Happy New Year. Zion News for January 2018 Zion United Church of Christ - Evansville, Indiana. January Birthdays!

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1 Zion News for January 2018 Zion United Church of Christ - Evansville, Indiana Our condolences go to the family of Ruth Bernhardt. Ruth was born on July 9, 1923, in St. Louis, Mo, and passed away on December 30, She graduated from Reitz High School in After graduation, she worked at Hoosier Cardinal as a riveter during the war building planes. Women s Fellowship and Guests in December. The January meeting of the Women s Fellowship will take place on Tuesday, January 9 th, with lunch provided by Common Ground Community Kitchen. Reservations would be appreciated by indicating plans to attend in the pew pads or letting the church office know. The program will be provided by our organist, Neal Biggers. Similar to his program last January, Neal will play music that he will perform next month in Mexico. For the fourth year, he is helping organize and play for a musical program in the town of Ajijic, Mexico, at which donations will be received to help support the nearby Villa Infantile Orphanage. All are welcome to come for the organ program, which will begin shortly after lunch, around 12:45. Coffee Hour will be served on Sunday, January 14 by Terry and Linda Yunker. Come join us for food and fellowship at 9:30 a.m. before Sunday Morning Worship! On June 25, 1944, she married Walter Bernhardt. She was a member of Zion United Church of Christ. She loved to travel taking many bus trips. She liked bowling, working jigsaw puzzles, and being with her family. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She belonged to the Eastern Star and was involved with the Shrine through the Honored Ladies. She will be greatly missed here at Zion. We also extend our condolences to the family of Hulda Schuble, especially her daughter Joann Wolff. Hulda s funeral will be here at Zion on Saturday afternoon, January 6 th. January Birthdays! 5-Jan 19-Jan 22-Jan Michele Daum Rev. Kim Reising Michael Caufield Happy New Year

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3 AT THE ZION CENTER Holiday Potluck and Open House in December, hosted by Common Ground Kitchen and the Organic Veggie Club. Lunch continues to be served, beginning at 11:30 Mondays thru Thursdays! Pay what you can. Second Tuesday Song Circle resumes on January 9 th from 6 to 8 PM. Introduction to Nia Dance with Sonia Marie Sunday, January 28 at 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Nia is an expressive body-mind-spirit movement technique that offers an artistic somatic approach to health and healing. Combining simple dance moves with the martial arts and Yoga, Nia provides a variety of movement dynamics to create an experience that involves your whole body, as well as your spirit.~ Debbie Rosas. Suggested Donation $20.00 (But Pay what you can afford). All donatations are shared with Zion Center. Workshop includes some floor time so please bring a yoga mat if you want one. Bring water. Introduction to Qigong 6:00-7:15 PM Tuesdays Kundalini Yoga 6:00-7:30 PM Thursdays Holistic Health Contact Kay Hummel ( ) if interested in one-on-one practices she provides to relieve stress and promote natural healing. Organic Produce Club (Tues. 10am-1pm) & Frontier Co-Op See the Zion website or contact the office for more information. Linda s Little Bookstore Used books on religion, etc., at reduced prices. Husband-wife Team Offers New Yoga Opportunities Bob and Tami Tenbarge are offering new Yoga classes at the Zion Center. Bob s class is Yin Yoga on Wednesday evenings at 6pm, and Tami offers Go with the Flow Yoga on Friday mornings at 9am. In addition to teaching Yoga, Bob is proprietor of Tenbarge Home Exteriors. Tami teaches Yoga at USI Outreach. Celebrating Our Past, Creating Our Future Saturday, January 20 at 9 AM - 12 PM A sacred and creative celebration of remembering and blessing 2017, and dreaming new life into Come deepen your personal connection to your life and your intention for the new year in this reflective fun and creative half-day retreat. We will be using some simple expressive arts like journaling, music, and a technique called, "soul collage" to lead us into gratitude and forgiveness for the past year, and focusing our intention and desire for the year ahead. Cost: $30 suggested donation. Lunch provided separately for $8.00 from Common Ground To register: contact Maryann at maryannnjoyce@sbcglobal.net or Paypal account set up for payment. Cash or check accepted. Please reserve your spot by January 14.

