Celebrate Doing More, Together Pastor Eric Zacharias 14745 Co. Rd. 153 Cologne, MN 55322 December 2017 Rev. Eric Zacharias Pastor Home: 952-466-2123 Mr. Chris Dehning Principal Office: 952-466-3379 Church/School Office Phone: 952-466-3379 Fax: 952-466-2703 E-mail: leahjanzenzion@gmail.com Website: www.zion-cologne.org Mission Statement Zion Lutheran Church, Cologne, MN is a branch of Christ s family saved by grace alone, rooted in God s love, and growing in faith through worship, teaching, fellowship, and service as we reach out to others with the good news of Jesus. It s foolish trying to do everything all by yourself! Two or more get things done much more quickly and efficiently. That s why I love the events that are done at Zion. Everyone comes and pitches in; when the day arrives, people are there to serve. It doesn t happen by accident. A lot of good people spend many hours and a lot of effort setting things in motion. Working together is a gamechanger! That s why we encourage people to be at Church on December 3, as we have worship, followed by a good-old-fashioned potluck dinner, enjoying the good food and fellowship of one another. ALSO, on that day we will explain how you can direct lead an action team to support ministries or efforts that are important to you. The program is part of Thrivent Financial, a Christian insurance and investment company, which allows you to support charitable works in the church and community with cards worth $250. An example: Last year one action team used their card to purchase candy for Zion s children Christmas bags! Those who hold Thrivent products are able to designate TWO action team events of their choice. You can also be made an Associate, which allows you to designate ONE action team event. A table will be set up in the narthex to help you to understand and activate your account. Congregation Christmas Potluck will be December 3 following the church service. The theme this year is snow globes. If you have any globes you would like to display, we would be happy to display them. Please bring them to the church meeting room by December 2nd. The Annual Christmas Cookie Sale is December 10th after church. All Ladies Aid/LWML members are asked to contribute six dozen cookies for the sale. Your cookies may be brought to the kitchen on Saturday, December 9th from 9-11 AM. Congregation members are also invited to bake cookies for the sale, if they wish. In Christ, Pastor Eric Zacharias
Ladies Aid/LWML LWML/Ladies Aid November 2, 2017 Meeting Minutes Zion Ladies Aid/LWML met on November 2 nd with 11 members present. The meeting was opened with a devotion given by Darlene Leistiko entitled A New Season in Christ. Pastor Zacharias led us in a discussion from the Quarterly entitled A Chancy Thing, which was an article about Katie and Martin Luther. We also saw a video showing history of Luther s time in the monastery. A lively discussion was held on this enjoyable topic. The meeting was called to order by President Juliene and the LWML pledge was recited. The minutes and financial reports were read, with a motion to accept them. The financial report will be filed for audit. Several items of correspondence were read. We had requests from Trinity First, American Bible Society, Lutheran Bible Translators, Feed My Starving Children, the LCMS and Como Zoo. A thank you was received from our gift of $100 for the LCMS Hurricane Relief. The Mite donation chosen for November was the Lutheran Hour. There were no reports from Christian Growth nor the Funeral Committee. The Flower Committee bought new garland for the church and the Ladies Aid will give $200 to pay for this. We are in need of a representative for Christian Growth, but will leave the current ladies serving as it is for now. Bev Eggers will serve as President, and Juliene Klaustermeier will serve as Vice President in 2018. The Congregational Potluck will be held Dec. 3 rd with snow globes as the themed displays. The aid will purchase plates and paper products. The officers will serve for the potluck. The annual cookie sale will be held Dec. 10th, and each member is asked to bring 6 dozen cookies. We will also be baking cookies with Thrivent funds as last year. We are still working to provide cards for the college students and not all families have yet responded with their addresses. Christmas Cards for the shut-ins will be obtained and we will all sign them. We are gathering materials for quilt making into 2018. No birthday hymns were sung this night. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made, seconded and carried. Darlene Leistiko served as our hostess. The Executive committee met to plan the program book for 2018 following the meeting. Respectfully submitted, Mary Zacharias Organization Notes Annual Christmas Cookie Sale and Congregation Potluck The congregation potluck will be held December 3 rd following the church service. The theme this year is snow globes. If you have any globes you would like to display, we would be happy to display them. Please drop them off in the meeting room by December 2 nd. The Zion Ladies Aid/LWML is hosting its annual Christmas Cookie Sale on December 10 th following the church service. All Ladies Aid/LWML members are asked to contribute six dozen cookies for the sale. Your cookies may be brought to the kitchen on Saturday, December 9 th from 9-11 AM. Congregation members are also invited to bake cookies for the sale, if they wish.
