Bulletin: Sunday, September 27, 2026 + This Week at Zion

Bulletin for Sunday, September 27, 2026
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8:00 a.m. - Worship Service
9:15 a.m. - Adult/Teen Bible Study: The Gospel of John
9:15 a.m. - Sunday School
The 8:00 a.m. service will be LIVE STREAMED on our YouTube Channel

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THIS WEEK AT ZION

Friday, September 25
No Events Scheduled

Saturday, September 26
No Events Scheduled

Sunday, September 27
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service
9:15 a.m. — Bible Study (The Gospel of John) & Children’s Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service
6:00 p.m. - Youth Group Bonfire @ Zion (additional information)
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

Monday, September 28
6:00 p.m. - Confirmation 2nd Year

Tuesday, September 29
6:15 p.m. - Bell Choir Practice
7:15 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice

Wednesday, September 30
2:00 p.m. - Mid-Week Worship Service
2:30 p.m. - Bible Study (1 Samuel) 30 min.
(The Worship Service will be streamed on our YouTube channel)

Thursday, October 1
7:00 p.m. - Elders’ Meeting

Friday, October 2
No Events Scheduled

Saturday, October 3
No Events Scheduled

Sunday, October 4
8:00 a.m. — Worship Service
9:15 a.m. — Bible Study (The Gospel of John) & Children’s Sunday School
10:30 a.m. — Worship Service
(The 8:00 a.m. service streamed on our YouTube channel)

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CLICK THE UPCOMING EVENTS GRAPHIC to go directly to our UPCOMING EVENTS page

Get Your Tickets Soon for REFORFEST 2026

Join us for Zion’s 6th Annual Reforfest
Sunday, October 25th after the 2nd Service (starting about 11:45 a.m.)

• Catered German Meal

• Beer

• Balloon Artist

• Face Painting

• Pastor’s Famous Bingo

Advanced Tickets Required
$20.00: Adults
$10.00: Kids (4-10 years)
Free: For 3 and under
Purchase your tickets in the Narthex after Sunday Services

Questions? E-mail meganpasquini@hotmail.com

Fund Raiser: Honey Sundays

Honey Sundays, hosted by congregations across the United States, supports the residential treatment and educational programs at Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch. Purchase a bottle of honey to change the life of a child.

How to purchase a bottle of Dakota Ranch honey:

1. Order online at DakotaRanch.org/orderhoney

2. Scan the QR-Code (above)

3. Provide the shipping address(es) and payment ($10 suggested donation/bottle at your church’s honey table

Visit Zion’s Honey Table (to order in person) on Sunday October 4th and/or 11th in the Narthex between services and after the late service. Honey will be delivered in late November or early December.

The mission of Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is to help at-risk children and their families succeed in the name of christ
Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch • 1-800-344-0957 • DakotaRanch.org

Serving on the Board of Trustees

Interested in getting involved?
Consider the Board of Trustees

WHO: Any adult man or woman who is a member of Zion. 

WHAT: Maintain all the buildings (interiors and exteriors) and grounds of the church campus. 

WHERE: Tasks and oversight of physical property are conducted throughout the church campus. Meetings held in Conference Room 

WHEN: Tasks are performed throughout the month as needed. Meetings are the first Monday of the month at 7 PM. 

WHY: As stewards of the physical property God has entrusted to Zion, Trustees seek to ensure the church campus is functional, attractive, and safe in order to support and enhance congregational use as well as outreach. 

HOW: 

• Utilize board members’ time and talents when possible to perform tasks 

• Establish and utilize professional services when warranted 

• Encourage congregational participation through all-church workdays and TO DO LIST sign-ups as needed 

Contact Paul Hayes: hayespt2@gmail.com 

LWML Eastern District Fall Zone Rally

LWML Eastern District Fall Zone Rally
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Christ Lutheran Church, Forest Hills
From 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m
Guest Speaker: Dr. Rev. Edward Grimenstein
Please RSVP to Tevia at grmnstns@live.com

VIDEO: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - Complete Service

Bulletin for Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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2:00 p.m. - Worship Service
2:30 p.m. - Bible Study: I Samuel
This service will be LIVE STREAMED on our YouTube Channel

Audio: Readings & Sermon for Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Audio: Readings and Sermon for Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Rev. Dr. Edward Grimenstein

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Bulletin for Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Archive of AUDIO “Readings & Sermons”
Archive of VIDEO “Complete Service”
Archive of Sunday Bible Studies
Archive of Bulletins

2:00 p.m. - Worship Service
2:30 p.m. - Bible Study: I Samuel
This service will be LIVE STREAMED on our YouTube Channel

First Reading – Nehemiah 9:1-21 
Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the people of Israel were assembled with fasting and in sackcloth, and with earth on their heads. And the Israelites separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day; for another quarter of it they made confession and worshiped the LORD their God. On the stairs of the Levites stood Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani; and they cried with a loud voice to the LORD their God. Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. 

“You are the LORD, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you. You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous. 

“And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt and heard their cry at the Red Sea, and performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh and all his servants and all the people of his land, for you knew that they acted arrogantly against our fathers. And you made a name for yourself, as it is to this day. And you divided the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on dry land, and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into mighty waters. By a pillar of cloud you led them in the day, and by a pillar of fire in the night to light for them the way in which they should go. You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right rules and true laws, good statutes and commandments, and you made known to them your holy Sabbath and commanded them commandments and statutes and a law by Moses your servant. You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and you told them to go in to possess the land that you had sworn to give them. 

“But they and our fathers acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck and did not obey your commandments. They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them. Even when they had made for themselves a golden calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed great blasphemies, you in your great mercies did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud to lead them in the way did not depart from them by day, nor the pillar of fire by night to light for them the way by which they should go. You gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst. Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. 

Second Reading – 1 Timothy 5:17—6:2 
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.” Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone, so that the others may take warning. I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism. 

Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. 

Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. 

The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever. 

All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered. Those who have believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare of their slaves. 

These are the things you are to teach and insist on. 

The Creed 
What is the First Article of the Creed?
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.
What does this mean?
I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him. 

This is most certainly true.