February Saturday, February 10th from 5-8:00pm Dinner and Jodi Beach Trio Keynote Speakers: Dr. Allan & Betsy Carlson

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1 February 2018 Sunday Worship: 8:00am and 10:30am Burmese Worship at 10:30am Zion Lutheran Church 925 5th Avenue Rockford, Illinois Phone: (815) Pastor Corner 2 Pastoral Intern 3 Lenten Worship 4 Youth Group 5 WOW 6 India Trip 7 Women of Zion 8 Jazz Dinner 9 Sunday Fellowship / Wednesday Lenten Soup 10 Prayer Corner 11 Church Calendar 12 Worship leaders Schedule 13 Mission Partners 14 Mission Teams / Church Finance 15 J D Saturday, February 10th from 5-8:00pm Dinner and Jodi Beach Trio Keynote Speakers: Dr. Allan & Betsy Carlson A W W February 14 - Wednesday Noon Worship at Zion Soup Lunch at 1pm Soup Supper at 6pm 7:00 pm Worship at Zion T B F E February 17, :15am - 12:30pm Zion Youth Center T P D Starts Sunday, February 18 9:15am Bible Study C R E Speaker: Rev. Dr. Winston Persaud Kishwaukee Valley College March 10, 2018 from 8:00-3:00pm Contact the office to signup for this free workshop

2 2 PASTOR S CORNER J D Join us at Zion on Saturday, February 10th at 5pm for the annual Jazz Dinner sponsored by Zion Outreach and led by Ruth Fairchild. Our keynote speakers are Legacy Award recipients Allan and Betsy Carlson. The Jodi Beach trio will be playing. This event is sponsored by Zion Outreach and funds raised go toward the Blackhawk Courts Farm and Garden program, our partnership program with Angelic Organic Learning Center. The cost is $25.00 and you can sign up by contac ng the office, signup on Facebook or send in your check made out to Zion Outreach. F T P Join the staff for Swedish pancakes on Tuesday, February 13th at Trinity Lutheran Church. Trinity will be serving pancakes from 9am-1pm in their fellowship hall. Trinity is at 200 N. First Street in Rockford. Funds raised go toward Trinity House. A W S Ash Wednesday is February 14 and we will have worship at noon at 7pm. We will have a Soup Lunch following the noon service. We are going to have a Soup Supper at 6pm before the 7pm service. If you can bring some soup to share, contact the office. M -W L W Star ng on February 21st, we will have our noon mid-week Lenten worship at Zion followed by a soup lunch. Please contact the church office if you can bring soup. The 7pm Lenten service each week will be at one of Midtown Lutheran Parish Churches. The theme this year is Thy Will Be Done. I P Zion Lutheran Church is blessed with par cipa ng in the Wartburg Seminary Internship program. Our Intern Paul Gebo con nues to share his love of God in service and learning at Zion. Please keep Paul in your prayers. We are at the half way point of the year. The Church Council and congrega on budgeted for the fall to par cipate in the Internship program again. F D T Clergy and community leaders are organizing a set of workshop around the topic of Faithful Desegrega on: Training to Dismantle White Supremacy. The training in January was very good and included material on cultural competence. If you d like to receive the materials, please let me know. Here are the dates and the topics: February 3, 2018 Whiteness: What is it? Understanding Ourselves within the Landscape of Race Pilgrim Bap sm Church, 1703 S. Central Ave March 3, 2018 How To Be An -Racist: Equality and Equity Unitarian Universalist Church, 4848 Turner Street April 14, 2018 Planning For Ac on: Ourselves, Together, for Our Region and Our City Second Congrega onal / First Presbyterian Church If you are interested in a ending, please let me know. The Zion group includes so far: Jeff Carlson, Intern Paul Gebo, Ruth Larson, Judy Lindstrom, Amy Nyman, Ron Simmons and myself. Peace Pastor Thomas

