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1 The Contact January 2017 Pg. 2 Prayers, Birthdays, Anniversaries Group Gatherings Pub Theology Display Case Secretary Note Pg. 3 Meetings, Choirs, Hospitality, Altar Guild, Ushers Confirmation & Sunday School Adult Education Pg. 4 Greeters, Readers, Acolytes, Member Info Updates Flower Chart Faith Stepping Stones Tubing at SnowStar Pg. 5 Annual Meeting Z-Book Club Trivia Night Souper Bowl Pg. 6 Financial Update Thank You s Pg. 7 Calendar Faith. Family. Community. PLEASE NOTE s upstairs kitchen will be closed until further notice. This is due to the A/C project taking place. HAPPY NEW YEAR Please note that Lutheran Church office will be closed on Tuesday, January 2, 2017 for the New Year s holiday. EPIPHANY Epiphany is January 6. Epiphany means manifestation. On this day we celebrate the revelation of Christ to the Gentiles that is, to all nations. Some Christian traditions celebrate three great epiphanies on this day: the magi s adoration of the Christ child, Jesus baptism in the Jordan River, and his first miracle, changing water into wine. The word and sacraments are for us the great epiphany of God s grace and mercy. We go forth to witness to the light that shines brightly in our midst. MITTEN TREE Sunday School Sponsored Opportunity: The 4th and 5th Grade Class put up the Mitten Tree and it will remain up until Epiphany in January. Mittens, hats, scarves, socks, underwear, and sweat pants can be placed on the tree. They will be given to LSI, MCSA, and schools for children in need. GIFT OF GOODIES On Sunday, January 8, hospitality will be Gift of Goodies. You are asked to clean out all of those left over cookies, fudge, candy, etc. and bring it to church to share. That way you get to clean out leftovers and we all get to taste the goodies.

2 PRAYERS AROUND ZION Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs. For those that are ill: Karen Goodell, Jean Orr, Elaine Van Greivenhof, Charles Christophersen, Dorothy Shanks, Thelma Hidlebaugh, Mike & Cathy Bermel, Linda Maas, Pat Minder, Karen Goodell, John Robinson, Julie & Abi Frye, Nancy Franklin, Sharon Pugh For those who have lost a loved one: Dale Wilder on the death of his brother Jan Drumm on the death of her mother, Phyllis Nau BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES *Denotes 90+ years, **denotes 100+ years, anniversaries listed are 50+ years Margaret Marolf 1/4 Bill Mark 1/7 Pat Koll 1/8 Pearl Strause 1/10 *Rose Marie Paul 1/16 John Robinson 1/20 Richard & Pat Koll 1/2 Edmon & Wilma Montgomery 1/15 OUT - TO - LUNCH BUNCH Out-to-Lunch Bunch will meet at 11:30 AM on January 12 at The Brick House. Sign up is available on the nursery bulletin board. SUPPER CLUB Supper Club will meet at 6:00 PM on January 21 at Hong Kong Buffet. Sign up is available on the nursery bulletin board. GROUP 5 Group 5 will meet at 9:30 AM on January 17 at in the MRP, Jeanette White will be hosting. GROUP 6 Group 6 will meet at 7:00 PM on January 26 at Terri Hanson s. PUB THEOLOGY Pub Theology is a concept, not a place. If you are 21 years old or older, please attend, make new friends, meet new people, and engage with your community regarding topics that matter and are relevant in the world today. The next meeting will be at 6:30 PM at Boonie s on Tuesday, January 17. DISPLAY CASE The next display case is going to feature anything red (dishes, collectibles, whatever) so please have your red stuff to the church office by January SECRETARY S NOTE Anyone who is able or willing to be a greeter or reader, please contact the church office. New faces are always welcome to greet folks before services on Sundays, upstairs and downstairs, and also to read the lessons during services on Sundays. If neither of these sound like your cup of tea, ushers are always needed, too. Heather has information in the church office on all three of these options to assist the church and the congregation. 2

