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Kids Fishing Derby

Don’t miss the Kids Fishing Derby on Saturday, May 18, 2024
at Saxony Farm Lake (Addy Boy Lane, Saxonburg)

No Entry Fee
Open to all kids 14 and under
Free refreshments
Bait provided by Concordia
Prizes all day
Participants must have an adult chaperone
Bring your own fishing pole and lawn chair

Kids Fishing Derby

Don’t miss the Kids Fishing Derby on Saturday, May 18, 2024
at Saxony Farm Lake (Addy Boy Lane, Saxonburg)

  • No Entry Fee

  • Open to all kids 14 and under

  • Free refreshments

  • Bait provided by Concordia

  • Prizes all day

  • Participants must have an adult chaperone — bring your own fishing pole and lawn chair

    Call Concordia Public Relations for more information at 724-352-1571, ext. 8268.

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Bulletin: Sunday May 12, 2024

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!

View the bulletin for Sunday, May 12, 2024
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THIS WEEK AT ZION

Saturday May 11
Pastor out of town
No Event’s Scheduled

Sunday May 12
FOOD BANK SUNDAY
Pastor out of town
Guest Pastor: Rev. Michael Kettner 
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m. — Adult/Teen Bible Study & Children’s Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

Monday May 13
6:30 p.m. - Faith Bell Choir Practice

Tuesday May 14
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Confirmation Class
6:15 p.m. - Grace Bell Choir Practice
7:15 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice

Wednesday May 15
9:30 a.m. - Preschool End of Year Program in Sanctuary
2:00 p.m. Mid-Week Worship with Communion
2:30 p.m. - 30 min. Bible Study
(The 2:00 p.m. service is streamed Live on our YouTube channel)

Thursday May 16
9:30 a.m. - Preschool End of Year Program in Sanctuary
12:45 p.m. - Preschool End of Year Program in Sanctuary

Friday May 17
No Event’s Scheduled

Saturday May 18
8:00 a.m. - Concordia Lutheran Ministries FISHING DERBY
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Sunday May 19
PENTECOST
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m. — Confirmand Public Exam & Reception; Children’s Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion & Confirmation
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

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Is Your Contact Information Up to Date?

Please reach out to Susie Bishop, Church Office Administrator with any changes to contact information for you or your family (phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, etc). The office email address is secretary@zlcb.org. Prayer requests may also be sent to this address. Thank you! 

Please reach out to Susie Bishop, Church Office Administrator with any changes to contact information for you or your family (phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, etc). The office email address is secretary@zlcb.org. Prayer requests may also be sent to this address. Thank you! 

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Zion’s Charles Wallace at Concordia Seminary

With Gratitude
Thank you for all the support you've given me to attend Concordia Seminary St. Louis. Your generosity is deeply appreciated, and I am truly grateful. 

One of the highlights of my studies has been the class "Creeds and Confessions." In this course, I've gained a deeper understanding of the theology behind our Lutheran Confessions and how they inform the ministry. 

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Charles Wallace with his fiancée, Katrina, on Easter Sunday.

With Gratitude 
Thank you for all the support you've given me to attend Concordia Seminary St. Louis. Your generosity is deeply appreciated, and I am truly grateful. 

One of the highlights of my studies has been the class "Creeds and Confessions." In this course, I've gained a deeper understanding of the theology behind our Lutheran Confessions and how they inform the ministry. 

Beyond the classroom, I've been actively involved in various hands-on experiences. I've had the privilege of serving at a church in North St. Louis, where I've had the opportunity to connect with many wonderful individuals who are walking together in faith. 

Additionally, I've been involved with a youth group in the city that serves African immigrants. Some of these children are hearing the Gospel for the first time, and being able to share with them the great news of our risen Jesus is a great joy. 

On June 21st, in the chapel at Concordia University Ann Arbor, I will marry my wonderful fiancée, Katrina. Currently, she serves as the Director of Worship Arts at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in St. Louis. I am so excited for the plans God has in store for us! 

Again, your support is a blessing. Always feel free to reach out! I would love to hear from all of you. 

-- Charles Wallace 

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Food Bank Sunday: Sunday May 12, 2024

The May collection for the Bridgeville Area Food Bank is Sunday, May 12th.
The “items of the month” are CONDIMENTS. Items may be placed in the wicker receptacle in the narthex near the coat rack. You are welcome to help at the food bank every third Saturday of the month between 7:45 am and noon at Bethany Presbyterian Church (contact Barb Oechslein at 412-221-1584 for more information). 

Food Bank Sunday

The May collection for the Bridgeville Area Food Bank is Sunday, May 12th.
The “items of the month” are CONDIMENTS. Items may be placed in the wicker receptacle in the narthex near the coat rack. You are welcome to help at the food bank every third Saturday of the month between 7:45 am and noon at Bethany Presbyterian Church (contact Barb Oechslein at 412-221-1584 for more information). 

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VIDEO: Wednesday May 8, 2024 - Complete Service

Each service at Zion Lutheran Church (normally the first of our two services) is streamed LIVE on our YouTube channel. This includes 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.

View the Bulletin for Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Worship Service: 2:00 p.m.
Bible Study: 2:30 p.m.

All are welcome, bring a friend, neighbor or relative

Visit our YouTube channel — Click the red “subscribe” box, and then click on the “bell” next to that box to receive Live Streaming notifications. You must be logged into YouTube to activate these features.

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AUDIO: Readings & Sermon for Wednesday May 8, 2024

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.

Listen to the Latest Sermon - Just click the Play Button below

View the Bulletin for Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Worship Service: 2:00 p.m.
Bible Study: 2:30 p.m.

All are welcome, bring a friend, neighbor or relative

Visit our YouTube channel — Click the red “subscribe” box, and then click on the “bell” next to that box to receive Live Streaming notifications. You must be logged into YouTube to activate these features.

Archive of AUDIO “Readings & Sermons”
Archive of VIDEO “Complete Service”
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Acts 1:1-11 
In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. 

And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 

So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” 

Ephesians 1:15-23 
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. 

Luke 24:44-53 
Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” 

And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God. 

The Lord’s Prayer – The Conclusion
What is the Conclusion? 
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. 
What does this mean? 
This means that I should be certain that these petitions are pleasing to our Father in heaven, and are heard by Him; for He Himself has commanded us to pray in this way and has promised to hear us. Amen, amen means “yes, yes, it shall be so.” 

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