October 23, Announcements. True Righteousness Luke 18:9-17. Chili Cook-Off & Dessert Bake-Off Sunday, November 20 at Noon

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1 October 23, 2016 True Righteousness Luke 18:9-17 In our text for this day we have a parable about two men. Only one went home justified or declared righteous before God. Thanks be to God that in His mercy He does not give us what we deserve. 1. What is a parable? 2. Who were the Pharisees? 3. What did the tax collector ask for in prayer? Announcements Chili Cook-Off & Dessert Bake-Off Sunday, November 20 at Noon Participants needed!! Please sign up outside the Church office. Please call or text Fae or Jeremy Glass with questions: or OUR STEWARDSHIP LIFE AT WORK Worship Attendance - October Sat 15 5:00 pm 35 Sun 16 8:30 am (Comm) 140 (98) 10:45 am 162 September YTD General Offering $35,529 Avg. Budgeted Monthly Expenses $49,000 OCTOBER ALTAR FLOWERS Contact Emma Siems The cost is $70 a pair. NURSERY ROLL CIRCLE will meet Tuesday, Oct 25 th, 1:30 pm at the home of Sharon Heil, 109 E Calgary Ave, Bismarck. GET ACQUAINTED CIRCLE will meet in the Lounge, Oct 26 th at 2 pm. TAKE HEART IN YOUR GRIEF 6:30-8:00 pm Sundays at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. LifeLight Bible Study Monday s, 11:00 am and 6:30 pm in the Conference room. WOMEN S BIBLE STUDY will discuss Lesson 3, Veils and Mirrors, this Thursday at 1 pm in the lounge. The mission of Zion Lutheran Church is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people through Word and Sacrament, encouraging and supporting one another as a fellowship of believers.

2 It is that time again for Chancel Circle to ask the congregation to help with the Christmas Poinsettia project. We will ask for red and white ones. The cost is $8.50 each. These are live plants which are put out following the children s program in December and may be picked up after the last service on Christmas day. Envelopes are provided on the back table. Fill in your name, the color you wish to purchase, enclose your money in the envelope and place it in the offering plate. All orders must be in by November 1, Thank you very much for your generous support of the above project. If you have a question, please call Leona Robinson SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 ELDER Mike Gill VAN DRIVER Al Roe ACOLYTES GREETERS 8:30 am Madi Fast Fred & Nadine Aliyah Iverson Ehrhardt 10:45 am April Morris Harley & Betty Hailee McCormick Trautman SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 ELDER Mike Gill VAN DRIVER Oren Danielson ACOLYTES GREETERS 8:30 am Isaac Anderson Phyllis & Jerry Maggie Anderson Weist 10:45 am Andrew Orstad Steve & Bonnie Kade Orstad Chase 2 Sharing our Blessings... Sunday, November 6, we will have the great opportunity to share our blessings with Pastor Zellers, and his wife, Kathy. There will be a table in the lower foyer where you will be able to purchase scrip for gas and groceries to share with the Zellers at the Welcome meal. If you would prefer to sign up to cook and deliver a meal for Pastor Zellers and Kathy, there will be a sign up sheet for that, too. We encourage you to join us for this very special day as we welcome the Zellers and thank God for sending them to our congregation. Please continue to Pray For our members in the Buck Thornton (son of Betty Thornton) Bryce Johnson (grandson of Gladys & Melvin Pfennig) Marck Schlafman (Linda, Hadley, Payton) Shaundra Ziemann-Bolinske Shannon Ziemann (brother of Shaundra Bolinske) Austin Link (grandson of Bernie Keller) Steven Trautman (son of Betty & Harley Trautman) Jared Juntunen (grandson of Helen Juntunen) Brady Letteer (grandson of Dick & Jan Letteer) Justin Koivula (son of Mark & Amy Koivula)

3 Violence Is Real The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod August 2016 Financial Snapshot Simply Giving forms are located outside the Church Office. Electronic Giving is an easy, consistent way to give of your first fruits. Please pray for and consider how you may help the ministries of Zion Lutheran Church. 3

