Rev. John P. Gross,

Pastor

Vito Biondo Administrative Assistant

Gregory Riley Director of Music

Ministries

Office Hours Tuesday-Friday

9am-5pm

Zion Office (805) 543-8327

Zion Fax (877) 561-3505

Pastor Gross’ email revjpgross@zionslo.com

Office email zion@zionslo.com

Gregory Riley’s email riley@zionslo.com

Zion Website www.zionslo.com

Prayer Chain Requests Karen 543-7953 or

Dawn 541-1450

“NEW BEGINNINGS IN CHRIST” Rev. John P. Gross

In the Gross family the most obvious new beginning is that of Joel and Lily after they exchanged wedding vows on August 10

th. They now have a new life

together, and each step of their journey they will walk in faith with Christ. Think back to when you were first married: we didn't know what the next day would bring, but we were content in our love for one another and that our Savior knew each day of our life before us.

Lily and Joel's lives aren't the only ones affected by their life change into hus-band and wife; Pamela and I are affect-ed as well. We have more room in the parsonage, less clean up, and less money out the door. We will miss them, but I'd be lying if I didn't say there are now things in our lives we will enjoy more of in the future. So it’s a new be-ginning for us as well.

Rally Day is Sunday, September 8th,

and our theme this year is: "New Be-ginnings In Christ." This is the time of year we restart programs that were temporarily off-line during the summer. Choir has been practicing since early August, and they will sing in church the first time on Rally Day. (Practices are Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. If you'd like to sing in the choir feel, free to join in.)

Our class for adults on Luther's Small Catechism will resume on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. on September 24

th. We’ll start with his discussion of

the Lord's Prayer.

A new Bible class for adults on Sunday mornings will begin on September 8

th

with a study of the book of Galatians. That study is also all about new begin-nings in Christ.

Also on the eighth, we will dedicate to the glory of God Zion's new Christ Can-dle in our chancel area in loving memory of John R. Miller. That candle will play an important part in our wor-ship throughout the liturgical year. You will hear more about this in the near future.

Finally, let's end that fun day with a congregational picnic on the church grounds right after late worship. There will be tri-tip, the apple pie baking con-test and fun in general.

St. Paul wrote in Gal. 2:20: "I have been crucified with Christ and I no long-er live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

As brothers and sisters in Christ, each day God gives us a new beginning in our life with Him. Your church is here to help you experience that reality in your life through its studies and fellowship activities, so get on board for your own new beginning in Christ.

September 2013 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA

Christian stewardship is the free and joyous activity of the child of God and God’s family the Church, in managing all of life and life’s resources for God’s purposes.

CHANCEL GUILD

September Pat Wood, Marcia Fischbeck

03 Barbara Ciesielski

03 Jim Guelker

09 Jane Miller

10 Brandon Colona

13 Helen Haeuser

15 Charles Burt

18 Mary Schmidt

22 Gloria Brown

27 Helma Cementina

29 Elmer Meier

WORSHIP STATISTICS

DATE 8:00 10:30 Gen. Offering

07/28 28 85 $3473

08/04 31 83 $8730

08/11 30 107 $5995

08/18 27 83 $3611

08/25 38 88 $6861

READERS

09/08 8am Janet de la Motte 10:30am Karen Jenny

09/22 8am Ken Craig 10:30am Shirley Head

GREETERS 09/01 Charlie and Annette Gibbs

09/08 Ron and Sandi Funk

09/15 Frank and Pat Wood

09/22 Gene and Liz Hewitt

09/29 Margaret Schoening, Kay Folta

07 Ed & Linda Steinbeck

44th

09 John & Anne Edgecombe

35th

14 Frank & Pat

Wood 28th

22 Karl & Helen

Haeuser 67th

27 Ken & Candice

Craig 5th

*If your name is missing from

either list, please check with the

office to make sure our records

are updated.

