COMMUNION Sunday, Nov 6th Communion will be served after both services. News from Zion

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1 News from Zion Z i o n E v a n g e l i c a l C h u r c h ~ S c o t t s b l u f f, N e b r a s k a O C T O B E R, z i o z i o n s c o t t s b l u f f. c o m w w w. z i o n s c o t t s b l u f f. c o m COMMUNION Sunday, Nov 6th Communion will be served after both services. F r o m t h e p a s t o r s d e s k... At the beginning of the summer, we embarked on a study of the introductory chapters of Proverbs which I intended to last throughout the summer months possible spilling over into September. Finally, on the last Sunday of October, we reached the end of our summer study. (I guess I figured - why should the reconstruc#on project in the Ministry Center be the only thing that takes us longer that an#cipated?) I did not hurry through Proverbs because even though its focus is primarily P l e a s e T a k e n o t e... Mission Prayer Partners for NOV Veteran s/current Military 13-Ryen & Laura House 20-OCC Shoeboxes 27-Advent/Holiday Season MISSION S SUNDAY November 13th Ryen & Laura House, with NTM (New Tribe Missions) will be sharing. Plan on being a part of this special day. See more info on Ryen & family on page 3. GREBEL & COFFEE Saturday, Nov 5th 7 a.m a.m. PRE-ORDERS and HELP welcome. Sign up at the Welcome Center! Or call toward young people, I have been overwhelmed with comments from adults who have told me how much they are learning from and enjoying our study of Proverbs. The final chapter we looked at (chapter 9) brought everything we learned together perfectly by personifying both Wisdom and Foolishness as women who each make promises of good things they can provide to young people who choose to follow them. Everyone looks for good things like wealth, honor, enjoyment, safety, peace, and friendship. Both Wisdom and Foolishness promise to provide these things, but they encourage us to pursue them in very different ways. Wisdom says because God designed life and only He knows what's best, you must trust Him enough to follow His commands to find the life He wants to provide. Foolishness tells us we are smart enough to know what's best and encourages us to follow our hearts which will lead us to the good things we want in life. The way of Wisdom in most cases requires doing what's difficult now (delaying gra#fica- #on, hard work, choosing honesty over decep#on) with the confidence that in the long run, faith in God's goodness will pay off. Foolishness tells us we can have all the good things we want now (without delaying gra#fica#on, without hard work, without hard choices) because there are always shortcuts we can take if we are willing to ignore the commands of God. Both promise the same good things, but Wisdom promises they come eventually through trus#ng the Lord, hard work and discipline and Foolishness promises they can come immediately without listening to the LORD, doing hard work, or making difficult choices. If we take what both Wisdom and Fool- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDING, Saturday, November 5th! TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK 1 HOUR BEFORE YOU GO TO BED! (Continued on page 2) MONTHLY CARRY-IN Sunday Nov 13 Missions Sunday following the 10:30 service Bring a dish to share & JOIN THE FELLOWSHIP

2 Page 2 (Continued from page 1) ishness say at face value, the choice seems easy. If we can have the good things of life later a7er taking the hard, disciplined way, or we can have the same good things immediately by taking the easy, fun way, why would anyone take the hard way? The reason Proverbs gives for not taking the easy way is that you cannot take what Foolishness says at face value because she has no interest in the truth. Her promises are false, and trus#ng her leads not to life but to hardship and death. Wisdom, on the other hand, because she is #ed to the character of God always tells the truth. The truth is God wants you to have enjoyable friendships, financial freedom, a happy and healthy marriage, the respect of others, and safety. These and other good things are promised to those who fear Him enough to trust that his commands are what's best and simply walk in obedience to them day by day, year by year, genera#on by genera#on. My hope is that our study of Proverbs has given us as a church such confidence in God's plan for our lives that we are commi8ed to walk together in the wisdom God provides in his Word and to encourage each other as we do so. As we look to November, we'll be beginning a new study of Luke. Because of its length, I an#cipate this study will take at least a year. It has been some #me since I've studied or taught one of the gospels, so I'm filled with both excitement and nervousness. Please pray that this study gives us all a clearer understanding of our Savior and that it inspires us to be even more devoted to Him. Before we begin our study of Luke, we will have Missions Sunday on November 13. We have invited a missionary couple (Ryen and Laura House) to share their vision for their ministry to unreached people groups in Mexico. Ryen and Laura both grew up here in the Sco8sbluff/Gering valley and have completed training through New Tribes Mission. They are currently raising support in hopes of being ready to head to the mission field next summer. I'm excited to give our church the opportunity to be part of the team suppor#ng and sending them out to do the work God called them to do in reaching unreached people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Please make plans to join us on November 13, so you can hear their vision for ministry in Mexico and prayerfully consider being part of their financial support team. Andrew NEWS FROM ZION WOMEN S MINISTRIES: The Women s Ministries met on October 3 with 16 women present. Prayer requests were shared and prayed for. There was discussion and organization of the Spaghetti Supper. Wanda, Tammy H., Barb S. and Peg R. will be doing the Plates of Love for our shut-in members. Kathy Jay and Joyce Kautz will remain in their respective offices. Elaine Kling and Terry Martin will be in charge of the decorating of the church for Christmas. And the Women s Ministries Christmas Party will December 5th at 6:30pm. All ladies of the church are invited. Hostesses for the evening were: Lorrine Hein, Noni Hizel and Cheryl Rose. Joyce Kautz SPAGHETTI DINNER SILENT AUCTION Saturday, November 19 th 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Zion Evangelical Church Ministry Center Tickets - $5 Children 3 & under eat free. Tickets available at the door. *Silent auction will close at 6:45 pm.*