4 Three Great Loves and the greatest of these is love. Crop for Caring 2018 January 20 January 21 Jan 20 at 9 AM to Jan 21 at 9 PM Bethel United Church of Christ - Evansville Our own Board of Christian Ministry & Outreach here at Zion was busy during the holiday season! In addition to normal activities such as providing head ushers and communion preparation, the following was accomplished: Canned goods were collected the week before Thanksgiving and on December 9 th, for the Tri State Food Bank. The Giving Wreath was placed in the narthex, with proceeds going to Patchwork Central. It was decided that the loose offering collected on Christmas Eve would be donated to the Veterans of the Cross/Christmas Offering. Hanging of the Greens was held on the last Sunday in November with a large number of volunteers. A signup board for Coffee Hour for 2018 was placed in the narthex. In a recent year, over 100 scrapbookers made it out to Crop For Caring. All proceeds go to the United Caring Services (UCS), who provide food, shelter, and counseling for the homeless. Event organizers say each scrapbooker has a unique project they choose to work on for the day. Whether it s prom from a couple years ago, or a tribute to their son that s serving in the military or some baby pictures, many have them been here year after year, United Caring Services Executive Director Jason Emmerson says. $40 registration fee by January 15 th. Call Deborah at for more information -From 44news.wevv.com and Facebook event. December Church Meetings: Congregational Meeting: January 21, after worship Trustees: Monday, January 8, 5pm Council: Monday, January 8, 6pm Sunday Attendance in December: 34, 34, 60, 21, 27 Christmas Eve: 65

5 Johannes Schaefer one of these newly baptized babies. This young father, just twenty-eight years old, dies on January 5th at 6 a.m. from severe lung illness after receiving Holy Communion. He leaves behind his wife, Gertraud nee Moll, his newly born son, one older child, four brothers and three sisters. He is buried on Epiphany Day, January 6 th at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill, hoping in the final resurrection Whooosh 1893 Once again Zion s Time Machine is whoooshing and whooshing, trying to take us to a church meeting in January, 1868, but nothing comes into view. Are there two feet of snow on the ground? Is the temperature below zero? Did the secretary fail to preserve any minutes? We have no answers. We only know Zion s records contain no minutes of meetings at Zion 150 years ago. For unknown reasons the Council and Congregational meetings are not held until February. It s almost unheard of not to have an Annual Meeting in January. In fact, it s unconstitutional! But life goes on! There are five baptism in January starting with two on January 1 st. 1. Heinrich Eduard Grundtmann 2. Johannes Schaefer (Born on Christmas Day) 3. Caroline Henriette Emilie Schulte 4. August Friedrich Wilhelm Glocke 5. Johann Adam Albert Berg And very tragically life comes to an end for Johann Schaefer, the father of Also very tragically newly baptized Heinrich Eduard Grundmann dies on January 20 th and is buried the next day at Oak Hill. He was born on Christmas Eve, 1867 and baptized on January 1, His grieving parents are Heinrich and Ida (Kiefer) Grundtmann Now Zion s Time Machine whoooshes on to The congregation gathers for its Annual Meeting on January 1 st. Pastor Frick leads an opening devotional of a hymn, scripture reading and prayer. President Hartig opens the meeting with a stern reminder that they are in a very sacred place and that they should maintain order under every circumstance. He reads the rules which require this. This warning may be prompted by some recent grumbling about the pastor. Likewise the report about unpaid pledges hints about this grumbling. Treasurer Rahm s report shows income of $1, in 1867 and expenses of $1,865.68, leaving a balance of $ Three auditors are appointed. Pastor Frick reports that the Synod has organized a Fire Insurance Society and wants to know if Zion will support this project. The matter is turned over to the Church Council. It is reported that the Sunday School project in Independence is