3 PASTORAL INTERN 3 When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that he was ea ng with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners? When Jesus heard this, he said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. (Mark 2:16-17) Here we are, in the heart of winter, and we find ourselves in a me of transi on. Christmas, the Epiphany and the Bap sm of Jesus have past, and now we wait for the coming season of Lent. We soon will experience forty days of prepara on that will bring us to the foot of the cross to the crucifixion and resurrec on of Jesus. This me of wai ng, combined with the cold bleakness of winter, lends itself to much quiet me, introspec on, and self-examina on. I don t know about you, but too much me with my own thoughts can be a dangerous thing. If I m not careful, I can find myself focusing on my flaws and imperfec ons, and this can lead to feelings of unworthiness. Thank God for the gospel to rescue me from despair! The above story comes right a er Jesus calls Levi the tax collector (who took the name Ma hew) to follow him. Tax collectors were outcasts in Jewish society, for they were helping the occupying Roman Empire and doing their dirty work. And yet, here was Jesus, not simply calling Levi to discipleship, but dining with Levi in his own home! What a scandal this must have been! But Jesus makes it clear that Levi is just the sort of person he comes for: I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. He has come to call me, and he has come to call you! Just like the rag-tag bunch that he made his Apostles, each of you is fully sinner and fully saint beau ful and loved in God s eyes. Jesus invites us to follow him, and he assures you that you are acceptable just as you are. So, as we prepare for Lent, I invite you to prayerfully consider par cipa ng in Zion s Lenten Bible study, The Path of Discipleship. I am honored and excited to be leading this program with Pastor Jerry Peterson. It will take place in the Fellowship Hall between services Sundays during Lent, from 9:30 to 10:15am. Each session will consist of short lessons and table discussions. We hope each of you will join us and share your many gi s, to help make our prepara on for Easter a truly blessed experience. February 18 February 25 March 4 March 11 March 18 Into the Wilderness India Presenta on - No Book Study Through the Maze Within the Light In the Footsteps In Christ s Love, Pastoral Intern Paul

4 4 L W Z 2018 Ash Wednesday THEME: D L Noon & 7:00pm worship - February 14 1pm Soup Lunch & 6pm Soup M -W L W THEME: Thy Will Be Done February 21 - Midweek Lent - God s Will & My Inadequacy Preacher: Pastor TroyAnn Poulopoulos Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion First Lutheran Church - 5:30pm Simple Supper - 7:00pm worship February 28 - Midweek Lent - God s Will & My Dreams Preacher: Pastor Chuck Olson Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion Tabor Lutheran Church - 5:30pm Simple Supper 7:00pm Worship March 7 - Midweek Lent - God s Will & My Identity Preacher: Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion Emmanuel Lutheran Church - 5:30pm Simple Supper - 7:00pm Worship March 14 - Midweek Lent - God s Will & My World View Preacher: Pastor Jane McChesney Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion Salem Lutheran Church - 5:30pm Simple Supper - 7:00pm Worship March 21 - Midweek Lent - God s Will & My Response Preacher: Pastor Bill Dahlberg Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion Calvary Lutheran Church (Emmanuel Chapel) - 7:00pm Worship H W S PALM SUNDAY March 25 at 8:00 & 10:30 Swedish Pancakes after worship Preacher: Intern Paul Gebo Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Vigil Easter Worship Noon & 7:00pm Swedish Noon Service Music Tenebrae at 7:00pm Preacher: Pastor Thomas March 31st at 7pm at Trinity April 18am & 10:30am at Zion

5 5 Youth Calendar for February YOUTH GROUP Sunday mornings at 9:15 10:15 we will con nue to gather in the youth center, for discussions and me together before church. Wednesday evenings, we will con nue with WOW dinners and Confirma on classes. The schedule in February will meet on: Feb.7 th, 21 st, 28 th, at 5:00pm 7:00pm. On February 14th, Valen ne s Day no class due to it is also Ash Wednesday, there is a church service at noon and 7:00pm. February 4 th Noon 1:30 - Youth will gather for lunch and plan our calendar for the next several months. Come and join us. February 18 th Noon 3pm; Youth gather for lunch and have a movie in the youth center. February 25 th - One worship service at 9:15am. At 11am, the India Cultural Celebra on will take place. Sheryl Andreasen will be here to speak about her trip to India with the Northern Illinois Synod. Other guests have been invited to be here to celebrate their return. A meal will follow. Kathy Hand, Youth Coordinator You may not know which direc on to take in life, you may not understand what your future holds, but God does. So, when in doubt, run to Him. When we re moving fast and furiously through life, we forget that God s Word is not only our instruc on book for life, but it also holds power beyond anything we can imagine. The Bible is the very voice of God. And when God speaks, miracles happen. So listen to His voice, do what He says, and your life will start to transform in powerful ways.

