Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You … Congregational Art Show Coming Later This Year!

Zion’s 2024 Congregational Art Show
Art show entries will be accepted from members of Zion. We know Zion’s got talent, now let’s see it!

We’re announcing this now so you’ve got time to prepare existing artwork, or create new artwork in time for the show.This exhibit is being planned for the Fellowship Hall in November 2024. Paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography, ceramics, fiber art, art-form jewelry, and more may be submitted. It may be a current or past original works of art.

We’re still working out the details, and once they’re available, they will be posted on Zion’s website, in the newsletter, and in the bulletin. 

Pictured above in the slideshow are image from Zion’s last member art show in January of 2016.

The Pittsburgh Lutheran: April 2024 Newsletter

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PALM News
Palm Mission
Campus Ministry
School News
Congregation News
Special Events
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Holy Week Service Schedule

Our Lenten theme is …
"Be Gracious to Me" from Concordia Publishing House. We will explore how God’s grace wells up in Psalm 41, where David exults in divine mercy amid his own weakness, powerful enemies, and treacherous friends. In this psalm, David tracks the flow of divine grace back to its source at the cross and, with prophetic vision, finds it springing forth in the lives of all baptized believers —including you.

Holy Week Service Schedule

Sunday March 24
Palm Sunday
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
9:15 Adult/Teen Bible Study & Sunday School

No Service Wednesday March 27

Maundy Thursday March 28
2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday March 29
2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (with prelude music starting at 6:30 p.m.)

Easter Sunday March 31
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
9:15 Easter Breakfast — sign up in the Narthex

President's Perspective

GO … TEACH
Welcome to March, the month that ushers springtime into our blessed lives and this year due to the lunar actions will be the month in which our most holy holiday, Easter, is celebrated. I hope you are all doing well and looking forward to our services as we continue through Lent and into Holy Week and can soon declare, "He is risen!"---"He is risen indeed, Hallelujah!!!"

God has been very gracious to our church. Let's give thanks for each other here at Zion. Let's all give thanks that we're practicing our faith within a doctrine that is firmly rooted in scripture and truth. Thankfully our church is built upon a rock. Zion is a beacon of light and hope -- as long as we keep that light lit.

There seem to be a lot of people looking for perfection. They seem to want to create a perfection of sorts in our world and our country. They want to create a utopian society and some of them, for some reason, even want to worship nature and the earth as their mother. They're going to be disappointed. We know that perfection only lived once here and that perfection was sacrificed so that we might know eternal salvation and our eyes behold that perfection some day.

Let's enjoy being Christians during this month of Easter. Let's pray for the Christians on this earth. Pray for our Synod, our District and Circuit. Especially, pray for each other here at Zion, that we might always live and act in a manner that is pleasing to our Lord and Savior who willingly paid the price for our salvation!

At the end of Matthew, after the resurrection, our Lord met with His brothers in Galilee and told them that "all authority in heaven and earth has been given to me, Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." GO, and TEACH. That is what our evangelism effort should be. Reach outward. Baptizing and teaching. Each day we should remember we're baptized and confirmed in our Christian faith, stand upon that fact and reach out to those who need help to climb upon the rock with us. We're actively looking to call a "Deaconess-Director of Family Life" to help us in such an effort at Zion. So pray that our efforts are successful and our intentions are blessed by our Lord and Savior.

Have a wonderful Easter Season. Praise the Lord! Amen
Paul Klemash

AUDIO: Deaconess Update from Pastor Grimenstein

LISTEN (click above) to Pastor Grimenstein’s Update Regarding Zion’s Deaconess Call Process

Director of Family Life
The Director of Family Life will work alongside the pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in developing and maintaining outreach programs to the local community (primarily through Zion Lutheran Preschool). The Director of Family Life will also focus upon strengthening the relationships between existing Zion members.

The overall goals of the Director of Family Life position are as follow:

• Create a preschool outreach initiative.

• Plan all youth programming/events.

• Recruit & coordinate volunteers for programs.

• Oversee ordering of resources related to events.

Download the PDF for a full description

DOWNLOAD: DETAILS on the position of Director of Family Life

VIDEO: How to Fold a Palm Leaf into a Cross

The EASIEST way to fold a Palm Leaf cross for Palm Sunday.
Learn how to prepare the leaves too.
Click on the photo above to play the YouTube Video.

VIDEO: Sunday March 24, 2024 - Complete Service - Palm Sunday

View the bulletin for Sunday, March 24, 2024
Archive of AUDIO “Readings & Sermons”
Archive of VIDEO “Complete Service”
Archive of Bulletins

Old Testament Reading -- Zechariah 9:9–12 
Epistle Reading -- Philippians 2:5–11 
The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the eleventh chapter