August 14th, at Zion, immediately following Sunday worship. Elders, Joint Ministry Committee Members, and Alternate Joint Ministry Committee Members will meet (all Zion members are welcome to attend).
August 16th, at St. John, 6:30pm. All Joint Ministry Committee Members and Alternates will meet with St. John & St. Paul Joint Ministry Committee Members to develop consolidation plans with input from each congregation. August 23rd, at Zion, 6:30pm. Rev. Buss, President of NID, will meet with all three Joint Committees to discuss the District's support for the consolidation and answer questions from the congregations.
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“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; we are all the work of Your hand.” Isaiah 64:8
We need your input! Come listen to our ideas, and share your own ideas, about Adult and Student Bible classes at a tri-congregation, informational meeting Wednesday, August 10th beginning about 6 PM at Zion. Everyone interested in growing in Christ is invited to attend as we continue to trust our Potter’s hands. In Christ Pastor Stein Once again this year, together with our two Beecher sister congregations, we will worship together at Firemen’s Park in Beecher! This will be held on Sunday, August 28th at 10am. It will be a “Service of the Word” without the Lord’s Supper. Please use your church envelopes. Following the worship service, a potluck will be held. Meat, coffee, water, lemonade and tableware will be provided for the potluck. Please bring a side dish or a dessert. We will have games, bingo and softball. Bring unwrapped white elephant items for Bingo Prizes! We are hoping that many of our community will join us that day, so please spread the word to your friends and neighbors to join us! So… please plan to attend on Sunday, August 28th at 10am. Lastly – bring a blanket to sit on, or better yet, lawn chairs.
Pastor Rock is retiring at the end of June. Please plan now to worship that morning and join us in thanking God for Pastor’s service to His Church on earth and especially among us here at Zion. More details to come.
Worship Time Change
Regular 5pm Saturday evening services will be held on Mondays at 7pm for the summer months. Beginning the Monday after Memorial Day Weekend (June 6th), our Saturday evening service will be moved to Mondays at 7pm. This worship day and time will be in play throughout the summer. Please note: NO 5pm Worship Services on Saturdays, May 21st, May 28th, and June 4th. As you’ve read in our newsletters, for the past 13 months, Pastor Rock and lay representatives of our congregation have been meeting with similar representatives from St. John and St. Paul Lutheran Churches of Beecher. The purpose of the meetings of this “working group” was to explore joint ministry opportunities for the three congregations. Facilitators from both the district and synod met with us on two meeting nights – not telling us what to do; rather, helping us to better “see the forest in spite of the trees.” The group asked the three pastors to develop a proposal that would describe how such “joint ministry opportunities” might actually look. They were to keep in mind the findings and conclusions developed at the previous meetings of the working group. On Tuesday, April 5th, the pastors presented that proposal to the rest of the group. Following questions and discussion, the working group unanimously agreed to ask that a meeting of members of all three congregations be put together. All three congregation’s chairmen subsequently agreed to this request of a meeting. Accordingly, this coming Saturday, April 23rd, everyone from all three congregations is asked to come to St. John (28054 S. Yates, Beecher) at 9am. The same presentation previously given to the working group will be given to all who attend. Of course, following the presentation, time will be available for questions. Please plan to attend this important meeting. The meeting is expected to conclude before noon. Please see Pastor if you have any questions. We hope to see you there! Worship at 7am & 9:30am
Easter Breakfast 8:15am-9:15am (Holy Communion will be served at both Easter services) Palm Sunday, April 10th –
Maundy Thursday, April 14th –
Good Friday, April 15th –
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