martha Elisabetha Hoelzel 2) Carolina Louisa Weber 3) Rosa Schornburg 4) Wilhelm Schornburg 5) Otto Kitzinger William Schwentker and Annie Ortmeier are united in marriage on February 18 th. Edward H. Meyer and Amelia Wittland are united in marriage on February 17 th. Wilhelmine F. I. Hulvershorn was born in 1855 in Boonville and was later confirmed in Newburgh at which time she was the foster daughter of Mr. Herrsher. In 1875 she married Hugo Hulvershorn and lived with him for 17 years. Their marriage was blessed with four children of whom two are still living. At the age of 36 she dies on January 30 th and is buried from her home at 417 E. Illinois Street in Locust Hill Cemetery on Monday afternoon, February 1 st. Louis H. Brizius was born in 1821 in Birkenfeld, Oldenburg. With his parents and brothers and sisters he emigrated in 1847 and lived at first in N. Boonville. There he married his first wife, Elisabeth Schnacke in In their twenty year marriage seven children were born. Five of them are still living. He moved to Evansville in In 1872 he married again. His second wife s name was Carol Kottmeier, who survives him. They lived together for almost twenty years. Four weeks before his death he buried his 92 year old mother in Newburgh. He then becomes ill himself and dies on February 16 th at 11 p.m. at the age of 71 years. Jacob Schombirg was born in 1844 in Darmstadt, Indiana. In 1871 he married Lisette Kolb and lived with her for not quite 21 years. Their marriage was blessed with 11 children of whom 8 are still living. He became ill on New Year s Day and dies on February 19 th at the age of 48 years. He is buried at Locust Hill on February 22 nd leaving behind his wife, seven children, four brothers and other relatives. His end was brought about by somebody else (Kelly) which contributed to his death. (No explanation of this final sentence is in his death record.)

7 PEACE Homeschool Group Average Attendance January 1-22, 2017 : 35 The PEACE Homeschool Group, an association of parents and their homeschooled kids, will continue to meet at Zion in the coming weeks for a variety of group classes, including art and Spanish. We are delighted to be hosting them! Thinking of You... Please remember our shut-ins with cards and Prayers: Allen Thornton Brentwood Nursing Rehab Center 30 E. Chandler Ave Evansville, IN Don Trautvetter c/o Susie Brown 8034 Wolf Creek Ct Evansville, IN Gerald Trautvetter North Park Nursing Center 650 Fairway Dr. Evansville, IN Winona Kallenbach The Village at Holiday 1200 W. Buena Vista Rd. Evansville, IN Happy Birthday! Terry Yunker (2/2) Cindy Corbett (2/3) Freddie Greer (2/4) Charlie Daum (2/17) Millie Hames (2/18) The PEACE group enjoys their weekly art class (above), while some of their younger siblings enjoy a nap (left).

8 February Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ Evansville Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 6:00 PM Yoga :30 AM Worship Communion 12 9:30 AM Coffee Hour 10:30 AM Worship 11:30 AM BCM/BCE 13 5:00 PM Trustees 6:00 PM Council :00 PM Women s Fellowship 6:00 PM Qigong 5:00 PM Choir 6:15 PM Handbells 7:00 PM Finance Committee 14 6:00 PM Qigong 5:00 PM Choir 6:15 PM Handbells 8 6:00-8:00 PM Spirit Sharing :00-5:30 Zion UCS Meal Ministry 6:00PM Yoga 16 6:00PM Yoga Articles for March Newsletter Due 4:00 AM Morning Sadhana 3:00-5:00 PM Kundalini Yoga Gong Meditation :30AM Worship :00-4:30 PM This Is Your Life- Live It! Workshop with Kay Hummel 6:00 PM Qigong 5:00 PM Choir 6:15 PM Handbells 6:00-8:00 PM Spirit Sharing 6:00PM Yoga 26 10:30 AM Worship 11:30 AM Lunch & Learn 8:30 AM -4:00 PM Reflexology from Top to Bottom with Kay Hummel :00 PM Qigong 5:00 PM Choir 6:15 PM Handbells 2017

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10 Zion Evangelical Church United Church of Christ 415 N.W. Fifth Street Evansville, IN RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Our Church Staff Rev. Kimron Reising, Pastor Rev. John Schroeder, Pastor Emeritus Neal Biggers, Minister of Music Sara Miller, Handbell Choir Director Erin Evans, Office Administrator/Bookkeeper Freddie Greer, Custodian Phone: Office Pastor s revreising@zionucc.net Website: zionucc.net Facebook: Zion Center for Spiritual Development and Healing Worship Service: 10:30 Because God loved us first, We should love each other. 1 John 4:11