ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL

203 South Vine Street, Mt. Pulaski, Illinois 62548-1256

Rev. Mark Drews, Pastor

Church Office: 792-5965     School Office: 792-5715     Parsonage:  792-5120     Fax: 792-5915

e-mail: zionlutheranchurchmp@yahoo.com

 

 Schedule for Week of June 28 – July 5

SUNDAY:

     -   BIBLE CLASS (No Sunday School)                            9:00 am

     -   WORSHIP                                                                10:00 am

     -   Children & Youth Sunday                                                       

     -   Vonderlieth Living Center Service                               11:00 am

     -   Basement reserved noon

TUESDAY:

     -   Informational Meeting (Morton Building)                       6:30 pm

WEDNESDAY:

-OFFICE CLOSED

-Church Council Meeting                                                  7:00 pm

THURSDAY:

     -   WORSHIP (Communion)                                            6:30 pm

FRIDAY:

-OFFICE CLOSED

NEXT SUNDAY:

     -   BIBLE CLASS (No Sunday School)                            9:00 am

     -   HOLY COMMUNION                                                10:00 am

 

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SUMMER HOURS – During the summer months the church/school office will be only be open Monday – Thursday from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM with a short closing over the lunch hour. The office will be CLOSED ON FRIDAYS. If the office will be closed at other times we will try to have those times posted in the bulletin.

SUNDAY SCHOOL – Starting Sunday, June 28, there will be NO SUNDAY SCHOOL until Sunday, July 26 (the Sunday after VBS ends). The Adult Bible Class will continue to meet on these Sundays.

LUTHERAN HOUR - You can listen to The Lutheran Hour on WLLM - 1370 AM on Sundays at both 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.  Zion, MP is one of the sponsoring churches of these broadcasts.

This Sunday (6/28): "Outrageous Generosity" (2 Corinthians 8:1-5) God will meet our needs, but not our greeds. What a joy to know that in Christ we lack no good thing! Today's guest speaker is the Rev. Keith Grimm of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, LaVista, Nebraska. Pastor Grimm is International Pastoral Advisor for the International Lutheran Laymen's League. Guest Speaker: Rev. Keith Grimm

Next Sunday (7/5): "I Am Weak, But He Is Strong" (2 Corinthians 12:8-9) God can do anything but He can't make sinners happy, on their terms. Christ makes it possible to "live happily ever after". Speaker: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus

COME TO THE WATERS – Want to find out more about the Lutheran church? Interested in membership? Just curious about what we believe as Lutherans? Contact Pastor Drews at 792-5965.

 

 

MITES - There will be an ingathering of mites for Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) on Sunday, July 5.  There will be large mite boxes set out at both the main and the wing entrances.  To find out more about the mite projects go to www.cidlwml.org.

 

 

INFORMATIONAL MEETING

Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30 PM

The congregation is invited to attend this informational meeting at which Morton Building will present some building options.

This is just information only  - NO decisions have been made about building or not.

 

 

ENROLL NOW FOR V.B.S. !!! – Children are invited to attend this summer’s Gadget’s Garage. Zion Lutheran Church invites children to enter G.A.D.G.E.T.’s Garage and discover that God’s Always Doing Great, Exciting Things.  At Gadget’s Garage, children will witness the wonder and workmanship of Jesus, our Savior, through five incredible Bible stories. Gadget’s Garage is for children ages 3 to those entering 6th grade. It takes place on July 20-24 from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. An enrollment form can be found on our website or you can call 792-5715 or 792-5965 to register.

CHURCH COUNCIL - The Church Council will meet on Wednesday, July 1, at 7:00 p.m.  This includes the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Elders, Financial Secretary, S.S. Superintendent, and Chairman of the following:   Board of Trustees, Board of Christian Education, Evangelism Committee, Stewardship Committee and Financial Review Committee.

Voters’ Assembly Quarterly Meeting

Sunday, July 12

following Worship

NAOMI-RUTH SOCIETY – The next meeting of the Naomi-Ruth Society LWML will meet Thursday, July 9 at 7:15 p.m. (or as soon as Thurs. eve. Worship is over) at church. Kay Cross will supply dessert.  We hope to see you there!

