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

July 26, 2023

Not this Saturday, but next Saturday – join us at Oveta McKeithen Recreational Complex for this city-sponsored event. We will be distributing glue sticks and backpack tags to students and teachers in Deerfield Beach.

Thank You!

Thank you to Silda, Jackie, George, Pat, Camile, Audrey, Raeburn, Gail, Cantor Kurt, Cantor Pete, and Pastor Cathy, all of whom stayed after worship and helped to assemble 500 backpack tags for students and teachers across our community!

Opportunities to "Just Show Up"

First Friday in August

Friday, August 4, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. 

Tijuana Taxi Co.

1015 S. Federal Highway

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Join us where it all started two years ago and let's celebrate!

Don't make dinner plans and come as you are! We enjoy delicious food and one another's fellowship. We each pay our own way, but everyone is invited to the table — friends, family members, and neighbors!

Our annual Community Fair has become a signature event. Last year's fair featured almost 90 non-profit organizations, community businesses, and government agencies) and 700-1,000 local residents in attendance.

Please save the date/time and plan to volunteer. We will have opportunities for all ages and abilities to make this event a success once again.

If you know a business that would be interested, we have sponsorships for as low as $500 available.

Opportunities to Serve Joyfully & Give Selflessly

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Good Shepherd in Boca Raton

Our ministry partners at Good Shepherd are planning to host their first Oktoberfest since COVID, and we are invited to attend!

If there are any Zion community members who would love to assist in the planning and preparation, there are opportunities to serve in every aspect of the event, from publicity to raffles, food and drink to the clean-up crew. To sign up, add your name to the sign-up sheets on Sunday or contact Cantor Kurt Schmidt.

This Sunday: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

As Solomon prays for wisdom, we seek to more deeply know the treasures of faith. In today’s gospel Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us the reign of God: a tree that becomes a sheltering home, yeast that penetrates and expands, a treasured pearl, a net that gains a great catch. Even as we seek the riches of God’s reign, the great surprise is that God’s grace finds us first! 

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.