FINAL DAY (12/3) to RSVP for Ornament Exchange
Hello Women of Zion!
Today (Wednesday, December 3, 2025) is the LAST DAY to RSVP for our annual Christmas Ornament Exchange & Dinner.
Never made it to this event before? ... It's a blast, just ask any of the gals of all ages who attend every year. Take our word for it ... you won't want to miss it!
Christmas Ornament Exchange
Sunday, December 14, 5:00 p.m., Napoli's Restaurant Bridgeville
Join us once again as we gift (and maybe steal) the ornament we never knew we needed!
Please bring a new ornament of your choice wrapped with no tag.
Cost is $30 per person (cash or checks made payable to Zion Lutheran Church with Ornament Exchange in the memo line)
RSVP TO TRACEY (tharris@zlcb.org) BY DECEMBER 3rd (Payment should be made as soon as possible)
Hello Women of Zion!
Today (Wednesday, December 3, 2025) is the LAST DAY to RSVP for our annual Christmas Ornament Exchange & Dinner.
Never made it to this event before? ... It's a blast, just ask any of the gals of all ages who attend every year. Take our word for it ... you won't want to miss it!
Christmas Ornament Exchange
Sunday, December 14, 5:00 p.m., Napoli's Restaurant Bridgeville
Join us once again as we gift (and maybe steal) the ornament we never knew we needed!
Please bring a new ornament of your choice wrapped with no tag.
Cost is $30 per person (cash or checks made payable to Zion Lutheran Church with Ornament Exchange in the memo line)
RSVP TO TRACEY (tharris@zlcb.org) BY DECEMBER 3rd (Payment should be made as soon as possible)
Bulletin: Wednesday, December 3, 2025
THANKSGIVING EVE
View the Bulletin for Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Worship Service: 2:00 p.m. with communion
Worship Service: 7:00 p.m. with communion
All are welcome, bring a friend, neighbor or relative
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First Mid-Week Service in Advent
View the Bulletin for Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Worship Service: 2:00 p.m. with communion
Worship Service: 7:00 p.m. with communion
All are welcome, bring a friend, neighbor or relative
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EVERGREENS
“Prepare!” is often the watchword of the season as the world gets ready for another celebration of Christmas. An integral part of any preparation is decoration. We see decorations everywhere this time of year. The world may not comprehend the real meaning of Christmas, but even secular preparations use many of the same decorations beloved by Christians—an appropriation we shouldn’t mind at all, because these decorations point us to Christ. This year, as we look forward again to the coming of the Messiah, we take a fresh look at how the adornments of the season draw our eyes to Jesus, that we may more richly behold the love, peace, joy, and hope He comes to bring as this beauty is set before us.
Tonight, we focus on evergreens. Perhaps the most innocuous decorations in the eyes of the world, their prickles remind us of the crown of thorns, and the berries of the holly evoke the blood-stained brow of our crucified Lord. Above all, the steadfastness of their green in the midst of death symbolizes life amid death—and the life eternal Jesus won for us on the cross.
Christmas Caroling at Concordia of Bridgeville
The Youth Group and Sunday School invite you to
CHRISTMAS CAROLING AT CONCORDIA OF BRIDGEVILLE
Saturday, December 13th at 1:30 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to join our youth in caroling for the residents at Concordia of Bridgeville.
Wear Christmas clothes and meet outside of building 2
The Youth Group and Sunday School invite you to
CHRISTMAS CAROLING AT CONCORDIA OF BRIDGEVILLE
Saturday, December 13th at 1:30 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to join our youth in caroling for the residents at Concordia of Bridgeville.
Wear Christmas clothes and meet outside of building 2
Live Nativity -Sunday December 7th - Cabot, PA
Join Us For Concordia’s 12 Annual Live Nativity
Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
148 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023
(Entrance #5, Haven II)
Last performance at 6:00 p.m.
Featuring Concordia staff and residents
Live animals
Hot beverages and refreshments
Gifts for children 12 and under
Live Christmas music
Free Admission
This will be a “walk-through” nativity, so guests are encouraged to dress warmly. Parking at entrances 5 & 6. For more information, call 724-352-8268 or visit concordialm.org
Visit concordialm.org because Concordia will be supporting the food pantry needs of the Lighthouse Foundation during the event. Use the link above for a list of the most-needed items!