CID DAY AT THE BALLPARK - CID Day at Busch Stadium will be Saturday, September 19 with the St. Louis Cardinals playing the Chicago Cubs. The game starts at 3:10 p.m.  Tickets are $25 each (a $12 discount). Ordering begins July 4th. (Orders postmarked prior to July 4 will not be processed until August 1.)  If you want to sit together with other Zion members, turn your order into the church office by Sunday, July 5th so that the orders can be mailed together on Monday, July 6th.  More info can be found at www.grace-strasburg.com/cidday.  An order form is included in the July/August newsletter.

Scrapbookers - Please plan to attend the following dates for Scrapbooking and fellowship - ADULTS ONLY

July 10th   3:00p.m. – Midnight & July 31st  3:00p.m. – Midnight

in the Zion Cafeteria – Mt. Pulaski

Bring your own supplies, a snack & your enthusiasm! We can do take out for supper. For more information, call Janette Cooper @ 792-5653

 

Check out the website www.cidlcms.org

 The 56th Convention of the Central Illinois District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Illinois, on July 5-7, 2009. Information for the upcoming 2009 CID Convention is now on the website. 

 

Are you Up to the Challenge?  You can help Christ Lutheran Church of the Deaf Jacksonville. 

In January, the parsonage (unoccupied and connected to the church) was severely damaged by broken water pipes.  The Central Illinois Board of Directors has authorized tearing down the parsonage (completed the first part of June) and building a new 1,300 square foot Outreach Center in its place.  This new Outreach Center will give Christ Deaf a modern facility for regional training of deaf leaders and for congregational outreach events.  Their present single non-handicap-accessible restroom will be replaced by two family restrooms.  The meeting room and office will be wired for computer networking, live-streamed events, and video capture/production.  Their goal is to bring the gospel to the deaf and to gather the deaf together in the church.  Christ Deaf’s objectives include: 1) Hold spring and fall deaf retreats; 2) conduct one annual regional lay-leader training at their site in Jacksonville and at other sites in the state of Illinois; 3) conduct one annual deaf ministry introduction workshop (for hearing congregations involved in deaf ministry) at their site and at other sites in Illinois; 4) sponsor local deaf events at least quarterly at their site in Jacksonville; 5) conduct a weekly outreach to the students of the Illinois School for the Deaf through their Good News programs.

The Central Illinois District Church Extension Fund has offered a challenge grant of $10,000.

They are challenging us to raise $10,000, then CEF will match it.  Can you help us meet our goal?  Send your gift to:

Central Illinois District

1850 N Grand Avenue West

Springfield Il  62702

(Make check payable to: Central Illinois District) Write “Deaf Ministry Challenge Grant” in the memo line.

WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN…? Would you be interested in receiving the church newsletter via e-mail versus snail mail? We realize that this is not a possibility for everyone but in an effort to cut down on postage & paper costs we thought we would ask. If you would prefer to receive your church newsletter via e-mail please send your e-mail address to zionlutheranchurchmp@yahoo.com and in either the subject line or body of the e-mail simply state “newsletter, please”.

Did you know…that the Zion Lutheran Elkhart Center gym can be rented for $25 per hour for family events or private parties? The kitchen/cafeteria can be rented for reunions, graduation parties, etc. for $50 per event. Members can rent a single room for birthday parties for $20.00 per event. Meeting rooms with tables and/or chairs may be rented for $50 per event.  Several families and organizations have already enjoyed leasing space at ZLEC. We encourage our Zion members to do the same! For more information please contact Jill Saulsberry or Kathy Wilham.

 

PTL COOKBOOKS - There are 600 delicious recipes in each book! Only $10.00 each!!  Proceeds benefit Zion P.T.L. Available in the church office.

YOU CAN RECYCLE YOUR OLD Portals of Prayers and Bibles.  There is a collection box in the wing where you can recycle your old Portals of Prayer and Bibles that are in good condition.  The Naomi-Ruth Society will be gathering these materials to give to a mission that sends them overseas.