3 NEWS FROM ZION General Fund for September 2016 INCOME: Fund Raisers $ 1, Other Income Missions 0.00 Sunday Offering 17, TOTAL INCOME $ 18, EXPENSES: Bldg. & Grounds $ 1, Fund Raising Ministry 2, Mission Fund Office Staff Benefits Staff Salary 9, Utilities TOTAL EXPENSES: $ 15, TOTAL INCOME/EXPENSE $ 3, Sunday School News: Happy Fall! We are excited in our Sunday School Dept.! We have teamed up with Awana and our church family by sending out stickers with our Sunday School and Awana times. These stickers can be put on candy bars as you hand them out for Halloween. We are hoping to get kids that might not have a church home or Awana program, to come to ours where the message and hope of Jesus is shared. We are having a big surprise for the Sunday School kids on Oct. 30 th! We ordered fall bags that have the message of Jesus on them, filling them with candy; each child getting a flash light that says, "Shine for Jesus", and a gospel track that clearly shows them how to put their faith in Jesus Christ, if they haven't already. How important this is. We, as adults, can see the turmoil in our nation so we must show our kids that God truly is the one in control, and will reign forever and ever. We will be doing a fun project with the kids for Thanksgiving. Stay tuned for the Christmas program; we have had a great response to kids wanting to be in the program and that blesses our hearts. Feel free to visit your child s classroom on Sunday morning. God Bless, Sharon, Robin, Malissa Page 3 MISSIONS: MISSION S SUNDAY... November 13th Ryen and Laura (Abbott) House will be sharing with us about their calling to New Tribe Missions to church plant among unreached people in Mexico. Ryen graduated from Gering and Laura graduated from Scottsbluff and were married in 2009.They moved to Wisconsin to attend New Tribes Bible Institute to pursue cross-cultural missions. They are currently interning at First Baptist Church in Safford, Arizona. They have 4 children: Ezly (5), Rex (4), Khray (3) and Hadassah (1). Please mark your calendars and join in this Sunday of Missions. We will follow the morning services with a Carry-in Dinner at 11:30. It will be an blessed, informative and compelling day! CIRCLE OF PRAISE: Circle of Praise met Oct 15th with 25 present. After a delicious carry-in supper, a short business meeting was held. The annual Cookie Sale will be Saturday, Dec 10. Sign up sheets will be put out for help on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Also, a sheet will be put out for people to bring cookies. An ad will be put in the paper and cookies will be sold for $8/lb. Additionally, the Prime Rib Supper will be held Dec 10 at 6 PM. Cost is $15/per person. All food will be provided and we will have a special group singing for us. Ed and Elaine Kling will host the November meeting the 4 th of Nov at 6 PM. (Please note: this is a Friday evening). After the meeting, Dave and Teri had a game for us to do about candy and how much we knew about the various kinds. We also did name that tune with songs from long ago. We closed with the Lord s Prayer. Teri Erdman

