Calendar
Monday, March 21
7:00pm Cards
Tuesday, March 22
9:00am LBW Large Print
1:00pm Weekly Newsletter Deadline
Wednesday, March 23
NO CLASSES
9:15am ZECC Chapel
9:30am Morning Glory Circle
1:30pm Loving Care Circle
6:30pm Living Faith
7:00pm Desert Voice
Thursday, March 24
12:00pm Maundy Thursday Service with Communion
1:00pm LBW Large Print
1:00pm Ruth Circle
7:00pm Maundy Thursday Service with Communion & Confirmation
First Communion
8:00pm Confirmation First Communion Reception
Friday, March 25
ZECC Closed
Church Office Closed
12:00pm Good Friday Service with Communion
7:00pm Good Friday Service with Communion
Saturday, March 26
No Saturday Evening Worship
9:30am—11:00am Easter Family Fun
9:30am—11:30am Easter Set-up & Musician Rehearsal
Sunday, March 27
7:00am Easter Worship Festival
7:45am—10:15am Easter Breakfast
9:00am Easter Worship Festival
11:00am Contemporary Easter Worship
11:00am Liberian Church Worship Service
Church Office Closed: The Church Office
will be closed on Friday, March 25th and
Monday, March 28th. We will reopen on
Tuesday, March 29th.
For Next Week—March 27
Readers
Dee Anderson, 7:00am & 9:00am
Kevin Koester, 11:00am
Altar Care
Brenda Walsten & Eveline Haag
Acolytes
Christopher Jacobs, 7:00am
Grace Dallmann, 7:00am
TBD, 9:00am
TBD, 9:00am
Today at Zion
Message Theme
“Raised From the Ashes”
Philippians 2:5-11
Scriptures
Deuteronomy 32:36-39, p. 175
Philippians 2:5-11, p. 980
John 12:12-19, p. 899
Worship Leaders
Pastor Dan Schultz, Message & Liturgist
Brice Petersen, Director of Parish Music
Carol Krueger, Piano (5:00)
John Herkenratt, Cantor (5:00)
Sanctuary Choir (8:30)
Desert Voice & Living Faith (10:50)
Ellie Haag, Acolyte (5:00)
Ben Monskey, Acolyte (8:30)
Jennifer Stover, Acolyte (8:30)
Craig Ahlman, Reader (5:00)
Dan Ahlman, Reader (8:30)
Karen Eck, Reader (10:50)
Ethan Adam, Worship Assistant (10:50)
Brian Olson, Slide Technician (5:00)
Amy Schmeling, Slide Technician (8:30)
Teresa Johnson, Slide Technician (10:50)
Doug Carroll & Steve Larson, Elders
Brenda Walsten & Eveline Haag, Altar Care
Hymns
5:00pm
P&W 168, P&W 32, P&W 73, P&W 65, LSB 633, LSB 626, P&W 236
8:30am
LSB 443, LSB 543, LSB 442, LSB 633, LSB 626, LSB 837
Offering: “Ride on King Jesus” arr. DeCormier
Postlude: “Prelude and Fugue in d minor”, arr. J.S.Bach
10:50am
Preservice: “Your Grace is Enough”
“Here Is Our King”, “Mighty to Save”,
Offering: “This Is Amazing Grace”
“Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)”, “Love the Lord”
Today’s flowers are given by Gene & Carolyn Bachman in
Thanksgiving for their 55th Wedding Anniversary.
55 Alive Defensive Driving Class: A 4 hour refresher class
will be offered on Friday, April 15 at 5:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. If you previously completed the 8 hour initial
course, you need to take this refresher course every three
years to save 10% on your auto insurance. Cost is $15 per
person if an AARP member or $20 if not a member. A light supper will
be served. Reservations are required. Plan ahead and call Alice
Anderson at 952-938-5144 or June Lundgren at 952-935-2327.
March 20, 2016
Zion Lutheran Church & Early Childhood Center
241 5th Avenue North ╬ Hopkins, MN 55343
952.938.7661 ╬ www.zionhopkins.org
Weekly Newsletter
It is a joy to have you with us today. We pray that through God’s
Word and through the love of His people, you will be connected to
God’s love and be empowered to live as God’s child this week.
Our Vision:
To be an outreach center for Christ-centered health & wholeness.
Our Mission:
To develop and encourage personal relationships with Jesus Christ.
Weekend Schedule
Saturday Worship: Informal 5pm
Sunday Worship: Traditional 8:30am
Contemporary: 10:50am
Education Hour: 9:40am
Holy Communion is celebrated
the first and third weekends.
Children at Worship
We are pleased to have children at worship. We have quiet
activity bags for use during worship. They are available in the
entry area at the rear of the church. There is also a “Children’s
Room” in the rear of the church for those wishing to stay with
their children and still participate in the worship service. A
nursery is open but unstaffed on the lower level on Sunday
mornings.
Hearing Impaired
Ask an usher for a portable amplifier. You will receive a small
radio with an ear plug which will enable you to hear anywhere in
the worship center.
Friendship Register (Attendance)
Please take a moment to clearly fill in the attendance sheet
located in the maroon folder found near the center aisle in each
pew so we may know how best to serve you.