3 UPCOMING MEETINGS: *Note the time change 10 AM All 6:30 PM -1/5 6:15 PM -1/12 7 PM - 1/12 CHOIRS PRACTICES: Bell 6:15 PM on 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25 Senior 7 PM on 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25 HOSPITALITY: 1/8-Social Ministry 1/15-Intern Committee 1/22-Worship 1/29-Property ALTAR GUILD: Stacey Ramos, Nancy Keel, and Sheryl Mercer 9 AM USHERS: Mike Batenhorst, Gary Sebbert, Dyann Roby, Kent Heckman, Gregg Mandsager CONFIRMATION & SUNDAY SCHOOL Please note that confirmation classes will resume on January 4, Sunday School will resume on January 8. ADULT EDUCATION Have you ever been on a sacred journey or pilgrimage? If you have, you know how profound the experience can be. If you haven t yet experience a spiritual pilgrimage, you won t regret the experience of encountering God in new and unexpected ways. Please join the Adult Education Group as we discuss spiritual journeys during the season of Epiphany! We will watch the series, "Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler. Sacred journeys are as old as humanity, yet they're more popular today than ever before. Tens of millions go on a pilgrimage each year. In this landmark series, New York Times best-selling author Bruce Feiler travels with American pilgrims on six historic pilgrimages. They set out from the ordinary and seek the extraordinary. - In Lourdes, France, bathe in sacred waters with wounded soldiers from around the world in a moving search for healing and reconciliation. - In southern Japan, trek with Buddhist pilgrims on an 800-mile, 88-temple journey as they seek personal salvation and renewal. - In Jerusalem, follow the trail of pilgrims from the three Abrahamic traditions as they ground their faith in one of the holiest cities on Earth. - In Mecca, go behind closed doors of the Hajj in a rare, intimate look at pilgrims making the trip of a lifetime. - In India, plunge into the Ganges during the largest human gathering on earth, the Kumbh Mela, which takes place every 12 years. - And in Nigeria, dance at water's edge with African- Americans at a spectacular Yoruba festival where they reclaim their religious roots. Unprecedented in scope, Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler will forever change how you view your own spiritual journey. Join us each Sunday morning in the council office! 3

4 9 AM GREETERS UP: 1/1-Jim & Linda Maas 1/8-Irmgard Shoppa 1/15-Dorothy Thompson 1/22-Sheryl Mercer 1/29-Bill & Patty Chrisman 9 AM GREETERS DOWN: 1/1-Larry & Reita Driskell 1/8-Bob & Mary Danner 1/15-Ralph & Barbara Buster 1/22-Mark & Sarah Perisho 1/29-Gary & Judy Sebbert 9 AM READERS: 1/1-Nancy Keel 1/8-Bonnie Nicolai 1/15-Destiny Williams 1/22-Mary Martz 1/29-Deb Weiss 9 AM ACOLYTES: 1/1-Aiden Armstrong & Quintin Meerdink 1/8-Julissa Williams & Hannah Keith 1/15-Alexandria Steele &Parker Freyermuth 1/22-Austin Lawrence & Ryan Mandsager 1/29-Cole & Brock True MEMBER INFO UPDATE: Patricia Meyer 5032 Foxtail Court Marion, IA pameyer747@gmail.com FLOWER CHART If you would like to sponsor flowers for the altar in 2017, the new sign up sheet is on the nursery bulletin board. This year, will be ordering flowers from Miller s each week. If you sign up, it will be a $30 altar flower fee reimbursement payable to. This payment can be left in the offering with the memo altar flowers. Please be sure to mark the flower chart clearly with your preferences. FAITH STEPPING STONES First Communion Instruction: Beginning Sunday, January 15, students in the 4th grade and up will be participating in a four-week course during the 10:15 AM Sunday School hour to prepare students to receive their first communion. These classes will also meet on January 22, January 29, and February 5. A parent or adult sponsor is required to attend each session with the student. Students will make communion bread on February 11 and receive their first communion and faith stepping stone on February 12. TUBING AT SNOWSTAR There is a sign up sheet outside the office on a bulletin board for anyone interested in joining the fun and tubing at SnowStar on Sunday, January 15 from 4-6 PM. Please meet at at 3:15 PM. Cost is $13/person and deadline for sign up is January 8. 4

