Welcome to Zion Lutheran Church!

1732 S. Main St. Aberdeen, SD 57401

605-225-6755 Email: zion@nvc.net

Website: www.zionlutheranaberdeen.org

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

September 15, 2019

If you are a guest visiting for the first time - WELCOME!

If you wish to know more about Zion, we encourage you to ask any member of the congregation. Please pick up a visitor's gift bag found in the entrances to the building. You are also invited to fill out the Welcome Sheet in this insert. Busy bags and bulletins for children are available at the back of the sanctuary. Everyone is invited to join us for coffee and treats in the Fellowship Hall between services.

WORSHIP TODAY

8:30 AM Traditional Worship with H\C

10:45 AM Contemporary Worship with Holy Baptism

ZIONS' RADIO BROADCAST is heard each week at 8:30 am on KSDN radio (930 AM & 102.1 FM). Today's broadcast is sponsored by Kathy Heffernan in memory of husband & father, Steve Heffernan and remembering him on his earthly 61st birthday on September 17.

Our broadcast is also sponsored by Lyle & Lois Chapin in honor of their 34th wedding anniversary on September 27th. Thanks for sponsoring today's broadcast in memory of your loved one and happy anniversary Chapins!

These broadcasts are appreciated by those listening at home. Please take a look at the sign up sheet on bulletin board by the library table and see if there is a Sunday you can sign up for.

PRAYER CONCERNS: Leonard Berger

CONTINUED PRAYER CONCERNS:

Kasia Heidelberger, Tammy Paulsen, Milbert Albrecht, Iris Thoreson, (sister of Lois Sollie), Christy Guthmiller, Sara Kost (daughter & daughter in law of Ron & Mary Kost), Jacob Clemens, at Navy boot camp

ZION IS HIRING a full-time Pastoral Assistant and we are now accepting applications through Sept. 16. If you or someone you know would like to apply, the job description is available in the church office and on our website.

FREEZER MEALS - Freezer meals are available and can be taken and delivered to someone in need following a surgery, a new baby, a loss in the family, etc. you would like to make a monetary donation to this ministry, please see Pastor Erin or Donna.

HOLY BAPTISM - Today we welcome Lillian Marie Madsen daughter of Tanner Seaman & MaKayla Madsen into the family of God through the waters of Holy Baptism. Lillian's sponsors are Lauren Mitchener & Tanner Carda.

ADULT CHOIR will begin today. Meet in the church balcony at 9:40 AM. All types of singing voices are welcome.

SPECIAL OFFERING for September is Safe Harbor. See the Kiosk for more information on this ministry.

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF - Tubs are out in the Narthex along with the list of items needed. We are in need of notebooks, diapers and hand towels. Also needed are sheets. We can use new or gently used. Thanks so much.

ZION MEN'S PANCAKE BREAKFAST ~ The Zion Men's group will be serving their pancake and sausage breakfast beginning on Sunday, October 6th at 9:40 AM. Freewill offerings help many areas of need within the church and community. Thanks for your support.

TABLE OF PLENTY MEAL ~

Join us for our next meal at Zion on Monday, Sept. 23rd, from 5:30-7:00 PM.

Thanks to Avera for sponsoring our

meal of Beef Stew, Biscuits, Lettuce Salad,

and cookies.

WEEKLY CHURCH CALENDAR

TODAY - September 15

BIBLE Presentation Sunday!

8:30 AM Traditional Worship with H\C

9:40 AM Sunday School; Zion Choir,

Fellowship Hour, Finance Committee,

Adult Education with Pastor Tim

10:45 AM Contemporary Worship

with Holy Baptism

11:45 AM Youth & Social Concerns

committees

MONDAY - September 16

1:00 PM Quilters

2:30 PM Prayer Shawl

3:40 PM Shawl Blessing

7:00 PM Gamblers' Anonymous

7:00 PM Call Committee

TUESDAY - September 17

1:15 PM Staff meeting

7:00 PM Church Council

WEDNESDAY - September 18

1:00 PM Cardmaking

6:30 PM 7th & 8th grade confirmation

8:00 PM AA at Zion

THURSDAY - September 19

1:00 PM Quilters

5:45 PM Praise Band

SUNDAY - September 22

Pastor Erin at Fall Conference thru Tuesday

8:30 AM Traditional Worship

9:40 AM Sunday School; Zion Choir,

Fellowship Hour

Adult Education with Pastor Tim

10:45 AM Contemporary Worship with H\C

RADIO BROADCAST - Please check the bulletin board near the rest rooms for available openings. You may take the whole Sunday for $110.00 or split it in half for $55.00. *TAKE TIME TO SIGN UP TODAY! Sign up in remembrance of a loved one or in celebration of a special occasion to support this ministry. Take a moment to look at the board and pick your Sunday!

BIBLE SUNDAY - TODAY our 3rd graders will receive their new Spark NRSV Bibles! They and their parents are also invited to a special "Getting to Know Your Bible" event at 9:40 between services. Join Pastor Erin in the Fellowship Hall. Bibles will then be presented at the10:45 am service.

