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1 Zion s Voice Zion Lutheran Church Wooster, Ohio Church Staff Rev. Ann Paynter Pastor Jeffrey & Daphne Dexter Parish Musicians Kathy Ridenour Bookkeeper Joellen Lepley Administrative Assistant Lesa Yeater Custodian Cindy Hauser Nursery Attendant Susan Myers Children s Ministry Director 2019 Church Council President: Bill Dannley Vice President: Dan Shuman Secretary: Susan Mykrantz Treasurer: Brett Burkey Endowment Treasurer: Scott Schroer Financial Secretary: Judi Stock Tim Nolt Randy Wengerd Julie Mennes Dan Shuman Chris Conrad Tom Long Cyndi O Donnell Linda Roberts Cheryl Abernathy Chuck Timothy Be Disciples, Make Disciples February 2019 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, When Jesus showed himself to be God s Son, we didn t understand all at once. There were signs (as the gospel writer John put it) and there were wonders, but most people didn t immediately get that Jesus was God s Son. We have been blessed with a rather long season of Epiphany this year. This is a good thing because it means that we have more time to consider what it means that Jesus is God and therefore, what our mission could be. We started with the Wise Men s journey and we thought about our own pilgrimage. Then we linked John the Baptist s work with Jesus baptism and our washed and renewed lives. The wedding at Cana was a huge, neon pointer to the overflowing abundance of God s grace. The Word then came in the flesh to worship from The Word Made Flesh. When Jesus was just too much for his hometown, He opened his ministry to the world. The fishermen s bulging-to-thepoint-of-bursting nets teach about God s provision. Next we consider how new life is found in blessings and can even be found in woes. Epiphany comes to a peak with a glowing, mountaintop experience. We are in a season of seeking and finding. When we need encouragement so that we can encourage others, the light of Jesus shines brightly. Annual Meeting February 24 Peace be with you, Pastor Ann Zion s annual meeting to review the previous year will take place on February 24 th after each worship service. The reports of each team or committee will be received and the year-end financial report will be reviewed. Watch your for the 2018 Annual Report or get a hard copy at church after February 10 th. Mark your calendars! Zion s Voice 1 February 2019

2 News From Zion! Upcoming Events Women's Lunch Bunch Come one, Come all! The Women's Lunch Bunch will be meeting at Henry Station on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. for lunch. fellowship and fun! Please join us! Sign up on the sheets in Rooms 100 and 200. Men's Lunch Bunch We will be meeting for lunch at the Wooster Elk's Lodge on Wednesday, February 13th, at 1:00 pm. We are now well into the Winter time blahs. There is no better way to beat those Winter "blahs" then having lunch with the Lunch Bunch. How the Food Pantry Works For those wondering how the Food Pantry works. It is open every Sunday night from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. Clients are eligible to receive 1 bag of groceries in a 30 day period. Clients must meet income requirements. But, I do not recall ever having to deny anyone a bag of groceries. Clients also receive a bag of Panera Bread and frequently extra items, such as hotel samples of shampoo or soap, or odds and ends of groceries that are not included in the bags of groceries. We always let new clients know about our meal and worship service. Relay for Life 2019 Help support American Cancer Society s Relay for Life of Wayne County It is that time of year again to register for Relay for Life. See Cindy Nolt for registration forms and any questions. We welcome anyone in joining Zion s Glory Walkers team. Thanks to all who have supported our dining to donate at Applebee's October 10 and BW 3's on January 8, A future dining to donate will be at El Campasino on Tuesday, March 12, A special thank you to the Lunch Bunch groups for their continued support of the Dining to Donate events during the year. Another opportunity is coming up on Sunday, February 10, 2019 following the late service. The relay team will be serving up a Souper Sunday Soup