Zion Lutheran Church, Wausau + Pentecost 13 + September 2 and 3, 2017

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1 For You Zion Lutheran Church, Wausau + Pentecost 13 + September 2 and 3, 2017 PRAYING In Our Prayers This Week Persecuted Christians in: Maldives Saudi Arabia India Sister Congregation Lehurutshe Parish, South Africa Missionaries ~ Elliot and Serena Derricks, Lutheran Bible Translators Studying at Seminary ~ Vicar Joe Pinzl Wedding Anniversary ~ Mark and Shelley Gehrke (39 years) Those who need our on-going prayers ~ Les Brolliar ~ Bill Deneen ~ Vicki Dennis ~ Hazel Eckel ~ Carol Edelburg ~ Rita Falk ~ Jack Frederick ~ Maggie Gengler ~ Barry Gilbert ~ LouAnn Gille ~ Lue Goetsch ~ Chris Hilber ~ Lynell Huber ~ Rick Jones ~ Dan Kasten ~ Avery Kluck ~ Delores Kottke ~ Ray Kurth ~ Sally Lewitzke ~ Betty Machel ~ Roni Novitzke ~ Tina Parker ~ Mary Plautz ~ Barb Ramker ~ Mike Renken ~ Junior Ricci ~ Krista Salas ~ Johanna Schultz ~ Renee Shorey ~ Doris Smith ~ Aaron Steffen ~ Anna Tanck ~ Evelyn Werth ~ Darlene Westcott ~ Jayne Zilisch ~ Nancy, godmother of Sue Hafemeister Please submit your prayer requests to the church office ( ). We can print prayer requests that you make for yourself or immediate family members.

2 WORSHIPING The Liturgy This Week Matins + Wednesday, 10 AM A liturgy of morning prayer to praise God for the day. (Chapel) Vespers + Wednesday, 6:30 PM A liturgy of evening prayer to praise God for the light of Christ. (Chapel) At Home Does your household expect sinners or saints? That is, is your household marked by the same graciousness towards sinners that God displays towards His people? Is there room for saying I m sorry and Forget it; I forgive you? God grants the forgiveness proclaimed in the Church so that it may shape all our days, and free us to repent and forgive as we ve been forgiven. Worship Notes Holy Communion is proclamation: this simple point helps clarify what happens at the altar. By attaching His promise to bread and wine, and thus also His body and blood, Jesus is preaching to you at the altar, promising that everything He did in His flesh was done for you. Through His body, He gives the benefit! Next Sunday: Pentecost 14: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Romans 13:1-10; Matthew 18:1-20; Psalm 32:1-8 LEARNING Nourished by God s Word Sundays, 10:15 AM: Learning from What We Sing In the final weeks of August and the first week of September, this study will apply what we learned from the study, Why Lutherans Sing What They Sing by looking at a few of our best hymns and learning what they proclaim and teach to us. On September 10, we will begin a study on the Book of Romans. Tuesdays at 9 AM: Hebrews Following the death and resurrection of Jesus, all things in the Old Testament take on a new light, teaching us to see all of our life in the light of Jesus and His grace. (Church Hall). Continuing at Hebrews 12:3. Thursday Men s Breakfast: Matthew Most of our gospel readings this year will come from the gospel according to Matthew. The tax collector called by Christ, Matthew writes a gospel that some have called a catechism of the Christian life. He tells us the story of Jesus in a way that teaches how the followers of Jesus live by Jesus life alone. Come and let Matthew renew your own living of the Life. Continuing at Matthew 9:18.

3 REMEMBERING Heroes of the Faith in September Saint Gregory the Great September 3 St. Gregory is remembered for many things, chiefly for serving as bishop of Rome from 590 until his death. He was also instrumental in writing on pastoral care and liturgy, and he organized missions to northern Europe. Prior to his church service, Gregory was a nobleman in Rome who served as that city s mayor and helped it recover from both plague and barbarian invasions. He sold much of his property for the health and care of the poor. Saint Moses September 4 Holy Moses was born to a Hebrew family when that nation was enslaved to the Egyptians. Hidden by his sister, Moses was found by Pharoah s daughter and raised as a prince until he murdered an Egyptian as the age of 40. He fled to the wilderness, but was called by God to return to Egypt to liberate the Hebrews and lead them to the promised land, a call that Moses fulfilled (though he could not enter the land on account of his own disobedience). Most of his story is recorded in the book of Exodus Free cards commemorating these holy brethren and others are available in the narthex. REACHING Zion s Monthly Mission Emphases Lutheran Bible Translators, The Derricks Goal $2,000 Did you know there are over 7,000 languages spoken throughout the world? Less than 1,300 languages have a New Testament Bible translation and less than 550 of those languages have a translation of the whole Bible. This leaves 180 million people without any Scriptures in their mother tongue, the language that connects most deeply to their hearts and is the easiest to understand. LBT currently has 63 missionaries dedicated to some aspect of Bible translation, working in 20 translation projects, 60 Scripture engagement programs, and four language development programs. The Derricks will be visiting our congregation on Sunday, September 17. Come and hear their presentation, and enjoy a pie and ice cream social between the services. Lutheran Seminarian, Joe Pinzl Goal $1,000 All funds given for Vicar Joe will be used to help pay for his seminary and book expenses. Becoming a pastor requires four years beyond college, and the cost for long-distance learning at Luther Seminary is about $16,200 per year.

