VIDEO: Sunday, September 14, 2025 - Complete Service
Each service at Zion Lutheran Church (normally the first of our two Sunday services) is streamed LIVE on our YouTube channel. These streams are for 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.
AUDIO: Announcements, Readings & Sermon for Sunday, September 14, 2025
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.
View the bulletin for Sunday, September 14, 2025
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Old Testament Reading -- Ezekiel 34:11-24
“For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.
“As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and male goats. Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture; and to drink of clear water, that you must muddy the rest of the water with your feet? And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
“Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. Because you push with side and shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad, I will rescue my flock; they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. I am the Lord; I have spoken.”
Epistle Reading -- 1 Timothy 1:12-17
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the fifteenth chapter
Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear [Jesus]. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Women’s Ministry: Upcoming Events
Zion’s Women’s Ministries Quarterly Meeting & Stamps fro Mission Night
Please note new date and time … Thursday, September 18th at 7:00 p.m. in Zion’s Fellowship Hall
Join us as we gather to hear God’s Word, clip stamps, and review our 2026 LWML mission grant proposal.
Zion’s Women’s Ministries Quarterly Meeting & Stamps fro Mission Night
Please note new date and time … Thursday, September 18th at 7:00 p.m. in Zion’s Fellowship Hall
Join us as we gather to hear God’s Word, clip stamps, and review our 2026 LWML mission grant proposal.
Pennsylvania March for Life … September 22, 2025
Pennsylvania March for Life
September 22, 2025 — Harrisburg, PA
Gather with your pro-life Lutheran brothers and sisters prior to the 2025 PA March for Life at The Hilton Harrisburg. One N. 2nd Street. Harrisburg, PA 17101.
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Meet and Greet with Full Breakfast
10:00 a.m.
Welcome, and Keynote Speakers: “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” Scott Licht, Lutherans for Life, and Mary Ann Albertini, Advancement Director of A Woman’s Concern Pregnancy & Parenting Resource Center.
10:30 a.m.
Walk to the Capitol Steps for the Rally
12:00 p.m.
March Begins
For more information contact”Jeanie Zentz at 717-475-0271 or visit www.lancasterlutheran.com - Full breakfast graciously provided free of charge by Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Lititz, PA
Visit marchforlife.org/Pennsylvania for walk details.
Pennsylvania March for Life
September 22, 2025 — Harrisburg, PA
Gather with your pro-life Lutheran brothers and sisters prior to the 2025 PA March for Life at The Hilton Harrisburg. One N. 2nd Street. Harrisburg, PA 17101.
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Meet and Greet with Full Breakfast
10:00 a.m.
Welcome, and Keynote Speakers: “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” Scott Licht, Lutherans for Life, and Mary Ann Albertini, Advancement Director of A Woman’s Concern Pregnancy & Parenting Resource Center.
10:30 a.m.
Walk to the Capitol Steps for the Rally
12:00 p.m.
March Begins
For more information contact”Jeanie Zentz at 717-475-0271 or visit www.lancasterlutheran.com - Full breakfast graciously provided free of charge by Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Lititz, PA
Visit marchforlife.org/Pennsylvania for walk details.
Bulletin: Sunday, September 14, 2025 + This Week at Zion
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, September 14, 2025
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THIS WEEK AT ZION
Saturday September 13
No Events Scheduled
Sunday September 14
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m. — Adult/Teen Bible Study & Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)
Monday September 15
6:00 p.m. - Confirmation 1st Year
7:00 p.m. - Confirmation 2nd Year
Tuesday September 16
6:16 p.m. - Bell Choir Practice
7:15 - 8:15 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice
Wednesday September 17
2:00 p.m. - Midweek Worship with Communion
2:30 p.m. - Bible Study (30 min.) Psalm (More Details)
(Wednesday’s service will be streamed on our YouTube channel)
Thursday September 18
7:00 p.m. - LWML Quarterly Meeting
Friday September 19
No events scheduled
Saturday September 20
No Events Scheduled
Sunday September 21
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
9:15 a.m. — Adult/Teen Bible Study & Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service with Communion
7:00 p.m. - Youth Group Board Game Night
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)
CLICK THE UPCOMING EVENTS GRAPHIC to go directly to our UPCOMING EVENTS page
Vocatio: Retreat
Rest in God’s Word and in prayer in a faithful community of fellow believers
Vocatio: Retreat is a three-day event held at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in the spring and fall for college students and second-career men and women. It provides an opportunity to rest in God’s Word and learn more about the path to full-time service as a pastor, deaconess, missionary or chaplain. The next retreat is being held October 5th-7th.
You will devote time to prayer and the study of God’s Word, and engage in sessions that focus on the spiritual and personal aspects of the decision-making process of becoming a seminarian, as well as learn about academic courses, field education, vicarages/deaconess internships, financial aid, housing and the enrollment process.
Open to college students and second-career men and women, the event is free.
Click the link below for more information …
Rest in God’s Word and in prayer in a faithful community of fellow believers
Vocatio: Retreat is a three-day event held at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in the spring and fall for college students and second-career men and women. It provides an opportunity to rest in God’s Word and learn more about the path to full-time service as a pastor, deaconess, missionary or chaplain. The next retreat is being held October 5th-7th.
You will devote time to prayer and the study of God’s Word, and engage in sessions that focus on the spiritual and personal aspects of the decision-making process of becoming a seminarian, as well as learn about academic courses, field education, vicarages/deaconess internships, financial aid, housing and the enrollment process.
Open to college students and second-career men and women, the event is free.
News from the Board of Trustees
News from the Board of Trustees
The Trustees want to thank Zion Webmaster “extraordinaire” Brent Miller for his extensive research and expertise in transitioning us from our old-school bulletin board to updated digital bulletin board. Check out the new narthex screen for all the latest updates, photos, news, people, sign-ups, and happenings!
Short samples of what you can expect on the new Narthex Digital Bulletin Board
News from the Board of Trustees
The Trustees want to thank Zion Webmaster “extraordinaire” Brent Miller for his extensive research and expertise in transitioning us from our old-school bulletin board to updated digital bulletin board. Check out the new narthex screen for all the latest updates, photos, news, people, sign-ups, and happenings!