ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

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1 SHARING THE GOOD NEWS ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday, Mar 3 rd Mardi Gras Sunday Sunday, Mar 3 rd J.O.L.T. meeting 3-5 pm Tuesday, Mar 5 th Mary Martha 1:30 pm Tuesday, Mar 5 th Zion s Fat Tuesday pancake supper 5-7 pm Wednesday, Mar 6 th White Horse in Burton 7 am till?? Wednesday, Mar 6 th Ash Wednesday 7 pm Wednesday, Mar 6 th All Committees 7 pm Thursday, Mar 7 th Church secretary on vacation Sunday, Mar 10 th Hymn Sing Sunday Mar 10 th thru 12 th Pastor Katrina on vacation Tuesday, Mar 12 th 4H Club 7 pm Wednesday, Mar 13 th Lenten meal & worship 5:30/7 pm Thursday, Mar 14 th Ruth Circle 7 pm Friday, Mar 15 th BBM Sunday, Mar 17 th Youth fundraiser bake sale after worship service Wednesday, Mar 20 th Church 6 pm Wednesday, Mar 20 th Lenten meal & worship 5:30/7 pm Sunday, Mar 24 th J.O.L.T. meeting 3-6 pm Tuesday, Mar 26 th Bluebonnet Club mtg 11 am Wednesday, Mar 27 th Lenten meal & worship 5:30/7 pm Thursday, Mar 28 th F.L.C. in use by Girl Scouts Sunday, Mar 31 st Gospel Fest Sunday & youth fund raiser Argent Court George Rhodes Brenham Nursing & Rehab Darlene Gaskamp Focus Care of Brenham Sybil Kumaga Marvin & Doris Blum Watercrest Alvin & Ruth Free Kruse Village L.W. Miller Evelyn Plueckhahn Rosehill Assisted Living/Bellville Viola Koehn Homebound Herman & Elvera Borchardt Henry & Laverne Ganske Bradley Grimm & parents Josephine Helm Gracy Lange Joyce Meyer Edna Schramme Glenn Schroeder Mary Tockhorn Zion Lutheran Church 1800 FM 2679 Brenham, Texas Pastor: Katrina Walther Cell Phone (509) Church Phone (979) Address: zionsville1800@gmail.com Website: zionsvillelutheranchurch.org

2 Zion Lutheran Church January Congregational Meeting Jan. 27, 2019 The meeting was called to order by Brandon Keller Council Vice President, following the Sunday church service. Pastor Katrina Walther gave the opening prayer Annual Reports were handed out for review. The Minutes of Previous Meetings and the Pastoral and Committee Reports were approved. Motion to approve by Joy Fuchs and seconded by Susan Henske. Pastor Walther gave a brief overview of the "tune in process" and listening team concept. Financial Reports were discussed and approved. Volunteers were requested for three volunteers to complete Council Nominating Committee Current members are outgoing council members Shonda Ziese, Rodney Wittner, and Jeanette Ford. Trey Hardy, Joy Fuchs, and Melissa Bosse volunteered and will complete the committee, as accepted. With no further business, The meeting was adjourned. The closing prayer was given by Pastor Walther. Respectfully submitted, Jane Little, Secretary Monthly Meeting of Zion Lutheran Church Council February 20 th, 2019 Pastor Katrina Walther gave the opening prayer. Officers present: Michael Bentke, President Brandon Keller, Vice-President Jane Little, Secretary Susan Henske, Treasurer Steve Capan, Witness Allison Crowson, Stewardship Herbert Hardan, Building and grounds Sara Ramirez, Parish Ed. Officers absent: Jane Pederson, Worship Michael Bentke called the meeting to order REPORTS The Minutes were presented. Addition to the January minutes to include statement: "The Council introduces and welcomes Sara Ramirez to the Council. She has volunteered to finish the term of Steven Ramirez as Chair of Parish Education. Sadly Steven Ramirez passed away. Sara will continue his great work on the Council." Correction to the minutes to include recording the date of the "Gospel Fest" from March 21, 2019 to March 31, The minutes were accepted with the changes. The Financial report was presented, discussed, and approved. The Pastor's report was presented. Pastor Katrina noted that January visits were decreased because of her personal and family illnesses. She has caught up, and has three lay visitors assisting. Pastor discussed her tour of Bluebonnet Haven, a newly opened foster home for girls. Volunteer opportunity to anyone interested, Council approved requested vacation days. Cindy Lyles presented the Youth Ministry report. She discussed busy schedule for March including JOLT x2, Mardi Gras, Pancake Supper, Ash Wednesday, Lenten meals X5, Burton Bridge Ministries, Plant Sale Workday, Bake Sale, Gospel Fest, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. Also discussed need for additional storage needs for all materials. Herbert Hardan presented the Building and Grounds report. Work has begun on placement of windows in office doors. Also discussed - dead plant removal. Sara Ramirez presented the Parish Education report. She reported plans for Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, and Vacation Bible School. VBS 7/21/19 to 7/25/19 planned. Allison Crowson discussed some ideas for Stewardship, including fundraisers and planned giving. Jane Pederson was not present due to illness. Michael Bentke reported pancake supper is scheduled and tickets are being sold. AGENDA

