This year a remarkable thing happens in our calendar. This is no joke! This year, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day and Easter Sunday falls on April Fools’ Day. This does not happen very often; the last time these dates coincided like this was 1945! In 1945, World War II ended. You could buy a […]
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A Quarterly Newsletter for the People of Zion Lutheran Church
Life: Surprise!
Advent is one of my favorite seasons of the church year. It is relatively short—just four weeks leading up to Christmas—but to me, this season seems the most real, reflective of what’s really going on in our lives as people of faith.
Read NewsletterBlessed! August, September, October
Blessed. In my opinion, people often use this word too casually. Beautiful, new house? New job or a pay raise? Children? What about the fact that you live in a great country and can celebrate freedom? If those are blessings, what is going on when you lose them? What is going on with your neighbor […]
Read Newsletter“Knit Together” May, June, July 2017
For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. —Psalm 139:13-14
Read NewsletterReformation: Then۰Now۰Always February, March, and April 2017
2017 marks a significant time in the life of the church. It was 500 years ago, in 1517, that Martin Luther posted 95 Theses (or reasons) to the castle church door in Wittenberg, Germany. These reasons explained where he thought that the church he loved so dearly had wandered from its purpose as the […]
Read NewsletterA Light to Lead the Way: November, December, January Newsletter
At baptism, all who are baptized receive a baptismal candle, lit from the large Paschal Candle, representing the light of Christ that shines in their lives. At Zion, we encourage everyone to celebrate their baptismal birthdays every year. This encouragement is not only for the newly baptized, but everyone of any age who has been […]
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May, June, July 2016 Newsletter
Our newsletter for May, June and July is here! Read the newsletter below or click here to download a PDF.
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