Zion’s Voice Zion Lutheran Church “Be Disciples, Make Disciples” Wooster, Ohio Church Staff Rev. Ann Paynter Pastor Jeffrey & Daphne Dexter Parish Musicians Marianna Lehr Bookkeeper Anne Henkle Administra"ve Assistant Lesa Yeater Custodian Del Smarr Coordinator of Children & Youth Ministries Cindy Hauser Nursery A:endant 2015 Church Council President: Bill Dannley Vice President: Dave Picking Secretary: Kay McFadden March 2015 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We don’t realize what we don’t know. We may sense that something is missing in our world view. We may ask ourselves ques"ons like, “How did I get into this personal problem?” or “Are young people really that discouraged?” or “Is there anything that is worth my "me?” The world doesn’t know that it needs to know Jesus. Even those who go to church, Lutherans or others, may not feel any par"cular affec"on or connec"on to God. We forget. We move away. We languish or feel sorry for ourselves. We don’t know what we don’t know. Nevertheless, it is s"ll true, that all true meaning and salva"on is found in the One who loved us enough to die for us. Here is the beginning of wisdom and healing. I am wri"ng this from my home, following two eye surgeries, two nasty followup procedures, and an infec"on in my sinuses. Believe me, I am feeling really sorry for myself! My most clear moments are when I think about what St. Paul said, “Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus Our Lord.” The present distrac"ons that we each face are "ny compared to God’s love for each one of us. Lent is a season of prepara"on, a "me to consider what we might be missing. Have you forgo:en the BIG truth of God’s love for you? Here is an opportunity to stand s"ll and really consider what we know and what we might not know. Every person reading this would be blessed by addi"onal prayer, worship, Bible reading and fellowship. Lent is a special "me to do this. May you be filled with curiosity about what you might be missing! Treasurer: See you soon, Pastor Ann Endowment Treasurer: Sco8 Schroer Financial Secretary: Judi Stock Randy Wengerd Todd Hauser Join Us On Wednesday During Lent! Michael Howard Gloria Mackey Mary McMillen Tim Nolt Josephine Wright Pamela Yarnell Karolyn Miller Zion’s Voice Join us during lent for a meal, prayer and discussion on forgiveness. We’ll meet Wednesday, March 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th . A light meal will be served at 6:15 pm, with discussion and prayer following at 7 pm. We will finish by 7:45 pm. If you prefer, you are welcome to a:end the prayer and discussion por"on only. The discussion will begin with a brief video presented by Barbara Cawthorne CraCon. She says that forgiveness isn’t a job or task, but rather a giC from God. Come and be refreshed in this season of renewal. 1 March 2015 Upcoming Events At Zion Easter Tidings Food Distribu?on Women's Ministry Wednesday, March 11, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m. the Women's Lunch Bunch group will meet at Buffalo Wild Wings to enjoy a delicious meal and fun fellowship "me. Please bring a flyer from the bulle"n, as this is also a fund raising event for Relay for Life! Please sign up on the sheets in Rooms 100 and 200 or contact Mary Ann Post. The Social Ministry Commi:ee is now collec"ng money for our Easter Tidings Grocery project. Zion will be providing approximately 95 bags of groceries worth about $20 a piece to families with children in Wooster Head Start and to the veterans at Hilltop Villas on Old Lincoln Way. This project replaces the Harvest Home project that was conducted in years past. Please take a reminder egg from the trees set up in rooms 100 and 200. Dona"ons marked Easter Tidings can be placed in the collec"on plate and are due by Sunday, March 15. Thanks, Linda Roberts Men of Zion's Lunch Bunch We will be mee"ng for lunch at the Buffalo Wild Wings on March 11th at 1:00 p.m. Spring is on it’s way and we can start to think about warmer weather. Time to get out and have lunch with the Lunch Bunch. And bring your flyer from