Zion Lutheran Church and School

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1 Zion Lutheran Church and School Welcome to Zion! We re excited to have you with us worshiping our Lord together! It s our prayer that you experience the love of Jesus in a deep and meaningful way. Word and Sacrament In an effort to provide congregational fellowship prior to Lent services, as well as an opportunity for youth to serve and allow them time to attend service, the youth group will still be preparing and providing food on Wednesdays during Lent. However, instead of a full meal, we will offer appetizers, snacks and desserts, as well as iced tea and water. This Wednesday s menu is Nacho bar, veggies and ranch dip, chips and dip and a variety of desserts. We are still collecting a free will donation each night to help defray costs to our youth for the 2019 National Youth Gathering. Thank you for your continued and unwavering support! Our Lenten Bible Breakfast series on The Salutary Gift comes to a close this Wednesday, March 21, at the Eagle s Nest Restaurant in Bethalto at 9 a.m. Seminarian Tim Roggow will lead the devotional topic Nuptial Feast. Plan to join with members of Concordia, St. Peters, and St. Paul for an hour of worship and fellowship. Good Friday Service: If anyone is interested in being a candle holder for the Good Friday service, please contact Carol Deist at or Easter Sunrise Service will begin in the cemetery this year and we will then proceed into the church for the rest of the service. Easter Egg & Candy Donations Needed! We are in need of a few dozen Easter eggs as well as about 250 pieces of candy to fill the eggs (individually wrapped). All donations can be placed in the donation drawer labeled Sunday School. Please have donations in no later than Wednesday, March 28. Thank you! Easter Egg Hunt will be Sunday, April 1, 9 10 a.m. (Sunday School hour) at Zion School for Preschool through 4 th grade. Jr. High (5 th 8 th grades) will help hide eggs. Bags will be provided and children can meet in the school gym. See you then! Bible Studies and Small Groups for Adults But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 3:18a) Day Time Topic Leader Location Revelation Dottie Rogers East Conf. Room Near Elevator Sunday 9:30 The Intermediate State Pastors Adult Ed Room Basement Revelation Ken Ray, Wayne Weber Old Conf. Room Basement The Myth of the Millennial Connecting Generations in the Church Various West Conf. Room Women's Bible Study Marla Ray Copy Room Sunday 9:30 3 years and under Little Lambs Room Sunday 9:30 Pre-kindergarten Church Sunday 9:30 Kindergarten Jr. High Zion School Sunday 9:30 Sr. High Youth Room Tuesday 9:00 Pericopes A study of the weekly church readings Pastor Kale West Conf. Room Wednesday 10:30 The Book of Revelation Bruce Dorris West Conf. Room At Zion, God s Love Works in and through His People. March 18, 2018, page 1

