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Stratford, WI 54484-9632 We re on the web! www.zionlc.

6 ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Zion s Good News NOVEMBER 2017 Saturday, November

Sunday, November 12th New Member Sunday Blessing of the Orange Honoring

Worship We gather for worship as a village each year the Sunday before

1 Stratford, WI We re on the web! Zion Lutheran Church 700 North Second Avenue Phone: Fax: Address Service Requested Non Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Stratford, WI Permit No. 6 ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Zion s Good News NOVEMBER 2017 Saturday, November 4th Change your clocks - we fall back one hour. Sunday, November 12th New Member Sunday Blessing of the Orange Honoring Veterans Sunday, November 5th All Saints Day Remembrance Sunday, November 19th Rev. John Sutherland will join us for worship Stratford Ecumenical Thanksgiving Worship We gather for worship as a village each year the Sunday before Thanksgiving. This year we will gather at St. Joseph s Catholic Church, Sunday, November 19th. Bring your family and worship with thanksgiving. Pie fellowship following the service. Sunday, November 26th Christ the King Sunday

2 Give Thanks As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. --John F. Kennedy In 2014, Kevin Durant, an American basketball player, was named Most Valuable Player. When he received his award, he delivered a memorable acceptance speech. Durant thanked his teammates and friends nothing out of the norm there but then he spoke directly to his mother. 2 I don t think you know what you did, Durant told her from the podium. His eyes welled with tears. The odds were stacked against us: single parent with two boys by the time you were twenty-one years old. Everyone told us we weren t supposed to be here. We moved from apartment to apartment by ourselves. Durant went on to recognize his mother s contributions to his own success. He took an incredible opportunity to thank her in a very public way. Like Durant, you may want to give thanks for people, circumstances, and things in your life. And though you may not have a podium from which to do so, the expression of your gratitude can be just as powerful. Intentional thankfulness can make quite the difference in our perception of the world around us. Following are 10 verses of Scripture to keep in mind while giving thanks. 2 Chronicles 5:13 2 Corinthians 4:15 2 Corinthians 9:11 Psalm 9:1 Philippians 4:6-7 Psalm 107:8-9 Psalm 95:2-3 1 Chronicles 16:34 1Thessalonians 5:18 Psalm 100:4. In this season of giving thanks look for opportunities to share your thanks. Pastor Sue YOUR CHURCH STAFF COUNCIL MEMBERS President: Brenda Castellano V. Pres.: Becky Curtis Secretary: Angie Guralski Treasurer: Adam Maguire Evangelism: Cory Wiesman Faith Formation: Jackie Fischer & Kaitlyn Ulrich Property: Lee Spindler Stewardship: Angela Ford Worship: Lois Custer PASTOR: Sue Eidahl Home Phone: eides@zionlc.com Secretary: Lori Lang office@zionlc.com WAYS TO CONNECT WITH ZION Write us at Zion Lutheran Church, 700 North Second Ave, Stratford, WI Phone us at :30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or leave a voice mail message. Or us at office@zionlc.com or directly to s above. WEB SITE: TRADITIONAL WORSHIP 9:00 a.m. INDEX Page 1 November Schedule 2 Pastor Sue s Letter 3 November Grateful to be Faithful 4 November Faith 5 5 Birthdays & Anniversaries 6 Children s Christmas Program / Hunting for Hunger / J-Team and Little Lutherans 7 Operation Christmas - Hurricane Relief 8 New Member Sunday / Rev. John Sutherland / Blessing of the Orange 9 Council Minutes / Building Update / Pastoral Acts 10 Christmas Wreath Sale / Confirmation Classes/ Facebook / Germanfest Thank You 11 Church Staff and Index Pull out: November Calendar and Serving Schedule NEWSLETTER DEADLINE The 21st of each month. ANNOUNCEMENT DEADLINE Wednesdays by 9:00 a.m. WEEKLY Goes out on Monday morning. office@zionlc.com to be added to the receiver list. PLEASE keep the office updated: Address & changes Births, Deaths, Hospitalizations Phone / Cell changes 2 11

CHRISTMAS WREATH SALE Christmas wreaths will be available again this year.

Wreaths will be sold November 5th and 12th, with delivery on December 3rd.

Confirmation Classes November 1st and 8th Core Class: The Lord s Prayer. November 10th and 11th: Godstock!

com and click on the link to the Facebook page.