6 6 WOW WOW, hope everyone had a great me for the holidays. We have only 4 months le for WOW. Where did all the me go, just when we were having fun. Soon Blackhawk Courts Farm n Garden will have delicious vegetables from the hoop houses that the kitchen crew will fix; also healthy and nutri ous food for the children at WOW. What a way to end the season with healthy choices for the program. Also along with the vegetables Ya e Moore will come to talk about the vegetables that he has in the hoop houses. Valen ne s Day is coming soon and Colle e Buchert has started the kids working on their cards and hearts so the kids can give them to someone or to hang them up in their room. How exci ng this is for the kids. Just to keep everyone updated, if all a er school ac vi es are canceled due to the weather then WOW program will be canceled too. Please stay tuned to the weather. I will call volunteers to let them know that WOW will be canceled. I welcome everyone back and glad to see you all. The WOW program is s ll in need of volunteers if you are bored on Wednesday come and check us out. Janice Forrest, WOW Coordinator

7 CULTURAL CELEBRATION ELEBRATION: : INDIAI TRIP : I Sunday, February 25 th a er the 9:15 service. 11:00 SHERYL ANDREASEN s presenta on and sharing of her trip to INDIA Lunch will be provided by the India Trip Team. ALL ARE WELCOME! 7 Thank you to EVERYONE for your con nued support throughout all the many fundraisers we have held and thank you to the extended Rockford area Friends and Family who added their dona ons. Thank you to all the members of our excep onal team who worked so intensely to achieve our goals. We held our first mee ng on August 15, 2017 and set our goal of raising $8,634 to pay for the trip expenses for Yolanda Churchill and Sheryl Andreasen to go on the Northern Illinois Synod trip to India. As of the end of December 2017, the official India Trip income is $9, Praise God from whom all blessings flow! FUNDRAISERS included: Sanders Sheets: Thank you to Be y Morgan for heading up this fundraiser. We raised $1386. October 1 st Fellowship with Guests John & Esther Prabhakar. We raised $45. Numbered Envelopes Dona ons. We raised $216. Reforma on Sunday Brunch: Thank you to Ruth Fairchild for heading up this event. We raised $ Ka e s Cup Special Event & Silent Auc on Nov. 30. We raised $2, Applebee s Pancake Breakfast Dec. 16. Thanks to Ruth Larson for heading up this event. We raised $447. Appeals for Individual dona ons. We received over $1,395. Endowment Grant of $2,000. Northern Illinois Synod Individual Grant (Yolanda Churchill recipient) $1,000. Sadly, on December 13, 2017, Yolanda collapsed at church and was rushed to the hospital. She was immediately transferred to University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison where she had surgery for a brain aneurysm. Our prayers and hearts are with Yolanda and her family as she now recovers in UW hospital. Yolanda will not be able to go on the India trip this year. Council confirmed on January 7 th that Zion will only send one representa ve on the February Synod trip to India. Sheryl Andreasen is excited and thrilled to be going on this India Trip. She leaves with the Synod team on February 5 th and returns on February 18 th. Please keep Sheryl in your prayers and join us for the presenta on of her trip and for a special lunch on Sunday, February 25 th. All are welcome! India Planning Trip

8 8 WOMEN OF ZION We had an interes ng and lively discussion during our Coffee and Conversa on on January 11th. We hope more of you will join us on February 8 th at 10:00. Kathy Rasch will be our hostess. The Women of Zion, WOZ, are teaming up with Chicks with S cks and making scarves. This grassroots project is popping up all over the US. People are making and hanging them all over fences, trees, and even tying them on bike racks. They are free for the taking. If you need a scarf, feel free to take one! We thought we might try this. Even if you don t knit or crochet, we will take gently used scarves in good condi on. We will start out small, just around our church and the Cornucopia food pantry. If you have scarves to donate please drop them off in the office or give them to Sue Drilling. As always, please check the bulle n board by the library for updated informa on.

