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

April 12, 2023

We Are Easter People!

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

For Christians, Easter is not just a one-day celebration; rather, it is a season (a "week of weeks" = 49 days) that culminates on Pentecost, the "fiftieth day." So, we will be celebrating Easter at Zion for a while. May God make our joy contagious!

Even more than that, as Christians we are Easter people. Our identity is rooted in the resurrection and the belief that God can bring new life from anything. God can move even the most stubborn stones. God can renew our strength and light our path. If we aren't sharing this kind of joy on a daily basis in our words and actions, what are we really doing?

To see pictures from our Easter festivities, visit us on Facebook and Instagram.

Confirmation Classes

All are welcome to attend and participate!

Sunday, April 23rd – 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 30th – 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Friday, May 12th – 7-9 p.m.

Friday, May 19th – 7-9 p.m.

Free Exercise Classes

Mondays and Wednesdays

10:30 a.m. to Noon

Katie Luther Chapel

Everyone is welcome! Wear comfortable clothes and sneakers and bring a bottle of water.

Upcoming from Deerfield Beach Community Cares

Opportunities to Serve Joyfully & Give Selflessly

We're Getting There!

Thank you to all who have donated to our Prayground Project! We have raised $470 toward our $1,000 goal. We would like to have this in place when we resume worship in the sanctuary. This is the perfect way to invest in the next generation of our congregation and ensure that we are much more welcoming to families with young children. Please prayerfully consider giving today!

Click here to donate on Realm (our online giving platform) or here to donate on Facebook (with no processing fees).

This Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter

Note: We are meeting for worship & all events in Katie Luther Chapel.

In today’s gospel the risen Christ appears to the disciples and offers them the gift of peace. Even amid doubts and questions, we experience the resurrection in our Sunday gathering around word and meal, and in our everyday lives. Throughout the coming Sundays of Easter the first two readings will be from the Acts of the Apostles and the first letter of Peter. Even as the early Christians proclaimed the resurrection, we rejoice in the new birth and living hope we receive in baptism.

The Rev's Thoughts & Recs

On Easter Sunday we greeted our risen Savior. Alleluia! We spoke about God providing an earthquake to roll away the stone for Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to discover Jesus had been raised from the dead. An angel appeared during the earthquake to guide the two Marys where to find Jesus.

We have boulders in our lives which God rolls away by means we would never expect. Contemplate Jesus being the ever present cornerstone of your faith.

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.