3 CHRISTMAS WREATH SALE Christmas wreaths will be available again this year. Vicki Hughes will be selling the wreaths after services starting November 5th. Wreaths will be sold November 5th and 12th, with delivery on December 3rd. If you would like to order before November 5th, call Vicki at Proceeds will benefit the youth mission trip. Confirmation Classes November 1st and 8th Core Class: The Lord s Prayer. November 10th and 11th: Godstock! November 29th: 12 Disciples. Zion is on Facebook. You can go to our website at and click on the link to the Facebook page. On behalf of the leadership here at Zion, I wanted to take a moment to send my appreciation for your assistance at our Annual Germanfest Community Meal this year. We are so thrilled to be able to have such a meal to be a blessing to the people in our community, a blessing that continues as we help those in need throughout the years to come. Your service and shared time and talents are greatly appreciated. Please know that whether you baked goods, made applesauce, sauerkraut, dumplings, made a donation, peeled potatoes, washed dishes, waited on tables, or a number of behind the scenes jobs your gift will make a difference in this community. Thank you so very much. Pastor Sue 10 3

Council Minutes Zion Lutheran Church Council met on Monday, October 16, 2017 President Brenda Castellano called the meeting to order Pastor Sue led with devotions.

Approved the Ministry Team Report Sent a Thank You to: Ellen Leick and Stratford FCA Students Pastor has been working on Stewardship Home Meetings, Planning Germanfest, Confirmation and preparing for

4 Council Minutes Zion Lutheran Church Council met on Monday, October 16, 2017 President Brenda Castellano called the meeting to order Pastor Sue led with devotions. During the meeting the council: Approved the Secretary Report. Approved the Treasurer Report. Approved the Ministry Team Report Sent a Thank You to: Ellen Leick and Stratford FCA Students Pastor has been working on Stewardship Home Meetings, Planning Germanfest, Confirmation and preparing for Advent services Reminder to teams to get their budgets in by the November Council Meeting Epic has been reschedule to February 17 th Task Force will have an interview for the DCM position FYI Start looking for nominates for council Respectfully submitted by Angie Guralski, Secretary * You can get a full copy of the Secretary s notes from the office. Building Update 2017 Payment Bi-Weekly Start Payment Interest Principal Ending Dates Balance Amount Paid Paid Balance 7/ 7 & 7/21 $438, $3, $1, $1, $ 436, /04 & 8/18 $436, $3, $1, $1, $ 434, /1 & 9/15 $434, $3, $1, $1, $ 432, /29 $432, $3, $ $ $ 432, Total monthly principal payments $ 6, Total monthly interest payments $ 4, Balance of loan as of $ 432, Partners Bank Building checking acct balance as of $ 31, Pastoral Acts Pastor Sue officiated at the Funeral of William Shanks. 4 9

New Member Sunday We will be receiving new members to Zion on Sunday, November 12th. If you are interested, or know of anyone interested in joining, please call the church office at 715-687-4110. Rev.

Be safe! Good hunting! Pastor Sutherland is an assistant to the Bishop and among his many duties, he is the companion synod coordinator with Malawi.

It was established on 21st November 1982 by a group of lay people some of whom had returned work in neighboring countries where Lutheranism has been practiced.

They are also praying for us and John s visit will help us understand more about our sisters and brothers there.

Ryleigh Schiller 9 - Marilyn Bolen 10 -Terri Harteau Cooper Wiesman 12 - Doug Bolen 13 Karey Foster Lily Cournoyer 14 - Jodi Maguire 16 - Melanie Nikolai NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 2 - Tom & Brenda

5 New Member Sunday We will be receiving new members to Zion on Sunday, November 12th. If you are interested, or know of anyone interested in joining, please call the church office at Rev. John Sutherland will join us for worship on November 19th Blessing of the Orange Sunday, November 12th 9:00 a.m. Blessing of the Orange at worship service. Wear your hunting orange! Get blessed! Be safe! Good hunting! Pastor Sutherland is an assistant to the Bishop and among his many duties, he is the companion synod coordinator with Malawi. John will join us for worship and share the story of our Sister Synod of Malawi. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi (ELCM) is one of rapid growing churches on the Continent of Africa. It was established on 21st November 1982 by a group of lay people some of whom had returned work in neighboring countries where Lutheranism has been practiced. Zion has a sister congregation, Mpenda in Malawi who we support with prayer and financial giving. They are also praying for us and John s visit will help us understand more about our sisters and brothers there. NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1 - Stacia Burrows Tammie Christopherson 3 - Pete Leick John Zuelke 5 - Ian Mikelson 6 - Justin Schoenherr 7 - Darla Leick Kevin Van Der Leest 8 - Henry Uthmeier Barb Everson Ryleigh Schiller 9 - Marilyn Bolen 10 -Terri Harteau Cooper Wiesman 12 - Doug Bolen 13 Karey Foster Lily Cournoyer 14 - Jodi Maguire 16 - Melanie Nikolai NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 2 - Tom & Brenda VanDerLeest 3 - Dennis & Carla Spindler David & Candy Ford 8 - James & Veronica Schmidt Ricky & Brenda Timm 11 - Duane & Christine Dalbeck 13 - Tim & Kari Schoenherr 17 Mike and Karen Rock 26 - Tom & Beth Griffith 18 - Mary Wussow Cheryl Dahlke Tiana Hughes 19 - Jean Huser Scott Gebelein 20 - Leon Telschow 21 - Leroy Wiesman 22 Dennis Schmidt Hudson Ballerstein 24 - Alex Mueller Hailey Homann 25 - George Schmidt Lisa Foley Jacob Griffith Caleb Wrensch Carter Foster 27 Gary Polivka 28 - Heather Romatowski Rudy Werner 29 - Gordon Telschow 30 - Ed Polege Ashton Wrensch 8 5