5 ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of Lutheran Church will be January 22, 2017 at 11AM in Fellowship Hall. Worship will remain at 9AM this day with Sunday School, Adult Ed, and a coffee hour at 10 AM. All confirmed members of are voting members and encouraged to attend. You will be asked to approve the worship schedule for the coming year. *This is the time to let your opinion be known regarding Sunday morning worship remaining as one service at 9 AM or returning to two services with one at 8 AM and one at 10:30 AM. Elections will take place at this meeting and the Nominating Committee will submit a slate of candidates. Other business may also be brought to the floor during this meeting. Z-BOOK CLUB Z Book Club will be meeting on January 23 at 5 PM at HyVee Market Cafe and our next book is: Lisette's List: A Novel by Susan Vreeland. In 1937, young Lisette Roux and her husband, André, move from Paris to Provence to care for André s grandfather Pascal. Lisette discovers Pascal once worked in the nearby ochre mines and later became a pigment salesman and frame maker. Pascal begins to tutor Lisette in both art and life, allowing her to see his small collection of paintings and the Provençal landscape itself in a new light. War breaks out and André goes off to the front, but not before hiding Pascal s paintings to keep them from the Nazis reach. With German forces spreading across Europe, the sudden fall of Paris, and the rise of Vichy France, Lisette sets out to locate the paintings. Her search takes her through the stunning French countryside, where she befriends Marc and Bella Chagall, who acquaints her with the land, her neighbors, and even herself in ways she never dreamed possible. Through joy and tragedy, occupation and liberation, small acts of kindness and great acts of courage, Lisette learns to forgive the past, to live robustly, and to love again. TRIVIA NIGHT There will be a Trivia Night fundraiser sponsored by s Youth on January 28 in Fellowship Hall. Doors will open at 6 PM with Trivia to start at 6:30 PM. Get your team organized now. Teams of up to 8 people. Cost is $5/person or $40/team. Sign up is on the nursery bulletin board. Please bring your own snacks. Drinks will be provided. SOUPER BOWL OF CARING Each year, tens of thousands of our nation s youth put God s love into action through the Souper Bowl of Caring. You can help them feel the significance of caring for others. Drop a dollar (or more) in a soup pot on February 5 as you leave worship. Your donation will be divided between the Muscatine Food Pantry and ELCA World Hunger. Help s youth help others! 5

6 FINANCIAL UPDATE Oct /12 Yr. Yr-to-Date Actual Budget Difference Budgeted Income $268, ,189 (23,250) Budgeted Expenses 284, ,189 (8,094) Net Ordinary Income (15,156) - (15,156) Unbudgeted Income 8,668-8,668 Unbudgeted Expenses 2,283-2,283 Net Income (8,771) - (8,771) Fund Balances Unified $127,048 Designated Benevolences $600 Building $42,739 Quilters $1,537 Memorial $10,449 Mission $97,941 Fellowship $5,678 Gateway $32,806 Youth $10,997 THANK YOU S Thank you for all the birthday cards. ~ Mildred Meyer Group 5 & 6, I would like to thank you for the lovely gifts you brought to me at Sunnybrook. To all members, have a happy holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ~ Ray Taylor Thank you Bob & Bonnie Nicolai for bringing me communion each month and thank you to Joy Circle for the beautiful white poinsettia and Circle 5 for the candy. God Bless each of you. ~Ellen Tietje Thank everyone for supporting the LSI Hopes Angel Tree and Lutheran Living Angel Tree. ~ Social Ministry Thank you to everyone who thought of me this holiday season. ~ Heather Mills Thank you so much for allowing HOPES church usage for our annual Christmas party. Our families had a great time! ~ The HOPES Team Thank you to my church for all the prayers, cards, and calls. A special thank you to Ruth Starkweather for the flowers and visits, and Nancy for the coloring book and turkey decorations, and Sarah for all the visits. And thank you to Pastor Steve for the nice visit and communion. ~ Nancy Franklin 6

7 J J J a a a n n n u u u a a a r r r y y y Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 New Year's Day 2 OFFICE CLOSED! 3 9:00 AM Quilting Ladies 8 9:00 AM Worship 10:00 AM Hospitality - Gift of Goodies 10:15 AM Sunday School/ Adult Ed. 5:00 PM MY Group - Faith United 15 9:00 AM Worship 10:15 AM Sunday School/ Adult Ed./1st Communion Class 3:15 PM SnowStar - 5:00 PM MY Group - Faith United 22 9:00 AM Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School/ Adult Ed./1st Communion Class/Coffee Hour 11:00 AM Annual Meeting - Fellowship Hall 5:00 PM MY Group - Faith United 29 9:00 AM Worship 10:15 AM Sunday School/ Adult Ed./1st Communion Class 5:00 PM MY Group - Faith United 9 10:00 AM Gateway Meeting 10 9:00 AM Quilting Ladies :30 AM Group Jeanette White hosting 6:30 PM Pub Theology - Boonie's 23 5:00 PM Z-Book Club - HyVee Market Cafe 24 9:00 AM Quilting Ladies :00 AM Quilting Ladies :15 PM Gateway Meeting 5 6:30 PM All Committee Night 12 11:30 AM Out-to-Lunch Bunch - The Brick House 6:15 PM Exec. Comm. 7:00 PM Church Council 6 Epiphany 7 13 Display Items Due :00 PM Supper Club - Hong Kong Buffet 26 7:00 PM Group 6 - Terri Hanson's 2 6:30 PM All Committee Night :00 PM Trivia Night 3 4 7

8 THE CONTACT JANUARY 2017 KEEPING ZION CONNECTED Lutheran Church 513 Sycamore Street Muscatine, IA Visit us online at ZIONMUSCATINE.ORG Follow us at