Our 3-year-olds will also receive their very own Spark Story Bible at the 10:45 am service!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 2019 ZION CHURCH BAZAAR - Saturday, September 28th. Kuchen prep day will be Thursday, Sept. 26th and kuchen baking will be on Friday, September 27th. All are welcome to come and help make kuchen and bring items for the bazaar! Proceeds raised benefit various ministries.

CUSTODIAL HELP ~ We're looking for people to clean the church after weddings. We have 3-4 weddings at Zion each year. The current pay rate is $75.00 per wedding. If you or someone you know is would be interested and would like to be added to our call list, please let the church office or Pastor Erin know.

COMING UP!

Sept. 18:

*Confirmation begins for 7th & 8th

graders and a parent

Oct. 6: 10th Grade Confirmation

Orientation (with parents at 11:45 in the

Fellowship Hall)

Note: 9th graders will begin Confirmation

classes in January (watch your mail for

info)

Oct. 20:

* "God's Work Our Hands Sunday!"

ACOLYTES - Training for acolytes (7th & 8th grades) will be held between services on Sundays, September 15 and 22 at 9:45 a.m. in the sanctuary. 7th and 8th graders should plan to attend ONE of these training sessions, if even if you have previously gone through training.

KEN'S AND KESSLER'S RECEIPTS - Noah's Park Preschool is collecting receipts for this year from September thru May. We really appreciate you and hope you continue to save these receipts for us. With your help, the Noah's Park Preschool gets extra funds to purchase supplies needed in our preschool. Look for the box for receipts in the Fellowship Hall. Ken's also accepts gas receipts from their pumps. Thanks so much!!!

LEADING OUR WORSHIP: Pastor: Erin Heidelberger Worship Assistant (8:30): Monica Tietz Organist (8:30): Sonya Kempf

Lector (8:30): Trudy Anderson

(10:45): Virginia Tobin Deacons (8:30): Anderson's ~ Garry Johnson

(10:45): Monica Tietz

Chastity Madsen

Coffee Host: Trudy Anderson

Fran Schnabel

Altar Guild Chair: Trudy Anderson

Sound System (8:30): Jeff Carlson

(10:45): Mike Brumbaugh

Power Point (8:30): Wanda Wagemann

(10:45): Paige Madsen Van Driver: Rick Weber

Counters: Karen Dahme ~ Sharon Paranto

Jeff\Vicki Carlson

Ushers (8:30): Darrell Sorensen,

Shane, Cyndi, Sam, Liz & Eli Schauer

(10:45): Doug\Ronda Smith,

Ted, Elissa, Jack & Ernest Dickey

Praise Band: Vicki Carlson, Justin Desens, Stacy Geffre, Mike German,
Stephanie Hawkinson, Garry Johnson, Alan LaFave, Lexi LaFave, Zach Anderson, Saundra Anderson, Phyllis Gab

ALTAR GUILD MEETING will be Monday, September 16th at 6:30 PM. We will be finalizing the schedule so any schedule changes will be discussed.

SHEETS NEEDED - The Zion quilters are in need of any size new or nearly new sheets you may have. They can be any size and any color and any fabric. Please bring them to the quilters sewing room if you have some to donate.

Ken's and Kessler's receipts - Noah's Park Preschool is collecting receipts beginning in September for the current school year thru May. We really appreciate you and hope you continue to save these receipts for us. With your help, the Noah's Park Preschool gets extra funds to purchase supplies needed in our preschool. Look for the box for receipts in the Fellowship Hall. Ken's also accepts gas receipts from their pumps. Thanks so much!!!

SPECIAL THANKS to Zion Praise Band

for sharing their musical talent with us today.

TABLE OF PLENTY MEAL - Monday, August 26th, 5:30-7:00 PM. Grab your friends and come enjoy a dinner of burgers and hotdogs, pasta salad, chips and a cookie. Sponsored by Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce.

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to the family who purchased the new freezer for the Social Concerns freezer meal ministry. Since this ministry started it has helped many families each month. Thanks so much for helping keep this ministry going and available to people in need with your generous gift.

BETHESDA BINGO - Zion helps with bingo every second Saturday of the month, August 10th, at 2:00 PM. Wilma Zimmerman is the contact for this fun ministry. If you would like more details or to volunteer call Wilma at 225-4486. Adults and youth are welcome.

TABLE OF PLENTY MEAL - Monday, July 22th, 5:30-7:00 PM. Grab your friends and come enjoy a chicken dinner sponsored by Schwan Financial.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS - Welcome Merrill Cindy Heim into our family of faith we look forward to serving God with them!

CONGRATULATIONS AND GOD'S BLESSINGS to Billy Lang & Linda Boschee as they start their new life together. Billy & Linda were married at Zion yesterday, July 13.

VOLUNTEER NEEDED ~ HAULING OF YOUTH POPCANS - The cans from the trailer in the south parking lot need to be taken over to Mardian's Scrap Recycling at 609 6th Avenue SW when the trailer gets full. (Cans must be taken out of our trailer as it is not licensed). A check is then given for these cans and put in the youth account.

If you have a pickup or a trailer and a little time and could volunteer to do this about twice a year, once in early spring and once in late summer, please call the church office and let Donna know at 225-
6755.

