Celebrating The Ascension of Our Lord — Wednesday, May 28th

Celebrating The Ascension of Our Lord — Wednesday, May 28th
Service time: 2:00 p.m. followed by our Bible Study on Jonah at 2:30 p.m. (30 min)
(Wednesday’s service will be streamed on our YouTube channel)

Stations of the Resurrection

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
237 37th Street, Lawrenceville, P 15201
Presented by the Pittsburgh Lutheran Chorus

STATIONS OF THE RESURRECTION
Focus on the various appearances of Jesus during the 40-day period between his resurrection and his ascension. All the stations are based on scripturally recorded incidents in the four Gospels and the book of Acts.

Sunday, June 1, 2025
3:30 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary
Reception follows in the Undercroft

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First Reading -- Acts 16:9–15 
A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. 

So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us. 

Epistle Reading -- Revelation 21:9–14, 21–27 
Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. . . . 

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass. 

And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life. 

The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the fifth chapter
After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 

Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” Jesus said to him, “Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. 

Grace Bell Choir -- Come Christians Join to Sing (8:00 a.m.)

Thank You!

Thank You to everyone at Zion for their prayers and cards during my recent hospital stay. Sam and I are so very blessed to be a part of this church and I really feel that all of the support we received was a big part of my healing. Thanks also to Pastor Grimenstein for coming to the hospital and taking the time to bring the Eucharist and pray with me. I know how busy he is during the Easter season and I appreciated him stopping to see me.

– Joanne Garloff 

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THIS WEEK AT ZION

Saturday May 24
No Events Scheduled

Sunday May 25
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m. — Adult/Teen Bible Study & Youth Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
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Monday May 26
Memorial Day
6:00 p.m. - Confirmation Class
7:00 p.m. - Confirmation Class

Tuesday May 27
6:15 p.m. - Faith Bell Choir Practice
7:15 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice

Wednesday May 28
2:00 p.m. - Midweek Worship with Communion
2:30 p.m. - Bible Study; Jonah (30 min.) - Each Bible Study starts with a recap from the previous lesson
(Wednesday’s service will be streamed on our YouTube channel)

Thursday May 29
Ascension Day
No Events Scheduled

Friday May 30
No Events Scheduled

Saturday May 31
No Events Scheduled

Sunday May 32
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m. — Adult/Teen Bible Study & Youth 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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VBS Volunteers Needed!

VBS Volunteers Needed!

VBS is July 7th-11th from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Our theme is "Epic Australian Adventure" from CPH.  71 kids are registered, and we need 4-5 more volunteers to lead (or assist) with Crews to ensure the success of our program!

Without additional volunteers, we will need to close registration prematurely. 

Even if you can only help 2 or 3 days, please reach out!  We have a great week planned, come help us share the love of God with our kids and community.  If you are able to give of your time to this wonderful ministry for children, please contact Karen Kress at kkress5@gmail.com, OR click on ZLCB.org/vbs