USHERS

8:00am Bernie Luoma, Terry Pavlichek

10:30am 09/01 & 09/29

Derek Valine, Bob Wobrock

09/08 Wilbur Neben, David and Kari Knutson, Jack Humphrey

09/15 Gus Keyser, Gene Hewitt, Karl Haeuser

09//22 Al Rybar, Glenn Weitkum, Ernie Cementina, David Radecki

YOUR ELDER BOARD 09/01 Rob Donaldson

09/15 James Polk

09/29 Dwayne Head

Bob Hux

Jeff Tolle

OFFERING COUNTERS 09/01 Annette Gibbs, Terry Pavlichek

09/08 Corinne Wobrock, Marica Fischbeck

09/15 Ginny Randall, Frank Wood

09/22 Maria Burt, Terry Pavlichek

09/29 Ruth Halsey, Terry Pavlichek

OFFICE VOLUNTEERS Annette Gibbs, Glenn Weitkum, Carol Howard, Helma Cementina

HARVEST BAG VOLUNTEERS

Helma Smulders, Rae Wulff, Leo Wulff, John Kock, Barbara Souza, Betty Kock, Frank Wood, Kay Folta, Michelle Mason, Judi & Jerry Muesing

LUTHERAN MISSION

We go to church to hear Christ preached (Luke 10:16; Romans 10:14-17), through the proclaimed word and His words are “spirit and life” (John 6:63). Therefore, the Divine Service is the power plant for mission. God’s own people then are scattered out into the community that does not know Jesus’ pardoning word. Hearts and tongues drenched by His blood are joyous in proclamation and self-giving (Romans 12:1 ff.); that’s just the way it is. The baptized do what is theirs by faith; bear witness, show mercy and have life together.

Rev. Randall L. Golter, executive

director of the LCMS Office of

International Mission. Quote from

“Lutheran Witness,” August 2013,

page 7

September 2013

Board President Janet de la Motte

We started off August with the Golf Scramble. What great fun. Dwayne Head did an excellent job in putting this together. We are pleased to announce that the SHIRLEY HEAD TEAM won FIRST PLACE. Those swinging clubs with Shirley were Derek Valine, Mitch Valine, and Stephen de la Motte. Congratulations Team Shirley. Many of us then met over at the Spyglass Restaurant for good food and fellowship coordinated by Mari-lyn Rybar. We’ll want to do this again, as we all laughed about our playing skills or lack thereof. Join us next time.

Next came the wedding of Joel and Lily. That was a most beautiful wedding and so much attention to detail. I don’t think that I’ve seen the church look more beautiful for a wedding. Everyone loved it; even Vito had a good time. Pastor Gross and Pam were kicking up their heels with the family, and Liz Hewitt was fun to watch.

So quickly September is here and the Fellowship Committee is pre-paring for our Rally Day Kickoff!

It’s on September 8th after the 10:30 service. They’ll have some-thing for everyone. Don’t forget to sign-up and bring your family and friends. We’ll also have our fa-mous Apple Pie Contest. Last year’s FIRST PLACE WINNER was KARLA HAEUSER and her daughter ALISON. That was a beautiful pie, but who knows who will win the coveted award this year?

That same Sunday we will be wel-coming several new families into membership. What a joyous time for Zion as we grow our church family. On September 17th at 6:30, we invite the new members to tour the church grounds. Later they will meet up with other church mem-bers who will inform them as to what is available at Zion. We en-courage everyone to become in-volved as we all give of our time and talents to the Lord. The Evan-gelism Committee is coordinating this. Thank you.

Please note that Charlie Gibbs and the Board of Property Management are getting bids for double-paned

windows to install along the north side of the office and classrooms. This will cut down dramatically on the noise and keep the rooms warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. You will also see a new walkway out of classroom #1. This has been coordinated by Nick Watry. These will be needed im-provements to the church property.

Soon to be announced in Septem-ber is a paper shredding event at Zion. It will be held on a Saturday and is sponsored by Thrivent. So accumulate all those old docu-ments that you do not need any-more and look for the date to get those shredded.

September is again a busy month as we begin our fall activities. With that said, I again must quote our former pastor, Donald Poganski:

What is a church and who is going to spread the word of Christ?

The answer is found in the word itself: CH UR CH

Janet de la Motte

Lutheran Women in Mission Lucy King, Chair

NEW LWML OFFICERS INSTALLED ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Lucy King, President

Karen Reif, Vice President Dawn Jones, Secretary Vickie Ewart, Treasurer

Our next LWML meeting will be on Saturday, September 14 at 10 am. Joanie Brown will be leading our de-votions. The Bible study is "Hide and Seek" from the Summer Quarterly. Join us as we grow together and de-velop plans for the coming year.