3 The Tockhorn Estate bequest has been received and discussion of use. The money will be invested, and is designated for Building Fund Use, as per the donors' wishes. The marriage policy was discussed, and is still in process of revision. There was discussion of request for person in need, and will be discussed further. LEAD representative with overview of "Tune-in" program. An interactive video presentation with Rosella White was held. She gave an excellent explanation of the four step process to move forward. The website for this program is waytolead.org. The Council is considering this program and further action is to be taken. OTHER BUSINESS Respectfully submitted, Jane Little, Secretary Questions: 1. What happened to Elimelech in Moab? 2. What does the shepherd in the parable of the lost sheep do once he 3. What is the name of the disciple who betrayed Jesus? 4. What golden animal did the Israelites make as an idol? 5. Who did Jesus appear to first after his resurrection? 1. He died [Ruth 1:3] 2. Goes and looks for it [Matt 18:12] 3. Judas Iscariot [Mark 14:10] 4. A calf [E Michael Bentke presented the financial audit report. Discussion and further discussion when certain portions are completed, Active Shooter Training was again discussed. It was decided to schedule the event as offered by Brenham Police Dept. Dates, times and other information will then be made available to the Congregation. Additional Congregation directories have also been ordered for members that did not receive one. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Pastor Katrina led the Lord's Prayer to close the meeting. Date Worship Sunday School 02/ / / / Date Regular Memorial 02/ / / / Zion Lutheran Church Pancake Supper Fat Tuesday March 5, :00 7:00 pm $5.00 Donation Ages 6 to adult

4 Articles for the April 2019 newsletter must be received by March 20 th, Thank you. Pastor s Message: Lent: Centering Ourselves in Christ Jesus This month, we enter the 40 day season of Lent. The observance of Lent dates to the early days of the church. For the earliest Christians, it became customary that before the celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord, there should be a time of spiritual preparation for individuals and the community. Lent has long been a time when new believers traditionally prepared for baptism on Easter morning or at an Easter Vigil. Existing believers often choose to renew their faith through fasting, prayer, self-denial, and deep reflection on the Word of God and on our constant need for God and God s forgiveness through Christ Jesus. This year, I invite you to join us for our Lenten series, God at the Center. Using a labyrinth, an ancient tool for prayer and meditation, we will reflect on how God is the author and center of every aspect of our existence. Despite the fact that the words labyrinth and maze are often used interchangeably, there is a key difference between them. A maze is designed to confuse you and make you lose your way; it is a puzzle to be solved. A labyrinth, on the other hand, does not contain deliberate wrong turns; it is designed so that, if you simply stay on the path, you will be led to the center and then sent back out again. For me, that is the appeal during the holy season of Lent: it symbolically leads or draws us deeper into our relationship with God, then sends us back out into the world, full of His grace. There are as many ways to use a labyrinth as there are to pray. Together, we will explore one simple method of scriptural reflection and self-examination. Brothers and sisters in Christ, like the path of a labyrinth, Lent is a journey. It is a time when we acknowledge that God is the beginning and the end, God is the God, and we are not. It is a time to reflect and repent on the ways in which we put ourselves before God, the ways we seek our own will, not His, the ways we stray from the Kingdom, from the path Jesus Christ himself taught us. We begin our Lenten journey by being marked with a cross of ashes, a sign of humility and repentance. The ashes carry a twofold message: without Christ, we are empty dust; with Christ, we are forgiven and saved by the grace of God! We repent and turn to Him because He is gracious and merciful and his enduring love knows no bounds! The Ash Wednesday prayer: Almighty God, you created us out of the dust of the earth. May these ashes be a sign of our mortality and penitence, reminding us that only by the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ are we given eternal life; through the same Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