4 Page 4 To our Zion Church Family, Thank you from the depths of our hearts for the cards, gifts and kind words in honor of Pastor Appreciation Month. We count it a privilege to serve God and are happy he has called us to serve in such a loving place. Your encouragement means more to us than you will ever know. Pastor Andy & Janae Griess Pastor Taylor & Claire Boltjes Congratulations......Emma Marker on her 99th Birthday, 10/4!...Delbert Trupp on his 90th Birthday, 10/6!...Albert & Mildred Weber on their 64th Wedding Anniversary on October 7th!...new grandparents Tom & Cheryl Rose; great grandparents Ben & Lorrine Hein, Uncle Tommy and Aunt Carli & Uncle Adam Harris on the birth of Caleb Thomas Geiser, born 10/9 weighing 7#, 8oz and 21 long. Proud parents are Sarah (Rose) and Devin Geiser. Sympathies...Steve & Sue Huber and family on the passing of Sue s brother, Gary Pisaska. The KCMI Broadcast for NOVEMBER is given by Dave & Teri Erdman in honor of their 43rd Wedding Anniversary! Thank you for sharing in this valuable ministry. FAMILY NIGHT... Monday, Nov 21 at 6:00 p.m. What to bring: Breakfast for supper! All are invited! NEWS FROM ZION OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD COLLECTION WEEK NOVEMBER Get ready and start filling your shoeboxes! There are brochures and instructions at The table in the Oasis along with empty shoeboxes...if you need any! Remember to include $7 for shipping, if you can. If you are interested in a short-term mission opportunity...we will be going to Denver to work at the Distribution Center, Friday, Nov 25th. There are spots for 8 people (must be 13 yrs. or older). Sign up at the Welcome Center if your are interested in going. Our shift is from 10am-4pm. COOP RECEIPTS: $42,375 Good job! Keep em coming! CIRCLE OF PRAISE FRIDAY, November 4th at 6pm FOOD-FELLOWSHIP-FUN

5 NEWS FROM ZION Page 5 COOKIE WALK Sat~ Dec 10th 8:00 12:00 Noon (or sold out) Let us do your holiday baking!! Cookies to be Sold by the pound See you there! Some dates to be aware of in NOVEMBER: Grebel & Coffee - Nov 5 Mission s Sunday - Nov 13 OCC Collection Week - Nov Spaghetti Supper/Silent Auction - Nov 19 Combined 4C s Thanksgiving Service/Salem - Nov 20 Thanksgiving Eve Communion Service/7:00pm - Nov 23 Thanksgiving/Church Office closed - Nov 24 Church Office closed - Nov 25 Church Decorating/TBA - Nov 26 1 st Sunday of Advent /Sunday School practice 1-3pm/ Festival of Lessons & Carols/5 pm - Nov 27 YOUTH: Hello church family! Things are progressing smoothly with our Youth programs. The kids are learning so much and (as an added bonus) so am I! On Thursday nights we are studying how the beginning of the universe points to God as the only possible cause. It is amazing to see how true science only confirms God's word! On Wednesday nights, the High School Bible study is into the book of 1st Samuel. We are learning how God is the Rock. We can either shelter in Him or, if we choose to oppose Him, encounter his righteous justice! The characters in this book are colorful and dynamic, while still being people to whom we can all relate and learn from. Colorful characters also abound in the book of Judges, which the Middle Schoolers and I are studying in Sunday School. This part of Israel's history reads almost like a comic book. Like any good comic book, Judges points to how we all need a hero. Human heroes (although they are used by God to do great things) can never fix the big problem in every human heart. The power to do that lies with the greatest Hero of all: Jesus. Lastly, we have Awana. We have been learning about the attributes of God. I am amazed at the depth of understanding exhibited by the T&T group of clubbers. It is a joy to remind them of God's love, justice, creativity, and eternality (just to name a few). I am so thankful for your prayers and I hope you will remember these age groups when you talk with our Father. Please pray that they will grow up to be men and women who look like Jesus. Please pray also that I would be accurate when I teach and that the truth of God's word would change hearts. Thank you for your love for these kids, and thank you for your prayers for these ministries! Pastor Taylor

6 Page 6 NEWS FROM ZION ~ AWANA NEWS ~ On Sunday, September 25 th we held an Open House for our AWANA clubbers parents and anyone else in the congregation that wanted to see what happens each club night at AWANA!!! The Staff does such a great job of making our guests feel welcome and including them in as much or as little as they would like to take part!!! (Parents help little ones with their craft, parents are invited to play the games, etc.) We also ALWAYS have to treat our guests to refreshments and the clubbers, of course, get in on that as well! Each October is Pastor s/pastoral Staff & Spouses Appreciation and as a club that is so blessed by their prayers, support, hard work, etc., we like to have a special celebration honoring them. Last year was the first year that we tried a campfire/singa-long theme for our activity - which everyone seemed to really enjoy so that is what we planned for this year. Parents are also asked to attend so that we have plenty of hands to help with the hot dog roasting, marshmallow roasting, etc. (Not to mention, we want PLENTY of eyes watching the kids so that they don t get too close to the fire pits!!!) I am SO THANKFUL to have Staff that is very capable and willing to step in if something comes up for me... which has never really happened as far as for our actual club meetings. However, in the wee hours of Sunday morning on October 9 th, I received a text from my daughter Sarah saying that my grandson would soon be entering the world and to head down to Lincoln ASAP!!! Needless to say, by club time that afternoon, I was in Lincoln, NE holding my newborn grandson!!! Please meet, Caleb Thomas Geiser, born at 11:13 a.m. on October 9 th. He was 7 lbs., 8 oz. and 20¾ in. long and already has his Grandma and Grandpa Rose wrapped around his little finger!!! Alright, back to Pastor s Appreciation : Thank you, Pastor Andy & Janae and Taylor & Claire for all you do for our AWANA Club!!! Thank you to Chad Meyer for taking charge of the fire pit set up and put out! Thank you, Malissa Meyer for taking care of the food set up and take down, etc. Thank you, Kathy Trook for taking care of presenting the thank you notes and gift cards to Pastor Andy and Taylor. Thank you, Andee Musonda for help with the behind the scenes work to ensure that the evening ran smoothly. On the following Monday evening, October 10 th, I along with three

