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2023 Poinsettia Order Form

2023 Poinsettia Order Form
Every year we decorate our altar area with poinsettias at Christmas. The flowers are purchased by members and friends to remember special people in their lives.

The poinsettias will be displayed on Christmas Eve. You may pick them up after the 7 pm service, or the Christmas Day service. Please, remove only the number of flowers you ordered.

The flowers may be ordered until Sunday, December 10th. Payment must accompany your order. Place this order form with payment in the Poinsettia Collection Box on the narthex desk. Do not place in the offering plate. If you have any questions please call the office at 412-221-4776 ext. 203, or email secretary@zlcb.org.

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Advent Begins Sunday December 3rd

Mid-week Advent services begin Wednesday, December 6th at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Join us as we prepare our hearts and minds for the birth of our Savior!

Advent Devotionals are now available in the black basket organizer near the door in the back of the sanctuary. Please take one.

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President’s Perspective

Let's Sum Some Things Up -- Like "Thanksgiving"
First, a Thank You to everyone that attended the October 22nd Voters' Meeting. For over five years during my tenure as President, you all have been encouraged to attend those meetings, since as a "member" of this Body of Christ, it is your responsibility to attend if you're able. If you missed it, there are a few things coming to the floor in the January meeting that you may be interested in hearing. First, we're going to consider forming a Committee to call a Deaconess at Zion. Secondly, we're going to move to adopt an Endowment for the church. The meeting is January 28th … please save the date and attend.

We also voted for new officers at the meeting and I'd like to thank everyone who volunteered to give of their valuable time and talent to help our ministries at Zion. Please consider helping out at your church in the future. God has called and chose you from before you were born. Hear Him call you, let the Spirit move you.

You may have noticed the new windows being installed to replace the single paned 1967 glass that sorely needed an upgrade. The window replacement is being done in phases. We need to replace some old windows in our offices, also. Our parking lot will soon be lit from dusk to dawn as you probably can tell from the construction there. We'll throttle back in the winter, but there are several other projects the trustees will be saving for better weather. Your trustees have been especially busy the last several years. Thank you for financially supporting Zion, which has allowed them to accomplish so many important projects. God Bless us -- every one!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Enjoy your fellowship with loved ones. We certainly have cups that are overflowing, so thanks be to God!!! While the world devolves into turmoil, there is an island of tranquility and peace for you at Zion. There is a table set for you at the altar to refresh your heart, mind and soul. It's free. Enjoy being a Christian and chosen by our Lord.

A thought from Psalm 95: "Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!" Amen!

-- Paul Klemash

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AUDIO: Announcements, Readings & Sermon for Sunday November 26, 2023

View the bulletin for Sunday, November 26, 2023
8:00 a.m. - Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m. - Adult/Teen Bible Study, and Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service with Communion
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

Archive of AUDIO “Readings & Sermons”
Archive of VIDEO “Complete Service”
Archive of Bulletins

Old Testament Reading -- Ezekiel 34:11–16, 20–24
“For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice. . . .

“Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. Because you push with side and shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad, I will rescue my flock; they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. I am the Lord; I have spoken.”

Epistle Reading -- 1 Corinthians 15:20–28
But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.

The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the twenty-fifth chapter.
[Jesus said:] “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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The Angel Tree is Here!

As the Christmas season approaches, the Food Bank would like to bless the registered children with gifts at the December distribution. Starting November 19, you will have the opportunity to participate in purchasing a gift for a child in need. If you wish to participate, chose an angel gift tag marked with the child’s age from the tree set up in the back of the church. Please use the sign-up sheet to sign next to the number and age recorded on the angel. Then purchase a gift costing around twenty dollars. Return your unwrapped gift with the gift tag attached no later than SUNDAY, DEC 10.

In Christ’s Service, Barb Oechslein, Bridgeville Area Food Bank Rep.

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Advent Daily Devotionals - Free Copies Available in the Narthex

PEACE CAME TO EARTH
Daily Devotional for Advent 2023
Pick up your free copy in the Narthex

Seeking peace by our own efforts is an endless pursuit, but God instructs us with a peace that surpasses understanding. We receive His peace in five separate ways that meet our needs, perhaps before we even know them. Using a five-point Christmas star as a metaphor, see the five ways Jesus brings peace from God as the Prince of Peace. 

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