Join us for a Lenten Supper: Wed. March 18th

Join us TODAY (Wednesday, March 18th) for Mid-Week Lenten Worship at 2:00 & 7:00 pm. 
Enjoy a Lenten pasta supper at 5:30 in the Fellowship Hall! 
A free will offering will be taken to benefit the Deaf Ministry of the LCMS Eastern District.

Sponsored by Zion Women’s Ministry.
A free will offering will be gathered to benifit the Eastern District Deaf Ministry

        Sign up today!

• via Sign-Up Genius HERE

• via Email to Tracey Harris at tharris@zlcb.org

Bulletin: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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2:00 p.m. - Worship Service
2:30 p.m. - Bible Study: Nurturing Your Faith, Patient Urgency
7:00 p.m. - Worship Service

OUR THEME: HEALING FROM DEMONS 
We talked about angels during Midweek of Lent 1. Tonight, we will talk about the darker side of the story — that is, demons. Demons are fallen angels who rebelled against God and His giving of Himself to us. Demons, with Satan chief among them, seek to undermine everything God is and does, even today. In our sermon tonight, we will hear how Jesus heals a man with a demon (Mark 5:1–13) and how that work of healing continues today. 

News from the Preschool

Planting the Seed 
We often talk about “planting the seed” with our preschoolers. We introduce Bible stories and, to the best of our ability, make them understandable at their level. Most of the time, we do not get to see whether the seed takes root. Instead, we rely on the Holy Spirit to do His work. 

During Chapel, Pastor introduces the lesson, and I provide the teachers with additional material to use during “Jesus Time” to reinforce Pastor’s message—and it’s working! We are seeing the seed take root. 

Our most recent Chapel and Jesus Time story was Jesus Enters Jerusalem. We explained that everyone wanted to greet Jesus as He entered Jerusalem because they had heard about the miracles He performed. The children were asked, “Does anyone remember any of Jesus’ miracles?” 

A sea of hands shot up, all eager to answer: 

• “Jesus raised the little girl!” (Jairus’ daughter) 

• “Jesus raised Zaccheus!” (He meant Lazarus—but “A” for effort!) 

• “He calmed the storm!” 

• “He fed lots of people with a little bit of bread and fish!” 

• “He made the man walk again!” 

These were all Chapel lessons they had heard… and remembered! 

To watch their faith grow is such a blessing. To know they are repeating these stories not only at school but also at home means the Holy Spirit is working in their hearts—what a joy! We end each Chapel and Kids Praise with “Jesus Loves Me,” followed by the Doxology and the Lord’s Prayer. We ask that you continue to keep our students, staff, and families in your prayers. 

Let the Kingdom grow! 
Blessings, 
Tracey 

President’s Perspective

Faithful Stewards of Our Church Home 
When you arrive for worship, you may not think about the care and effort that goes into maintaining our church facility and grounds. Behind the scenes, our Trustees faithfully oversee the upkeep of church property, and we owe these men and women our sincere thanks for keeping everything in excellent condition. 

Over the past year, this dedicated team completed 64 individual projects, along with countless ongoing responsibilities. Their work includes lawn and landscape care, pest control, organizing seasonal workdays, snow removal/salting, HVAC servicing, fire extinguisher inspections, municipal water backflow testing, daily custodial services, managing multiple service contracts and property insurance, and special projects. Each fiscal year they manage a budget of between $100-250K. 

So far, this winter has brought significant challenges as the Trustees work diligently to keep our parking lot and sidewalks safe for driving and walking. The Trustees are always looking for additional men and women willing to lend a hand with projects throughout the year. If you are interested in serving in this important role, they would warmly welcome your help. 

Special thanks to Mike Debowski, Paul Hayes, Linda Kroeger, Ben Meyer, Jim Oelschlager, and Deborah Sterba for serving. You can contact Mike Debowski, head trustee, at mike.j.debowski@gmail.com or 724-630-0977. 

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 

In Christ, 
Bob Schmidt
Congregational President 

VIDEO: Sunday, March 15, 2025 - Complete Service

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Audio: Readings & Sermon for Sunday, March 15, 2026

Audio: Readings & Sermon for Sunday, March 15 2026 + Bell Choir

Rev. Dr. Edward O. Grimenstein

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Old Testament Reading -- Isaiah 42:14–21 
For a long time I have held my peace;
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out like a woman in labor;
I will gasp and pant.
I will lay waste mountains and hills,
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into islands,
and dry up the pools.
And I will lead the blind
in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
the rough places into level ground. 
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
They are turned back and utterly put to shame,
who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
“You are our gods.” 

Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!
Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,
or blind as the servant of the Lord?
He sees many things, but does not observe them;
his ears are open, but he does not hear.
The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness’ sake,
to magnify his law and make it glorious. 

Epistle Reading -- Ephesians 5:8–14 
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, 

“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.” 

The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the ninth chapter
As [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes with the mud and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing. . . . 

They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.” Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a division among them. So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.” . . . 

They answered him, “You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they cast him out. 

Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” 

Bell Choir -- Go to Dark Gethsemane (8:00 a.m.)

Easter Breakfast at Zion – Volunteers Needed

Join us for the Zion Easter Breakfast
Easter Sunday, April 5th
Join us in the Fellowship Hall in between services

Where do you fit?Volunteers are needed to make egg casseroles (recipe & pan provided). As well as set up, clean up and serving

RSVP on the sign up at the back of the church or e-mail meganpasquini@gmail.com