Happy Labor Day from Zion Lutheran Church
A Prayer for Labor Day
God, our Creator, by the power of Your Word, You spoke creation into existence. On the sixth day, You created man, male and female, in Your image. You commanded them to have dominion over Your creation, making them stewards and caretakers of the earth. On this day that celebrates the labor of workers everywhere, bless all those involved in honest work. Work through them to bring order to the world You created. Hear our prayer in Jesus' name. Amen
A Prayer for Labor Day
God, our Creator, by the power of Your Word, You spoke creation into existence. On the sixth day, You created man, male and female, in Your image. You commanded them to have dominion over Your creation, making them stewards and caretakers of the earth. On this day that celebrates the labor of workers everywhere, bless all those involved in honest work. Work through them to bring order to the world You created. Hear our prayer in Jesus' name. Amen
President’s Perspective
Concordia Lutheran Ministries:
A Trusted Partner in Christian Care
At our July 19 Bible study, we were pleased to welcome Karen Daum, Chief Development Officer, and Shirley Freyer, Director of Church Relations, from Concordia Lutheran Ministries (CLM). For those not familiar with CLM, it is a faith-based non-profit that offers a wide range of senior care and health services across western Pennsylvania and beyond. Karen and Shirley presented an informative overview of CLM's mission, history, and ministry.
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Concordia Lutheran Ministries:
A Trusted Partner in Christian Care
At our July 19 Bible study, we were pleased to welcome Karen Daum, Chief Development Officer, and Shirley Freyer, Director of Church Relations, from Concordia Lutheran Ministries (CLM). For those not familiar with CLM, it is a faith-based non-profit that offers a wide range of senior care and health services across western Pennsylvania and beyond. Karen and Shirley presented an informative overview of CLM's mission, history, and ministry.
Founded in 1881 by LCMS congregations in the Pittsburgh area, CLM has faithfully served individuals and families for 145 years. Throughout its history, CLM has relied on the faithful support of member congregations like Zion, whose gifts of time, talent, and treasure have helped sustain and expand this vital ministry to 25 facilities. As a member congregation, Zion is a partner in this shared mission. CLM remains firmly rooted in the Christian values on which it was founded: comfort, compassion, healing, and service. It provides discounts to veterans and support to help them access government benefits. As a partner church, Zion members receive priority access to a broad range of services, including:
Independent Living – Worry-free senior living communities for independent active older adults.
Home and Community Services – Home health care, hospice, and palliative care that allow individuals to receive quality care in the comfort of their own homes.
Short-Term Rehabilitation – Skilled nursing and therapy services to help individuals recover after surgery, illness, or injury.
Personal Care and Assisted Living – Compassionate assistance with daily living in a safe, supportive environment.
Memory Support – Specialized care for individuals with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, emphasizing dignity and quality of life.
Long-Term Skilled Nursing Care – Professional and faith-based care for residents requiring 24/7 nursing support.
A key part of CLM's ministry is caring for those with limited financial resources and ensure that no resident is asked to leave because of financial hardship. Last year alone, CLM provided $12.5 million in benevolent care to nearly 500 residents. As people live longer and insurance coverage for long-term care continues to decline, the need for financial assistance grows, making the support of member congregations more important than ever.
If you or a loved one needs any of Concordia's services, simply contact the Concordia location of your choice and let them know you are a member of an LCMS congregation. As a partner congregation, Zion members receive special consideration for available services.
– Bob Schmidt
Bible Study: Sunday, August 30, 2026
Bible Study for Sunday August 30 2026
Where we discussed John 18:28-32, John 18:33-38, John 18:38-40, John 19:1-7 and John 19:8-11. Plus … Isaiah 53:5, The Fourth Commandment, and “Bridge Builders” opportunity for Zion’s Preschool.
Our Bible Study is lead by Rev. Dr. Edward O. Grimenstein, Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Bridgeville, PA.
Zion Lutheran Church, Bridgeville, PA is Online at https://www.zlcb.org/
Bible Study for Sunday August 30 2026
Where we discussed John 18:28-32, John 18:33-38, John 18:38-40, John 19:1-7 and John 19:8-11. Plus … Isaiah 53:5, The Fourth Commandment, and “Bridge Builders” opportunity for Zion’s Preschool.
Our Bible Study is lead by Rev. Dr. Edward O. Grimenstein, Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Bridgeville, PA.
Zion Lutheran Church, Bridgeville, PA is Online at https://www.zlcb.org/
VIDEO: Sunday, September 6, 2026 - Complete Service
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.