4 The South doors are locked during school hours for security purposes. If you would like the code, please contact the church office. Thank you!! Did you know, of our general offerings, Zion gives 16% to missions? 10% goes to the ND District, 5% goes to Martin Luther School & 1% goes to local missions. Please pray for and consider how you may help the ministries of Zion Lutheran Church. Martin Luther School collects * Campbell s Soup labels * Box Tops * Direct your Dollars (on Dan s receipts) Drop off bins are located across from the school office. The public is invited to join us for FREE family fun & treats! Light the Night With JESUS Featuring a variety of vehicles: Martin Luther School s Bus Emergency Vehicles Tractor Bobcat Zion s Church Van Themed personal Vehicles United Blood Services & MORE! Sign-UP Bring Treats Volunteer Website: Sign-up Genius Search using the following address: kristin.nistler@gmail.com Zion Lutheran Church South Parking Lot Corner of 5 th St. and Ave C Sunday, October 30 th 5:00-7:00 pm Admission: A canned good for the food pantry Youth Group is selling: Hotdogs, chips and pop for $5 or (701)

5 We are the North Dakota District ~ Will you please join me in thanking our District LWML? Thank you, women, for your commitment to the Word and your love for your pastor and church. Thank you for your mites, particularly as they benefit the education of our church work students and our pastors who attend Doxology. Ask an LWML woman in your congregation how you can get more involved in this marvelous auxiliary! ~ Pastor Baneck, District President Zion s Carpet Project Any and all monetary contributions will be graciously accepted! We need to raise $32,000 for this project. If we can raise a total of $50,000, we could also replace carpet in the school hallways. Please make checks payable to Zion place the word, Carpet in the memo line, and on the envelope. A table will be set up between services to accept offerings. Thank you for supporting our efforts to update this facility! King s Kids Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30pm Ages 4 through 4 th grade. *Parents can drop off and pick up in the North Hallway. You will be asked to sign your child in and out. *Parents are also encouraged to volunteer to help in the classroom, or bring snacks for the group. Please sign up to bring snack at

6 THIS WEEK AT ZION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 6:30 PM Take Heart in your SOTV MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 11:00 AM LifeLight Bible Study/Conf Rm 11:15 AM MLS Music/Chapel 6:30 PM LifeLight Bible Study/Conf Rm 7:00 PM AA Mtg TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 6:00 AM Leadership Mtg 2:30 PM MLS/Bsmt 3:30 PM Music Lessons/Nursery 4:00 PM Violin Lessons/Lounge WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 9:30 AM MLS Chapel 10:00 AM Bible Class 11:00 AM Zion Staff Mtg 11:15 AM MLS Choir 2:00 PM Get Acquainted Circle 5:00 PM Music Lessons/Conf Rm 5:15 PM Supper 5:45 PM Hosannas 6:00 PM The Talk 6:00 PM Confirmation 6:00 PM Kings Kids 6:45 PM Bells of Zion 7:30 PM Sr. High Youth THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 6:30 AM Bible Breakfast 1:00 PM Women s Bible Study/Lounge 2:30 PM MLS/Bsmt FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 2:30 PM MLS Music/Chapel SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 5:00 PM Contemporary Worship w/comm SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 8:30 AM Traditional Worship w/comm 9:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Sunday School 9:40 AM Youth Bible Study 9:45 AM MWL 10:45 AM Blended Worship w/comm 6:30 PM Take Heart in your SOTV October 26, 2016 Chicken Patty on a Bun, Veggie & Fruit 5:15-6:30 pm Please sign up for the meals in the purple binder located on the counter in the lower foyer. This allows us to have an accurate count for the catered meals. Thank you! Host group Or family: This group will take care of setting up the meal, putting out the food, silverware, napkins, etc. They would also serve the food and help clean up after the meal. The Host Group would not need to pay for their meal that evening! Sign up to host a meal You are invited to Bethel s Reformation Festival on Sunday, October 30th. Soup Lunch & Pie Auction 11:30 AM Music Festival 1:30 PM CELEBRATE THE REFORMATION AND SUPPORT MARTIN LUTHER SCHOOL! Please join us at Bethel as we celebrate the Reformation on Sunday, October30th. A Variety of soups will be served from 11:30am-1:00pm, with root beer floats served at 12:30pm! Martin Luther School will have a silent auction for pies from 11:30am-12:30pm, followed by a live auction of more pies at 12:30pm. A music festival with special music from the Bismarck-Mandan LCMS churches and worship will begin at 1:30pm. Don t miss out on any of these exciting events! 6

