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Mark Your Calendars & Just Show Up 😊
We are getting closer to our Celebration Weekend and need to start making definite plans, as well as buying food, beverages, and supplies. If you haven't registered to attend, please do so over the next week. Hoping to see and reconnect with as many of the Zion family as possible!
Welcome Reception: Friday, February 9, 2024, 5:00-8:00 p.m. – You are invited to join the Planning Committee for a welcome reception, open to everyone but especially our friends traveling from out of state, at the Hampton Inn in Deerfield Beach. This event is free to attend, but we ask that you register in advance so that we can purchase enough food, beverages, and supplies.
Volunteering at Nina's Place: Saturday, February 10, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to Noon – Nina's Place is our free community market and pantry that we opened with Deerfield Beach Community Cares in January 2023. In our first year, we served over 1,000 families and distributed more than 150,000 pounds of food. We would love for you to spend the morning volunteering with us and meeting our neighbors.
Alumni/Friends BBQ & Game Day: Saturday, February 10, 2024, Noon to 3:00 p.m. – If you're a Zion Lion, you won't want to miss our Alumni/Friends BBQ & Game Day. We will have family-friendly activities planned, as well as delicious food for all to enjoy. Join us on the football field on Zion's campus. This event is free to attend, but we ask that you register in advance so that we can purchase enough food, beverages, and supplies. In lieu of an admission fee, we will be accepting in-kind donations of shelf-stable items and monetary donations toward Nina's Place.
Gatherings by Class/Decade at Local Restaurants: Saturday, February 10, 2024 in the Evening – This is your opportunity for a reunion! Join your class at a local restaurant, bar, or coffee shop, and reminisce about "the good old days."
Morning Worship with Confirmation: Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. – Sunday worship is central to everything we do at Zion, but especially so as we celebrate the confirmation (affirmation of baptism) of two young people in our congregation by Bishop Pedro M. Suarez of the Florida-Bahamas Synod. You are invited to join us in prayer, praise, and thanksgiving for all that God has done for us and for these outstanding young people. A coffee fellowship hosted by the confirmands' families will follow the service.
Rededication Hymn Festival: Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. – In 2019, our church sanctuary experienced significant storm damage that necessitated a brand new roof. The process of a new roof meant that the pipe organ had to be uninstalled, stored, cleaned, and reinstalled once the new roof was complete. What better time to rededicate this sacred space than our 65th anniversary year? Join us for a celebratory hymn festival with Bishop Suarez, Zion Cantors Kurt Schmidt & Peter Rizzo, and guest organist Ryan-Michael Blake, the director of music at First Lutheran Church in Norfolk, VA, a college classmate of Kurt's and "one of the best organists he knows." You won't want to miss the opportunity to "pull out all the stops" and hear this instrument like it hasn't been heard in years!
Dessert Reception: Sunday, February 11, 2024, following Hymn Festival – All pastors, deacons, fellow Lutherans, alumni, and special guests are invited to join us for a dessert reception after the afternoon sanctuary rededication and hymn festival. This event is free to attend, but we ask that you register in advance so that we can purchase enough food, beverages, and supplies.
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