6 struggling with inadequate leadership. The question of its continuance is referred to the Church Council During the elections Mr. Brinker is elected Elder in place of Mr. Fischer, and an exception is made to re-elect Mr. Kattmann to remain Elder. Mr. Carl Braun is unanimously re-elected Secretary and four Council members are elected. Three men are elected to contact those in arrears on their pledges. Finally it is resolved to have a collection for the needy each year at Easter. Adjournment follows with prayer offered by Mr. Fischer. Nick Kissel was born in 1843 in Tubgenheim in Rhine Province. He came to this country in 1862 with his parents, his brothers and sisters in He lived here many years in partnership with his brother, Jacob. He dies after a brief illness at the home of his sister, Mrs. David Becker, on January 2, 1893, 1:45 p.m. at the age of 50 years. He is buried at Oak Hill on January 4 th. Scenes from Christmas 2018 The Church Council meets on January 9 th to reviews the status of the Sunday School in Independence. After a lengthy discussion it is decided that since the school is not making any progress that it be closed for an unspecified amount of time, and that its property be transferred to Mr. Dan Becker for safekeeping. Finally, following a discussion about members in arrears, eight names are stricken from the membership list, while some others are retained in the hopes they will fulfill their obligations. The meeting adjourns. The year 1893 begins with nine baptisms in January, two of them occurring on New Year s Day: 1. Georg Jarl Triftmeier 2. Lina Tille Urban 3. Louis Oskar Huck 4. Johanna Ida Altheide 5. Oskar Friedrich Steinbach 6. Oskar Gottfried Bader 7. August Heinrich Thiemann 8. Anna Flora Mueller 9. Otto Karl Holz Thinking of You... Please remember our shut-ins with cards and Prayers: Allen Thornton Don Trautvetter Brentwood Nursing & Rehab c/o Susie Brown 30 E. Chandler Ave 8034 Wolf Creek Ct Evansville, IN Evansville, IN 47712

7 January Zion United Church of Christ Evansville, IN Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat :30 AM Worship 8 5:00 Church Trustees 6:00 Church Council 6:00pm Qigong, Richard 9 Noon Women s Fellowship 5:00pm Choir Practice 6:00pm Handbells 6:00pm Qigong, Richard 6:00pm Song Circle 10 6:00pm Kundalini Yoga 11 3:00-5:30 UCS Meal Ministry 6:00pm Kundalini Yoga 9:00am Go with the Flow Yoga, Tami 12 9:00am Go with the Flow Yoga, Tami 13 7:00am A Men s 14 9:30 AM Coffee Hour 10:30 AM Worship 9am-4pm Buddhist Meditation Retreat: Jampa Wangpo :00pm Choir Practice 6:00pm Handbells 6:00pm Qigon, Richard :00pm Kundalini Yoga 19 9:00am Go with the Flow Yoga, Tami 20 9:00am Celebrating Our Past, Creating Our Future Retreat 21 10:30 AM Worship 11:00am Congregational Meeting :00pm Choir Practice 6:00pm Handbells 6:00pm Qigong, Richard :00pm Kundalini Yoga 26 9:00am Go with the Flow Yoga, Tami 27 7:00am A Men s 28 10:30 AM Worship 1:30pm Nia Dance Workshop, Sonia :00pm Choir Practice 6:00pm Handbells 6:00pm Qigong, Richard 31

8 Zion United Church of Christ 415 N.W. Fifth Street Evansville, IN RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Zion United Church of Christ Evansville, Indiana Rev. Kimron Reising, Pastor Rev. John Schroeder, Pastor Emeritus Neal Biggers, Minister of Music/Office Admin Sara Miller, Handbells Freddie Greer, Custodian Allen Powers, Security Phone: Office Pastor s revreising@zionucc.net Website: zionucc.net Facebook: Zion Center for Spiritual Development and Healing U.C.S. Meal Ministry: Thursday, January 11, 2018 Zion volunteers meet at 3pm to start meal preparation, but we can use extra hands from 4:45 to 5:30 pm when we serve the meal. Let us know if you would like to help.