Media Ministry
CDs of the 8:30am worship service are available in the coatroom.
Each weekend’s sermon is also available online at
www.zionhopkins.org.
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9:30am –1:30pm
952.938.7661 Visit us online at www.zionhopkins.org.
Zion Early Childhood Center (ZECC)
A nurturing and loving environment for the growth and
development of your child.
Monday - Friday 7am - 6pm
952.938.7661 ext. 21
Prayer Page
Zion Happenings
Requests for prayers may be submitted in writing, phoned into the
church office or by email. Anniversary, birthday, wedding, and
thanksgiving prayers will normally be included for one week.
Medical and special concerns may be included for longer as
needed. Please take this newsletter with you and remember the
following people in your personal prayers this week:
Special Concerns: Missionaries: Rev. Rex & Linda Rinne; for those
in the Armed Forces; For all people in this current economic
downturn, especially those for whom employment, credit,
investments and housing have been adversely affected; For those
affected by natural & manmade disasters.
Medical Concerns: Virgil Fasching (friend of Dick & Barb
Suchomel), Renee Anderson, David Bagaus (father of Bonnie
Shelton), Eric Olson, Rose Kiecker (mother of Katie Brettin), Ruby
Thielke, Markus Bachman, Bob Parker, Marilyn Gliem, Red
Rehwaldt (uncle of Chris Formo), Tom Shaughnessy (son of Pat
Shaughnessy & brother of Cindy Proell), Chris Samples (friend & co
-worker of Larry Monskey), Teresa Kokesch (family member of
Elaine Keehl).
Thanksgiving: 55th Wedding Anniversary of Gene & Carolyn
Bachman, 92nd Birthday of Fred Rettig (father of Mark Rettig),
and 94th Birthday of Lorna Roehm (mother of Sharon Shearer).
Bereaved: Shelby Kokesch (family member of Elaine Keehl).
Zion Member Families: Each week the Ministry Team at Zion meet
to coordinate the many different ministries here at Zion and to
pray for individual families. This past week we prayed for: Ray &
Doris Lovel; Robert, Sandy, Bode & Wyatt Lubarski; Mark & Emma
Lundberg; June Lundgren; Rebecca Lutz.
Easter Egg Hunt! Saturday, March 26 from 9:30am to 11:00am in
the Fireside Room. Please join us for crafts, stories, a game, fellowship, and of course THE HUNT! Children ages 3 to 5th grade
are welcome (parents please stay with your children for the
event). Sign-up today if you plan to attend, sign up sheet is located on the Information Desk.
When We Last Gathered - March 12 & 13
Attendance
Sunday School
Adult Bible Class
Midweek Lenten Service (3/9)
General
Missions
Building Fund
Dedicated
Clean up
303
45
20
139
$7,657.49
$566.16
$939.00
$701.99
$10,725.00
Prayer Circle Volunteers Needed: Zion Lutheran Church
has been a praying church for many years. Zion has had a
TELEPHONE PRAYER CIRCLE made up of Christians who
are part of a network of prayer partners. As a need, concern, or thanksgiving is made know, the phone chain begins and
each individual on the prayer circle is called and asked to pray for
the specific requested need, concern or thanksgiving. All of this is
done in the privacy of your own home.
Each prayer partner is provided a PRAYER PARTNER BOOKLET which
contains: Easy to follow instructions, Prayers for all occasions, Bible passages to encourage you. If this is the kind of ministry you
would like to become a part of, please talk to Pastor Neal or complete the volunteer form and return it to the Information Center
or Church Office. (forms available at the Information Center).
Sunday School: Congratulations to the 4th/5th grade class on perfect attendance last week. Thanks for singing last week. It was a
fun and lively song with two languages and the drums! There is no
class on Easter Sunday. All children will be able to participate in
the Palm Sunday Processional during the singing of the first
hymn. Thanks to our processional leaders.
Money Sanity Solutions classes—join us today at 9:40am in
the Fireside Room where our topic will be “Volunteerism” invest yourself in others. If you need a book, please stop
by the Information Desk.
Zion in Prayer on Saturday (ZIPS) is April 2. You are invited to
come for 1 hour to the Fireside Room from 9-10am for intercessory
prayer. Prayer is sometimes silent and other times outloud. Why
not come and join others who are seeking God’s heart. ZIPS is an
open setting for new people to come and join in. Doors open at
8:45am. All are welcome and bring a friend if you’d like. Questions? Please call Karen at 952-935-4356 or Carolyn at 952-935-5909.
30 Day Challenge “Make Do”: To help set the tone for this challenge our staff at Zion has committed itself to as much as possible
make do with what we have. Even though the staff has always
been frugal and very conscious about “Spending” for needed supplies and services we have challenged ourselves to see how far we
can make things stretch during the 30 day congregational challenge. When Rick Tupa (property manager) needs a piece of wood,
a nut or bolt, etc. to repair something he will try to use something
in the garage or make it himself if possible. Rather than order a
cake from the bakery Matt Connelly (youth director) will be asking
parents or others to make some cakes for upcoming events. Brice
Petersen (Music Director) will scourer the music files for existing
music for choirs rather than order new music. The pastor’s will
give 10% shorter sermons… (joke). The point is God has wonderfully blessed Zion and together as members and staff we want to
use what we have as wisely as possible. Pray, worship and financially give as you are able. Thank you!