Lucy King, Phil 4:13

Adult choir rehearsals are now in full swing, and

we are aiming for Rally Sunday as our first sched-

uled performance after returning from the sum-

mer break. In tandem with the adult choir, we

are attempting to revive the youth choir here at

Zion, better known in the past as “All God’s Chil-

dren Sing.” For this I will be collaborating with a

new church member, Vicki Ewart, who has multi-

ple years’ experience directing a junior choir at

her former congregation and who will serve pri-

marily as choir director for “All God’s Children

Sing” while I will handle all accompanist duties.

Both the youth and adult choirs currently prac-

tice on Wednesdays, the former at 4pm in CR1

and the latter at 5:30pm in the sanctuary. In

both cases, no audition is required to join, as we

subscribe to the adage “the more the merrier.”

This point in particular was brought home to me

at our first meeting of the adult choir, where we

had several new faces show up and I unexpect-

edly found myself short about five copies of mu-

sic! But such is the fate of a growing congrega-

tion like Zion. Upon encountering this, what can

only be described as a good problem to have

when dealing with a volunteer group, I was in-

stantly reminded of the Sermon on the Mount.

Jesus tells us “But seek ye first the kingdom of

God, and his righteousness; and all these things

shall be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33).

Sincerely,

Gregory Riley, M.Mus.

How wonderful it is to be a part of our Lord’s

church here on this “planet earth” (sorry I’m a

Duck Dynasty fan). Honestly, one of the greatest

privileges is encouraging others to never stop

learning and reading God’s word everyday – so

many blessings happen when this is our daily

routine.

It’s the hope of our Parish Ed committee that

more bible classes can be added this Fall for all

age groups and that our children’s Sunday

school time together will continue to be a fun

and Gospel rich time for our children. With some

of our little ones wanting to join the older chil-

dren during this lesson time, a need for another

teacher is becoming apparent. We have our

pre kindergarten room ready to go along with

lessons, songs and crafts so please contact me if

this might interest you.

Exciting news regarding Zion’s desire to continue

being active with our local Tree of Life pregnan-

cy center. We currently have three members,

Carrie Donaldson, Shirley Head and myself in-

volved in a counselor training program led by

Pamela Johnson along with 3 other ladies from

churches in this area. Carol Hemwall has also

been a part of this organization for several years.

Along with support from our LWML, I look forward

to all the Lord might have in store in working with

this Gospel centered organization. Contact any

one of us if you’re interested in this outreach ef-

fort.

We are all looking forward to our Rally Day Sep-

tember 8 – so invite your family and friends to this

great event.

All for His glory,

Chris Haase

Parish Education Chris Haase

Gregory H. Riley, M. Mus.

Director of

Music Ministry

Looking for the Best Apple Pie

Are you ready to claim bragging rights for Zion’s BEST APPLE PIE of 2013?

Karla Haeuser, and her daughter, Alison held this coveted title for the past year. Will your pie win in this year’s Apple Pie Baking Contest at Rally Day on September 8

th?

You might be our new champion!

Our judges are hungry and waiting to judge your apple pie in Zion’s 3rd

Annual Ap-ple Pie Baking Contest.

Enter your best home-baked apple pie on Sunday, September 8th

at Rally Day. You might be this year’s grand prize winner. Pick up your entry form in the Narthex or in the Fellowship Hall, bake your pie at home and bring it to Rally Day.

Adult Bible Class 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.

Rm 1

Sunday School

Children are dismissed for class after the Chil-dren’s message in the

10:30 a.m. service

Pastor’s Information Class

9:15 a.m. Rm 3

MITE BOX SUNDAY

is always the last

Sunday of the

month. Please grab

a box in the

Narthex and fill with

your spare change.

Pray for the Mite

projects, that God

would use our gifts

to lead many to

saving faith in

Christ..

Class begins Tuesday, September 24th, at 10:00, in classroom 1

A pictorial directory is a great tool in our congregation to help each of us know each other better. Our present directory is pretty outdated. So many new faces! Finally, we can again be on a first-name basis with our brothers and sisters. Your family copy of the 2013-2014 Member Directory will be in your member mailbox on Sunday, September 15.