Children s Christmas Program The practices for the Christmas program, Twas the Night Before Christmas will begin on November 15th.

If your child is interested in participating, please contact the church office 715-687-4110.

Little Lutherans (Kindergarten 3 rd Grade) and J-Team (4 th 6 th Grade) will meet Wednesday, November 1st and November 15th. These will be regular J-Team and Little Lutherans gatherings.

Zion members always rise to the occasion with great generosity when our Operation Christmas tags go up!

Texas! A bit about The Ark Book Pantry -- The name was born of the flood, but shows signs of hope and life. Think "pantry" not "library". These will be NEW books given as gifts.

6 Children s Christmas Program The practices for the Christmas program, Twas the Night Before Christmas will begin on November 15th. Practices will be held after school on Wednesdays, November 15th and 29th, December 6th and 13th. The Christmas Program will be on Sunday, December 17th. If your child is interested in participating, please contact the church office Hunting for Hunger Zion youth are invited to participate in our November food drive on Sunday November 5 th from 1-3:30. Teams will venture out into different neighborhoods in Stratford, collecting items that will be donated to the Stratford Food Pantry. Hunters and drivers are needed! Please sign up in the Narthex. Any questions, please contact Jackie Fischer at Hope to see you there! Little Lutherans (Kindergarten 3 rd Grade) and J-Team (4 th 6 th Grade) will meet Wednesday, November 1st and November 15th. These will be regular J-Team and Little Lutherans gatherings. On November 15th we will also practice songs and hand out parts for the Christmas program Twas the Night Before Christmas. Operation Christmas = Hurricane Relief! Zion members always rise to the occasion with great generosity when our Operation Christmas tags go up! Past year's Operation Christmas gifts have benefited Lutheran Social Services programs, but this year we've selected a different focus -- The Ark Book Pantry of Faith Lutheran Church in Dickinson, Texas! A bit about The Ark Book Pantry -- The name was born of the flood, but shows signs of hope and life. Think "pantry" not "library". These will be NEW books given as gifts. The focus is for children, ages 0-6, supporting young families who are facing a host of challenges in the wake of the hurricane. (Faith Lutheran was also heavily damaged.) Each book will be sent with a prayer so the recipient knows that God is holding them close during this life-wrenching experience. Through our Operation Christmas gifts, Zion will help to replenish children's books that were lost in the floods following Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area. Yes! You can put NEW books into the hands of young children in time for Christmas! Soon, a book display and donation envelopes will be up in the Narthex in the usual Operation Christmas fashion! Check out the sample books, review the book list, and select one or more to purchase for The Ark Book Pantry! The books will be purchased through Amazon.com and shipped directly to Dickinson, Texas. (You may also shop and select new books on your own, but keep in mind the focus is for young children -- "read to me" type books.) Another great need for the hurricane victims is diapers, so you'll also have the opportunity to donate toward diapers which will also be purchased and shipped through Amazon. The people of Faith Lutheran have challenged other ELCA churches to start a book pantry in their community, so we will be looking for a host location in Stratford to continue this effort locally. November 29th will be an extra session for only those kids that have parts in the Christmas program. Everyone will meet again for practice on December 6th and 13th. J-Team and Little Lutherans is cancelled for December 20th. The regular J-Team and Little Lutherans schedule resumes January 3rd. 6 7

Zion s Good News. Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. All Saints Day Sunday, November 4th. New Member Sunday Sunday, November 11th

Zion s Good News. Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. All Saints Day Sunday, November 4th. New Member Sunday Sunday, November 11th Zion Lutheran Church 213501 Legacy Street Stratford, WI 54484-5908 Phone: 715-687-4110 Fax: 715-687-3541 Email: office@zionlc.com We re on the Web www.zionlc.com RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Non Profit Org.