Zion Happenings
LENTEN TIDBIT #8
Easter Foods: many Easter customs and legends were pagan.
These the church reinterpreted. Even the name Easter is pagan,
meaning simply “springtime”.
 Eggs & Chicks are often associated with Easter because in Pagan
times they were signs of Fertility and New Life. The Early Christians took over the meaning of New Life because it helped them
remember the Resurrection of having New Life through Jesus.
 Eggs were used by the ancient Persians and Egyptians to celebrate New Year, which happened for them in spring time. The
eggs were colored and eaten during the celebrations. In Europe,
colored eggs were used to celebrate Easter as house decorations.
In Eastern European countries, such as Hungary and Romania,
wooden eggs are beautifully painted in lots of different patterns.
In Russian, during the early years of the 20th century, the former
Royal rulers Czar Alexander III and Czar Nicholas II had some very
special Easter Eggs made for them by the jeweler Carl Fabergé.
THE 30 DAY CHALLENGE…
You as a member or friend of Zion are the backbone of
our congregation. We are asking you to take a 30 day
challenge. Zion has experienced during the first two
months of 2016 a slip in worship attendance and financial donations
which are troubling. We do not have enough money to cover all
our expenses. Since we are still funded almost exclusively by individual donations from our members and friends any downturn in
contributions affects our ability to serve our congregation and community.
1. For the next 30 days PRAY for God’s blessing not only upon
yourself but that the saving truth of Jesus Christ be made
available and nurtured among your families, neighbors, community, nation and world.
2. For the next 30 days BE PRESENT REGULARLY (every week
if possible) at a worship experience (Sunday, Mid-week or
small group Bible Studies) with fellow Christians at Zion to
hear relevant sermons, sing/listen to uplifting music, encourage other folks in their daily walk of life.
3. During the next 30 days GIVE AN IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL DONATION TO ZION to allow us to meet all our financial obligations for 2016. Use any means you choose… check, cash,
electronic giving (via Simply Giving automatic withdrawal
program), credit card (via our website), stocks, bonds, property, etc. $1, $100, $1,000, $10,000 or more. Give as you
are able. Without the participation of you,
your brothers and sisters in Christ at Zion
nothing can happen.
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the
praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful
light.” (1 Peter 2:9)
Zion Happenings
The Celebration of Holy Communion takes place today. Those desiring to be guests at the Lord’s Table
must 1) Believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior and
Lord; 2) Confess their sin, seek the assurance of forgiveness, and intend, with God’s help, to amend their
sinful life; 3) Believe that Christ is really present in this Sacrament.
If you are unsure of what has been stated here, or if you have not
been baptized, or if you are unable to answer yes to any of these
questions, please speak with the pastor before communing. For
the benefit of communicants who are allergic to alcohol or who
have dependency problems, several individual cups containing
white grape juice with a slight tincture of wine are included in the
center of each communion tray (5:00 pm & 8:30 am) or the center
chalice [large cup](10:50 am). If you would like more Information
you may pick up a brochure on the subject at the Information Center tract rack in the Gathering Area.
Easter Breakfast Donations Needed: If you can and are able to
donate food items for the Easter breakfast, please check out the
sign-up sheet at the Information Desk. Bring all donated items to
church on 3/24 or 3/25. If the item is perishable place it in the
refrigerator on shelves marked Easter Breakfast. Any questions
please contact Matt Connolly at [email protected]
Easter Breakfast! March 27th from 7:15am to 10:45am. Come
and support the youth ministry of Zion on Easter morning! The
youth will be serving a wonderful breakfast egg dish, along with
bacon, fruit, and breakfast breads. The funds raised will support
the whole youth ministry as well as the summer trip to New Orleans for the National Youth Gathering.
Morning Glory Circle Will be meeting on Wednesday, March 23rd
at 9:30m in the Fireside Room. Donna Schwartz will be the hostess. They will be discussing “Taking Pleasure in Dance” from page
22 of the Lutheran Women’s Quarterly.
Black Leather Hat. Did you mistakenly take a black
leather hat after the 10:50am service last Sunday
(3/13). If so, please return or contact the church office, it’s owner would greatly appreciate it’s return. Thank you.
LWML Spring Celebration– All ladies and guests are invited to the
LWML Spring Rally at Victory Lutheran, 16200 Berger Drive, Eden
Prairie, Saturday, April 16. 9:45—10:15am Registration & Treats;
10:15–11:00am Bible Study; 11:15am—12:15pm Dining in the Dark.
Speaker: Carol Zemke from Lutheran Braille Workers will share
information about the ministry done by Lutheran Braille Workers.
Participants will then eat lunch blindfolded in order to gain a better understanding of what life is like for those who are blind or
visually impaired. Cost: free-will donation. Everyone is encouraged to bring one of the following for the Lutheran Braille Workers
Ministry: granola bars; 100 calorie snack packs; cereal bars; or
protein bars.