ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

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1 SHARING THE GOOD NEWS ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastoral Candidate Sunday, Oct 1 st Robert Zientek to perform Tuesday, Oct 3 rd Mary Martha 2 pm Wednesday, Oct 4 th All committees 7 pm Friday, Oct 6 th Meet & Greet pastoral 6 pm Sunday, Oct 8 th Congregational meeting for vote on pastoral candidate Sunday, Oct 8 th J.O.L.T. meeting 5-8 pm Tuesday, Oct 10 th 4H Club 7 pm Thursday, Oct 12 th Ruth Circle 7 pm Friday, Oct 14 th B.B.M. Octoberfest Wednesday, Oct 18 th Church 6 pm Sunday, Oct 22 nd Pr. Lawrence Bade presiding; Robert Zientek to perform Sunday, Oct 22 nd J.O.L.T. meeting 5-8 pm Saturday, Oct 28 th F.L.C. in use; Beverly Roehling Sunday, Oct 29 th Pr. Lawrence Bade presiding; Polka Sunday; Reformation Sunday with Reformation Walk & Lunch Tuesday, Oct 31 st Bluebonnet 11 am There was no Church Council meeting held in September due to fair week. Argent Court George Rhodes Brenham Nursing & Rehab Darlene Gaskamp Focus Care of Brenham Sybil Kumaga Dorothy Tockhorn Homebound Henry & Laverne Ganske Bradley Grimm & parents Josephine Helm Viola Koehn Joyce Meyer L.W. Miller Burney & Edna Schramme Glenn Schroeder Al Stoddard Mary Tockhorn Zion Lutheran Church 1800 FM 2679 Brenham, Texas Pastor: Jill Vivroux Cell Phone (830) Church Phone (979) Address: zionsville1800@gmail.com zionsvillelutheranchurch.org Pastor Katrina Walther was raised in the Washington and Austin County area. She earned her undergraduate degrees in English and Biology from Texas Lutheran University in Seguin. It was at TLU that she met Carl Walther they were married just two months before Katrina graduated from university. Katrina worked as a teacher at a small private school for a time after graduation, and it was there that she began to discern a call to ministry. Carl and Katrina relocated to the Austin area, where Katrina attended the Lutheran Seminary Program of the Southwest. She received her Masters of Divinity and was ordained in Her first call as an ordained minister was to Our Saviour s Lutheran Church of Sunnyside, Washington. After seven years in Washington state, Katrina and Carl and their daughters, Laura and Heather, are looking forward to returning to Texas, and particularly to the Brenham area.

2 I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:3-6 As I reflect back on these past months of joining in the ministry of Christ with you, the good people of Zion, I am filled with great gratitude and joy. In these months you have helped me to see what can happen when the church is open to God s Holy Spirit. It has been a beautiful sight to see the many ways you have reflected God s love in the various ministries that you embrace at Zion. This is a time of excitement for you at Zion as you embark on a new chapter of your ministry and life in Christ. In the presence of change and unknowns, there is the potential for fear to creep in, but know this, God is at work here at Zion and is doing a new thing. Knowing God s presence always brings hope and it is this hope that will overcome all fear. It is my prayer that you will embrace the days ahead knowing that God has been and continues to be at work here at Zion. Trust in God s loving presence knowing that the good work that has been started will continue in this new chapter of ministry. You have given me first hand experience of the many ways in which God is working here and I am so very thankful for this opportunity to join you in ministry. You will forever be in my prayers of thanksgiving for the great joy that you bring to this community. May you continue to live into the future of your call to be the church with great hope and joy! In God s peace and love, Pastor Jill Hymn and Beer Fest 2017 Looking for a Sunday Funday? Mark your calendars for this year s Hymn and Beer Fest at the Brazos Valley Brewery, November 5 th from 4-7 PM. Allison and her gang will be there to ensure the evening is filled with awesome music. This year we will be raising funds for the Austin County Miracle League. Tickets are sold at $20, which includes entrance, a glass and two beer tokens. Brazos Valley Brewery is located at 201 W. 1 st St, Brenham.