9 9 JAZZ DINNER Cost is $25.00 per person. $200 for table of 8 Reserva ons: contact Ruth Fairchild or Checks payable to Zion Outreach Saturday, February 10, 2018 P : Z L C 925 Fi h Avenue Rockford, IL Fellowship/Angelic Organic Learning Center Presenta on 5:00-6:00 pm Elegant Buffet Dinner 6:00-7:00 pm Keynote Speaker Betsy Carlson Jodi Beach Musical Entertainment 7:00-8:00 pm

10 10 SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP Another note of huge apprecia on to everyone who has stepped up to host our fellowship hours on Sunday mornings! Find a friend who s a good baker and sign up! Sunday Fellowship Schedule DATE A er 8 am A er 10:30 am February 4 / February 11 / February 18 / February 25 March 4 / Please contact the office if you would like to host a Sunday Morning fellowship me a er worship DATE February 14 12:30pm February 14 6:00pm February 21 12:30pm February 28 12:30pm March 7 12:30pm March 14 12:30pm March 21 12:30pm Lenten Soup Sign-Up - Zion Lutheran Church NAME & TYPE OF SOUP Bread/Crackers: Bread/Crackers: Bread/Crackers: Bread/Crackers: Bread/Crackers: Bread/Crackers: Bread/Crackers: Bread/Crackers: Contact Zion Lutheran Church for more information zionrockford@gmail.com

11 PRAYER CORNER 11 THIS MONTH WE ASK YOU TO PRAY FOR: + the ELCA, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Bishop Jeffrey Clements, Pastor Thomas, Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo, the Zion Church Council, Pastor Pensy Htwe of the Burmese congrega on; the Zion Staff, Zion Outreach Board, Staff and Programs of Patriots Gateway Center and Zion Development Corpora on. + Pastor Raja Socrates and Arcot Lutheran Church in India and Sepuka/Msisi Church in Tanzania. + the Northern Illinois Synod; North Conference churches; Midtown Lutheran Parish, faculty and students of Rockford Lutheran Schools, Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries. + those hospitalized, or recupera ng in their homes or healthcare centers, and those with ongoing health concerns for all who are listed in the weekly Mission Zion. Those who grieve the loss of family and/or friends; our Zion homebound; those who have spiritual, emo onal, physical and mental challenges; homeless and refugees throughout the world. For an end to human trafficking that exploits people everywhere. For Lutheran World Relief as they con nue to provide aid to the vic ms of natural disasters, hunger, poverty, and poli cal repression. For Yolanda Churchill, who is recovering following her surgery for a massive brain bleed. She is scheduled to begin rehab soon, but unfortunately will not be able to make the trip to India. Please pray for Sheryl Andreasen who leaves February 4 with the other Synod representa ves. Prayer Requests If you have a prayer request OR a prayer of thanksgiving to share, please no fy Pastor Mike, Judy Lindstrom or Mary Norman. We will treat your requests with discre on and confiden ality. Our Zion Prayer Room is open and available for private or small group prayers. You are welcome to use this room any me the church is open. It is off the Atrium on the Sanctuary level of the church. Prayer Ministry Team: Many members and friends of Zion pray daily for the pe ons that have been submi ed. We would like you to join our team been submi ed. We would like you to join our team! Contact Judy Lindstrom or Mary Norman so that we can put you on the prayer no fica on list. Monthly Prayer Gathering: Our monthly gathering will resume on Wednesday, February 14, at 10:30 A.M.. in the Prayer Room (off the Sanctuary). Please note: this is a change in the me, and we will proceed from our prayer me to our Ash Wednesday worship service. Chrissy Salser, Master of Divinity, will be leading our devo ons. Please join us as we share devo ons and offer prayers for our friends and Zion family members..