4 CELEBRATING 500 YEARS OF THE REFORMATION This October marks the 500th anniversary since holy Martin Luther published his 95 theses. Several events will mark this occasion in October, from the Reformation Hymn Festival with full choir on Sunday, October 1, and the Reformation Chorale Service with organ, choir, and brass on Sunday, October 29, at both 9 and 11 AM. October will also feature a sermon series, What is the Lutheran Church Really? Watch for more! SERVING Embodying the Love and Life of Christ Sunday School Begins on Sunday, September 10 during the 9:00 AM service! If there are children or young families whom you may invite, tell them now and call the church office to pre-register. Youth Confirmation Is your child in 7th or 8th grade? If so, and you wish them to be confirmed in the apostolic and catholic faith of the Church, please call the church office to enroll them for this fall s confirmation course, held on Wednesday evenings. Further information is forthcoming. Ice Cream and Pie Social Zion s Mission Team and Board of Elders will welcome Lutheran Bible Translators Elliot and Serena Derricks with an Ice Cream and Pie Social at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, September 17. The whole congregation is invited to attend. Women of Zion Meeting Tuesday, September 5 at 1:00 p.m. in the church hall. We need to vote on items, discuss the Rummage Sale, and the October concert reception. Quilting in Church Hall Monday, September 18, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. This project supports Lutheran World Relief. Volunteers are welcome! Quilters: Please label the items you bring to identify them as quilt tops, backs, or fillers. Each item should be 64 X 84. Baby Shower for the Pinzls The Women of Zion are hosting this baby shower on Monday, September 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the church hall. Dessert, coffee, and punch will be served. All Zion members are invited to attend. Samantha and Joe Pinzl are registered at Target. Keeping in Touch With College Kids Do you have a son or daughter going to college this fall? Zion wants to stay in touch! Please advise the church office the student s name, school, and address. The Zion Elders thank you. Plastic Bags Needed The Women of Zion are making mats for Wausau s homeless persons. These mats are crocheted from plastic bags which have been cut into strips. We need bags,

5 such as those from grocery stores, department stores, and big-box stores. NO drycleaning bags, please. Bring your donations to the church office. Crochet Alert! Please help us crochet mats for the homeless! The project can be done at home or we meet in Zion s church hall every Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Personal Care Kits We are assembling the Personal Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. Please join us many hands make the work light! The only item needed for the Personal Care Kits are bath towels (dark, 27 x 54 ). We have enough of the other items to assemble 100 kits if 65 towels are donated! Bring your donation to the church office, or leave it in the conference room next to the office. Thanks for your help! Zion Fall Rummage Sale Women of Zion s Fall Rummage Sale will be held on Saturday, September 30 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. HELP is needed on the Friday before and the day of the sale to help put items out and mark them for sale. Lunch will be served on Friday. We begin setup at 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Come when you can help and leave when you must. All ladies, men, boys and girls are welcome to come help! Help make our sale a success! Crafter Alert! Seeking Donations for Strassenfest, October 14 Refer to the bulletin insert for details. Strassenfest is just around the corner and we re taking inventory on items we still need to round out our German bazaar. We are receiving some wonderful donations to date, but are calling on our crafters to put their creativity into gear! We are also looking for one or more artists to paint items for the Strassenfest. Artists/painters, please call Karla Westcott at for more details! Donate your items now through October. Call the church office; or contact Dave & Lori Torkko at Lectors: Reading Lessons at Worship Would you like to read the Scripture lessons at worship? A clear voice, good reading skills, and a love of God s Word and liturgy serve this task best! If you are interested, please contact Pastor Gjerde at the church office. Ushers Needed Please consider volunteering to help with ushering for Zion s services. Training will be provided. Call the church office if you would be willing to help. Altar Guild Volunteers Needed Our next meeting will be held in September, and we are asking women, and men, if they would like to join Zion s Altar Guild. You will be trained by the members of the Altar Guild, and work on a team to set up the communion services, and also care for the communion linens and the garments worn by the