Lunch. All are welcome and all the food will be provided by the relay team and all proceeds will benefit the team going to American Cancer Society. The menu will be assorted soups, breads, deserts and drink provided. Come enjoy lunch and fellowship for a good cause. The Shrove Tuesday pancake supper will be March 5, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Pre-sale tickets will be available soon. Bereavement Support Group Gathering The Bereavement Support Group will meet on February 23 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 200. Ash Wednesday and Lent Our observance of Lent will begin with Ash Wednesday worship at 2 pm and 7 pm on March 6th. Once again we ll offer Ashes to Go at noon and 5pm; this is designed to help those whose work schedule makes it impossible for them to attend an hour long service. Coffee House Worship The Coffee House Worship team invites you to join us Sundays at 8:45 a.m. We re excited for you to see what the future holds! Soup suppers and evening prayer for lent will be offered on March 13 th, 20 th, 27 th and April 3 rd and 10 th. Zion s Voice 2 February 2019

3 Family Ministry At Zion With Sympathy February Birthdays Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Beulah Maurer who passed away January 12. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Our sympathy to Mike and Connie Saner on the passing of Connie s mother, Ilse Oma M. Crocker on November 3. Our thoughts are with you at this time. Our sympathy to the family and friends of Barbara Mattern who passed away on November 28. Barbara was the long-time coordinator of the Akron-Wooster Cluster Board. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Teen Sunday School Class Zion is excited to begin a Teen Third Sunday Class. On the third Sunday of each month, we ll meet from 9:45am until 10:30am to learn about God and Church using the scouts religion award materials. Our February class will take place on February 17 th. This is material appropriate for teenaged Protestants. Those who are scouts will receive the God and Church Award when we have finished the program in late spring or early summer. Donuts will be served! 02/03 Clifford (Cliff) Leighty 02/03 Bertha Knox 02/03 Michael Saner 02/03 Jennifer Stinchcomb 02/03 Callum Myers 02/04 Jessica Hale 02/05 Jackie Kunkler 02/05 Deanna Boyd 02/08 Henson Myers 02/09 Irmgret Soesemann 02/09 Pamela Yarnell 02/09 Kathleen (Katie) Miller 02/10 Audra Thornton 02/11 Wayne Wagner 02/12 Kirsten Robinson 02/13 Susan Hilbert 02/13 Bradley Carrabine 02/15 Theadore Crawford 02/17 Eleanor (Ogie) Dice 02/18 Scott Myers 02/19 Terry Carrabine 02/20 Bonnie Anderson 02/22 Gregory Wallace 02/24 Shelby Spradley 02/25 Bonnie First 02/25 Jane Picking 02/25 Ella Karger 02/28 Greg Sautter 02/28 Kevin Rodda 02/29 Lori Golias Zion s Voice 3 February 2019

4 Assisting Ministers at Zion February, 2019 Zion s Prayer Ministry Coordinator: Jane Bender Ph Altar Guild: Elaine Jentes, Linda Roberts Acolytes 2/03 Duncan Grimes 2/10 Madison Schroer 2/17 Daniel Karger 2/24 Julian Grimes Greeters 2/03 Fred & Dixie Ray 2/10 Joanne Gorrell 2/17 Ginny Leighty 2/24 Mary & Jon McMillen Ushers 2/03 Chris Conrad, Tom Long, Tom McFadden, Scott Schroer 2/10 Jon Ansel, Sr., Dave Picking, Mike Saner, Wayne Wagner 2/17 Fred Ray, Karl Emler, Todd Hauser 2/24 Larry Drager, Todd Hauser, Mary Bricker, Wayne Wagner Fred Ray Communion Stewards 2/03 Karl Emler, Julie Mennes, Judi Stock 2/10 Bill Dannley, Pat Drager, Naomi Lance 2/17 Don Bogner, Rich Danby, Karolyn Miller 2/24 Stan Post, MaryAnn Post, Susan Hilbert Lectors 2/03 Kim Long 2/10 Terry Stoudenheimer 2/17 Susan Mykrantz 2/24 Dan Drager Pastor Ann Paynter Presiding : Worship at Brookdale and Danbury Woods 2/3 2:00 p.m. at Danbury Woods Independent and Assisted Living Units 2/6 1:30 p.m. at Brookdale Independent and Assisted Living Units 2/28 1:30 p.m. at Danbury Woods Independent and Assisted Living Units You are welcome to join our friends at Danbury Woods. They love to see new faces. Editor s note The deadline for the March 2019 issue of Zion s Voice is February 15, Due to time constraints, I may not be able to write your article for you, so please your articles or turn a typed or handwritten copy into the office. Keep in mind, the article is subject to modification so it can fit properly on the page, however the details will not be affected. Please make sure your meeting dates are turned into the office for the church calendar. Thank you, Susan Mykrantz, jerseyfan@sssnet.com Zion s Voice 4 February 2019