12 FEBRUARY 2018 C CALANDER 12 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 3 9:00 AM Faithful Desegregation - Pilgrim Baptist 1 7:00 PM Mike & Sue Blair Concert -Katie s Cup 31 10:00 AM Bible Study / In The Bag 11:00 AM Staff Meeting - Library 4:00 PM WOW - Fellowship Hall 5:00 PM Confirmation Class - YC 30 7:00 AM Book Study - Stockholm Inn 29 9:30 AM Small Group Study - Library 12:30 PM Boy Scout Leaders - Library 6:00 PM Church Council Reorganizational Meeting 28 9:15 AM Worship Service 10:30 AM Annual Meeting / Meal 10:30 AM Burmese Worship - Chapel 2:00 PM Brahe Swedish Vasa Lodge Meeting - Fellowship Hall 2:30 PM Zion Literacy - Learn English - Computer Lab 10 9:00 AM MTLP - Katie's Cup 5:00 PM Zion Outreach Jazz Dinner - Fellowship Hall 9 2:00 PM Rockford Lutheran Schools at Ice Hogs 8 10:00 AM Women of Zion - Fellowship Hall 12:00 PM Missions Team at Katie's Cup 4:00 PM Katie's Cup Board 5:30 PM Zion Development Board 7 7:45 AM Zion Partners - Morning Glory 10:00 AM Bible Study / In The Bag 10:00 AM Staff Meeting - Library 4:00 PM WOW - Fellowship Hall 5:00 PM Confirmation Class - YC 6 7:00 AM Book Study - Stockholm Inn 5 9:30 AM Small Group Study - Library 12:30 PM Boy Scout Leaders - Library 3:00 PM Archives 4 8:00 AM Traditional Worship 9:15 AM Sunday School; Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Burmese Worship - Chapel 10:30 AM Festive Worship 2:30 PM Zion Literacy - Learn English - Computer Lab :15 AM Top Box Food Sale - YC 15 11:30 AM Finance Committee - Katie's Cup 14 9:00 AM Grapevine Articles Due 9:30 AM Prayer Ministry 10:00 AM Bible Study / In The Bag 12:00 PM Ash Wednesday Worship Service 1:00 PM Soup Lunch (after Worship) 6:00 PM Soup Supper (before Worship) 7:00 PM Ash Wednesday Worship Service 13 7:00 AM Book Study - Stockholm Inn 9:00 AM Staff Meeting - Trinity Lutheran Church 9:00 AM Swedish Pancakes-Trinity 12 9:30 AM Small Group Study - Library 11:30 AM Chicks With Sticks - Fellowship Hall 12:30 PM Boy Scout Leaders - Library 11 8:00 AM Traditional Worship 9:15 AM Sunday School; Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Burmese Worship - Chapel 10:30 AM Contemporary Worship 2:30 PM Zion Literacy - Learn English - Computer Lab 7:00 PM Youth Connect - Katie's Cup :00 AM Grapevine Mailing 10:00 AM North Conference Meeting - Emmanuel 4:30 PM Patriots' Board 6:00 PM HR Committee 7:00 PM Church Council 21 10:00 AM Bible Study / In The Bag 12:00 PM Lenten Worship - Zion 1:00 PM Soup Lunch (after Worship) 4:00 PM WOW - Fellowship Hall 5:00 PM Confirmation Class - YC 7:00 PM MTLP Lenten Service 20 7:00 AM Book Study - Stockholm Inn 11:15 AM Katie s Cup Conversation - Mayor McNamara - Home Rule 6:00 PM Bldg & Grounds 19 9:30 AM Small Group Study - Library 18 8:00 AM Traditional Worship 9:15 AM Sunday School; Choir Rehearsal 10:30 AM Burmese Worship - Chapel 10:30 AM Festive Worship 12:00 PM Multi-Cultural Team - Library 2:30 PM Zion Literacy - Learn English - Computer Lab :00 AM Faithful Desegregation - The Unitarian Universalist Church 28 10:00 AM Bible Study / In The Bag 12:00 PM Lenten Worship - Zion 1:00 PM Soup Lunch (after Worship) 4:00 PM WOW - Fellowship Hall 5:00 PM Confirmation Class - YC 7:00 PM MTLP Lenten Service 27 7:00 AM Book Study - Stockholm Inn 26 9:30 AM Small Group Study - Library 1:30 PM Bag Fluffing - Fellowship Hall 25 9:15 AM Worship Service 10:30 AM Burmese Worship - Chapel 11:00 AM India Cultural Celebration - Fellowship Hall 2:30 PM Zion Literacy - Learn English - Computer Lab