Tiger Tales January was a fun month of school--national Lutheran Schools Week was pretty cool! Went to Feed My Starving Children and even a trampoline park--the whipped cream they aimed at the principal, hit its mark! February saw the heart of basketball season-- Students played citing love of the game as their reason! The team didn t have a whole lot of success--perhaps we should take up chess? (just kidding) March had an important school fundraiser on its first Sunday!--The auction and pancake breakfast, hooray! Up for sale are all sorts of neat things. You never know what this event brings! April brought our Kindergarten-4 th grade Spring Production!--The set took a bit of construction! E-I-E-I-Oops was the title of the play--watching this was much better than attending a ballet! May was the end of the school year--students of course had to cheer! Teachers in a dunk tank and a track meet to run fast. Having Perk at Play Day was certainly a blast! June began some changes for how things at Zion are--luckily our teachers didn t have to move very far! Switching classrooms can sometimes be hard. Especially when the hallway looks like a junkyard July saw more changes and luckily some organization--these things happened thanks to a generous donation! New classroom furniture and an outdoor court--on which kids can play any sport! August had our teachers back ready to prepare- -The 1 st and 2 nd grade students even got a new type of chair! Almost ready for the school year to start--time to make all those students real smart Mr. Chris Dehning bus! Students got to go to a new class--but they all would rather play in the grass October was when we had our annual Trunk or Treat--All the goodies given out were very sweet! The colder weather forced almost everyone in from outside--tables for fun indoor trunks were then supplied! November saw the end of the volleyball games- -In that sport they play sets and matches, not frames! Last year our girls won the overall championship--if we had repeated this year, then maybe sponsorship? December has everyone excited for Christmas- -Wisconsin s capital is actually located on an isthmus! Yes, that is indeed a real word; I checked--come to our program Christmas Eve night, it should be perfect! 1 st Quarter Honor Rolls Principal s List: Chloe Daugaard, Maggie Janzen, Ainsley Mosley, Hollynn Mosley, Owen Rodman High Honor Roll: Addison Dietzel, Brooke Sauter, Sophia Morschen, Brooke Moen, Sam Dose Zion s Christmas Eve Service The joy & beauty of Christmas is not in the presents but in his presence. Celebrate Jesus this Christmas by giving your most precious possessions. They may not be what you think. The toys and gadgets and slippers and gift cards are no the gifts Jesus desires. He wants something more so much more. September brought our students back to us-- Parents dropped off some, the rest came by
Usher Schedule DECEMBER USHERS December 3 rd Sydney Bruesehoff Anica Herrera December 10 th Jake Thompson Canton Vinkemeier December 17 th Charles Dietzel Carson Ulrich December 24 th Charles Morschen Kenson Boelke December 24 th CHRISTMAS EVE Maia Klaustermeier Hannah Klaustermeier December 25 th CHRISTMAS DAY Dylan Bingham Colin Bingham December 31 st Canton Vinkemeier David Lenzen From the Office Office Hours are 8:00 AM Noon, M-F. Leah s office will be closed December 26 th - 28 th. Please have bulletin items to the office by noon on Thursdays and newsletter items to the office by the third Friday of the month. Finances Salary Balance (1/1/17) -$60,043.06 YTD Income +$334,494.35 YTD Expense -$343,587.51 Balance (11/1/17) -$69,136.22 Missions Year to date total (9/3) $4,771.00 Budgeted $4,395.00 Non-Budgeted $1,676.00 2016 Pledged $7,500.00 2016 Goal $15,000.00 Zion Past and Present PAST 11/6 Soup & Pie Supper (4-8 PM) Craft & Bake Sale (4-8 PM) 11/22-24 No School - Thanksgiving Break 11/23 Thanksgiving Day Service (9:30 AM) PRESENT 12/3 Christmas Congregational Potluck 12/10 Christmas Cookie Sale 12/24 Christmas Eve Service (7:30 PM) 12/25 Christmas Day Service (9:30 AM) 12/25-1/1 No School - Christmas Break 1/8 Council Meeting (8 PM) 1/15 Voter s Meeting (8 PM) 1/19 End 2 nd Quarter 1/22 Report Cards Sent Home 2/19 No School Presidents Day Announcements Our Special New Year s Eve Service will be held at 9:30 AM and will remember Zion members who have passed away but we will also note loved ones that were not members of Zion, if you supply that information. Please submit your request (giving the name, date of birth, and date of death) to the church office by Friday, December 22 nd. Thank You! Scrip - Zion will be taking special orders for gift cards not normally kept on hand. Cards like Under Armour, Amazon, Cabela s, Golfsmith, and HomeGoods are just the tip of the iceberg, and are all available for order through our scrip program. We hope that you keep us in mind as the holidays near. Gift cards make great gifts, especially for those who are hard to buy for. Check the scrip table for order envelopes and a list of all available stores. LHS: Year to date total (9/3) $7,197.66 2016 Commitment $22,825.00 Per communicant member $55.00 Build/Repair Balance $56,695.99 Suggested contrib. $550.00
Christmas Bag Order Form Please return order forms or order online by December 15 th The Zion Lutheran School Board is offering Christmas Treat Bags for pick-up after the Christmas Eve Service on December 24 th, 2016. Please follow the guidelines below when ordering treat bags: if you would like to order for students attending Zion Lutheran School: each students (including preschool) will receive a complimentary treat bag which will be available in their classroom after the Christmas Eve Program. You do NOT have to order bags. if you would like to order for grade school age members of Zion Lutheran Church who do NOT attend Zion Lutheran School: they also receive a complimentary bag, but they must be ordered. if you would like to order for individuals who attend high school or above, are not yet in preschool, or are not members of Zion s congregation: you may order treat bags for $5 per bag. Payments are due by December 15th and should be dropped off in the office by that time in order to be included in the final tally. Any orders received after the 15th, or not paid for by that time will be disregarded. Child 1 Child 3 Child 5 Amount Enclosed $ Child 2 Child 4 Child 6 Family Name Bags must be picked up at Zion. They will not be delivered.