3 Youth News All I can say is WOW!! What a busy September 2017 it has been. Starting with Hurricane Harvey; what a destruction he did. Thousands and thousands of homes flooded, people rescued by boats and a lot of prayers going to God asking for guidance, safety and what now? I know there were several people from Zion that gave a helping hand; whether it was a monetary donation or going to work with your hands. I traveled with Pastor Ken Weiss and Pastor Parnell to Conroe to help muck out a home. There had been 14 feet of water in this home and it belonged to a family whose daughter was fighting several diseases and was on oxygen. It broke our hearts because she lost all of her possessions. Her air tanks, clothes, bed, dresser and pictures were all gone. But she was safe and that is the main thing. My prayers go out to this family. Then we traveled to Katy, Texas with God s work, Our Hands and teamed up with people from all over. Next we traveled to homes to help move furniture out, packed up to help move or whatever the people needed. It was a heart-warming day to help out our neighbors in need. What a day our youth had on Sunday, September 10 th! Gods work Our Hands Confirmation Team had the pleasure of helping play baseball at the Miracle League in Bellville. What a great day for a game of baseball. Even our own Will Larkin did an outstanding job! Will we are so proud of you! And way to go Confirmation Class; you all Rock! And then it was Washington County Fair week! What a long, long week that has been; so many activities, so many awards and lots and lots of hours of ha-a-a-a-rd work. Hats off to all the volunteers that helped with the fair activities and to our youth who participated in showing an animal, country creations, hay hauling contest, greased pig contest, Ag Olympics, Queen contest, Little Miss & Mr. Contest, the fair parade and much, much more. Here is a list of our youth that participated and if I missed your name let me know so I can add you next month. Sandy Supak Brazos Supak Cooper Hodde Branden Roehling Dawson Draehn Jill Rosenbaum Carmen Niemeyer Gavin Blum Cara Davis Leah Blum

4 Carsyn Hodde Gunther Niemeyer Kaeden Pieper Reid Bentke Laura Zibilski Calley McGinley Shane Hahn Congratulations on all your winnings and participation! See you at the 150 th Washington County Fair in 2018! Confirmation Class! Just a note to say way to Go!! Four hours of confirmation class the day after the fair and some softball games. You guys rock. Next time will not be so long. J.O.L.T October 8 th 3:00 PM 5:00 PM J.O.L.T. October 22 nd 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Join our Confirmation Class of Sunday October 29 th as they portray the people in Martin Luther s Life. A Reformation Walk stepping back 150 years in one day. Meet at the City Gates and travel thru time. Visit Luther s Birthplace and meet Hans and Margaret Luther, The Schoolhouse and learn a little German with Ursula Cotta then off to Indulgence Sale and meet the famous John Tetzel Visit the Wittenberg Café and let our servants share their pretzels with you, then off to Castle Church where you will meet young Martin Luther and read his 95 Theses and you can even write your own and nail it to the door Visit Wartburg Castle and meet Frederick the Wise. Here you will learn about the young Luther translating the Bible into German. The Fish Merchant you will meet Leonard Kopp and friend of Martin Luther Then the Luther House. This is where you will meet Luther and Katie Luther. Here you will visit with them in their garden as they share their story. Then off to the music room with the Church Cantor. Listen to some of the hymns that Luther wrote. Then off to The Print Shop and meet Hans Lufft. Here is where you will help in the Luther Seal. Once you finished here you are welcome to join in some music and enjoy a Sausage (brat), Sauerkraut, potatoes and homemade dinner with dessert. Tickets are now on sale - see one of our confirmation students for tickets $5/each. There will also be a raffle to raise funds to support Zion s youth trip to the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston, TX. Hope to see you at the Walk of Reformation. Blessings to you all, Mrs. Cindy Youth Director

5 Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart To the ladies that make desserts and serve meals for Burton Bridge Ministry at UCC Burton; just want to let you know that your volunteer efforts are greatly appreciated here in the church. You have taken time from the busy-ness of your own schedule to participate in a ministry opportunity for Zion. Please know that we are very grateful and understand that God Himself sees and rewards those who diligently work for Him with little or no regard for earthly recognition. Questions: 1. For how many days and nights did it rain in the story of the flood? 2. What was special about Jesus mother? 3. Who gave gifts to Jesus when he was a young child? 4. What happened to Jonah after he was thrown overboard? 5. In whose image was man created? 1. Forty (Gen 7:12) 2. She was a virgin (Matt 1:23) 3. Wise men/magi (Matt 2:7-10) 4. He was swallowed by a great fish (Jon 1:17) 5. God s (Gen 1:27)

6 Date Worship Sunday School 9/ / / / Date Regular Memorial 9/ / / / Our thoughts and prayers during the past month of September have gone out to: Family of Larry Schulz Earl Blum Clay Boeker Marchel Brennan Chuck Cargill Emily Conner Luther & Evelyn Draehn Lily Faist Anne Frank Leslie Gilbert Roy Hardan John Hardin Debra Harrison Ryan Hegefeld Emily Hendricks Frances & Leon Konieczny Wanda Kramer Jerry Kunkel Gracy Lange Veradell Lehde Sue Maass Marvin Marburger Ben Marek Heather Meyer L.W. Miller Betty Pelkemeyer Kyla Pietch Ralph Poehlmann Steven Ramirez Jannet Rosenbaum Tammy Rosenbaum Blaine Runge Ervin Schulz Kyee Koehn Shaver Russell Sommer Catherine Stein Al Stoddard Jimmie Tiemann Sue Vierus Doris Voelkel Gary Wagner Robert Wagner Sandy Winkelmann Lisa Wise We are pleased to let you know that a deposit has been made to Zion thru Thrivent on behalf of: Allyne Emshoff James Meyer M/M James Vaughn Kenneth Schiller Jennifer Grimm M/M Doyle Reeves Allen Neumann M/M Charles Rauch Larry Schulz M/M James Vaughn M/M Donnie Lyles Lauren Rupe M/M Charles Rauch M/M Leroy Hodde Katherine Borroni M/M John Forys Mervin Lee Maass M/M Leroy Hodde Mildred Pelkemeyer Ruth Maass