13 13 FEBRUARY 2018 W WORSHIP LEADER SCHEDULE 8:00am February 4 February 11 February 18 February 25 9:15 Worship Acolytes Dick Brynteson, Troy Hering Darrell Lindstrom Troy Hering, Marvin Moore Jeff Carlson, Dick Brynteson Altar Guild Diane Veitch, Wendy Holman Don and Shirley Falk Joanne Johnson Ingrid Tryggestad, Vivian Anderson Assisting Minister Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo Jim Willemsen Jane Burden John Burns Communion Assistants Dick Brynteson, Troy Hering Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo, Darrell & Judy Lindstrom, Brad Roos, Nancy Warden Marvin Moore, Troy Hering,, Jim Willemsen, Diane Veitch Youth, Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo Greeters Connie Heden, Diane Veitch Marvin Moore, Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo Dick & Phyllis Brynteson Torg & Margaret Hallin Lay Reader Deb Gortowski Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo Jim Willemsen Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo Sound Jeff Carlson Jeff Carlson Scott Steingraeber Scott Steingraeber Ushers Don Carlson Ralph Musselman Ruth Fairchild, Ralph Musselman Toni Wallin Rod Calacci, Marvin Moore 10:30am February 4 February 11 February 18 February 25 11:00 am Acolytes Youth Youth Youth India Cultural Celebra on Altar Guild Kathy Hand Vivian Anderson, Ruth Larson Kathy Hand, Bev Wessman Fellowship Hall Assisting Minister Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo Michael Beert Jim Rasch Communion Assistants Youth Youth, Ruth Larson, Sue Drilling, Brad Roos Youth, Betsy Carlson Greeters Neal & Deb Tolodxi Sue Drilling, Frank Berg Karen Kermgard, Phyllis Lind Lay Reader Jeff Campbell Ruth Larson Betsy Carlson Sound Dave Bippus Scott Johnson Kurt Brown Ushers Jeff Hand, Jim Duhigg Dan Larson, Neal Tolodxi Charlie Dahlberg, Jeff Dahlberg, Youth

14 14 MISSION PARTNERS A L C - We have a partnership with our sister congregation St. Thomas Lutheran Church in India of the Arcot Lutheran Church. Please pray for this church and for their Pastor, Rev.Sebastian Simpson who is Pastor and the Director of the ALC and Community College; also our sister congregation of Pastor Emanuel Mitula of Sepuka/Msisi Church in Tanzania. B S - We host the Blackhawk Area Council leadership team meetings weekly. Contact Cannie Ware at or cannie.ware@scouting.org. F P - Zion collaborates with Cornucopia Food Pantry located at 402 Market Street, Rockford. We appreciate your financial support. We are open for people to bring donations, pick-up food and volunteer on Tuesday and Thursday morning from 9-11am, and the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9-11am. Call the pantry at or stop by on a Tuesday or Thursday morning between 9am and 11am to see this ministry in action. LOMC - A camp, retreat, or ac vity for everyone. LOMC isn t just for summer, and it s not just for kids! 640 acres of the great outdoors. Experience the pond, prairie, and forest that is home to deer, wild turkey, hawks, owls, and other small mammals, rep les, and amphibians. K C Ka e s Cup is on Seventh Street & Fourth Avenue. February 1 - Mike & Sue Blair Concert, 7pm February 20 - Ka e s Cup Conversa on with Mayor McNamara, Home Rule M L P - A joint ministry between Zion, First, Tabor, Calvary, Emmanuel, Salem and Trinity. February 10 - Retreat at Ka e s Cup, 9am N I S - The Northern Illinois Synod of the ELCA is a gathering of people created by God in Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, called and sent to bear witness to God s crea ve, redeeming, and sanc fying ac vity in the world. R A L M - Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries brings our Lutheran congrega ons together in partnership. R V C - The Rock Valley College s GED program uses the Youth Center at Zion every Monday to Thursday 9:00am-Noon. Z O - Zion Outreach is responsible for the Literacy Program and helping to raise funds for WOW, the Buddy House and other grant programs. P G C - We work with Patriots Gateway Center with the WOW program. ZION D - We work with ZDC to build community so pray for ZDC, Bob Campbell, Execu ve Director, and Chaplain Ber e Holmgren.

