Weekly News from Zion and our Ministries Under the Cross: Evergreen Academy & Nina's Place

January 31, 2024

Anniversary & Homecoming Celebration

We're Almost There – Spread the Word!

Our Anniversary & Homecoming Weekend is approaching, and we need your help to spread the word. We've had a lot of questions about when to come, and we hope the graphic will help you decide. When in doubt, just show up! We look forward to the opportunity for ANYONE with a Zion connection over the last 65 years to reconnect and know that Zion will always be their home.

Reverse Advent Calendar – Thank You!

Thanks to our 5th Annual Reverse Advent Calendar, our church and preschool families collected over 400 pounds of shelf-stable staple items for Nina's Place. Because of the increased demand in the new year, these items are already in people's homes! Stay tuned for more opportunities to contribute to the growth and success of this important ministry!

Spare Change & Soup

for Super Bowl Sunday

Beginning on Super Bowl Sunday (February 11th) and continuing through the end of February, you are invited to bring your spare change for a "noisy offering" and cans of soup to worship on Sunday mornings. The spare change will go toward buying additional shelf-stable items for our friends at Nina's Place.

Opportunities to "Just Show Up"

First Friday in February

Friday, February 2, 2024

6:00 p.m.

Cove Brewery & Won-Toms

1500 SE 3rd Court

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Don't make dinner plans and come as you are! We enjoy delicious food and one another's fellowship. We each pay our own way, but everyone is invited to the table — friends, family members, and neighbors!

Eat Ice Cream & Decorate Alleluia Banners on Sunday, February 4th

Two Zion traditions converge after worship on Sunday, February 4th: an ice cream social and arts & crafts! Did you know Alleluia means "Praise the Lord" and we do not use that word in worship during Lent? Join us for a delicious fellowship hour in Katie Luther Chapel as we celebrate praising our Lord in creative ways!

Join Us for Ash Wednesday Worship

Wednesday, February 14th at 7:00 p.m.

On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of prayer and repentance. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. While we journey through Lent to return to God, we know that Jesus has already finished the work of atonement for us.

Opportunities to Serve Joyfully & Give Selflessly

If you find signing up online a challenge, please reach out to Cantor Kurt Schmidt and he will reserve your spot in the online sign up.

Sunday Worship Leadership

Greeter • Assisting Minister

Reader • Coffee Fellowship Host

Prayer Teams for Nina's Place

8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays

Looking Ahead to Wednesdays in Lent

February 21 & 28

March 6, 13, & 20

in Katie Luther Chapel

Dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Conversation at 6:00 p.m.

Prayer at 7:30 p.m.

In partnership with Deerfield Beach Community Cares, we are hosting a series of classes on food and money for our Nina’s Place families. The first three weeks will cover food-related topics, be facilitated by Feeding South Florida, and be offered in English, Spanish, and Creole. The last two classes will cover budgeting and credit and be facilitated by First Horizon Bank.

Let’s demonstrate our Zion spirit of hospitality. We will help serve dinner, eat and learn with our neighbors, and end the evening with prayer. Holden Evening Prayer will also be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube. 

Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

In Isaiah the one God who sits above the earth and numbers the stars also strengthens the powerless. So in Jesus’ healing work we see the hand of the creator God, lifting up the sick woman to health and service (diakonia). Like Simon’s mother-in-law, we are lifted up and healed to serve. Following Jesus, we strengthen the powerless; like Jesus, we seek to renew our own strength in quiet times of prayer.

Sunday's bulletin can be found on the homepage of our website.

Reminder: After worship, we will gather in Katie Luther Chapel for Sundae Sunday (an ice cream social) and decorate Alleluia Banners.

Discipleship Resources

Prayers of the People on Sunday Mornings

All names submitted online (click here) by Saturday at noon will be added to Sunday's prayers of the people. In order to keep our prayer list current, all names must be resubmitted each week if you desire continued prayers.

Harmonies of Heritage

Week 1: African Drumming/Call & Response

To honor Black History Month in the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod, the Just Love Team presents “Harmonies of Heritage: Music’s Journey Through Black Church History.” Each week in February, we will present a genre of music that impacted the heart and soul of America. Below, you will find a written history of that genre and videos with music representing it.

To read or download, click on the written history above.

"Wade in the Water"

"Listen, God is Calling"

in Swahili and English

Cantor Kurt R. Schmidt

954-421-3146, option 2 (Church)

954-913-2125 (Cell)

kschmidt@zion-lutheran.org

Zion is a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community, and extends God's radical welcome to all people, because we're all created in God's image.