August - Zion Lutheran Church

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Zion
Herald
Monthly Newsletter of Zion Lutheran Church, Leola
Adult Faith Formation at
9:15AM on Sundays
By Sue Orth
Rumor has it that everyone has a hunger to know God better and to grow in
their faith and trust. We were all created in His image so growing and learning
makes us better reflectors of His love, grace and mercy.
This year some of the new topics will be:
1. The book of John. For 6 weeks, the topics are: The Word made Flesh,
Miraculous signs of Jesus, The “I AM” sayings of Jesus, The Farewell
Discourse, The Arrest, Trial and Crucifixion of the King, and Eternal Life.
(Adam Hamilton)
2. Vanishing Grace; Whatever Happened to the Good News. Five weeks
of discussion on: We’ve Got Problems, What Can We Do About It?, Who Are
the Grace Dispensers, Is It Really Good News, and Holy Subversives. (Philip
Yancey)
3. Why in the World; The Reason God Became One of Us. In 4 weeks the
sessions will cover: To Communicate and Demonstrate, Like Son, Like Father,
Classless, and Putting Religion in Its Place. (Andy Stanley)
4. Defying Gravity; Break Free from the Culture of More. Four sessions will
be on: Discovering Gravity, Breaking Free, Tethered to God, and When We Get
it Right. (Tom Berlin)
5. Soul Keeping; Caring for the Most Important Part of You. These 6 weeks
of conversation should have your soul in good shape: What is the Soul?, The
Struggle of the Soul, What the Soul Needs, The Practice of Grace, The Practice
of Gratitude, and The Practice of Growth.
Keep your eyes open and watch for more information on dates and plan to
attend and fellowship with the body of Christ. We grow in faith when we gather
in His name!
August 2016
Table of Contents
Survey Reveals Lutheran Practices
Community Garden
Water Street Ministries
New Ideas in Youth Ministry &
Young Adults
Youth & Preteen Kick Off
Serving Meals
Thank You Notes
August Birthdays &
Anniversaries
Goldeen Zioneers Events
Downtown Meal Schedule
CVCCS Needs
2016 General Finances Prayer List
August Calendar
Volunteer schedule is attached.
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Survey Reveals
Lutheran
Practices
By Pastor Embley
The results below were obtained
by the Barnes Group.
Religious Practices
Attend church - 43%
Read the Bible - 32%
Pray to God - 84%
Attend Sunday School - 13%
Theological Beliefs
Believe Satan is real - 21%
Believe Christ was sinless 13%
Believe God is all powerful 72%
Believe faith in Jesus is the
only way to heaven - 58%
So these are the numbers but if you
go a little further, 87% of Lutherans
don’t go to Sunday School, also 87%
don’t believe that Christ was sinless
and 68% don’t read their Bible.
Where do you fit in? Can we do
better? I am sure we all can! Why
would we want to? I believe that we
all long for a deeper relationship with
God.
Here are some solutions: pick up
Christ In Our Home or The Upper
Room; devotion booklets, we also
have Taking Faith Home that provides
ways to practice your faith as well
as readings. Join the Wake Up Call
for men at 6:30 a.m. Sundays, and
the Tuesday evening Bible Study
and prayer at 7 p.m. At 9:15 a.m.
we have learning opportunities on
Sunday. Check out Zion’s Library for
resources.
Community Garden
Located at the upper parking lot by the Trumbauer House
By Sue Orth
If you love
tomatoes, you love
the taste and flavor
of home grown,
off the vine, juice
running down your
chin tomatoes!
The garden has
been supplying
the CVCCS Food
Bank with tomatoes,
lettuce and peppers.
Soon there will
be green beans, carrots, and more
tomatoes and peppers, and potatoes.
Have you ever heard of “Potato
Barrels”? That’s what the brown
barrels are beside the raised garden
beds. You simply put in dirt, then
potatoes, then a little more dirt. When
you see green vines you add more
dirt, potatoes and more dirt. You
keep doing this until the barrels are
full. After 8-10 weeks you dump the
barrels and pick up all the potatoes!
What a great way to use less space to
grow more fresh food.
If you are looking for something
to do – feel free to come weed, water
or harvest. Help will be needed in the
future as 2 more raised beds are added
and fall vegetables will be planted.
YUM! Fresh cauliflower, cabbage,
broccoli and more.