15 LEADERSHIP TEAM Congrega on of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Our Ministers - All the People of Zion Senior Pastor- Michael Thomas; methomas1966@gmail.com Pastoral Intern - Paul Gebo; gebodotcom@gmail.com Custodian - Viktor Jelnov; zionrockford@gmail.com Financial Secretary - Arnie Swenson; swenas12@gmail.com Music Ministry Coordinator - Jodi Beach; jodibeach3@gmail.com Nursery Coordinator - Janice Forrest; juju1959@gmail.com Office Manager - Jolyn Hess; zionrockford@gmail.com Organist - Robert Leonhardt; htaobob@yahoo.com Outreach Coordinator - Ruth Fairchild; ruthfairchildlovesjesus@gmail.com Transporta on Coordinator - Gary Fulkerson Literacy Coordinator - Wayne Spitzer; spitzer001@comcast.com Wedding & Youth Coordinator - Kathy Hand; katahand3@gmail.com WOW Coordinator - Janice Forrest; juju1959@gmail.com Worship Media - Kurt Brown; zionrockford@gmail.com 2017 Church Council Officers President: Vice-President: Treasurer: Secretary: Pastor: Michael Beert Jane Lightcap Dick Brynteson Ralph Musselman Michael E. Thomas Standing Commi ee Leadership Altar Guild Chair: Kathy Hand Archives Commi ee Chair: Margaret Hallin Building & Grounds Commi ee Co-Chairs: Don Falk and Torgny Hallin Discipleship Team Chair: Jane Lightcap Endowment Commi ee Chair: Richard Reinhardt Evangelism Team Chairs: Be y Jo Jacobs and Toni Wallin Fellowship Team: Ralph Musselman and Toni Wallin Finance Commi ee Chair: Dick Brynteson Long Range Commi ee Chairs: Sco Steingraeber and Michael Beert Memorial Commi ee Chair: Karen Kermgard Men s Ministry Commi ee Chair: Richard Reinhardt Missions Team Chair: Be y Morgan Mul -Cultural Commi ee Chairs: Yolanda Churchill and Jane Lightcap Prayer Ministry Commi ee Chairs: Judy Lindstrom, Mary Norman and Yolanda Churchill Stewardship Commi ee Chair: Jeff Carlson Women of Zion Chair: Sue Drilling Worship Team: Pastor Michael Thomas and Jeff Campbell MISSION SUPPORT 2017 BUDGET Through December NORTHERN IL SYNOD $28, $26, RALM $2, $2, CORNUCOPIA $9, $7, PATRIOTS GATEWAY CENTER $1, $1, MULTI-CULTURAL $2, $2, WOW PROGRAM $5, $4, ZION DEVELOPMENT $1, $ ZION LITERACY PROGRAM $1, $1, LUTHERAN ACADEMY $1, $1, ZION YOUTH TRIP $2, HUNGER APPEAL $ MALARIA FUND $ INDIA TRIP $9, MINISTRY PARTNERS Buddy House Ministry (Zion Outreach & AOLC) ELCA - Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton Ka e s Cup - Mariel Heinke, Board President MidTown Lutheran Parish Northern Illinois Synod - Bishop Jeffrey Clements Patriots Gateway - Penny Billman, Execu ve Director RALM - Amy Hoening, Execu ve Director Zion Development - Bob Campbell, Execu ve Director Zion Outreach - Judy Lindstrom, Board President M 2018 GRAPEVINE DEADLINE F 14, 2018 To submit an ar cle, please bring a hardcopy to the church office or to zionrockford@gmail.com. Like us on (italics are 2017 Council Members)

16 16 Zion Lutheran Church 925 Fi h Fi h Avenue Rockford, Illinois NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO ROCKFORD, IL RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Place mailing label here. A Mosaic Community Sharing the Grace of Christ with All Zion is a congrega on of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. February 2018 Zion Lutheran Church 925 5th Avenue Rockford, Illinois Phone: (815) zionrockford@gmail.com PARTNERSHIPS WORSHIP SERVICES SUNDAYS 8:00am and 10:30am Fellowship Follows 10:30am Burmese Worship