6 pastors and communion assistants. We have a rotation of five teams, where you would work every fifth month. If interested, call the church office. Please Note Articles for the weekly bulletin are due at the church office on Wednesdays each week. The bulletins are then printed on Thursdays to ensure that Zion s homebound members may receive the bulletins in the mail by Saturday. Also, articles for the Newsletter are due to the church office by the third Friday of each month. Burden Bears A project of the Women of Zion is Burden Bears. These small, stuffed toy bears are decorated with each bear holding a quilt and an attached poem with comforting words. These are to be given to someone who is in need of comfort. Call the church office, or stop in if you or someone you know, would like a Burden Bear. All the Earth With Joy Is Sounding Kantor Beethe s recital from January 29 is now available for viewing on YouTube. The link is: Michael Hey Concert will be telecast on Channel 980 on Fridays at 12:00 noon, and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. It is not yet available on YouTube. You may check the channel 980 schedule guide for other interesting programs at: Portals/0/Departments/PublicAccess/ Documents/ WeeklyProgramGuideCH98.pdf Ideas for Action Teams Refer to the bulletin board posting at the northwest entrance of Zion for the many ideas from Thrivent Financial s action teams across the country that have accomplished service projects. You can strengthen Zion by organizing a team. You will receive up to $250 in seed money. If interested, Thrivent members may call the church office if they are not sure how to get started. Calling All Lay Ministers: Past, Present, and Future! Or Anyone Interested in Volunteering! Greater Wausau Christian Services is in need of Lay Ministers or those that have recently graduated from Lay School Ministry, OR anyone interested in volunteering, to help with our Nursing and Elder Care Service Rotation. Days, facilities, and times that we need volunteers are: Tuesdays Mount View at 2 p.m.; Atrium (formerly Kennedy Park) at 3 p.m.; Wednesdays Benedictine Manor at 9:45 a.m.; Colonial Manor at 10:45 a.m.; Wausau Manor at 2 p.m. If you are able, or know someone that is able, please contact GWCS at Portals of Prayer for July through September are available in the narthex and by the church office reception area. Large print copies are also available.

7 IN THE COMMUNITY Events around Central Wisconsin Food Service Manager at Waypost Camp Waypost is hiring a Food Service Manager! This person works under the direction of the Camp Director to oversee all food services at our camp, including: ordering/purchasing, meal preparation and service, sanitation, and risk management. During the fall, winter, and spring this hourly position is mostly on weekends with some weekday hours. For more information, including a job description and salary, visit job-opportunities Coffee and Conversation Support Group first Monday of each month, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Hardee s Restaurant, 2609 Stewart Ave., Wausau. First 10 participants get a free meal. Presented by NAMI Northwoods and sponsored by a grant from the Aspirus Foundation. Domestic Violence Presentation/ Discussion Monday, September 18 from 6:30 8:00 p.m. at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 709 Weston Ave., Wausau. Susan Perry, author of From beneath the Tarp will be the speaker and presenter for this event. Her book will be available for purchase. DATES TO REMEMBER Upcoming events at Zion Thursday, September 7 6:30 p.m.: First Kantorei Rehearsal Sunday, September 10 9:00 a.m.: Sunday School starts Monday, September 11 7:00 pm: Baby Shower for Pinzls in church hall Wednesday, September 20 7:10 p.m.: First Handchime Choir Rehearsal Saturday, September 30: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Women of Zion Rummage Sale in gym Sunday, October 1 3:00 pm: Organ Concert in Nave: Hymn Festival Celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation Saturday, October 14 9 am to 4 pm: Strassenfest in Zion s gym Sunday, October 15: Abendessen at Jefferson Street Inn Attendance: August 26, 27 and 30: Saturday: 5:15 pm 42 Sunday: 9:00 am :00 am 41 Wednesday: 10:00 am 8 6:30 pm 19 Total: 214 Zion s Financial News Income last week: $ 13,007 Year-to-date income: $380,210 Year-to-date expenses: $381,591

8 CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK Sunday September 3 9:00 am Holy Communion; WSAU Radio 10:15 am Bible Study 11:00 am Holy Communion Monday September 4 Labor Day Church Office Closed Tuesday September 5 9:00 am Bible Class 10:30 am Staff Meeting 1:00 pm Women of Zion meeting church hall 1:00 pm Homeless Mats church hall 1:00 pm Health Kit Packing church hall Sunday September 10 9:00 am Holy Communion; WSAU Radio 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Bible Study 10:15 am Pre-Confirmation Class 11:00 am Holy Communion Next Sunday: Pentecost 14: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Romans 13:1-10; Matthew 18:1-20; Psalm 32:1-8 Wednesday September 6 10:00 am Matins 1:00 pm Jail Ministry 2:00 pm Wausau Manor devotions 6:30 pm Vespers Thursday September 7 7:00 am Men s Bible Class 6:30 pm Kantorei Rehearsal Saturday September 9 5:15 pm Holy Communion