To volunteer or get more
information, contact Sherri Patton
at 717-656-9200 or sherri.l.patton@
gmail.com.
Water Street Ministries
By Sue Orth
Have you ever wondered what
all happens at Water Street? I knew
a little about the ministry but after
meeting with the church relations
person, Maria, I was even more
amazed. We had a great discussion and
I learned where volunteers are needed
the most. The other great opportunity
is to tour the facility and see how
clients are processed and what all is
available to them while staying at
Water Street. In January 2017, I would
like to arrange a tour for anyone that
wishes to learn more.
I did not know that this operation
takes up an entire city block. In fact
they have a warehouse where they
process donations. There is also a
Guest Enrichment Center where
the people can access computers. (I
think my 90 year old dad and a few
members of Zion are the only people
that would not need this service!)
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Some ways to volunteer include:
helping at the Warehouse M-F from
10AM – 2 PM or the 1st Saturday of
the month, Food Prep from 8-9 AM or
11-noon, servers are needed to serve at
every meal, and if you love children,
in the evenings from 6-8 there are
enrichment opportunities for adults
if someone is present to watch their
children.
Great ministry, great opportunities!
New Ideas in Youth Ministry/Young Adults
By Sue Orth
Welcome to 2016!
The ELCA has this
slogan, ‘Always Being
Made New’. They talk
about it in terms of
people but I think it also
has to do with ministries.
One of the most
frequently used excuses
for youth not participating is not
knowing anyone. This problem has
been magnified with the use of social
media. Many youth have difficulty
having conversations with people face
to face. We tried something different
this summer and had small groups
(close in age and same sex) go out
for breakfast and conversation. The
goal was to help them connect so
they could encourage one another to
participate and learn more about each
other.
Another new thing was to take the
graduating girls out for a nice dinner
and conversation. Try to discover how
we, as the church, could support them
as they head off to college and help
them stay connected to God and
the church. Great conversation and
great ideas for the future.
The biggest change this year
will be the format of the regular
meetings on the 2nd and 4th
Sundays. Since there is a large
age gap between 7th and 12th
grades, discussions will be much
better by splitting the group.
From 5-6 PM the youth in 7th
– 9th grades will meet for the
Youth and Preteen
Kick Off Dates
Youth 7th – 12th grades
Sunday Sept. 11 from 5-7
(Not doing the new format the first
meeting)
This meeting is for the entire family.
Great time to get to know other parents
and connect. Watch for a special flyer
mailed to you with details.
Preteens – 4th – 6th grades
Sunday, Sept. 18
Time to be determined but watch your
mail for a flyer with details.
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learning part, 6-7 PM everyone
will meet for refreshments
and activity (games and team
building) and from 7-8 PM the
10th – 12th graders will meet for
learning and dicussion.
On July 28, a meeting was
held for Young Adults at Zion.
This group is interested in
missions so next year there will
be a mission trip for those that have
graduated from high school and those
who are college age. For 2017, the
group will do mission work in the U.S.
and in 2018 an international mission
trip.
“Kind words can
be short and easy
to speak, but their
echoes are truly
endless.”
~Mother Theresa
Serving Meals to those in Need- a Zion Ministry
By Patty Williams
Recently, there have been changes
to the way in which we will be serving
meals, whether in Lancaster or here at
Zion, which include the community
meals, the New Years Day Dinner, and
the Holiday Craft Show.
Back in October, the Lancaster
County Council of Churches, began
implementing the new rules and
regulations that are a part of the Feed
America Program. The changes apply
to any organization that uses food
resources from the Food Bank on
Queen Street to prepare and serve
meals at any of the Churches in
Lancaster that are opened to the public
for free meals.
The rules are 1. the serving
organization needs to have at least
one ServSaf certified person available
at all times to ensure that meals are
prepared in such a way as to prevent
food borne illnesses; we have four
certified people at Zion, Sue Orth, Jeff
Wasilewski, Jackie Heise, and myself,
Patty Williams; 2. our kitchen needs
to be inspected; kitchens in Lancaster
City are inspected by the City.
Churches in the county are inspected
by the Department of Agriculture,
as of this writing we have not been
inspected, but we will be; 3. all servers
Grace In, Grace Out
Adapted by newsletternewsletter
The computer
acronym GIGO “garbage in, garbage
out” - describes
how putting wrong
code into a machine
will lead to faulty
output. Jesus offers a similar lesson in
Matthew 15: “What comes out of the
mouth proceeds from the heart, and
this defiles a person” (V. 18, ESV)
GIGO works the other way, too.