the bulle"n as this is also a fund raiser for the Glory Walkers Relay for Life Team. We will be looking for you. Bring a friend. The Easter Tidings Grocery Project Needs Helpers for the following: Saturday, March 14 at 9:30 AM to bag groceries for the Easter Tidings event. Many hands make light work! Saturday, March 21, at 9:00 AM set-up and distribu"on of groceries from room 100. Head Start families will be coming to pick up their groceries. Dining to Donate The next Dining to Donate fundraiser for the Glory Walkers will be at BW3 on March 11. Watch your bulle"ns for further informa"on! World Day of Prayer Church Women United will celebrate World Day of Prayer beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, at Congress Community Church, 10691 Franchester Road, Congress, Ohio. The speaker will be Gayl Co:rel on “Prayer for All Occasions”. Zion’s Voice 2 March 2015 News From Zion With Cold and Flu Season s?ll around: How to Relieve a Sore Throat: • Try hot tea with lemon or some hot soup. • Keep your throat moist with lozenges or hard candies. • Gargle with warm salt water or use ice chips. • Cold liquids or popsicles can numb the pain. Throat sprays DZ@6 Hosts & Panera Pickup People Needed DZ@6 is in need of addi"onal Hosts, and people willing to pick up the leCover bread and pastries from Panera Bread on Saturday nights. For further details on either posi"on, please contact Cheryl Oswald at (330) 435-6868. and over-the-counter pain relievers can help, too. • Use a humidifier or vaporizer, especially when sleeping, to keep air from geQng too dry. If the sore throat persists for several days, contact a health care professional. Upcoming Blood Pressure Sundays: March 8, April 12, and May 10. January Council Highlights con?nued A discussion program on Forgiveness will follow the Lenten soup suppers as we enter the Easter season. Plans to work with the Vaca"on Bible School program at First English Lutheran Church Columbus June 8-12 are being discussed as a mission project outreach. Zion VBS will be held June 15-19 this year and planning sessions will begin soon The Social Ministry Commi:ee has plans for an “Easter Tidings Tree” with proceeds to be shared with neighborhood Head Start families. In reach/Out reach reported that $5,000 had been donated to the Zion Food pantry. Mutual Ministry received and reviewed general informa"on concerning a Trinity Pastoral Intern. A general discussion was held concerning how to plan for this op"on over the next several years and what would be involved with a Pastoral Intern. The Mutual Ministry commi:ee will be mee"ng on an as needed basis in the future. Worship /Music updated Council on the community Mar"n Luther King memorial service to be held Monday, January 17, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Pastor Ann will par"cipate in the service. The Zion youth group a:ended LYO conference January 2-4; Family movie night will be held January 16 and Scout Sunday will be February 8 at the 10:45 a.m. service. A new copier for the office has been installed and was paid for with monies from the Doris Swinehart bequest. The Property commi:ee reviewed and explained a proposed air condi"oning system for the church. A mo"on was made and approved authorizing the commi:ee to spend up to $92,700 for the Kidron Electric Company to install air condi"oning for the Sanctuary and Room 100 with monies provided from giCs to the Endowment Fund for property improvements. Plans are underway for Zion’s 175th anniversary celebra"on in 2015. Dave Picking will chair the commi:ee. A mo"on was made and approved to adjourn. Following a closing prayer it was decided the next council mee"ng would be held Sunday Feb.15 following the late service. Your Faith Community Team, Becky, Kathy and Brent Communion Stewards Wanted Are you looking for a way to get involved in the worship service? We are looking for people to serve as Communion Stewards. We will even provide a training session. For more informa"on, contact Susan Hilbert at 330-345-1727 or [email protected] January Council Highlights The