We Mourn the Loss of Florence Boehme - Visitation 3/17, Funeral 3/18

Funeral Arrangements for our sister in Christ Florence Boehme are as follows:
Visitation -- Monday, March 17, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Paul Henney Funeral Home, 5570 Library Rd, Bethel Park  15102.
Funeral -- Tuesday, March 18, 10:00 a.m. at Zion.  

Florence Boehme Obituary
From the Paul Henney Funeral Home Website
Florence Carol (Vaglia) Boehme, 89, of Bethel Park, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, March 9, 2025. On May 16, 2018, she was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, George Christian Boehme. Loving mother of Kevin(Susan) Boehme, Jeffrey(Daneen) Boehme and Tracey(John) Coyle, Jr. She was a cherished Grammy to Ben(Lauren) Boehme, Sarah(Jeffrey) Chastel, Nicholas(Amanda) Coyle, Rebecca(Michael) Bittel, David Boehme, Christa(Dallas) Blayney, Kaylee Boehme, Jacob(Ashlee) Boehme, Victoria Boehme and Daniel Boehme. She was a cherished great Grammy to Aiden, Carson, Grayson and Heather. Sister to the late Jean Bracken,  the late James(Genieve) Vaglia, the late David(surviving his wife, Kay) Vaglia and the late Gary(surviving his wife, Monica) Tener. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Florence was a faithful member of Zion Lutheran Church in Bridgeville. Florence was a warm and welcoming person. She always had a beautiful smile, a loving personality and nurturing nature. She loved flowers, decorating her home for holidays, and she was a great cook and baker. She also loved her many collections, such as bells, angels, cat statues, stuffed animals, wind chimes and magnets from her many travels with George.  She was devoted to her husband and family. Family and friends will be received on Monday, March 17th from 5-8 PM at Paul Henney Cremation & Funeral Tributes, 5570 Library Rd., Bethel Park.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 18th,10 AM at Zion Lutheran Church, Bridgeville.(Everyone Please Meet At Church) Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.  The family thanks the staff at McMurray Hills Manor.  Donations in her memory can be made to Zion Lutheran Church, 3197 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Florence C Boehme, please visit our floral store.

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Dear Friends,

It has pleased the Lord to call unto Himself our sister-in-Christ, Florence Boehme, Sunday morning at her home in McMurray Hills Manor. Funeral details will be forthcoming. Please include Flo's family in your prayers -- Tracey and John Coyle, Christa and Dallas Blayney, and the rest of their family. May the Lord comfort them with the assurance of eternal life in Him.

Interested in Becoming a Member, or Just Learning More?

Interested in becoming a member? 
Pastor Grimenstein will be starting an Adult Confirmation Class on Thursday, March 20th 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 to 6:45 p.m. 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. 

Ladies Bunco Night - Friday, April 4th

Ladies Bunco Night
Save the Date:
Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Bring an appetizer or dessert to share!
RSVP to Tracey Harris at tharris@zlcb.org by Wednesday, April 2nd!

So what’s Bunco?
Bunco is a dice game with twelve or more players, divided into groups of four, trying to score points while taking turns rolling three dice in a series of six rounds. A bunco is achieved when a person rolls three-of-a-kind and all three numbers match the round number which is decided at the beginning of the round. Video of how Bunco is played — view below
No experience necessary!

Lenten Schedule for 2025

Our Lenten theme is "The Hand of the Lord" from Concordia Publishing House
Whether tightening a bolt, crocheting, or typing on a computer, there is so much that we do with our hands. Our Creator has bestowed on us these amazing instruments, yet all things are the work of the hand of the Lord. Throughout our Lenten mid-week services we will explore the ways in which the hand of the Lord is both Law and Gospel, and how His hand has come to us in Jesus. 

We’ll be reminded that the hand of Jesus has accomplished all that we need. Amazingly, He takes our manipulative, distorted, self-serving hands and restores them into useful hands for His purposes, both to literally use them in service and to make our whole lives into His instruments of witness, service, and praise. 