If we put good things (including the
good news of salvation) “in” our
hearts, Jesus’ goodness will shine
“out’ through our lives. And when
God’s grace enters and changes us,
we’ll also reach out and share that
good news with others.
are to watch a Civil Rights Video,
we are requesting that anyone who
volunteers to serve at Kingdom Life,
Grace Lutheran, or Crispus Attucks,
needs to watch the video and sign a
self-certification document which we
will keep on file and take with us to
the meals.
In regards to the video, it is long
and very dry, for those who do not
have access to a computer at home we
have two options: 1) we can show the
video on a Sunday morning, We will
have the self-certification documents
for you to sign, or 2) we will have a
printed Power Point presentation for
those who would prefer to read rather
than watch. The video takes about 49
minutes.
We will then reschedule the video
prior to each meal we serve, for those
who have not watched the video but
would like to serve.
All of this probably seems
unnecessary to many, you may think
that if we do not use the resources
from the Food Bank then why do
all of this? There are many reasons,
the Churches that we go to serve in
the city are being inspected and are
attempting to comply with the new
rules to the best of their ability to
ensure that there is no interruption
in serving those that need the meals;
since these Host Churches are
complying, then we need to comply as
well. We at Zion are charging for two
meals that are served to the public,
the Holiday Craft Show and the News
Year Day dinner, and there are times
during the year that we are preparing
and serving three meals a month,
sometimes four, these are all reasons
to be certified, licensed and to watch a
video on Civil Rights awareness.
If we are committed as a Church
to serve those in need, and there are
many people who are going hungry,
not just the addicts, and all who live
on the streets. There are working poor
who go to work everyday, and go to
bed hungry. We as a servant church,
have chosen to comply with the new
rules whether we use resources or
not from the Council because it is the
RIGHT thing to do.
If anyone has any questions
regarding any of the new rules
please forward the questions to Paula
McQuate or Patty Williams.
We express our heartfelt thanks to
all who prepare the meals, transport
the food and to all of the servers who
give of their time to come out and
stand on the food line serving and
bringing some bit of joy into the lives
of all those they serve.
The Master Puzzler
Adapted by newsletternewsletter
In Laughing in the Dark (Howard
Books), Christian comedian Chonda
Pierce calls God the Master Puzzler,
because “in him all things hold
together” (Colossians 1:17). In his
infinite wisdon, God “can organize the
colors better than anyone (Have you
seena sunset lately?) He knows where
to fit every shape and size (Have you
seen a mountain range?).”
Until God places the last piece, the
final picture is a mystery to us. But
in the meantime, God offers order
and purpose, providing his law as the
puzzle’s edges.
Pierce encourages people to let the
“Master Puzzler” take over when life
gets messy. Like the prophet Jeremiah,
we can cry, “God, pick up the pieces.
Put me back together again. You are
my praise! (17:14, The Message).
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A Small Laugh
Adapted by newsletternewsletter
“God warned a man named Lot
to take his wife and flee out of the
city,” said the Sunday School teacher,
“but Lot’s wife looked back and was
turned to salt.”
A curious boy then asked, “What
happened to the flea?”
Dear Partners in Ministry,
Thank you for your contribution
in Mission Support! Your generosity
is enabling us to advance the ministry
of the Lutheran church here in South
Central PA and across the globe.
Truly, we have a lot of good
ministry happening. We have much to
celebrate and much to be thankful for.
All this good is achieved with the help
of your Mission Support.
Thank you! God bless,
James S. Dunlop, Bishop
Lucinda Bringman, Synod V.P.
Richard Jorgensen, Director of
Evangelical Mission
Dear Zion,
Thank you for your thoughtful
donation of $110 on June 9, 2016
in support of our mission. With the
generosity of friends like you, we
can help more families build and
repair decent, affordable homes in our
community.
Your involvement in our mission of
building homes, community and hope
is appreciate. Thank you for giving
and making a difference.
Warm regards,
Bill Dewan, Director of
Development
Lancaster Habitat for Humanity
Answering God’s Call
Adapted by newsletternewsletter.com
During a 2010 trip to report on famine-relief efforts in Kenya, Kristen Welch
observed conditions unfit for living. “How can you allow so much suffering?”
she asked God. In return, he asked her the same question.