2 Church Office Offering Update as of March 11 Offerings Received Last Week $16,319 Offerings Budgeted Per Week $18,634 Shortfall $2,315 Amount Owed to Bank for Line of Credit: $21,900 Offerings Received YTD $172,322 Offerings Budgeted YTD $186,341 Year to Date Shortfall $14,020 Gluten free communion wafers are now available. If you need one, please speak to a pastor or elder before the communion service. The Parish Nurse will be here this Wednesday, March 21, 9 11 a.m. Total Saturday/Sunday Worship Attendance for 3/11/18 was 385 compared to an attendance of 391 on 3/12/17. School Summer Camp News! We are gearing up for another fun summer at Zion! An exciting change this year is that our Junior 2 campers will be going on field trips. Junior 2 is for children going into kindergarten through having completed 1 st grade. On Tuesdays they will have a park outing and on Fridays they will go to a splash pad. Our elementary campers (having completed 2 nd grade 6 th grade) will have an additional day for a field trip. Mondays will be roller skating day at the YMCA Skate Center, Wednesdays will alternate between bowling at Airport Plaza Bowl and the Riverbend Bounce House, and Thursdays will be swimming at the Roxana pool. Our Junior 1 campers (3 & 4 year olds) don t go on field trips but will have many fun things planned for them. Summer Camp will run from May 29 August 3. Registration materials will be available very soon so be watching! Summer Camp is open to all children ages 3-having completed 6 th grade. We welcome kids from the public schools in the area and from Zion or other parochial schools. Summer Camp Bus Driver Needed. Now that we have our own Zion activity bus, we will be offering more field trips for Summer Camp! Drivers must have a CDL license with a passenger endorsement. Don t have one? Summer Camp will cover the cost for you to get licensed. We will be taking the kids to the park, roller skating, bowling and swimming. Each day of the week Summer Camp will be on the go. So if you are available one afternoon a week or more, please let Annalisa Roggow or the school office know. Drivers may choose to volunteer their time or be paid. A background check will be required. Join Metro-East Lutheran High School community in a 40 th anniversary worship service on Sunday, April 8, at 2:30 in the afternoon at Lutheran High s auxiliary gym. Come celebrate God s blessings on Lutheran High as we pause in worship, music, and song to give honor and glory to God. There will be a guest alumni preacher and former musicians leading us in worship. Service Dave Ramsey s Financial Peace University classes will be offered right here at Zion beginning Thursday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m. There are 9 sessions that will continue each Thursday throughout April and May. The classes will be led by Dian & Scott Miller who are certified instructors through Financial Peace University. If interested in joining this class and learning how to manage your finances, control spending and become debt free, please contact Debbie Morris at to reserve your spot and request child care. If you haven t taken the class before, please purchase the Financial Peace University Kit online at daveramsey.com or speak to Debbie for more details. Preschool Sunday School Teacher Needed! Volunteer needed to teach Preschool Sunday School once a month, and help another teacher once a month. Please contact DCE Kristen if you are interested or know someone who may be. (kwyzard@zionbethalto.org) Thank you! Evangelism The Honduras Mission Trip dates are June Things have finally settled down in Honduras and Open Doors is once again hosting teams. This year we have been blessed with cheaper airfares too. The cost will be approximately $1,600. If you are interested in attending, please contact Pastor Mark at At Zion, God s Love Works in and through His People. March 18, 2018, page 2

3 Mission Board News: We appreciate all gifts that support our mission outreach projects. We all realize that we cannot give to every need; however, we appreciate your prayers that through our work as Zion s Mission Board, we are carrying out God s will to help others. March: Easter baskets small story books, small toys for Zion school families, seminary families, Hope Center. Ukraine Ministry: gently used/like new clothes-children to adult (Jerry Morgan s ministry will ship any donations to the Ukraine). April: Concordia Seminary Pantry gently (like new) men s dress clothing, women s & children s clothing. We appreciate it if you could donate any clothes after April 1. We often have storage issues. If the storage bins are full, please include a note with your donation where you would like it to be given. Thank you so very much for your overwhelming support of our Seminary families. Questions, please call Paula Giertz at Fellowship Join us for the following weekly events: Yoga - Mondays, 8:00 p.m., Zumba Saturdays, 10:00 a.m., School Gym Walk/Run - Saturdays, 8:00 a.m., Culp Lane Park Free will donations will be collected by the leader at each event to support the Community Hope Center. Youth NYG Free Will Offering: A free will offering will be taken after each service today to help our youth attend the National Youth Gathering in Minneapolis next summer! Thank you for your continued support! Misc. Women in Mission: Our next meeting is this Wednesday, March 21, at 12 noon. Deb Sivia will lead the Bible study. All women are welcome to attend. Easter Lilies: Donations of Easter lilies will be used to decorate our Sanctuary and for Easter Celebration services. We will again appreciate your donations of flowers as a memorial, in praise and thanksgiving, in observance of special remembrances, etc. The cost is $9.00 per plant, which can be paid in the church office. Please call to order your Easter lily. You may take the flowers home following the 11 a.m. service on Easter Sunday. The Rock Opera: The Leadership Team would like to know if there is any interest in bringing the Christian rock duo Lost and Found to Zion. Members of Zion may be familiar with Lost and Found as they routinely perform at the LCMS Youth Gathering. At the end of October, Lost and Found will be performing at a Lutheran church in St. Charles, MO, and the musicians have reached out to Zion to see if we might want to host a concert around that time frame. The cost is approximately $4,000, and funds would have to be raised by members who want to organize the event (ticket sales, sponsorships, etc.). If you are interested in organizing this event, please let Pastor Kale know, and he can give you the information that we have so far received. It s not too early to think about the Passion Play in Pastor Meyer and Pastor Mark have planned a trip to Israel then on to Germany for the Passion Play at Oberammergau. The dates and the trip are September 8-18, 2020, and the cost is $5099. In 2010, we were blessed with about 45 Zion members on that trip and we expect this trip to fill up quickly because of the combination of Israel and the Passion Play. This will be a trip to remember. The deadline for a $250 registration discount on the Croatia trip this coming October is March 30. Please contact either Pastor Mark or Pastor Willy if you are interested in this unique tour that highlights coastal scenery on the Adriatic Sea as well as ancient cities and medieval architecture. There are still brochures on the ledge outside the church offices. Alton Symphony Orchestra: Upcoming events: Sunday, April 15, 3 p.m. Amen ; Saturday, April 21, 7 p.m. A Foreign Flavor. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Concerts are held at Lewis and Clark College, Hatheway Cultural Center Auditorium. Dr. Judy Moss has ticket to sell. Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Livingston, IL, will hold fish fries again this year on Friday nights through March 23. Hours serving will be from 4:30 7 p.m. and ticket prices are $10/adults, $5/children ages 12 and under. Holy Cross is located at 460 Church Street in Livingston. For more information, please call the church at Activities This Week At Zion, God s Love Works in and through His People. March 18, 2018, page 3

