Archive for May, 2011

How does one say thank you to so many kind and generous people. Our gratitude and appreciation to you all. A special thank you to Margaret and Sue Polzine as well as the amazing musicians and friends. Thank you to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for your generous donation. Also, thank you to Zion Lutheran Church [...]

From the Minneapolis Area Synod: Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) has determined that north Minneapolis will need an initial $20,000 for immediate cash needs for residents. This will be used for purchasing bus passes so people can get to work; help with housing; and it will help agencies to purchase gift cards to stores so people [...]

Zion Lutheran Church is seeking a highly motivated, organized, and energetic person for the position of Facilities and Grounds Manager. Individual will do light maintenance, custodial work, grounds keeping and supervise the part-time custodian. Must have general building maintenance and/or custodial experience, effective oral and written communication skills, the ability to organize and direct volunteers, [...]

Use your talents this summer to provide special music for one of our summer worship services on Sunday mornings. Instrumentalists, pianists, vocalists, groups or solos… you are invited! There’s a special music spot on Monday nights at Marysville too! Contact Sherilyn Burgdorf in the church office (sburgdorf@zionbuffalo.org / 763.682.1245) or Mike Walsh to volunteer.

By Karen Mattson A longtime desire to participate in a service trip and an opportunity to share the experience with my daughter, Emily, prompted me to embark on a service learning trip to Guatemala in March.  We were part of a Vision Team with Common Hope and our group of 14 was made up of [...]

Graceland, the Senior High youth group, will meet from 6pm-8pm on June 1, 15 & 29. Each night, there will be a meal, worship, games, and study. These nights are open to all students who will be in grades 9-12 in Fall 2011. Each night will have a different theme, so come prepared with a [...]

At the May 11th Memorial Committee meeting, the committee: Applied undesignated memorial funds to the memorial landscaping deficit (Landscaping from the expansion).  Discussed strategies to eliminate the remaining landscaping deficit in the near future. Committed $2000 to the Pipe Organ Repair and Refurbishment project with the possibility of increasing this amount in the future. Reviewed the Memorial Committee description for [...]

During June, July & August services are held each Monday evening at 7pm at the Historic Marysville Church, on County Road 9 between Buffalo and Waverly. The Swedesburg (AKA Marysville) Church was organized by Pastor Nelson in February 1873. The same pastors served the Swedesburg and Carlslund (later know as Zion) congregations until Swedesburg disbanded [...]

This summer on Main Street, kids and adults alike will be drawn into stories Jesus told about everyday people in everyday situations.  His stories were anything but ordinary! Jesus turned lives upside down and hearts inside out through parables that challenged people to look at themselves and others in new and unexpected ways. So come [...]

Pentecost Sunday is June 12. Congregation members are encouraged to wear red on to worship to symbolize the Holy Spirit’s power.

You are invited to the 3rd annual Wright County Breakfast on the Farm on Saturday, June 18, from 7am-1pm at Goldview Farms in Howard Lake. Park at the Howard Lake High School and ride the free shuttle over to the farm. A breakfast of pancakes, sausage, milk and more will be served until noon.  Several [...]

For all of the 7th/8th Grade students and leaders who will be participating in the Minneapolis Mission Trip, the following are dates and times that people will come together, learn, serve and build community around different themes. Please bring your Bibles to each event. Sunday, June 12: 6pm-8pm – Youth Room – Theme: Action Friday, [...]

For all of the Senior High students attending the Buffeapolis Mission Trip, here is an update of upcoming dates: Sunday, June 5: 9am-1:30pm – The youth from Salem Evangelical will be visiting Zion for worship, team building, a meal and more.  All mission trip participants are expected to be in attendance. Wednesday, June 29: 6-8pm [...]

By Joy Arens Harvest of Hands has had a very busy couple of months. Harvest of Hands participated in the Sunday School Food Packaging Event on April 17 and donated $5,000 from proceeds of the 2010 November event  to this amazing cause. It was fun to see all ages participate in this event. We give [...]

This update was received from the Minneapolis Area Synod on Monday afternoon: The hardest-hit area, Minneapolis’ Jordan neighborhood, has downed trees, snapped power lines and pieces of roofs littering streets and yards. Our churches on the north side have been spared, but there may be roof damage on some. We at the synod office are [...]