The End of the (Liturgical) Year

This Sunday, we celebrate the feast of Christ the King, a relatively new (20th century) addition to the church's calendar. This particular festival has an "end times" flavor as we look ahead to the time when Jesus will establish his eternal reign in heaven and on earth.

On Sunday, November 28th, we begin a new church year with the season of Advent. While many know it is a season to prepare for the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, its readings and prayers also look ahead to that second coming of Christ in glory at a time unknown to us. People, get ready!

A reminder – Advent bags will be available again this Sunday and also by RSVP (text, call, or e-mail Cantor Kurt Schmidt). These bags contain Advent votive candles, a journal, and devotional material for our midweek Bible study and prayer.
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Thanks to your generosity, Zion donated $770 to the Change Me Foundation to ensure that families and older individuals in Deerfield Beach will receive a hot Thanksgiving meal. Way to go!

A reminder that BSO is hosting a Thanksgiving meal for the homeless on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the parking lot next to Katie Luther Chapel. We are grateful to be able to offer the space to host.

Finally, mark your calendars to join Cantor Kurt Schmidt on Tuesday, November 23rd at 7:00 p.m. on Facebook Live for our annual Thanksgiving "Eve Eve" service. Before travelers depart and cooking commences, let's gather together and share our thanks and pray for those in need.
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With heavy hearts, we mourn the loss of our sister in Christ, Candace Herzog Mead, who died last week at VITAS Hospice in Delray after an extended illness. Candace's older children Megan and Danny attended Zion many years ago and her younger daughter Emily was involved in YEP before beginning at FSU this fall. Candace and Rachel (her youngest) found their way home to Zion just before the onset of Candace's extended illness.

We extend our sympathy to Candace's children, her husband Richard, and her siblings both near and far. Final arrangements are unknown at this time, but your prayers for the family are requested.

We thank Pastor Kim Trabold (Good Shepherd, Boca) for providing pastoral care for the family on Zion's behalf.
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Two Names, One Project, and Everything to Benefit the Homeless

HOPE South Florida continues to serve homeless families and veterans. We want to help.

For our Evergreen Academy families, we are calling it our Gratitude & Generosity Project (since it launched before Thanksgiving) and for our Zion church members and families, it is our 3rd Annual Reverse Advent Calendar.  

Every day, at designated locations throughout Broward County, 250-300 homeless individuals and families receive a hot meal thanks to the efforts and generosity of HOPE South Florida and its sponsors (like Zion & Evergreen Academy). We will be using your contributions to make individual bags of food to be distributed at a shared meal early in 2022.

This Week for Evergreen Academy
November 14-20: Packages of single-serve applesauce

The church will begin gathering items after Thanksgiving. For the full list of what to give and when for both church and preschool, click here.

If you are unable to shop for any reason, you may donate by leaving a contribution with the Evergreen Academy office staff or via our online giving website (choose "Reverse Advent Calendar" as the fund) and we will shop for you! Thank you so much for your generosity this season!
Midweek Bible Study & Prayer Begins December 1st
On the Way to Bethlehem: A Pilgrimage to Palestine

What is “the way to Bethlehem,” as Advent practice, and as Christian engagement in Palestine? What does it mean for us as Christians, and for the church, to be called to resist the injustice of “the way things are” in favor of following the disruptive and transformative way of the Lord? What does it mean for us to be “on the way”?

Spend Wednesday evenings in Advent with Pastor Jonathan Gantt (Dean of the Broward-Bahamas Conference and Pastor of Living Faith in Pembroke Pines) and Cantor Kurt Schmidt as we engage with young voices in the church, learn more about Palestine today, and confront theological truths that challenge "the way of the Lord."

Wednesday Evenings beginning December 1st
6:30 p.m. – Bible Study on Zoom
8:00 p.m. – Prayer at the End of the Day (Compline) on Facebook Live

For details on accessing the Zoom sessions, materials for the Bible study and prayer, and a schedule of topics, click here.

Advent Pilgrimage in Palestine is a four-week virtual pilgrimage from the ELCA’s Peace Not Walls and Young Adult Ministry teams featuring young adult voices from the ELCA and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. 
Notes & Reminders
  • In light of the increase in COVID cases locally, we are encouraging all who attend Sunday worship in person to resume wearing masks, regardless of your vaccination status.
  • Two of our AA groups have resumed meeting in person recently: Women's AA (Mondays at 7:00 p.m.) and Old Timers AA (Saturdays at 7:00 p.m.). AA Groups meet in Katie Luther Chapel.
  • To claim a special date for altar flowers on a Sunday morning, contact Cantor Kurt Schmidt. The cost of the arrangements is $40 and you may take the flowers home after Sunday morning worship.
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Cantor Kurt R. Schmidt
954-421-3146, option 2 (Church)
954-913-2125 (Cell)