Zion church council mee"ng was held Sunday, January 18, following the late service with nine council members present. Pastor Ann shared devo"ons and led council in prayer. President Dannley opened the mee"ng and the December minutes were approved. He discussed with Council the Zion annual mee"ng to be held February 22 at 9:30 a.m. The 2014 Annual reports and budget have been made available for the mee"ng. The congrega"on will review the new Zion cons"tu"on and several recommended changes will be introduced before the ra"fica"on vote of the new cons"tu"on. Pastor Ann reviewed her ac"vi"es for the month of December and reported that a:endance was up by 50 over last year for the Christmas season. She will be a:ending a con"nuing educa"on program January 25-27and is leading a class for new members, with plans for a bap"sm in the near future. Zion’s Voice 3 March 2015 Three Chapel Chairs given by Pastor and Mrs. Daniel L. Keister in memory of Rev. George D. Keister, father; Mrs. Ruth E. Keister, mother; and in honor of Mrs. Mary L. Williams, mother. One Chapel Chair given by Mrs. Mary L. Williams in memory of her husband, Herbert M. Williams. One Chapel Chair given by Mrs. Helen E:linger in Memory of her husband, A. E:linger. One Chapel Chair given by the Steiner Class in Memory of Margaret Housekeeper, Katherine Long, and deceased class members. One Chapel Chair given by friends in memory of Russel Wetz, and given by Mrs. Raymond Daugherty in memory of Margot Roberts Daughtery. One Chapel Chair given by Don and Eleanor Dice in loving memory of graddaughter, Gretchen Kay Dice. Two Chapel Chairs given by the Robert Stellwagon Family. One Chapel Chair given by Mrs. Mildred Andress in memory of her husband, Russell Andress. Two Chapel Chairs given by Mrs. Edwin Johnson and family. Ten Chapel Bibles given by Mrs. Margaret Arnold in memory of her husband, Ralph Arnold. Five Chapel Bibles given by Eleanor and Ernest Harvey; Robert and Sherry Harvey; Karen and John Hoyes in memory of Florence and Orie Blough. Cheryl Brown Abernathy From Zion’s Archives As you have probably heard by now, Zion will be celebra"ng its 175th anniversary. WOW, that’s a long "me! One thing I’d like to do as part of the celebra"on, especially from a genealogist’s perspec"ve, is to trace families that have been part of the church since the beginning in 1840 or as close to that as I can get. I know there are members whose family have been members since the current church was built in the 1880s. Those are about when the records start that we have in the Archives. Please let me know if you even think your family was a member in the 1880s or before – I can hopefully trace back from there. Either see me in church, call me – 330-6952122 or drop me an e-mail – [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you. Now, back to listings from the Chapel Memorials from 1986. Oak Credence Shelf given by David and Julie Mennes and children, Ma:hew, Brian, and Andrea. Par"al Cost of Chapel Remodeling, eight thousand one hundred dollars [$8,100], given in memory of Fred C. Dice and Wynn Dice. Three Chapel Chairs given by Don and Kathy Bogner in memory of Richard B. Bogner, father; Mrs. Julia Ann Bogner, mother; and Chris"e B. Allison, father. Five Chapel Chairs given by friends of Dr. Roland M. Methke. On Easter Sunday, April 5th, the sanctuary and Room 100 will be decorated with lilies. To provide a lily in our worship spaces, please complete the form below. Order forms and payment of $8.50 per plant may be placed in the offering plate on Sunday or delivered to the church office by Sunday, March 22nd. Given by _______________________________________________________________________ Number of plants ___________ In honor of ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ In memory of ___________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Zion’s Voice 4 March 2015 Family Ministry At Zion March Birthdays Family Movie Night March 02 Sara Welch March 02 Brenda Ellcessor March 03 Todd Hauser March 03 Keely Tanner March 05 Robert (Bob) Rodda March 05 Mike