Bulletin for Sunday, September 6, 2026
Archive of AUDIO “Readings & Sermons”
Archive of VIDEO “Complete Service”
Archive of Sunday Bible Studies
Archive of Bulletins
8:00 a.m. - Worship Service
9:15 a.m. - Adult/Teen Bible Study: The Gospel of John
9:15 a.m. - Summer Sunday School
The 8:00 a.m. service will be LIVE STREAMED on our YouTube Channel
Audio: Announcements, Readings & Sermon for Sunday, September 6, 2026
This audio-only file includes all the readings from scripture, along with the sermon — and when available, the announcements, adult choir, men’s choir, and/or bell choir. Also posted along with the audio file is the text for all the scripture readings, and a link to the current bulletin, and our YouTube channel if you prefer to watch the LIVE Stream.
Bulletin for Sunday, September 6, 2026
Archive of AUDIO “Readings & Sermons”
Archive of VIDEO “Complete Service”
Archive of Sunday Bible Studies
Archive of Bulletins
8:00 a.m. - Worship Service
9:15 a.m. - Adult/Teen Bible Study: The Gospel of John
9:15 a.m. - Summer Sunday School
The 8:00 a.m. service will be LIVE STREAMED on our YouTube Channel
Old Testament Reading – Ezekiel 33:7–9
“So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.”
Epistle Reading – Romans 13:1–10
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the eighteenth chapter
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. For the Son of Man came to save the lost. What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Woman’s Ministry: Bible Study
Zion Women’s Ministry Hosting: Divine Design Bible Study
This 8 Week study starts on Saturday, September 26th
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Format of Study
This study will require reading on your own 5 days a week. We will come together on Saturdays to watch an accompanying video and have discussion. We will start week one already having read the first week. LWML will supply the first 15 participants with the book for free.
About the Book
Imagine that you have participated in a fashion makeover. Oh, yes, it's exciting, but that kind of transformation doesn't last long. Divine Design: 40 Days of Spiritual Makeover will lead you through a different kind of transformatfon: an alteratfon of attitude. Your journey through these pages will, by God's grace, enable you to experience a spiritual makeover that will transform your heart. This renovation of character will not become chipped, scuffed, or passe. Through God's free gift of faith in Jesus, you possess the garment of salvation: the robe of righteousness and eternal life with God. He has begun a spiritual makeover in you!
RSVP to:
Megan Migyanko @ proverbs31meg@yahoo.com | Text or Call: 412-518-2051
Zion Women’s Ministry Hosting: Divine Design Bible Study
This 8 Week study starts on Saturday, September 26th
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Format of Study
This study will require reading on your own 5 days a week. We will come together on Saturdays to watch an accompanying video and have discussion. We will start week one already having read the first week. LWML will supply the first 15 participants with the book for free.
About the Book
Imagine that you have participated in a fashion makeover. Oh, yes, it's exciting, but that kind of transformation doesn't last long. Divine Design: 40 Days of Spiritual Makeover will lead you through a different kind of transformatfon: an alteratfon of attitude. Your journey through these pages will, by God's grace, enable you to experience a spiritual makeover that will transform your heart. This renovation of character will not become chipped, scuffed, or passe. Through God's free gift of faith in Jesus, you possess the garment of salvation: the robe of righteousness and eternal life with God. He has begun a spiritual makeover in you!
RSVP to:
Megan Migyanko @ proverbs31meg@yahoo.com | Text or Call: 412-518-2051
Bulletin: Sunday, September 6, 2026 + This Week at Zion
Download/view the latest bulletin. It’s filled with our hymns, the order of service, all the readings from scripture, prayer requests for family & friends, service participants, communion statement, about our worship, the schedule of events for this coming weeks, along with announcements, news updates, happenings, and more!
Bulletin for Sunday, September 6, 2026
Archive of AUDIO “Readings & Sermons”
Archive of VIDEO “Complete Service”
Archive of Sunday Bible Studies
Archive of Bulletins
8:00 a.m. - Worship Service
9:15 a.m. - Adult/Teen Bible Study: The Gospel of John
9:15 a.m. - Summer Sunday School
The 8:00 a.m. service will be LIVE STREAMED on our YouTube Channel
THIS WEEK AT ZION
Saturday, September 5
No Events Scheduled
Sunday, September 6
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service
9:15 a.m. — Bible Study (The Gospel of John) & Children’s Summer Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)
Monday, September 7
6:00 p.m. - Confirmation 2nd Year
Tuesday, September 8
6:15 p.m. - Bell Choir Practice
7:15 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice
Wednesday, September 9
2:00 p.m. - Mid-Week Worship Service
2:30 p.m. - Bible Study (1 Samuel) 30 min.
(The Worship Service will be streamed on our YouTube channel)
7:15 p.m. - Adult Instruction Class
Thursday, September 10
7:00 p.m. - Council Meeting
Friday, September 11
No Events Scheduled
Saturday, September 12
10:00 a.m. - Women’s Ministry One-Day Bible Study
Sunday, September 13
RALLY DAY
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service
9:15 a.m. — Bible Study (The Gospel of John) & Rally Day Opening of Children’s Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)
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