That prompted Welch to put her faith into action by launching Mercy House,
a nonprofit organization that rescues pregnant young women and their babies.
The impact of Mercy House in Kenya - plus now in 19 other countries - is
“miraculous proof that God is made perfect in our weakness,” Welch says.
“Who would have thought a ‘yes’ in 2010 would make us the poster children
that [prove] God can do anything with anyone?”
Dear Zion,
Thank you for your thoughtful gift
to support the Friends of Lutheran
Acres 2016 Project-Enhancements to
the Sensory Oasis Courtyard.
Your donation of $190.00 will help
us add to the Sensory Oasis Courtyard
- last year’s successful project.
Connection is one of Luthercare’s
core values, and we sincerely
appreciate your generous support
through this project.
With gratitude,
Christina Duncan, Director
Mission Support, Luthercare
“When a train goes through
a tunnel and it gets dark, you
don’t throw away the ticket
and jump off. You sit still and
trust the engineer.
~Corrie ten Boom
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Gerry Devlin
Kevin Perreault
Denny Rippy
Karen Borten
Melvin Eby
Ken McCombs
Tiffany Gehman
Angie Sieber
Barry Hoffman
Amy High
Deb Matthews
Linda Wright
Verna Youndt
Laura Williams
Brenda Leathery
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Virginia Bowers
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Polly Miller
Avery Heisey
Sue Orth
Ashley Hauck
Darla Stambaugh
Vickie Cunningham
Marilyn Nettles
David Bruce
Steve Strohm
Chris Engel
Ann Rinier
Cecelia Good
Cathy Wasilewski
Paityn Gerz
Hailey Lehman
Marisa Onderko
Jane Pebly
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August
George & Marilyn Sorensen - 49 years
Jeff & Cathy Wasilewski - 34 years
Mel & Mary Eby - 72 years
Nathan & Chelsea (Lemke) Fought
Ralph & Phyllis Hutchison - 33 years
Don & Tara Fausnaught - 25 years
Bob & Vickie Cunningham - 37 years
Joel & Barbara Miller - 46 years
Paul & Krysta Barnhart
Sherwood & Joyce Miller - 60 years
Harvey & Donna Ruth - 57 years
Newell & Vicki Embley - 41 years
Alan & Ruth Ruby - 58 years
Serge & Ariel Sarandinaki
Leola Community
Meal
Friday, August 19
Served at 5:55 p.m.
*Held here at Zion
*Hosted by Zion
Clothing Bank
Work Days for Seniors
August 17 & 31
September 14 & 28
Needs of the
CVCCS
Clothing Needs:
*Ladies size 5 and 9 undies
*Boy’s size 4, 6/8 and 10/12 undies
*Men’s Plus Size underwear
Food Needs:
Downtown Meals
2016 Schedule
*Carpool leaves at 4:30 p.m. from
Zion.
*Please sign up to donate food and
your time.
*Sign-up sheet is located on the
Mission & Service bulletin board.
Grace Lutheran Church
(5th Wednesday of the
month)
August 31
November 30
Kingdom Life Assembly
(3rd Thursday of the odd
months)
225 West Orange St., Lancaster
July 21
September 15
November 17
Family size cereals, canned fruits
By Tom Richards
The Grave Robber will be coming
to Wake Up Call on August 7. This
study is based on DVD presentations
by Mark Batterson. The topic is
miracles, the basis is the gospel of
Saint John, and the scenery in the
background of the DVD is the Holy
Land. The Wake Up Call men’s group
meets every Sunday morning at 6:30.
Please join us. Questions? Please
contact Tom Richards: t-richards@
comcast.net.
Prayer
Requests
Members of Zion
Adam Brown
Bob Klinger
Chuck Rathey
Evelyn Brown
Florence Benner
Helen Brackbill
Helen Strouse
Jane Pebly
Jeanne Fackler
Jennie Roland
Joan Wagner
Judy Greiner
Keith Shetter
Mel & Mary Eby
Nadine Gladfelter
Pat Bunker
Rosa Troians
Russ Wagner
Sharon Perreault
Sister Sandy Lehr
Ted Grumbein
Service Personnel
*Jacob Heikkinen (stateside)
*Steven Wasilewski (stateside)
*Davey Engel (stateside)
*Rob Devlin (stateside)
*Nick Chubb
*Matthew Green (stateside)
Prayer Requests
Do you have a concern you want
lifted to the Lord in prayer? Zion’s
email prayer partners can be reached
through Keri Bloom at bloomkg@
lancastermennonite.org. If you do not
have email and would like to pray
for concerns, please inform Pastor
Embley at 717-656-9200.