NOAH'S PARK PRESCHOOL FUNDRAISER Join us every second Thursday of the month at Buffalo Wings & Rings from 5:00-8:00 PM. Just come in and eat or grab a take out order and part of the proceeds raised will benefit the Preschool.

USHERS NEEDED - We are in need of a family or a couple of individuals to usher for the late service. If you or your family would like to give ushering a try, please call Donna in the office at 225-6755.

THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS

Eligible Thrivent Financial members who have been designating Choice Dollars to direct any Choice Dollars you may have. Go to thrivent.com/thriventchoice to learn more or call 1-800-847-4836 and say "

Thrivent Choice" after the prompt.

Noah's Park Preschool Ken's and Kessler's receipts - We will continue collection of receipts for the school year. Bring your receipts to the church. We really appreciate you and hope you continue to save these receipts for us.

*Several Sundays for the coming

year are still available!

Thank you to all who gave monetary donations, food, and time to our freezer meal ministry. It is your selflessness that makes this ministry possible!

Welcome to Zion! A special welcome to those visiting with us today. Everyone is invited to the Fellowship Hall between services. Join us for coffee, treats and conversation!

YOUTH & FAMILY - New Youth & Family website: zionlutheranyfm.weebly.com Check it out for updates on Confirmation, youth events, the ELCA Youth Gathering and our Milestone Ministry!

ZION'S SAINTS - We remember the departed Saints of our family of faith: Lawrence "Larry" Wolff - Gladys Wanner – Harvey Wanner – Betty Ellingson Rall – Anna Stern – Phyllis Schnorr – Leland Norton – Bonnie Roeszler – Alice Nostrud - Adam Reich – Gottlieb Gienger

CONGRATULATIONS to Ella Kempf for completing her "My Bible" book!

GERANIUMS - Altar Guild invites you to bring red geraniums to beautify the sanctuary for Pentecost on Sunday May 20th or if you prefer, you may give money to the church office and it will be used to purchase geraniums. After Pentecost they will be planted outdoors in front of the church. We need several plants to make this possible.

SUNDAY MORNING VAN DRIVER(S) NEEDED - We have several people who take our church van to the early service on Sunday mornings. We are in need of one or two more people who would like to drive the van to pick these people up before church on Sundays. Contact Donna at 225-6755 for details or to volunteer.

LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF - It's that time of year again to be thinking what you can bring for LWR. The tubs are out in the Narthex with the list of items needed. Please take time to look at the list and see what you can bring. Supplies we are short on are:

*School Kits - notebooks, pens, scissors & pencil sharpeners.

*Personal Care Kits - tooth brushes, combs, nail clippers & new/slightly used dark bath towels.

*Baby Care Items - sleepers (no feet) newborn to 2T size or gowns, & hand towels, soap, receiving blankets, diaper pins & t-shirts (no onies) newborn to 2T.

Please bring all items by Friday, October 12th.

TABLE OF PLENTY COMMITTEE - Would you like to use your gifts to help a ministry that feeds both bodies and souls? The Table of Plenty Committee is looking for new members. It takes a lot of people to provide this monthly meal to 300 plus community members. If you would like to join the committee to help keep this vital ministry going strong, please let Donna in the church office know at 225-6755.

PRAYER SHAWL - Zion Prayer Shawl groups next meeting will be Monday, Jan. 7th at 2:30. They are here to help get prayer shawls to anyone that could use the extra prayer and the feeling of love. To receive a shawl you do not need to a member of Zion, but have a connection to any Zion member. Contact Kathy Brumbaugh 225-9154 or the church office.

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This QR Code is Zion's unique code. This Quick Response Code is read by cameras on smart phones and will connect you to Zion's Webpage. If you scan the symbol with your smart phone code reader,
Zion's web site will
immediately come up on the
screen. Having a QR code
gives you the opportunity to
give an offering online thru
Zion's website while sitting
in the pew or later at home
or while away. Just click on the right corner (the box with three lines), then click on "Giving".

CONCRETE REPAIRS - Some of our concrete around the church is in need of repair. The following is what needs to be done:

* Steps on the South side need to be taken off and replaced.

* Concrete by the North side entrance doors needs to be raised.

* Slab of concrete in Preschool play yard needs to be poured.

The funds for these projects must be collected before the work begins. To donate please put your donation in your offering envelope and label it concrete project.

- Do you give electronically but desire to put something in the offering plate? There are cards in the pews for you to place in the offering plate should you desire.

- The Social Concerns committee is holding a Freezer Meal Prep day on Tuesday, February 5th at 5:30 pm. Pizza will be served for supper to the meal prep team.

The sign up sheet for volunteers is on the table in the Fellowship Hall, along with the ingredient cards for the recipes. Please be sure to return the cards with the food items as it is easier to sort ingredients for the specific recipes.

If you are unable to purchase food items but would like to make a monetary donation, please see Pastor Erin or Donna.

- If we need to cancel worship services due to the weather, notifications will be on KSDN radio (1021 FM/9:30 AM) and on our website, (zionlutheranaberdeen.org) and Facebook page, (facebook.com/ZionAberdeen) and on KSFY television.