Sundays at 7:00 a.m. on FM104.9 and FM90.7

September 22 "Keep Calm and Pray On" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz God invites us to pray to Him at all times because He hears us and His promises are sure. (1 Timothy 2:1-15)

September 29 "You Say Either, I Say Either" Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour: Rev. Ken Klaus (Ephesians 4:10-13)

September 1 "Lean Living" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz God frees us from selfishness and chal-lenges us to lead a new way of life, in His name. (Hebrews 13:1-11)

September 8 God Says, "Come Home!" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz God calls you to come home to a life He has already made possible for you, a life you can live abundantly by His grace. (Deuteronomy 30:15-20)

September 15 "Finders Keepers" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz Losers and weepers rejoice when Jesus is the Seeker who finds the lost. (Luke 15:1-10)

Sermon Schedule Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz

Speaker Emeritus: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus

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Flowers on the Altar:

Every Sunday

morning our

parishioners enjoy

the beautiful flowers

donated for the

altar. The Chancel

Guild would like to

remind everyone

donating flowers to

make arrangements

to remove the

flowers after the

10:30 AM service. If

they are not

removed at that

time, the flowers will

be placed in the

kitchen in the

Fellowship Hall.

Thank you .

Pastor and Pam are looking for members who might be willing to sit with Annamae at the parsonage during either service, so Pam can go to church. If you might be interested, please call Pam at 760-209-3030

FOR OCTOBER SUBMISSIONS IS SEPTEMBER 23

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 8a Divine Service- Communion 9:15a Adult Bible Class, Rm1 9:15a Pastor’s info class, Rm3 10:30a Divine Service-Communion 10:30a Sunday School *Fellowship is served after services

2

3 4 9:30a-11:30a H. Bag 4:00p Children’s Choir Rm1

5:30p Adult Choir Sanctuary

5 6

5:30p GIGS, Rm2

7

8 RALLY DAY

8a Divine Service 9:15a Adult Bible Class, Rm1 9:15a Pastor’s info class, Rm3 10:30a Divine Service Welcome of new members 10:30a Sunday School Rally Day & BBQ following late service Pie Baking Contest

9

10

11 9:30a-11:30a H. Bag 4:00p Children’s Choir Rm1

5:30p Adult Choir Sanctuary

12

13 11:30a Ladies Lunch at Ca. Pizza Kitchen, SLO

5:30p GIGS, Rm2

14

10:00a LWML Meeting

15 8a Divine Service- Communion 9:15a Adult Bible Class, Rm1 9:15a Pastor’s info class, Rm3 10:30a Divine Service-Communion 10:30a Sunday School *Fellowship is served after services

16

17

4:30p Evang. Mtg. 5:30p Board of Dir.

18 9:30a-11:30a H. Bag 4:00p Children’s Choir Rm1

5:30p Adult Choir Sanctuary

19

20

5:30p GIGS, Rm2

21

22

8a Divine Service 9:15a Adult Bible Class, Rm1 9:15a Pastor’s info class, Rm3 10:30a Divine Service 10:30a Sunday School *Fellowship is served after services 1:30p Square Dance Club, FH

23

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10:00a Luther’s Small Catechism class, Rm1

25 9:30a-11:30a H. Bag 4:00p Children’s Choir Rm1

5:30p Adult Choir Sanctuary

26

1:00p Bunco circle, FH

27 5:30p GIGS, Rm2

28

29 Mite Box Sunday

8a Divine Service- Communion 9:15a Adult Bible Class, Rm1 9:15a Pastor’s info class, Rm3 10:30a Divine Service-Communion 10:30a Sunday School *Fellowship is served after services

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ZION ACTIVITIES CALENDAR

Is always: 12:00 p.m. the Wednesday before Sunday. Please send your submissions to zion@zionslo.com

“ ‘In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.’ I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.”

2 Corinthians 6:2 NIV

Member’s milestones, Stewardship Pg.2

President’s Letter, LWML News Pg.3

Music Ministry, Parish Education Pg.4

3rd Annual Rally Day Pg.5

Program Activities Pg.6

Lutheran Hour Radio Pg.7

Activities Calendar—Insert

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