Wednesday March 19
Lenten/Midweek services with communion at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday March 26
Lenten/Midweek services with communion at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday April 2
Lenten/Midweek services with communion at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday April 9
Lenten/Midweek services with communion at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Thursday April 17 — Maundy Thursday
Services with communion at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Friday April 18 — Good Friday
Tenebrae services at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (no communion)

Sunday April 20 — Easter Sunday
Services at 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. with Easter Breakfast at 9:15 a.m. - No Bible Study or Sunday School

Please note that the Wednesday Bible Study at 2:30 p.m. will be on hiatus during Lent.

VIDEO: Sunday March 16, 2025 - Complete Service

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Old Testament Reading -- Jeremiah 26:8–15 
When Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die! Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the Lord. 

When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the Lord. Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, “This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.” 

Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard. Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and the Lord will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you. Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.” 

Epistle Reading -- Philippians 3:17—4:1 
Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. 

Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. 

The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the thirteenth chapter
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to [Jesus], “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’” 

Choir -- Wondrous Love (8 am)

AUDIO: Announcements, Readings, Sermon & Adult Choir for Sunday March 16, 2025

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Old Testament Reading -- Jeremiah 26:8–15 
When Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die! Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the Lord. 

When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the Lord. Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, “This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.” 

Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard. Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and the Lord will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you. Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.” 

Epistle Reading -- Philippians 3:17—4:1 
Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. 

Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved. 

The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the thirteenth chapter
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to [Jesus], “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’” 

Choir -- Wondrous Love (8 am)

Support the Seminarian - Sergiu Trifa

Sergiu Trifa (bottom left) snaps a selfie with Ukranian refugees he led to safety in Romania in 2022.

Support for Seminarian 
Sergiu Trifa 

Sergiu Trifa is a native Romanian currently in his second year at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN with the goal of becoming a Lutheran pastor. He's the son of Rev. Sorin-Horia Trifa, a Romanian pastor who works with the LCMS. His story is one of faith in action, most notably his mission work in Romania, where in 2022, he led thousands of Ukrainian refugees from their war torn communities to safety in Romania. 

The cost associated with pursuing a seminary degree in Pastoral Studies is formidable, and sometimes a huge obstacle for students. Zion has designated special offerings and other financial support to assist this young man in his journey toward becoming a pastor, as part of our broader efforts to support the development of more full-time church workers for our Lutheran congregations!

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, 
God’s Peace be with you always! 

First and foremost, I pray that you had a wonderful celebration of Christmas! Also, I wish that you have a Blessed New Year! As this calendar year ends, I want to bring you another update on my progress through the Seminary, as I am getting closer and closer to the moment I will re-ceive my vicarage assignment. That will be in the second half of April, after Easter. 

This second year of Seminary, which is almost halfway done, has been such a transformative and changing year for me. In fact, my whole experience at the Seminary has been so. I entered the Seminary unsure of what to expect. And there was and continues to be a ride on a roller coaster. There are times when you feel like you got a hold of everything, but that goes away the next day when you realize there is just so much that you don’t know about what you thought you knew. And that is part of the experience–humbleness. 

All in all, many other experiences have formed me. Preaching, teaching, doing a lot of research for what I have to say or write, providing care, and most importantly, observing and learning. Learning about God, learning theology, learning how to behave and act in different situations. All of these will continue to form me, as I am continuing my studies. 

As of this moment, I am taking the following classes: Ministry in a Pluralistic Context, Lutheran Confessions I, New Testament Greek Readings, Revelation, Pastoral Counseling, Theologia I: Baptism, and Field Education. All of them are very insightful and the professors do an excellent job teaching us. I am enjoying my time in these classes. 

Thank you sincerely for all that you are doing for me! Thank you for your support, for your good thoughts, and for your prayers. They mean a lot! 

In Christ, 
Sergiu Trifa