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Daily Devotional - May 27 with Trey Thomas
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The world is complicated
let's work through it together.
Mt. Zion's Education Cluster announces plans for a church-wide Summer Sunday School for the first three Sundays in June (7,14 & 21). Tracy Wheelis will facilitate this on-line class, using weekly FaithLink, ready-to-use lessons, that connect faith to the issues and events making headlines every day. Go to Mt. Zion's website ( www.mtzionumc.org ) and click on the FaithLink poster for a link (or dial-in number) to join this class via Zoom meeting software. Or, dial in with your cell phone, land line or Alexa app. All are welcome. Contact Tracy Wheelis for more information or with questions. Her email is tracy@wheelisfamily.com .
Join Mt. Zion's Prayer Team
Wednesdays, for WOW Prayer
The Prayer Ministry Team is working on ways to keep our prayer lives rich while we are socially distancing. Last week we finalized plans to offer a community prayer opportunity on Wednesday in June. Our prayer focus will be the reopening of the church and taking requests from participants or requests emailed in to: prayerministry@mtzionumc.org .

Our initial meeting is June 3 from 6:30 to 7:00 pm. We chose this time to help reestablish Wednesday evening as a time for church community and thus are calling it WOW Prayer. 
Directions for linking in or calling in with the Zoom Meeting Application are listed on the church website, www.mtzionumc.org . If you click on the Prayer Wall poster, which displays a photo of the actual Wailing Wall, it will bring up directions for joining in.
Located in the Old City of Jerusalem, the prayer wall is the western support wall of the Temple Mount. Visitors from all parts of the globe come to tuck prayer requests into the cracks between stones. We encourage you to bring your requests and pray with us. All are welcome.
Grace and Peace,
David Brigham
Prayer Minister
Webinar Opportunity from GAUMW
Interrupting the School
to Prison Pipeline
Join the North Georgia United Methodist Women and Project Transformation for a free live webinar on Saturday, June 6, at 10 am about how YOU can help interrupt the school to prison pipeline.
According to Wikipedia: In the United States, the school-to-prison pipeline, also known as the school-to-prison link or the schoolhouse-to-jailhouse track, is the disproportionate tendency of minors and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to become incarcerated, because of increasingly harsh school and municipal policies. 
School should lead to meaningful, productive lives for our children, NOT prison cells.
Join in to learn about the school to prison pipeline, what community leaders are doing to interrupt the pipeline, and how you can help.
Keenagers Gazette #8 - Final Edition for Spring 2020
Good Morning Keenagers, 
We  hope you are having a great start to your day!
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Summer  is just around the corner and you have to wonder how hot will it get.   The Old Farmer's Almanac Summer Forecast for Georgia predicts:
ATLANTA, GA — With Georgia's beaches open, although local governments can set their own rules as they see fit, thoughts are now turning to what to expect this summer. 
The Old Farmer's Almanac, founded in 1792, is predicting the Atlanta region can expect "cool and damp" weather in the coming summer months. What does that possible departure from typical "Hotlanta" weather mean?
"Summer's steamiest weather will hold off until mid-July in most areas. Gardeners almost everywhere — in the Intermountain and Pacific regions, northern Alaska, from most of Texas northward to Canada, and eastward to the Atlantic—may be relieved to hear that summer rainfall will be above normal."
In June, the Almanac predicts the Peach State will see an average temperature of 77 degrees, which is 1 degree below average, and 3.5 inches of rain, which is 1 inch below average for the Atlanta region.
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Enjoy some of our  Keenagers' Adventures by clicking on the button below . Thank you  Kathy Jacobson  and  Susan Humphries  for the pictures! 
Keenagers Cooking Corner
Have you ever cooked using foil packets? It's easy and clean up is a breeze!! 
BBQ Chicken Foil Packets
These easy 5-ingredient BBQ Chicken Foil Packets can be baked in the oven or made on the grill! An easy meal-in-one and the best part, easy cleanup!
Ingredients
  • 8 pieces chicken drumsticks and thighs (on the bone, skinned)
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables
  • 1/2 cup your favorite BBQ sauce (divided)
  • optional chopped fresh parsley for garnish
  • 4 pieces Reynolds Wrap heavy duty foil (12 x 18 inches)
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Instructions
  • Preheat grill to medium-high heat or the oven to 425F.
  • Cut four large 18 x 12-inch pieces of foil and layout on a flat surface. 
  • Place 3/4 cup frozen mixed veggies in the center of each piece of foil.
  • Season chicken with salt, garlic powder and paprika. Brush both sides of the chicken with 1/4 cup BBQ sauce and place 2 pieces (1 drumstick, 1 thigh) in the middle of each foil packet.
  • Bring up the long sides of the foil, so the ends meet over the food. Double fold the ends, leaving room for heat to circulate inside. Double fold the two short ends to seal the packet tight, so no steam escapes.
To Grill the Foil Packets:
  • Place foil packets onto a preheated grill over medium-high heat and grill, covered over indirect heat for 50 to 55 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and chicken reaches an internal temp of 160F when tested with an instant read thermometer.
  • Remove from the grill and carefully open the foil packets. Brush chicken with reserved BBQ sauce and cook uncovered 5 minutes more. Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
Bake Foil Packets in the Oven:
  • Preheat oven to 425F. 
  • Place foil packets on a baking sheet and bake 50 to 55 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and tender and reaches an internal temp of 160F with an instant read thermometer.
  • Remove baking sheet from oven. Carefully open foil and brush the chicken with remaining BBQ sauce, bake 5 minutes uncovered and garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
Serving: 1packet, Calories: 241kcal, Carbohydrates: 16.5g, Protein: 29g, Fat: 5.5g, Saturate Fat:1.5g, Cholesterol: 1.5mg, Sodium: 669mg, Fiber: 2.5g,
Sugar: 14.5gd
Blue Smart Points: 8 Green Smart Points: 10 Purple Smart Points: 8
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The Gazette Editors  will be taking a vacation in the month of June.   
Please  stay in touch and let us know how you are doing.  

Rev. Stewart  will close us in prayer. 

Everlasting God, our provider and sustainer, we come into your presence with grateful and joyful adoration. We come seeking forgiveness and renewal of our minds. We seek mercy because you have promised to always have mercy for us. As this pandemic continues to impact our world, give us peace and protection. We pray for your healing and restoring touch for the sick and the suffering. Ease heavy burdens from grief, anxiety and depression with your grace and compassion. As we plan to reopen our churches, give us attention to every detail and wisdom and discernment for the journey. It will take time and your timing is perfect. Keep our leadership and congregation strong, healthy and working together for your desired end. Continue to bless our stewardship so that we will have more than enough to carry out the church’s mission and respond to the needs in our community. Lord, we love because you first loved us. You loved us so much that you gave, your only son Jesus, so that everyone who believes in him would not perish but have eternal life. We pray in his name. Amen.
Missing Monthly Health Tips from The "Nutrition Guy"?
One of Mt. Zion's most popular weekday classes is Adventures in Christian Health and Wellness , normally enjoyed by twenty some students, eager to hear what wisdom health and wellness enthusiast, Richard Dumont, has to impart.
Aside from avoiding contact with others to prevent Covid-19, staying healthy and making sure your body can work at optimum levels for you, is the next step to weathering this pandemic.
Here are some tips from Richard to tide you over until the class can meet again.

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