Kunkler March 05 Gretchen Burkey March 05 Alicia Kunkler March 07 Norma Fry March 08 Jared Groves March 08 Evan Thornton March 09 William Buchwalter March 10 Frances Bonitz March 11 Cheryl Abernathy March 11 Isabella Ellio: March 12 Albert (Al) Spradley March 14 Brent Golias March 14 MacKenzie Haston March 16 Eleanor Harvey March 17 Bill Dannley March 19 Hannah Haston March 21 Corbin Miller March 24 Stan Post March 25 Elizabeth Braun March 26 Randy Haston March 27 Sally Williams March 28 Nancy Null March 28 Nancy Danby March 28 Sarah Schumacher March 28 Hunter Welch Zion’s Voice Family Movie Night will take place on Friday, March 13 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 300. This is a fun family night with a great movie and potluck event. Please bring a dish to share and join us for a good movie, good food, and good friends. Sunday School Happenings Easter Egg Hunt We will have an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 29 (Palm Sunday), in Room 300, beginning at 9:30 a.m. We will have fun, food, and giCs. Please bring your Easter Baskets and join us for the Egg Hunt. We will have sign-up sheets in Rooms 100 and 300. If you have ques"ons please see Cindy Hauser or Del Smarr. We will not have Sunday School on April 5. (Easter Sunday). You are welcome to join us for fun and Sunday School at any "me. They are on the third floor and start at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings. I hope to see some new faces! Zion Lutheran Church’s Annual Rummage Sale & Bake Sale It is Closet Clean-out Time! Zion's annual rummage sale will be held April 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and May 1 (bag day) from 9 :00 a.m. to Noon. Gather up all those unwanted items (while Spring housecleaning?) and donate them for the rummage sale. Proceeds from this year’s sale will benefit Project Day. For further informa"on or ques"ons call Cindy Hauser at 330-567-9428 or Pat Drager at 330-345-7120. The deadline for the April 2015 issue of Zion’s Voice is March 15, 2015. 5 March 2015 Assis?ng Ministers at Zion March 2015 Zion’s Prayer Ministry Coordinator: Altar Guild: Janet Keister Mary Ann Post, Irene Ricke:, Connie Saner Greeters (10:45 a.m.) Lectors (10:45 a.m.) 3/1 Fred & Dixie Ray 3/1 Bill Dannley 3/8 Larry Hilbert 3/8 Cheryl Oswald 3/15 Irene Ricke: 3/15 Jim Gorrell 3/22 Ginny Leighty 3/22 Fred Ray 3/29 Julie Mennes 3/29 Tom McFadden Acolytes (10:45 a.m.) Communion Stewards (10:45 a.m.) 3/1 Madison Schroer 3/1 Judi Stock, Julie Mennes, Jim Gorrell 3/8 Maxwell Drager 3/8 Karolyn Miller, Rich Yarnell, Naomi Lance 3/15 Alex Ramsier 3/15 Stan & Mary Ann Post, Julie Mennes 3/22 Joe Kline 3/22 Judi Stock, Kay & Tom McFadden, Kathy Wade 3/29 Alex, Kendra, Madison, Maxwell 3/29 Judi Stock, Margaret Ports Ushers (10:45 a.m.) 3/1 Chris Conrad, Sco: Schroer, Tom McFadden, Tom Long 3/8 Jon Ansel, Sr., Dave Picking, Mike Saner, Wayne Wagner 3/15 Karl Emler, Todd Hauser, Larry Hilbert, Art Oswald 3/22 Bre: Burkey, Rick Dice, Randy Wengerd, Fred Ray 3/29 Tom McFadden, Larry Hilbert, Jason Karger, Art Oswald DZ@6 Hosts Panera Bread Pick-up 3/1 Karl Emler, Bonnie Anderson 3/7 Charles Stock 3/8 Todd Hauser, Del Smarr 3/14 Martha Junkin 3/15 Gloria Mackey, Bill Dannley 3/21 Todd Hauser 3/22 Art Oswald, Fred Ray 3/28 Rich Yarnell 3/29 Kent and/or Lori Baker, Mike Saner Zion’s Voice 6 March 2015 Zion’s Voice 7 March 2015 ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH 301 North Market Street Wooster, OH 44691 Return Service Requested Zion’s Voice March 2015 The deadline for the April 2015 issue of Zion’s Voice is March 15, 2015. Worship Times Office Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Phone: (330) 262-5606 Fax: (330) 264-3442 8:45 a.m. - Contemporary Email: offi[email protected] 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School Website: www.zionlutheran-wooster.org 10:45 a.m. - Tradi?onal 5:00 p.m. - Food Pantry 5:45 p.m. - DZ Outreach Zion Lutheran Church Be Disciples, Make Disciples Zion’s Voice 8 March 2015
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