Weekly News from Zion and our Ministries Under the Cross: Evergreen Academy & Nina's Place
April 5, 2023
We All Need Holy Week
There are so many emotions to feel as we move through the events of Holy Week. If we don't "just show up" to opportunities for personal prayer and
communal worship, we will miss an opportunity to experience the best of what it means to be a human, created by a loving God to be in community with one another and the world.
Opportunities to "Just Show Up"
Celebrate Holy Week & Easter with Us
We are the Church together for the sake of the world.
Good Shepherd: 6301 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33433
St. Stephen: 2500 NE 14th St. Causeway, Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Everyone is Welcome to Celebrate!
Before our Sunday worship service at 11:00 a.m. on Easter Sunday, we will be hosting a fellowship opportunity for our preschool and church family at 10:00 a.m. We will have refreshments, crafts, and a kindness Easter egg hunt.
This will be our "Coffee Fellowship" on Easter, so you won't want to miss it!
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
Those who wish to participate should wear comfortable clothes and sneakers and bring a bottle of water.
Opportunities to Serve Joyfully & Give Selflessly
No First Friday Dinner This Month:
Give to the Prayground!
Since First Friday this month is also Good Friday, we will be worshipping together at Zion, not going out to eat somewhere. As a way to both fast and give back to God, you are invited and encouraged to donate what you would have spent on dinner to our Prayground Project. Thank you to all those who have already contributed so generously!
Click here to donate on Realm (our online giving platform) or here to donate on Facebook (with no processing fees).
Note: We are meeting for worship & all events in Katie Luther Chapel.
This is the day the Lord has made! Christ is risen, and through him all creation is made new! Indeed, “God shows no partiality” (Acts 10:34): Christ’s resurrection truly brings life to everyone. We sing hymns of praise, gather around sacred words, and proclaim God’s faithfulness, power, and love in the feast of holy communion. With the women at the tomb, we are astonished, elated, and grateful. We depart with joy to proclaim the good news of God’s endless love.
The Rev's Thoughts & Recs
This week sees the intersection of holy days of three of the world's major religions. In addition to Holy Week and Easter, our Jewish siblings will celebrate Passover beginning tonight, and our Muslim siblings are celebrating Ramadan.
This video depicts the historical preparations for Passover & offers us an insight into what was going on around Jesus during his journey to the cross. The Passover Seder we know today developed in the time before and after the destruction of the Temple and the siege of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 AD.