7 Cleo Jaeger David Reynolds Gary Rosenbaum Aubert Jaeger Nikki King Sean Rosenbaum Walter Rodenbeck Ryan Rodenbeck Megan Weirich Roy Boehnemann Gary Wagner Matt Zibilski Bobbi Jo Supak Karon Vaughn Laura Zibilski Neal Pieper Tyler Ramirez Nickolas Neumann Jennifer Lorenz Kara Meyer Randi Emshoff Edna Roehling Sandra Blum Beverly Koehler Arabella Maitland Kade Rau Betty Wiesepape Jean Winters Kay Larson/Engeling LaVerna Schiller Beth Eckelhoff Rod Vincent Emily Maass Joyce Meyer Birdie Sommerfeld Ryan Weirich Raymond Blum 1-Oct 3-Oct 5-Oct 6-Oct 6-Oct 6-Oct 7-Oct 8-Oct 8-Oct 9-Oct 9-Oct 9-Oct 11-Oct 13-Oct 15-Oct 16-Oct 18-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct 26-Oct 26-Oct 29-Oct 30-Oct 30-Oct 30-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct Bernadine Blum Erna Seilheimer Carol Ann Spreen Karley Lorenz Carsyn Hodde Howard Wilson Rachel Parker Theresa Rodenbeck Sara Ramirez Earl Rosenbaum Walline Lorenz Scott Rybarski Alice Studhalter Mary Tockhorn Coy Gurka Shane Hahn Betty Pelkemeyer Fred Rau Ricky Bosse David Lange James Pelkemeyer Shannon Winkelmann Gary Dannhaus Weldon Krinke Kay Nell Glaesmann Dane Rau Karina Engeling Harper Cmajdalka Kyla Cmajdalka Tucker Gurka Allison K. Crowson Lisa Draehn Gertrude Krinke Myles Niemeyer Ashley Gaskamp Gladys Ordner Madalyn Pieper Leah Hardy Allen Neumann 1-Oct 1-Oct 1-Oct 2-Oct 7-Oct 7-Oct 8-Oct 8-Oct 14-Oct 14-Oct 16-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 17-Oct 17-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 23-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 26-Oct 26-Oct 27-Oct 27-Oct 27-Oct 27-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct Steven & Liz Capan Gary & Rocksann Marburger Jonathan & Jane Little Randy & Debbie Hodde Jim & Mary Ann Meals Craig & Lisa Conner Ryan & Melissa Raley Alton & Erna Seilheimer David & Sandra Blum Gene & JoAnn Draehn Jeff & Marla Maitland David & Lisa Draehn Neal & Kristy Pieper 4-Oct 11-Oct 14-Oct 14-Oct 19-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 24-Oct 26-Oct 27-Oct Articles for the November newsletter must be received by October 24th. Thank you.

8 Thanks for your Donation! Zion Lutheran Youth Organization Adam s Angels Ministry gratefully acknowledges your recent donation n the amount of $ The love and generosity that prompted this gift is greatly appreciated. Please know that you have made a difference in the lives of families dealing with childhood cancer. Thanks for blessing our organization The Board of Adam s Angels Ministry & The Culliver Family Praise be to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all of our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort that we ourselves have received from God. II Corinthians 1: S. Market Street Brenham, Texas P.O. Box 2573 Brenham, Texas AdamsAngelsMinistry.org angels@adamsangelsministry.org Adam s Angels Ministry is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible.

9 IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, WIEDEVILLE WOMEN OF THE ELCA invite you to attend the BRAZOS CLUSTER WOMEN OF THE ELCA FALL HAPPENING Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Immanuel Lutheran Church 4529 Wiedeville Road Brenham, TX Registration: 8:30 am Program: 9:00 am Theme: Spreading God s Word Theme Verse: But the word of the Lord endures forever. That word is the good news that was announced to you. 1 Peter 1:25 PRESENTATION: BIBLES FOR AFRICA Guest Speaker: Marilyn Snell of College Station, Texas Representative for Spirit Renewal Ministries/Bibles for Africa Physical Offering: Non-perishable food/canned goods for Bread Partners Regular Offering: Bibles for Africa

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