End of another Great SS Year 
Our 2025-2026 Sunday School year concluded with a party on May 31, complete with some treats, some fun, some bible stories, and a goody bag full of fun things. Thank you children . . . Thank you parents . . .And Thank You teachers and subs for making this all happen! 

Summer Sunday School 
Our Summer Sunday School program starts June 7, and will run through August 30. This year's program is "3 in 1: Discovering Our Triune God" from Concordia. The summer program is geared mainly for the PreK-K and grades 1-3 children, but older children are welcome to attend and help with the younger children, or they are encouraged to attend the Pastor's adult Bible study. Classes start at 9:15 am in the Preschool room 205. 

Mark your Calendars! 
The new 2026-2027 year begins on Rally Day -- Sept 13! 

In 2023, the Rev. Dr. Juhana Pohjola, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland (ELMDF) — a partner church of the LCMS — and Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a medical doctor and member of the Finnish Parliament, spoke to the LCMS convention about their years-long experience of being prosecuted in the Finnish courts for confessing what the Bible teaches about creation. That prosecution stemmed from a 2019 social media post by Räsänen in which she shared a passage from Romans to question another Lutheran church body’s support of a “Pride” event.

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Bridgeville Area Food Bank 
The May collection for the Bridgeville Area Food Bank is Sunday, June 14th. The “items of the month” are paper products, although any non-perishable food items are gladly accepted. Items may be placed in the wicker bin in the narthex near the coat rack. 

During the May 16th distribution, the BAFB assisted 103 local families which included 33 children, 74 adults and 79 of the elderly. Your generosity makes this possible … thank you! 

Q&A with the Rev. Dr. Christian Tiews 
Tiews is an LCMS missionary to Germany, where he works primarily with Persian refugees. 

The Rev. Dr. Christian Tiews was 40 years old when he first truly heard the Gospel during a service connected to his daughter’s Lutheran day care in Tomball, Texas. He and his wife, Gudula (Lula), joined the church, and eventually he studied to become an LCMS pastor. After serving two congregations in Oklahoma, Christian and Lula embarked on a new phase as LCMS missionaries to Germany. It was a welcome return, since they both grew up there. Now, Lula serves as communications specialist for the LCMS Eurasia region, and Christian works with hundreds of Persian refugees who are interested in Christianity — he has personally baptized 50 of them — and teaches online courses for future pastors through Luther Academy, based in Riga, Latvia. 

What led you to become a missionary? 
A: I was thinking about retirement and possibly returning to Germany. I contacted the Office of International Mission and said I’d be interested in missionary work. Eleven months later, I touched down in Frankfurt, Germany. For the first six months, I served in Kaiserslautern [at an English-speaking congregation]. For the last four years, I’ve been in Hamburg. The wonderful thing about working with the Persians is that they are converts, just like I was. 

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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.

More than a summer camp!
Unwind, refresh, and deepen your walk with God while enjoying fellowship with others!

What We Offer:
• Summer Family Camps
• Year Round Retreats
• Service Opportunities
• Outdoor Education
• Agape Camp

Located at: 9324 Lake Shore Road, Angola, NY 14006 (MAP)
Phone: 716-383-6157
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