BIRTHDAY LIST 2 Megan Bingham 4 Brian Buehler 6 Lukas Radde 7 Chase Buetow Eric Janzen 8 Gary Stahlke Brittany Thorne James Thorne 9 Kenson Boelke Deanne Fogarty James Henschen Keith Lenzen 11 Wyatt Fogarty Don Harms Thaine Herrera Vicky Mesenbring 12 Penny Dietzel Benjamin McCloskey 13 Jacob Hoen 14 Maggie Janzen Barbara Scholz Luke Zacharias 15 Larry Ische 17 Vyctor Traver 19 Gail Arndt 20 Lisa Traver Mary Zacharias 22 Tobias Dehning 23 Darrell Knorr Camille Kelzer 26 Matt Huinker Thomas Klaustermeier 27 Samuel Klaustermeier 28 Nicholas Huinker Mary Nielsen 30 Rickey Sauter 31 Robin Hokkanen Membership Notes ANNIVERSARY LIST 8 Von & Shamariyah Molnau 9 David and RoNaye Gnan Wayne & Betty Klaustermeier 19 Tom & Julianne Marcsisak 23 John & Robin Hokkanen 27 Dustin & Tara Bones 29 Feije & Lael de Boer Lynn & Patty Zellman VISITATION LIST Belle Plaine Marjorie Wolter Chuck & Norma Woolery Chaska Florence Lindquist Joycelyn Rolf Cologne Gloria AmEnd Norwood Young America Erwin Schmidt Wallace Rolf Lester Henschen Harold Bruesehoff Waconia Gertrude Honebrink Alvina Fick Lillian Ische Irene Rolf Darrel Knorr Remembering our Soldiers Eben Karnitz Air Force Eddie Karnitz
2017 DECEMBER ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY FIRST DAY OF WEEK Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 26 27 28 29 30 01 02 Chapel 8:10 AM Boys Basketball Preseason Tourney @ St. John' s - NYA 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Service 9:30 AM Congregation Christm as Potluck F ollowing Service Dartball 8 PM Confirmation - 5:30 PM Ladies Aid/LWML Meeting @ 1:30 PM Chapel 8:10 AM G irls Basketball Preseason Tourney @ Z ion - Mayer 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Service (c) 9:30 AM K-8 Choir Sings Christm as Cookie Sale F ollowing Service Midterms Sent Home BBB vs. Waconia GBB vs. CA Dartball 8 PM Confirmation - 5:30 PM Chapel @ the Harbor 10:15 AM BBB @ Wayzata GBB vs. Waconia Chapel 8:10 AM Zion Lutheran School Christmas Party 9-11 AM 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Service 9:30 AM Evangelism Meeting 7:30 PM Confirmation - 5:30 PM PK/K Christmas Program 6 PM Christmas Eve Dress Rehearsal Christmas Party Following Rehearsal 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Service (c) 9:30 AM Christmas Eve Program 7:30 PM Christmas Day Service (c) @ 9:30 AM Confirmation - 5:30 PM NO SCHOOL - CHRISTMAS VACATION Service 9:30 AM 31 01 02 03 04 05 06
Zion Lutheran Church 14745 Co. Rd. 153 Cologne, MN 55322 Return Service Requested MERRY CHRISTMAS Kids Community Christmas Party December 16 th @ 9 AM PK/K Christmas Program December 21 st @ 6 PM Christmas Eve Dress Rehearsal December 22 nd @ 8 AM School Christmas Party Decemebr 22 nd @ 10:30 AM Christmas Eve Program December 24 th @ 7:30 PM Christmas Day Service December 25 th @ 9:30 AM INSIDE Flames from the Embers 1 Ladies Aid 2 Tiger Tales 3 School News 3 Usher Schedule 4 Zion Past/Present 4 Carver Lifelines 5 Membership Notes 6 Calendar 7 New Year s Eve Service December 31at @ 9:30 AM