Pastor Grimenstein will be starting an Adult Confirmation Class soon (tentative start date is Thursday, July 9th) for those interested in learning more about the Lutheran faith who are considering church membership. The class is also open to current members interested in a "refresher" on the basics of the faith. The class will meet every week from 6:00-6:45 p.m. for six weeks and will cover topics ranging from Baptism to the Ten Commandments. 

Please email Zion secretary Susie Bishop secretary@zlcb.org to let her know you’re interested in joining the class. 

What About … The Bible
Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible continues to be the best selling book of all time. Throughout the ages, the Bible has provided inspiration, comfort and guidance to those who have read it. But is the Bible merely an inspirational book? It is this, but so much more! Let’s spend a few moments reviewing some important truths about the Bible.

What is the Bible?
The word “Bible” is from a Greek word that means “book”. What is this “good book”? That question has a two-part answer.

First, the Bible is actually a collection of books –66 of them to be exact-from the first book, Genesis, to the last, Revelation. These books cover thousands of years and were written in either Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek. There are many different kinds of writings in the Bible: historical narrative, prophecy, poetry, speeches, letters and so on. From a merely human perspective, there is no question that the Bibles is a masterpiece of literature.

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Having completed their two-year, weekly study sessions with Pastor Grimenstein, Zion youth Sam Trentini and Roland Chilcott successfully demonstrated their knowledge of the Bible as expounded in Luther’s Small Catechism during a Questioning & Reception held in the Fellowship Hall on May 31st. 

Congratulations to our newest Confirmands who are now full-fledged voting members at Zion and are able to partake of Holy Communion. May God keep them strong in the faith and full of the Joy of the Lord! 

Zion Lutheran Church went to the Ballpark and caught The Washington Wild Things playing The Joliet Slammers
A nice-sized group of baseball fans and Zion members (pictured above) headed to Wild Things Stadium in Washington, PA to catch The Washington Wild Things play the Joliet Slammer. Zion members started the evening off by meeting in the private pavilion with food before the game!

The Wild Things compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the Central Division in the Midwest Conference. While the Joliet Slammers compete in the West Division in the Midwest Conference. Just for the record, The Washington Wild Things defeated the Joliet Slammers 10-9 (on June 28, 2026), securing the win with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning by Antonio Monroy. And what would a Wild Things game be without Zion’s very own “Accordion Man” Doug Krantz!

The franchise was founded in 1997 as an expansion team as the Canton Crocodiles, and have won their only Frontier Cup in history during their inaugural season. They have the most playoff appearances in all Frontier League teams, with 15 since their founding, including nine division championships.

Reminder: Service Cancelled for Wednesday, July 1, 2026
As previously mentioned there will be no Mid-Week Service (tomorrow), July 1st, since Pastor is out of town for a few days!
We will resume our Service of Prayer and Preaching, followed by a 30 minute Bible study on Wednesday, July 8th.

Despite the prospect of rain, 18 cheerful volunteers participated in the recent Trustee "mulch party extravaganza" overseen by Trustee Chair Paul Hayes. In attendance were current trustee team members, including recent past Chairs Mike Debowski and John Lemonovich, as well as much appreciated Zion friends. A special shoutout to Trustee Ben Meyer for "placing the piles of mulch in advance." For information about joining the Board of Trustees or serving ad hoc, please contact Chair Paul Hayes at hayespt2@gmail.com.

Each of Us Can Witness and Share the Gospel
In the book of 1 Corinthians, Paul uses metaphors that were a part of their culture to communicate essential truths. Paul relates the work of evangelism to a farmer's work in the field: "So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow." 1 Corinthians 3:7 

Paul's message is clear to us: We are all empowered with the task to witness, but it is ultimately God the Holy Spirit who grows the seed of faith in the hearts of those who hear and believe. This means others' response to the good news of the gospel is not dependent on us as believers. It is simply our responsibility to faithfully share the good news of eternal life we get through Jesus Christ. 

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Each service at Zion Lutheran Church (normally the first of our two Sunday services) is streamed LIVE on our YouTube channel. These streams are for Sunday’s, Wednesday’s, Lenten, Advent, and special services. The entire service is streamed from beginning-to-end. Weddings and Funerals can also be streamed, if requested in advance.