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Hello Zion Kids and Families!

07/25/2023

We hope you are all enjoying your summer! There are so many wonderful moments to recognize from VBS. What an AWESOME, AMAZING, STELLAR, COSMIC ADVENTURE VBS WEEK WAS! We can’t thank our VBS Volunteers enough for all their time and commitment. We had an amazing week, and we couldn’t have done it without each and every one of them! We most appreciate the love you showed to the kids throughout the week. We are amazed by your commitment, enthusiasm, and

Kid’s Choice Continues Through The Summer Months

07/25/2023

The Social Ministry team helps children in the area by teaming with the Buffalo Food Shelf to pack ‘KID’S CHOICE’ bags for school-age children when they are home from school during the summer months of June, July, and August. Studies show that children who eat nutritiously function better. To provide proper nutrition for children, Zion Volunteers pack and distribute three bags of ‘kid friendly’ food which consists of refrigerated, frozen, and non-perishable items. These items are distributed to everyone in

Finance Report 2023.08

07/25/2023

We have now completed the first half of 2023. The following summarizes Zion’s financial condition as of the end of June. Our General Fund offering/income continues to exceed that which we had in 2022 by about 5%. Average weekly income this year to date is $14,724. However, expenses for the same period are also increasing due to personnel changes, increased participation in our volunteer ministry, and vastly increasing activity in both the Children and Family ministry and in the Youth

Stewardship Report 2023.08

07/25/2023

As followers of Christ, we are called to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves. One of the ways we can express our love is through stewardship: the responsible use of the gifts and resources that God has entrusted to us. Stewardship is not only about money, but also about our time, talents, abilities, and passions. There are many ways we can practice stewardship in our church and community. Two of them are volunteering and donating. Volunteering: Love in

Harvest of Hands 2023.08

07/25/2023

The summer is breezing by. Before you know it, it will be time for our Christmas Market event! We are looking for more recipes… Does your family have a very favorite Christmas cookie? And are you willing to share the recipe? Harvest of Hands is thinking of compiling a small collection of special recipes into a “ZION Families Favorite Christmas Cookies” booklet. Each recipe would have the donating family name mentioned. If someone passed the recipe along to you, they

Music on Wednesdays

07/19/2023

Did you know: There are eight weekly music groups rehearsing every Wednesday during the school year. There are groups for vocal musicians from preschool to adults and handbell ringers from Grade 3 to adults. There’s a carpool from elementary schools to Zion every Wednesday for early afternoon Ring Forth and Elevate. Zion Kids’ Place gives a supervised place between 2:30-5:30 for snacks, fun and playtime before and after elementary choir/bells. Sign Up Here 3:00-3:45pm Ring Forth handbells (grades 3-5) beginning

“Foundations for Farming” at the School of Hope

06/14/2023

Our mission partner, the School of Hope in Zambia, has embarked upon a new program of agricultural training for youth and young adults. This agricultural training program is approved by the Zambian government and includes the principles of the “Foundations for Farming” initiative. The focus of the program is to provide training for young people by giving them the knowledge and skills to become effective small-scale farmers so that they can feed and support their families. In a country with

“See, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:5 NRSV

05/30/2023

“Making all things new.” Take note of the verb tense. Making. In the Greek, that active voice of the verb is emphasized even more than our English language can portray. God is “ongoing-ly” making all things new. It’s not translated, “I made all things new,” but rather, “…I am making all things new.” The trajectory is clear—God is still working. God is still creating, still redeeming, and still blessing our world. For our God, it is not just a one-time

Call Committee Update 2023.05

05/30/2023

I am happy to officially announce the Council has selected the members of the Call Committee for the Associate Pastor. I want to personally thank and recognize the congregants who have volunteered to be part of this important next step for Zion. The members are a good mix of individuals, with varied backgrounds, and are eager to initiate the call. Zion’s constitution outlines the parameters for our Call Committees. We will have seven voting members and two alternates serving on

A Sunday to Celebrate!

05/30/2023

Giving thanks to God for the work of our Sr. Pastor Call Committee, Zion welcomed Pastor John Hulden, Assistant to the Bishop in the Minneapolis Area Synod to preach the sermon and install our Senior Pastor. It was a day of celebrating a long-awaited new chapter in the life of our congregation. The fourth Sunday in Easter is always Good Shepherd Sunday. It couldn’t have been a better day for an Installation! Every year, the same Gospel text is read from the