AUDIO: Announcements, Readings & Sermon for Sunday July 14, 2024

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Old Testament Reading -- Amos 7:7–15
This is what [the Lord God] showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,

“Behold, I am setting a plumb line
in the midst of my people Israel;
I will never again pass by them;
the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate,
and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste,
and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said,

“‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
and Israel must go into exile
away from his land.’”

And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there, but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I was no prophet, nor a prophet’s son, but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’”

Epistle Reading -- Ephesians 1:3–14
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

Prayer Service & Prayer Journal Activity

Join us for a Prayer Service & Prayer Journal Activity

WHERE: Zion Lutheran Church, 3197 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017
WHEN: July 20, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. until 12 Noon

Refreshments and making prayer journals from 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. followed by a Prayer Service starting at 11:15 a.m.

At the prayer service we will take time to pray for those in foster care and their families and the families that support them. Offerings at the service will go towards Foster Love Project in Wilkinsburg. They support kids in foster care by offering a space for shopping for clothes and personal items as kids enter care. You can learn more abnout this orginizaiton at FosterLoveProject.org.

This collection was voted on by the LWML Pittsburgh Zone. The 2024 Prayer Service is designed around three gifts that come to us from our gracious Father and our Savior — Grace, Mercy, and Peace. Zion’s LWML would love to see a great attendance from other Pittsburgh Zone LWML members.

This Sunday, Adult/Teen Bible Study will meet in the Sanctuary

Please note ...
Due to set-up for the pot-luck luncheon celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Pastor Grimenstein’s Ordination in the Fellowship Hall, Sunday's Adult/Teen Bible Study at 9:15 a.m. will be moved to the Sanctuary. Coffee, juice, and breakfast items will be available prior to the study in the narthex. 

We appreciate your help in keeping the sanctuary clean and tidy. 

Bulletin: Sunday July 14, 2024

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THIS WEEK AT ZION

Saturday July 13
No Events Scheduled

Sunday July 14
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m. — Adult/Teen Bible Study & Children’s Summer Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
11:30 p.m. - Potluck Celebration honoring the anniversary of Pastor’s Ordination (25 Years!) DETAILS
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

Monday July 15
No Events Scheduled

Tuesday July 16
No Events Scheduled

Wednesday July 17
2:00 p.m. - Mid-Week Worship Service with Communion
2:30 p.m. - 30 min. Bible Study - The Book of “Hebrews”
(Each session starts with a review of the previous Bible Study)
(The 2:00 p.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

Thursday July 18
No Events Scheduled

Friday July 19
No Events Scheduled

Saturday July 20
10:30 a.m. - LWML Prayer Service & Prayer Journal Activity
Additional Details

Sunday July 21
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m. — Adult/Teen Bible Study & Children’s Summer Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

Calling All Artists: Congregational Art Show - Friday, November 8, 2024

Zion’s 2024 Congregational Art Show
Will be held on Friday November 8th from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

• Confirmation Age and up for submissions

• Wine, Appetizers and Dessert - We will provide

• Music during event - Provided by members of the church

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 on Friday November 8, 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 currently working out an entry form, so look for that soon 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.

Zion Woman’s Book Club

The Saints of Whistle Grove by Katie Schuermann
Katie wrote the Anthems of Zion series we read during our first summer book club meetings.
Tuesday, July 30th - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the home of Tracey Johnson
Bring your thoughts and a snack to share!

After 150 years of preaching the Gospel, the little country parish of Whistle Grove has closed its doors for good, but the faithful Rev. Edmund G. Oglethorpe remains. There is the empty building and the crumbling cemetery to maintain, and who else will bury old Miriam Werth when the time comes?

Told through the voices of generations past and present, The Saints of Whistle Grove follows the journey of a son in search of his mother, a daughter in need of connection, a family without a home, and the cemetery that brings them all together.

Join the blessed saints of Whistle Grove in pondering the wondrous mystery that, whoever believes in Christ, “though he die, yet shall he live.”

Link to Amazon store

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For the Glory: The Untold and Inspiring Story of Eric Liddell, Hero of Chariots of Fire by Duncan Hamilton
Our fall book will be the inspiring story of Olympic athlete and Christian missionary Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire.
Sunday, October 6th — 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Zion’s Fellowship Hall
Bring a luncheon dish to pass!

Many people will remember Eric Liddell as the Olympic gold medalist from the Academy Award winning film Chariots of Fire. Famously, Liddell would not run on Sunday because of his strict observance of the Christian sabbath, and so he did not compete in his signature event, the 100 meters, at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He was the greatest sprinter in the world at the time, and his choice not to run was ridiculed by the British Olympic committee, his fellow athletes, and most of the world press. Yet Liddell triumphed in a new event, winning the 400 meters in Paris.

Link to Amazon Book Store

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Zion Women’s Ministries Save the Dates:
Saturday, July 30, 2024 - LWML Prayer Service (Additional Details)
Thursday, September 19th - Ladies Dinner to welcome Deaconness Joanna Lee
September 20-22nd - Eastern District LWML Fall Retreat at Camp Pioneer (Additional Details)

Mark Your Calendars: Pastor’s 25th Anniversary

Join us for an all church potluck celebration on Sunday July 14th after the late service!
We’re Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Pastor Grimenstein’s Ordination
Potluck sign up in the Narthex for main & sides
Dessert provided