5 Ministry is held on Sunday evenings from 5:00 p.m. until around 7:00 p.m. Finances: Our Ministry continues to be self-funded by several members of the congregation. Service: Pastor Ann usually presides over this service which starts after the evening meal around 6:15 p.m. and includes communion (grape juice only). We sometimes have guest pastors fill in if Pastor Ann is unavailable. Attendance usually runs from 20 to 30 people with the average around 25. Packaged treats from Panera are given out at the end of service. The meal starts at 5:45 p.m. Zion provides the meal on the 1 st and 4 th Sundays. Members of the congregation bring the food in for these meals. On the 2 nd Sunday, Peace Lutheran in Ashland alternates with Central Christian in providing the meal. On the 3 rd Sundays, St. Peter s Lutheran in New Pittsburg and Salem Lutheran in Madisonburg alternate providing the meal. On 5 th Sundays, the meal is now going to be provided by the Catholic Men s Group from St. Mary s Catholic Church. Attendance at Meals: Attendance ranges from 40 to 100, and usually is lower at the beginning of the month and higher towards the end of the month. The average attendance falls between 60 and 70 people. Food Pantry: The Food Pantry is open from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Each bag contains 1 box of Spaghetti, 1 jar of Spaghetti Sauce, 1 can of Tuna, 1 can of Chicken, 1 can of Sloppy Joe Mix, 2 cans of Green Beans, 1 can of Corn, 1 can of Cream of Chicken Soup, 1 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup, and 1 can of Chicken Noodle Soup or Tomato Soup, 1 box of Mac & Cheese, 1 jar of Peanut Butter, 1 box of Chicken Rice, 1 can of Fruit, 1 box of Skillet Masters, 1 tube of toothpaste 1-4-roll pack of Toilet Tissue. We usually give out between 5 and 10 bags at the beginning of the month. By the end of the month we usually give out around 20 bags. Bags are usually packed on Fridays, and the order is made out then. Cheryl Oswald and Linda Roberts pack the bags with Karen Rodda filling in as needed. The order for the Wednesday truck is called in to SAVE-A-Lot on Sunday or Saturday mornings. Tom and Kay McFadden pick up the order on Thursday afternoons and put all the food away. Panera Bread: Volunteers pick up all of the bread and pastry leftover from the day from Panera on Saturday night at 9:15 p.m. 40 bags of bread, bagels, or pastry are packaged on Sunday to be included with the grocery bags in the Food Pantry. About 12 bags are filled with pastry treats to be handed out after the worship service. Hosts: Each week 2 people provide Hosting Duties for the DZ@6 Food Pantry and the meal. The hosts help in the Food pantry, keeping track of how many bags are given out, and to provide security. They also take count of people present for the meal and worship service, keep order, and occasionally help serve at the meal. Meal preparation and serving: Cindy Hauser, Naomi Lance, or Cheryl Oswald are in charge of supervising at with several faithful helpers. Zion is truly blessed to have so many wonderful people providing ingredients for the meals, picking up the Panera Bread, serving as Hosts, working in the kitchen and serving meals and helping to pay for this blessed ministry. Zion s Voice 5 February 2019