7 NEWS FROM ZION Page 7 other staff from our club were to join some other area AWANA Staff to attend this year s Ministry Conference The Great Connection at Monument Bible Church from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. As it turned out, only one of our staff was able to attend (no other churches showed up) so it was cancelled. October 16 th was BARF (Bring A Real Friend) night! This is a fun way for the clubbers to pass their friend section in their handbook but more importantly, have their friends hear the Good News of Jesus!!! The purpose of BARF night is also to have visitors turn into regular attending clubbers. I know of at least two that have been returning!!! (Two more children that are hearing the Gospel WOO HOO!!!) Coming up in November, we will be packing shoe boxes with our clubbers for Operation Christmas Child as well as hearing from missionaries, Ryen and Laura House with New Tribes Mission. Of course in November we also celebrate Thanksgiving... we have SO MUCH to be thankful for as children of God!!! We are SO BLESSED!!! Thankful that... GOD IS IN CONTROL!!! (And for a beautiful newborn grandson!!! ) Cheryl Rose, Commander Thank you, Janae Griess for many of our AWANA pics as well as Mickie Janecek and Andee Musonda for posting pics on Facebook of their sensory activities in Puggles and Cubbies!!! I HAD to include this pic of Art DeVos photobombing the Powell family pic... One of the BEST photobombs I ve seen and I have to restrain myself from snort laughing every time I see it!!!

8 Page 8 NEWS FROM ZION Zion Evangelical Church Calendar NOVEMBER, 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY GREBEL & COFFEE 7-10AM 5 7:00 Church Board Mtg 7:00 Confirma#on 7:00 Choir 8:00 Worship Team 8:00 Sr High Bible Study 7:00 Jr High Youth CIRCLE OF PRAISE 6PM Daylight Savings ends! 8:30 Worship & Communion 8:30 Heritage 9:15 Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 Prayer Team II 9:30 Zion/Emerald Ct. 10:30 Worship & Communion 10:30 KCMI Broadcast 5:30 Sr High Fellowship 6 10:00 Bible Study/Village 7:00 Women s Ministries 47 Elec!on Day please vote! 8 7:00 Confirma#on 7:00 Choir 8:00 Worship Team 8:00 Sr High Bible Study 9 7:00 Jr High Youth 10 Thank a Veteran today! MISSION S SUNDAY 8:30 Mission Sunday 8:30 Heritage 9:15 Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 Prayer Team III 9:30 Zion/Emerald Ct. 10:30 Mission Sunday 11:30 Monthly Carry-in 3:30 AWANA 4:00 Vespers/Residency 5:30 Sr High Fellowship 13 10:00 Bible Study/Village :00 Confirma#on 7:00 Choir 8:00 Worship Team 8:00 Sr High Bible Study 16 7:00 Jr High Youth OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD COLLECTION WEEK 17 Spaghetti Supper Prep 18 Spaghetti Supper/ Silent Auction 5-7pm 19 8:30 Worship & Praise 8:30 Heritage 9:15 Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 Prayer Team IV 9:30 Zion/Emerald Ct. 10:30 Worship & Praise 3:30 AWNA 4:00 Vespers/Residency 5:30 Sr High Fellowship 7:00 Combined 4C s Thanksgiving service/salem 20 10:00 Bible Study/Village 21 6:00 Family Night/Breakfast 6:00 Night 22 THANKSGIVING EVE COMMUNION SERVICE 7:00 pm 23 Church Office Closed 24 OCC Workday/ Denver 10-4pm Church Office Closed 25 Church Decorating TBA 26 1st Sunday of Advent 8:30 Worship & Praise 8:30 Heritage 9:15 Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 Prayer Team V 9:30 Zion/Emerald Ct. 10:30 Worship & Praise NO AWANA Clubs 1:00 SS Christmas Prac!ce 5:00 Fes!val of Lessons & Carols/Soup following 27 10:00 Bible Study/Village 28 6:00 Night 29 7:00 Confirma#on 7:00 Choir 8:00 Worship Team 8:00 Sr High Bible Study 30 7:00 Jr High Youth DEC GREBEL & COFFEE 7-10AM