7 Youth & Young Adult Bible Class Sunday Mornings Leader: Steph Radenz Location: Kristin s office Time: 9:40-10:40 am Schedule & Notes... Youth Group Wednesday Evenings Leader: Kristin Nistler Location: Youth Rm Quilt-Tying and Fellowship Servant Event for the Women of Zion! Wednesday, November 2, :30-8:00 pm - Basement Come and go as you are able; stop by to learn the easy skill of tying and enjoy a cup of coffee and dessert! For the 2016 mission trip, St. Andrew Mission Society received generous donations of quilts from many churches across N. & S. Dakota to deliver on the mission trip to Mexico. Families from San Rafael, Mexico were very grateful for the quilts sent by Zion s LWML. Very young children received baby quilts, mothers & grandmothers were happy to pose for a proud picture the grandmother above had her hands full, so the volunteers wrapped the quilt around her - she was extremely thankful... 7

8 Jesus Others You Stephen Ministry Mission Statement A Christian friend who listens, cares, prays, supports, and encourages Please contact our Stephen Leaders: Denise Agnew Llona Sailing Harley Trautman If you know someone who needs care and support at this time. A TWO YEAR READING PLAN WEEK THIRTY THREE MONDAY 2 KINGS 17:1-41 TUESDAY 2 KINGS 18:1-19:37 WEDNESDAY 2 KINGS 20:1-21 THURSDAY 2 KINGS 21:1-26 FRIDAY 2 KINGS 22:1-23:37 SATURDAY 2 KINGS 24:1-25:30 SUNDAY 9:40 AM ADULT BIBLE STUDY GOSPEL OF ACTS MONDAY 11:00 AM & 6:30 PM (CONFERENCE RM. FOR BOTH) LIFE LIGHT I & II PETER WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM PROPHETS THURSDAY 6:30 AM BIBLE BREAKFAST AT THE RAMKOTA: JOHN 8 Zion Lutheran Church Phone: (701) Fax: (701) zionlcmsbis@gmail.com Website: Rev. Thomas R. Marcis, Jr. - Senior Pastor (701) tmarcisjr@gmail.com Rev. Kevin C. Zellers - Assistant Pastor (701) pastorzellers@gmail.com Rev. Robert Rowan - Visitation Pastor (701) Kristin Nistler - Director of Family Ministry (701) kristin.nistler@gmail.com Russ Weixel - Director of Junior Youth Ministry (701) rweixelzion@aol.com Gayle Little - Administrative Secretary zionlcmsbis@gmail.com Michele Agnew - Associate Secretary magnewzion@gmail.com ZION S CHURCH COUNCIL President - Chris Rooke Vice President - Elliot Rust Secretary - Bonnie Chase Treasurer - Fred Ehrhardt Board of Church Properties - David Kemnitz Board of Adult Family Ministry - Travis Rau Board of Youth Family Ministry - Stephanie Ell Board of Lay Ministry - Brian Rosin Board of Stewardship - Melody Hintz-Rau Special Projects Board - Lynette Schumaker Zion Foundation - Roland Huber OTHER ZION MINISTRY LEADERS Music Coordinator - Melissa Piatz Hosannas Director - Kathy Rooke Bells of Zion Director - Melody Hintz-Rau Acolyte Coordinator - Gary Semmel Stephen Leader - Denise Agnew LWML President - Mavis Goetz Bismarck-Mandan Lutheran School Association Heather Jacobson-Bauer & Lisa Miller

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