Sunday, October 3, 2010 World-Wide Communion Visitors: Welcome to our church. Please sign our guest book! If you do not have a church home, we pray that you will find one with us. We have large-print bulletins available, as well as hearing assistance devices. Please ask an usher if you require either of these. Restrooms [...]
On Monday September 27, 2010, Zion had a “first ever” event. We extended our mission outreach to include scholarship money for Harrisburg Area Community College, Gettysburg Campus. Our Consistory presented HACC with a check for $1000, which was also matched by a community partner. Consistory toured the campus at HACC and then had their monthly [...]
Sunday, September 26, 2010 Seeds of Faith Visitors: Welcome to our church. Please sign our guest book! If you do not have a church home, we pray that you will find one with us. We have large-print bulletins available, as well as hearing assistance devices. Please ask an usher if you require either of these. [...]
This is the old restroom on the main floor of our church. Although it had hand rails, the room itself was too narrow to accomodate a wheelchair to turn around, or to access the sink. In January of 2010 we received a grant from the R.C. Hoffman foundation to partially offset the cost of the [...]
This fall we dedicated a new set of paraments at Zion. Paraments are the fabric coverings on the altar, pulpit, and lectern–where the scripture is read. For the long church season following Pentecost (Pentecost is 50 days after Easter) the liturgical color is green. Green symbolizes the growth of the church in the presence of [...]
Mission Musings from the Mission Maven Upon being asked to blog for the mission committee I began to think about the word “mission”. In reading the definition of mission in the dictionary I discovered it may be used as a noun, a transitive verb or an adjective. It seems to me Zion defines mission as [...]
Volunteers & Items needed Food Ministry: Food Pantry- Sept.- Toilet Tissue & Soap Oct.- Canned Soup Nov. – Pasta & Pasta Sauce Dec.- coffee,tea, & hot chocolate Crop Walk-Walkers needed. Oct. 17,2010 1:00 leave from Bendersville Lutheran Church 3-4 miles, flat terrain Soup Kitchen-Sat.,Oct. 30 & Tues. Nov. 30 Food will be needed. Check sign [...]
It is never to early to be thinking about the gift giving for Hoffman Homes. This year we should have the gift tags by the mid to end of October with gifts to be collected at the church by the end of November. Further details to follow in the church bulletin and newsletter. As in [...]
This past Sunday, Sept. 12 was the start of the 2010 – 2011 Sunday School Calendar. We had new classes, new locations, updated spaces and a new thematic calendar. Approx. 20 children – youth in classes Preschool thru 9th grade joined us this Sunday. K-6 are following the rotational model that is currently in its [...]
Nov 1, Lectio Divina, 6:30 pm, Mustard Seed Room Nov 7, Worship-All Saint’s Observance, 9 am Nov 8, Lectio Divina, 6:30 pm, Mustard Seed Room Nov 8, Altar Guild meeting, 7 pm, Zion House Nov 10, Bible Basics, 6:30 pm, Fellowship Hall Nov 14, Worship-Veteran’s Observance. Special Speaker General David Hicks, 9 am, with presentation [...]