2016 GENERAL FINANCES
General Fund Income
Month Year-to-date
Budget
June $29,146
$203,727
47.5%
General Fund Expenses
MonthYear-to-date
Budget
June $24,782 $205,34543.0%
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Friends of Zion
Amy Stump
Barbara Byne
Britany Foose
Brandon Peters
Bruce Bomberger
Bud Hannah
Corine Moore
Coy McCustion
Dave Meneely
Donna Haines
Doris Beitzel
Ed Elliot
Evelyn Nelson
Gary Groff
Harry Shenk
Irvin Sensenig
John Curran
Kim Atkins
Mark Faith
Margaret Kuester
Marvin High
Nancy Bixler
Nathanael Cassel
Sherry Parker Overman
Zion Happenings For August 2016
Sunday
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Saturday
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6:30 pm Praise
Practice
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9 am Clothing Bank
work day for seniors
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7 pm Worship
Planning Meeting
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5:55 pm Leola
Community Dinner
hosted by Zion
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7 pm Stewardship
Committee
Meeting
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7 pm Prayer Group
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6:30 am Wake Up
Call Men’s Group
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6:30 pm Council
Meeting
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6:30 pm Praise
Practice
8 am Worship
7 pm Prayer Group
9:15 am Summer
Electives
7 pm Mutual
Ministry Meeting
6:30 pm Worship in
Chapel
7:00 pm Women’s
Book Study Group
10:30 am Worship
1-4 pm Community
Waterslide Day
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6:30 am Wake Up
Call Men’s Group
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8 am Worship
9:15 am Summer
Electives
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6:30 pm Praise
Practice
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9 am Clothing Bank
work day for seniors
7 pm Prayer Group
Meeting
6:30 pm Worship in
Chapel
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6:30 pm Praise
Practice
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6:30 pm Worship in
Chapel
7 pm Prayer Group
Meeting
7:00 pm Women’s
Book Study Group
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6:30 pm Praise
Practice
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9 am Clothing Bank
work day for seniors
7 pm Prayer Group
Meeting
4:14 pm Carpool
leaves to serve meal at
Grace Lutheran
10:30 am Worship
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Call Men’s Group
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8 am Worship
9:15 am Summer
Electives
10:30 am Worship
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6:30 am Wake Up
Call Men’s Group
8 am Worship
9:15 am Summer
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10:30 am Worship
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
18 QUARRY ROAD
LEOLA PA 17540
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
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www.zionleola.org
Email: zion@zionleola.org
Worship Services
Traditional Service, Sundays at 8 a.m.
Contemporary Service, Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
Traditional Service, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Communion is offered at each service.
We gather to grow; we live to serve!
Staff
Rev. Newell W. Embley, III, Pastor
pastor@zionleola.org
Sue Orth, Director of Outreach & Youth Ministry
sueo@zionleola.org
Paula McQuate, Secretary
paulam@zionleola.org
Carol Chilcoat, Coordinator of Volunteers
carolgchil@gmail.com
Forest Troyer, Custodian
Becky Rairigh, 8 a.m. Organist
Tracy Lash, 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Music Leader
Bob Gates Ryan Stevens
Jeff Wasilewski
Leadership
Luke HarrisChurch Treasurer
Norman Weaver
Assistant Treasurer
Bob WilsonPayroll
Bill MatthewsProperty
Mike Proch
Cemetery
Luke Harris
Stewardship Committee
Sue Orth
Christian Education
Lorraine Smoker
Social Ministry
Patty Jackson, Nadine Gladfelter Library
Cathy WasilewskiMutual Ministry
Brian Good
Financial Secretary
Kelly Beitzel
Altar Guild
Bob Gates
Worship Planning
Bob Gates & Del Bard
Building Coordinators
Kathy Raffensperger
Zion Archivist
Council
Council President
Council Vice President
Council Secretary
Tayler Moyer, Luke Harris, Bob Gates,
Martha Lefever, Jackie Heise
Zion Lutheran Church
18 Quarry Road, Leola, PA 17540
717-656-9200
zion@zionleola.org
www.zionleola.org