Join Us For Concordia’s 12 Annual Live Nativity
Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
148 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023
(Entrance #5, Haven II)
Last performance at 6:00 p.m.
Featuring Concordia staff and residents
Live animals
Hot beverages and refreshments
Gifts for children 12 and under
Live Christmas music
Free Admission
This will be a “walk-through” nativity, so guests are encouraged to dress warmly. Parking at entrances 5 & 6. For more information, call 724-352-8268 or visit concordialm.org
Visit concordialm.org because Concordia will be supporting the food pantry needs of the Lighthouse Foundation during the event. Use the link above for a list of the most-needed items!
Fourteenth Annual "Adopt a Grandparent"
During the Holiday season, I enjoy brightening the lives of residents in local assisted living and nursing home facilities in Allegheny County. Many of these people have few, if any, visitors and receive little, if anything, during the Holidays. Last year, through the generosity of local businesses and friends, I helped deliver over 1000 gifts to residents of John J Kane Regional Hospital, Scott Twp and McKeesport, and several other nursing and assisted-living facilities. This year I hope to help deliver 1000 + gifts again.
By partnering with me, your $15 will provide each of two residents a fragrance-free hand cream and help them have a very Merry Christmas. These items are specifically requested by caregivers for the benefits the residents receive. The lotions will soothe their hands and bring joy, as well, by the simple "touch therapy" of applying them. They will be delivered in early December.
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During the Holiday season, I enjoy brightening the lives of residents in local assisted living and nursing home facilities in Allegheny County. Many of these people have few, if any, visitors and receive little, if anything, during the Holidays. Last year, through the generosity of local businesses and friends, I helped deliver over 1000 gifts to residents of John J Kane Regional Hospital, Scott Twp and McKeesport, and several other nursing and assisted-living facilities. This year I hope to help deliver 1000 + gifts again.
By partnering with me, your $15 will provide each of two residents a fragrance-free hand cream and help them have a very Merry Christmas. These items are specifically requested by caregivers for the benefits the residents receive. The lotions will soothe their hands and bring joy, as well, by the simple "touch therapy" of applying them. They will be delivered in early December.
Please consider what a blessing this is for the men and women in these facilities who once lived and worked in our local communities. Let them know they are remembered! THANK YOU!
You may contribute with cash, or make your check payable to Ginny Granke-Kimberland.
Ginny Granke-Kimberland
7082 Clubview Dr.,
Bridgeville, PA 15017
Phone: 412-427-9013
Special Audio Presentation
Special Audio Presentation
“Empty Boxes” is a special presentation of The Lutheran Hour®. Hosted by Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Ziegler, this original story invites listeners on a chilly car-ride home after a candlelight Christmas Eve service that becomes a turning point for a teenage boy—an enlightening moment he will return to for years to come.
A single question: what are you thinking about? A nostalgic man reflects back when he realized why, not just Christmastime, but all of life, is such a let-down—glimmering wrapping, nothing on the inside. Ecclesiastes calls it meaningless or “vanities of vanities.” How does one put a word to something that isn’t there? But then, maybe what we’re searching for can’t fit in a box?
Special Audio Presentation
“Empty Boxes” is a special presentation of The Lutheran Hour®. Hosted by Lutheran Hour Speaker Rev. Dr. Michael Ziegler, this original story invites listeners on a chilly car-ride home after a candlelight Christmas Eve service that becomes a turning point for a teenage boy—an enlightening moment he will return to for years to come.
A single question: what are you thinking about? A nostalgic man reflects back when he realized why, not just Christmastime, but all of life, is such a let-down—glimmering wrapping, nothing on the inside. Ecclesiastes calls it meaningless or “vanities of vanities.” How does one put a word to something that isn’t there? But then, maybe what we’re searching for can’t fit in a box?
Featuring the following:
Rev. Dr. Jason Broge – Writer and Narrator
Rev. Ron Rall – Retired Pastor
Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler – Bible Study Pastor and Service Pastor
Ashley Bayless - Ruth
Chris Macky - Usher
Julie Atwood-Wise - Teacher
Mark Eischer – Radio Announcer
James Davis - Boy
Jeanine Davis - Girl
Parker Broge - Girl
VIDEO: Sunday, November 30, 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.