4 TODAY: Jr. High Youth Night 4-6:00 p.m. MONDAY: Matins Choir 6:30 p.m. Yoga 8:00 p.m. TUESDAY: Pericopes 9:00 a.m. Quilters (Adult Ed. Room) 6:30 p.m. Handbells 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Quilters (Adult Ed. Room) 8 a.m. 12 p.m. Parish Nurse 9 11 a.m. Lenten Bible Breakfast Eagle s Nest Restaurant 9:00 a.m. Bible Study (Zion Library) 10:30 a.m. Women in Mission 12:00 p.m. Lent Appetizers & Desserts (served by the Youth) 5:30 p.m. Lenten Service 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir 7:15 p.m. Jr. Confirmation 7:15 p.m. FRIDAY: Herald Report Due Today SATURDAY: Zumba 10:00 a.m. At Zion, God s Love Works in and through His People. March 18, 2018, page 4

5 Worship Services Saturday: Sunday: Sunday School: 6:00 p.m. 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Contact and Connect Church Staff Rev. Mark Hofferber, Senior Pastor Rev. Kale Hanson, Associate Pastor Miss Kristen Wyzard, DCE Mrs. Patti Epping, Secretary Church Office: (618) School Staff Mr. Joseph Snyder, Principal Mrs. Annalisa Roggow, Preschool Director Mrs. Renee Hardwick, Secretary School Office: (618) Holy Communion is celebrated on the second and last Sundays of the month. As Lutherans, we believe the body and blood of Jesus are truly present in the bread and wine. Please review the questions below. If you are able to answer yes to these questions, we invite you to participate. o Are you baptized? o Do you believe that you are a sinful human being without hope of eternal life except for God s mercy in Christ? At Zion, God s Love Works in and through His People. March 18, 2018, page 5

6 o o Do you believe that Jesus Christ is God s Son and your Savior? Do you believe that Communion is not symbolic, but rather that Jesus body and blood are truly present in the bread and wine? Croatia, Slovenia and the Adriatic Coast: There are still spaces available for Pastor Mark s and Pastor Meyer s trip in October. The dates are October Book by March 30 and save $250 per person. If interested, please pick up a brochure outside the church office. At Zion, God s Love Works in and through His People. March 18, 2018, page 6