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VIDEO: Sunday December 10, 2023 - Complete Service

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Sunday School Christmas Video Premier after both services
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
Cookie & Punch reception following second service
6:00 p.m. - Ladies Dinner & Ornament Exchange (Napoli’s Restaurant)
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

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Old Testament Reading -- Isaiah 40:1–11
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
A voice says, “Cry!”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
All flesh is grass,
and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades
when the breath of the Lord blows on it;
surely the people are grass.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
but the word of our God will stand forever.
Get you up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good news;
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;
lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah,
“Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.

Epistle Reading -- 2 Peter 3:8–14
But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.

Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.

The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the first chapter.
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,

“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”

John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

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Sunday School Christmas Video

Christmas Video …
Our Christmas video is complete.
THANK YOU Tess Carter for all the time and hard work producing it, and thanks also to the kids for participating.

In the Classroom…
For December, we will continue with CPH's Enduring Faith Series, Unit 7 - "Jesus Comes For Us". December lessons include: Lesson 5, "The Pointing Prophet-John Points to Jesus"; and Lesson 6, "A Temple Cleansing-Jesus Clears the Temple".

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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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Bulletin: Sunday December 10, 2023

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THIS WEEK AT ZION

Saturday December 9
No Events Scheduled

Sunday December 10
2nd Sunday in Advent
Premier of Sunday School Christmas Video after each service
8:00 a.m. - Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m.. - Adult/Teen Bible Study & Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service with Communion
Cookie and Punch reception following second service
6:00 p.m. - Ladies Dinner & Ornament Exchange READ MORE (Napoli Restaurant)
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

Monday December 11
6:00 p.m. - 1st Year Confirmation Class
6:30 p.m. - Faith Bell Choir Practice
7:00 p.m. - 2nd Year Confirmation Class

Tuesday December 12
6:15 p.m. - Grace Bell Choir Practice
7:15 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice

Wednesday December 13
2:00 p.m. - Advent Worship Service with Communion (Week 2)
7:00 p.m. - Advent Worship Service with Communion (Week 2)
(The 7:00 p.m. service will streamed on our YouTube channel)

Thursday December 14
No Events Scheduled

Friday December 15
No Events Scheduled

Saturday December 16
No Events Scheduled

Sunday December 17
3rd Sunday in Advent
8:00 a.m. - Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m.. - Adult/Teen Bible Study & Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Worship Service with Communion
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

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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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Interested in becoming a member?

Adult Confirmation Classes & Refresher Class on the Basics of the Faith

Interested in becoming a member?
Pastor Grimenstein will be starting an Adult Confirmation Class on Thursday, January 11th at 6:00 p.m. 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 Thursday from 6:00-6:45 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.