Weekly News from Zion and our Ministries Under the Cross, especially Evergreen Academy

September 14, 2022

Thank You, Zion Community!

We are so thankful for everyone that made our 2nd Annual Deerfield Beach Community Fair successful: planners, volunteers, exhibitors and vendors, everyone who attended, and especially those who came out specifically to support Zion and Deerfield Beach Community Cares.

We estimate that at least 700, and perhaps as many as 1,000 people were in attendance. Everything about this past weekend affirms that we are doing God’s work in Deerfield Beach…and beyond! Thank you all!

Another Thank You

As we were preparing for the Community Fair, we received the following note of thanks from the City of Deerfield Beach:

"On behalf of the City of Deerfield Beach's Community Services Department, I would like to thank you for your generosity in providing school supplies for the City's Back to School Block Party held on August 6, 2022, at Oveta McKeithen Recreation Complex. Your contribution helps ensure our youth will have enough supplies for the school year.

We are so grateful for your community support; your contribution helped us make the event a success!

As we continue to grow as a community, please know that partnerships such as yours are vital to making these events a success. You are truly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Jonathan Salas

Interim Director of Community Services"

Opportunities to Serve Joyfully & Give Selflessly

Giving Opportunities & Sponsorships are Live!

After several meetings with our renovation contractor and the officers and staff of FLIPANY and Deerfield Beach Community Cares, we are proud to unveil our individual (family) giving and corporate sponsorship opportunities for Nina's Place.  Although we received funding from the Children's Services Council and are extraordinarily grateful, they did not fully fund our project as requested.  Thus, there are gaps in our start-up costs between what we received and what we expect to spend.  We are relying on corporate sponsorships to assist with expenses related to the renovation of the space and stocking the shelves with food stuffs and hygiene/baby/school supplies.

In turn, we are depending on gifts from individuals and families to provide for the necessary furnishings for Nina's Place, including (but not limited to) shelving, carts, and signage.  There are gifts ranging from $150 to $500.  All contributions will be recognized on the Founders Circle Donor Wall in Nina's Place.

Please prayerfully consider making a gift in memory or in honor of a loved one, knowing that you are contributing to a Zion community ministry that will make a real, substantial impact for years to come.  For more information, click below.  Thank you for your generosity!

Reconciling in Christ: Next Steps

Please plan on joining us for worship over the next four Sundays to hear from leaders in our congregation as they share their personal testimonies related to the RIC Journey.  First up this Sunday: Drew Shimkus.  

Also, this Sunday and next Sunday, following worship (in person only), we will be administering the Faith Community Assessment, a tool that allows a congregation to measure where they are in terms of diversity and inclusion for marginalized individuals and groups. If you want your opinion to be measured, please plan to be present.

If you're interested in attending (either in person or virtually) the two-week study of "A Lutheran Introduction to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression," please sign-up in person on Sunday or e-mail Cantor Kurt Schmidt so that we can purchase materials. 

Study dates are Sundays 10/2 and 10/9 after worship and Wednesdays 10/5 and 10/12 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom.  A Zoom link will be coming soon.

Third Tuesday

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Noon 

Whale's Rib

2031 NE 2nd Street

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

(The Whale's Rib is located next to Flanigan's on A1A. Cross the intracoastal waterway bridge, make a left onto A1A, and follow the curve around. The Whale's Rib will be on your left.)