5 Amen. Your sister in Christ, Pastor Katrina

6 Our thoughts and prayers during the past month of January have gone out to: Family of Alfred Kelm Family of Chuck Cargill Family of Evelyn Capan Lois Albright Jeri Bentke Laverne Blum Marvin & Doris Blum Elverna Borchardt Herman Borchardt Marchel Brennan Rich Forst Alvin & Ruth Free Vickie Garner Dale Green Arthur Grimm John & Carol Haarmeyer Marian Helfrich Dale Herrington Billy Joe Jasinski Fred Kessel Wanda Kramer H.T. Langford Gloria Lehde Pat Lehrer Mark Machacek Marvin Marburger Rocksanne Marburger Howard Mead Jim Meals Wanda Meier Ron Mertz Heather Meyer L.W. Miller Vanessa Moudry Lance & Angela Mundkowsky Emmett Muske Kaitlyn Nienstedt Jane Pederson Barry & Susan Pepper Evelyn Plueckhahn Robert Richter Earl Rosenbaum Edna Schramme Sue Schwartz Roger Seilheimer Russell Sommer Joy & Robert Sorenson James Vaughn Milroy Weinert Betty Wiesepape Sandy Winkelmann Lisa Wise We are pleased to let you know that a deposit has been made to Zion thru Thrivent on behalf of: Bernadine Blum Doris Blum Fred Blum Marvin Blum Raymond Blum Joyce Boeker Melisa Bosse Steven Conner Harold Eikenhorst Allyne Emshoff Erwin Emshoff Shirley Ganske Bernadine Gaskamp Herbert Hardan Carolyn Heidemann Gladys Hodde Bobbie Ising Aubert Jaeger Cleo Jaeger William Klingsportn Carolyn Maass Elroy Maass Jason Maass Dorine Marburger Elmer Marburger Joyce Marburger Marvin Marburger Richard McCord James Pelkemeyer Ray Rodenbeck Theresa Rodenbeck Walter Rodenbeck Beverly Roehling Gary Rosenbaum Marvin Spreen Bernice Vaughn Jerry Vaughn Gary Wagner Linda Wagner Viola Weiss Lori Wittner Rodney Wittner Joyce Dittert MM James Vaughn Travis Rosenbaum M/M Allan Niemeyer

7 ZION YOUTH Way to start the year off with Sunday School Perfect Attendance!! For the month of January: Allison Marburger, Tyler Ramirez, Tyson Ramirez, Brazos Supak, and Sandy Supak. Thank you parents!!! Can you believe February is here and now gone! I know you hear me say that every month, but time is just flying by. In our church life it is a busy time with Lent and Easter coming up. Here are few of the happenings in February! Thank you Zion! Once again it was a Great SOUPER BOWL! Our players came out in full force, our Cheerleaders had their cheers loud and clear and our adults participated. We collected $55.00 in money and collected 291 items of food. We were a part of the 4,136 US participants that gave over 8 million dollars to help fight world hunger! Thank you once again for caring for Gods people. Congratulations to all of our major Livestock Show winners! The major shows had several of our youth showing and competing in different areas. I do not want to leave anybody out so Congrats to all of our 4-H and FFA youth! Adrie Niemeyer and Haylie Niemeyer competed at the San Antonio Livestock Show on the 4-H Consumer Decision Making Intermediate judging team. The team placed 1 st out of 38 teams and Adrie placed 4 th high point individual out of 116 intermediate competitors. Way to Go! MARCH is HERE!! Sunday School Youth!! March 3 rd is Madri Gras Sunday! Please wear your Purple, Green or Yellow to church as we March in to the tune of When the Saints go Marching in. Lenten Meals: March 13 th Taco Soup March 20 th Hamburgers March 27 th Pulled Pork Sandwiches Mark your Calendars for March 31 st for an afternoon of fun, fellowship, music and food! Come join us on Sunday March 31 st at 5:00 for a Chicken Fried Steak dinner served by our youth and then a show presented by our awesome band plus a few others for some gospel music and a little fun to let your soul rejuvenate! Allison and the band plus some extras like CW Riley and his wife, and who knows who will walk thru the doors. Tickets go on sale Sunday March 3 rd! J.O.L.T. Confirmation Classes for March JOLT March 3 rd, 3-5 pm JOLT March 24 th, 3-6 pm

8 Youth Director Cindy Lyles Non-Profit Organization PAID Zion Lutheran Church 1800 FM 2679 Brenham, TX Phone: Return Service Requested Brenham, Texas PERMIT NO 3