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

February 21, 2024

We shared this yesterday on Zion's social media platforms, and it's worth sharing here. There are those for whom fasting is physically impossible or unadvisable, as well as those who prefer the practice of "taking up" something new during Lent.

Let us be followers of Christ who take up kindness, gratitude, patience, hope, compassion, and joy!

Opportunities to Serve Joyfully & Give Selflessly

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.

(To download the worship bulletin, click here.)

Spare Change & Soup Continues

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.

Sunday Worship Leadership

Nina's Place Prayer Teams

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 at 11:00 a.m.

Second Sunday in Lent

The second covenant in this year’s Lenten readings is the one made with Abraham and Sarah: God’s promise to make them the ancestors of many, with whom God will remain in everlasting covenant. Paul says this promise comes to all who share Abraham’s faith in the God who brings life into being where there was no life. We receive this baptismal promise of resurrection life in faith. Sarah and Abraham receive new names as a sign of the covenant, and we too get new identities in baptism, as we put on Christ.

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

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 4: Contemporary Voices

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.

"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"

"On Eagles Wings"

Hip Hop Version

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.