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7 Council Highlights President s Report: Mary McMillen welcomed new council Cheryl Abernathy, Bill Dannley and Charles Timothy. She reminded council members and cabinet members to turn in their annual reports to the church office by January 15. Pastor s Report: Pastor Ann reviewed her activities for the month. Pastor Ann noted that Julianne Smith Assistant to NEO Synod Bishop will visit Zion to report on her mission outreach activities. Council members will be installed on January 6 during the worship service. Ministry Teams Reports Family Ministry: Their next team meeting will be January 28, The Adult Forum studying Historical Jesus, followed by a new study on the Apostle Paul. 6 or 7 children are attending Sunday School each week. Kim Long is updating the church library. She has disposed of old VHS tapes. In-reach/Outreach Ministry: Their next team meeting will be January 12, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. Things are going well. Mary McMillen replacing Ginny Leighty as leader of Inreach / Outreach in January. Evangelism: Julie reports active follow-up with visitors. Homebound visits will continue with communion; each circle has a list of shut-ins for outreach with gifts and goodies delivered for Christmas. Irene will rotate this list of homebound parishioners for Tape Ministry: Cyndi O Donnell reported that the best option is to record on CD s and provide a CD player for recipients if needed. Birthday greetings: Irene Rickett is receiving very positive feedback on this project. Prayer chain: The prayer chain ministry is going well with total of 12 members. Fellowship: The Downtown Churches Christmas Walk was a big success. Wednesday Advent worship services went well. Men s Groups- The Men s Lunch group is seeking a new volunteer to coordinate the monthly lunches. Social Ministry: Salvation Army bell-ringing at Buehler s Towne Market was successful with 26 time slots filled. The Christmas Giving Tree initiative with People to People received over 40 gifts and many gift cards. The Food Pantry received a check for $2,000 from Christmas Gala auction. It is well funded with donations and not part of the church budget A new rotation of volunteers will do Panera bread pick-ups beginning in January 2019 Boy Scouts: The troop presented a check for $500 from the proceeds from their parking lot project at the Wayne County Fair toward the cost of a new door on the warehouse. Relay for Life: Dining to Donate is on-going initiative and the team still has candy bars for sale. Prayer Shawl Ministry: Naomi Lance distributed three prayer shawls during the church walk. Sue Furno continues to knit shawls, and yarn is available in cabinet for knitters. Bereavement Support Group: The group continues to meet regularly. Worship and Music Ministry: Advent worship Praying with the Saints was well received. One Christmas Eve Service was held. Operations Ministry Property: Concrete repair at church foundation is completed. Proposed projects for 2019 include updating heating system with new thermostats, boilers, heat circulation pumps; air conditioning for the chapel (about $7K), exterior siding for the warehouse (about $7K), renovation of downstairs ladies restroom. Old Business Council expressed their gratitude to Dave Picking, Josephine Wright, Karolyn Miller and Susan Taylor for their dedicated service to council. Cyndi O Donnell is continuing her work on the community grant application. Dan Shuman reported on proposed updates for the kitchen. He suggested a survey to determine what is done in the kitchen and what equipment is needed to accomplish the tasks. The updated membership directory should be ready for distribution by December 23. The Strategic planning team will start regularly scheduled meetings in January New Business Tom McFadden will be invited to the next meeting to give an update on what is involved in accepting girls in the scouting program at Zion. A request was made for consideration by Property Committee and budget to do a renovation of windows in sanctuary. It was moved by Dan Shuman and seconded by Julie Mennes to form a communcations committee to work Zion s Voice 7 February 2019

8 Z I O N LU T H E R A N C H U R C H 301 North Market Street Wooster, OH Return Service Requested Zion s Voice February 2019 Office Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. September-May M-Th 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. June-August Phone: (330) office@zionlutheran-wooster.org Website: Sunday Schedule 8:45 a.m. - Coffee House Worship 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School/Adult Forum 10:45 a.m. - Traditional Worship 5:00 p.m. - Food Pantry 5:45 p.m. - DZ@6 Outreach Meal & Worship Zion Lutheran Church Be Disciples, Make Disciples Zion s Voice 8 February 2019