VIDEO: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 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: Readings & Sermon for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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 Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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First Reading – Ecclesiastes 11:1-10
Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days.
Give a portion to seven, or even to eight,
for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty themselves on the earth,
and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
Gospel Reading – John 10:22-42
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, but you do not believe because you are not part of my flock. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken— do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands.
He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained. And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.” And many believed in him there.
Sacrament of the Altar
What is the Sacrament of the Altar?
It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine, instituted by Christ Himself for us Christians to eat and to drink.
Where is this written?
The holy Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and St. Paul write: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”
In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
Pioneer on the Lake
More than a summer camp!
Unwind, refresh, and deepen your walk with God while enjoying fellowship with others!
What We Offer:
• Summer Family Camps
• Year Round Retreats
• Service Opportunities
• Outdoor Education
• Agape Camp
Located at: 9324 Lake Shore Road, Angola, NY 14006 (MAP)
Phone: 716-383-6157
PioneerOnTheLake.com
More than a summer camp!
Unwind, refresh, and deepen your walk with God while enjoying fellowship with others!
What We Offer:
• Summer Family Camps
• Year Round Retreats
• Service Opportunities
• Outdoor Education
• Agape Camp
Located at: 9324 Lake Shore Road, Angola, NY 14006 (MAP)
Phone: 716-383-6157
PioneerOnTheLake.com
Bulletin: Wednesday June 3, 2026
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!
Bulletin for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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2:00 p.m. - Worship Service
2:30 p.m. - Bible Study: The Book of Galatians
This service will be LIVE STREAMED on our YouTube Channel
ATTENTION: Military Service Members and Veterans
ATTENTION: Military Service Members and Veterans
In commemoration of our nation’s 250th anniversary, we would like to collect some basic information from our members who serve, or have served, in the military. Please email or call the church office at secretary@zlcb.org/412-221-4776 (ext 203), with the following information no later than Monday, May 4h: Your Name, Branch of Service, Your Rank when Service was Completed, Location(s) in which you Served . Thank you!
ATTENTION: Military Service Members and Veterans
In commemoration of our nation’s 250th anniversary, we would like to collect some basic information from our members who serve, or have served, in the military. Please email or call the church office at secretary@zlcb.org/412-221-4776 (ext 203), with the following information no later than Monday, May 4h: Your Name, Branch of Service, Your Rank when Service was Completed, Location(s) in which you Served . Thank you!
Clarity and Care for Children with Gender Confusion
Clarity and Care for Children with Gender Confusion
Gender issues are everywhere in this post-Christian culture, creating confusion and chaos. My colleagues and I have the privilege and obligation of preparing the next generation of teachers to enter both Lutheran and public schools. Christian day school administrators, teachers and pastors are pleading for resources they can use with confidence. Through the years I have found much information on gender dysphoria, or the distress caused by misalignment of body and mind. This resource provides clarity in caring for children.
An article for LCMS Family Ministry written by Dr. Brad Alles, Associate Professor of Education, Concordia University Wisconsin, provides clear information on gender dysphoria and confusion, as well as guidance for parents caring for children who struggle with it.
Introduction: Gender issues are everywhere in this post-Christian culture, creating confusion and chaos. My colleagues and I have the privilege and obligation of preparing the next generation of teachers to enter both Lutheran and public schools. Christian day school administrators, teachers and pastors are pleading for resources they can use with confidence. Through the years I have found much information on gender dysphoria, or the distress caused by misalignment of body and mind. This resource provides clarity in caring for children.
VIDEO: Sunday, May 31, 2026 - 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.
