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The mission of Zion Lutheran Church is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people through Word and Sacrament, encouraging and supporting one another as a fellowship of believers.
Virtual Bible Study Sunday 9:45 am
In-Person & Online
Thursday 1:30 pm Ladies Bible Study
In-person & Online
Life & Growth
August 9, 2020
UPDATED Office Hours Zion’s Church office will be open Tuesday’s 9-4
Thursday’s 9-4 and Friday’s 1-4.
Monday’s & Wednesday’s will be available by appointments. The north door on Ave D will be open during these hours. For office related questions, or to request an appointment, contact Gayle at 220-0582.
Holy Communion will be offered Thursday, Aug 13 & 27th in the south entrance of the building. Sign up at zionbismarck.org or call Gayle @ 220-0582. In-person & Virtual Bible Study. • In-person Bible Study is once again between services at 9:30 a.m., in addition
to the online streaming. To join online, email Pastor Marcis: [email protected] and he will send you a link to attend the class.
• Join Kristin for Ladies Bible Study In-person @ Zion, or online Via Zoom. August Altar Flowers, please contact Shawna Rice @ 214-7914.
There will be NO Ladies Bible Study or Youth Group this week.
We are currently limiting door access as a precaution to Covid-19. The south door entrance will continue to be locked (except for Communion on Thursday’s). We ask that you use the north door to enter the building. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate these unchartered waters together!
Pastor Marcis will attend the District Board Meeting in Minot, August 20 & 21.
At Martin Luther School we have spacious classrooms
an exemplary Christ centered Lutheran education, and we continue to expand our Classical Education Emphasis.
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The 10th Sunday After Pentecost
Zion Lutheran
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Zion Lutheran Church provides tuition assistance for members who would
like to provide their children with a Lutheran Education. Contact the church office TODAY
at 223-8286 to fill out a tuition assistance form.
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Please pray for Zion Members in the Military.
Buck Thornton Bryce Johnson Marck Schlafman Shannon Ziemann Austin Link Steven Trautman Jared Juntunen Yurick Martis
Why would Jesus go on a vacation? Why do we go
on vacations? Remember Jesus was a man and
needed rest like everyone else. Jesus went to the
region of Tire and Sidon (Phenicia, part of Syria).
Why there? Perhaps it was to show the disciples that
the blessings of God also extended to the impure
Gentiles. Our text says that He did not want to be
discovered, perhaps because He wanted to rest a
little. In Galilee his ministry was facing a time of
rejection, of distrust, of people who approached him
to look for errors, instead of seeking solutions. Jesus
vacation and rest were interrupted by a Canaanite
woman. There were great obstacles between the
woman and Jesus. And yet, she showed a humble
and persevering faith. She believed Jesus had the
power to solve her challenges. She humbled herself
and accepts to receive only the remnants of God's
blessings. She humbles herself and accepts what
God wants for her. Jesus answered and praised the
woman's faith. Notice faith is not about background,
nor someone’s past, nor their dignity, nor their good
condition. Faith implies submission, trust, transferring
control over the situation to another. Faith says: The
Lord can do what is needed, and he will do as he
pleases. What a great blessing faith is for the believ-
er.
Questions: 1. Where do go on vacation? Why did he go there? 2. How was Jesus ministry being accepted in
Galilee? 3. What does true faith imply?
Study Texts: The Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
Memory Verse: Romans 10:17 "So then faith comes by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
THE OLD TESTAMENT LESSON: Isaiah 56:1,6-8
1. Who is speaking in this lesson?
2. What are we told will happen soon?
3. What are the foreigners to do?
4. Who will the Lord bring to the holy mountain?
5. Where will the Lord give the people joy?
6. What will the Lord's house be called?
7. What will God do for the exiled Israelites?
8. What promise does God make for all people?
THE EPISTLE LESSON: Romans 11:1-2a,13-15,28-32
1. To whom is the Apostle speaking?
2. What does the Apostle call himself?
3. Why does he make much of his ministry?
4. What did the Jews accomplish through their
rejection?
5. What does their acceptance accomplish?
6. What does the Apostle say about God's gifts?
7. How did all people at one time act towards God?
8. What does God show to all men?
THE GOSPEL LESSON: Matthew 15:21-28
1. To what area did Jesus go?
2. Who approached Jesus?
3. What did the woman call Jesus?
4. What problem did her daughter have?
5. What did the disciples urge Jesus to do?
6. What was the Lord's response?
7. What was the woman's request?
8. What did Jesus say about the faith of the woman?
Lessons for Next Sunday:
The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
Job 38:4-18
Romans 10:5-17
Matthew 14: 22-33
Worship Attendance
Saturday, Aug 1 5:00 p.m. 18 (15) Sunday, Aug 2 8:30 a.m. 42 (28) 10:45 a.m. 60
Our Stewardship Life at Work for July
July MTD General Offering $ 18,983 Avg. Bdgt Monthly Exp $ 49,000
“Faith Exceeds Obstacles”
Matthew 15: 21-28
Sermon
Summary
Questions:
For personal & family Bible Study
Aug 9, 2020
Series A revised
Monday Exodus 29-32
Tuesday II Samuel 20-24
Wednesday Psalms 60-62
Thursday Job 41-42
Friday Jeremiah 42-46
Saturday Luke 5-6
Sunday II Corinthians 11-13
"So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17
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Summer Mid-Week Worship * August 12 (Holy Communion) Pastor Marcis August 19 Pastor Zellers
* August 26 (Holy Communion) Pastor Woodside
September 2 Pastor Wolfgram
Shepherd of the Valley
Lutheran Church 7:00 PM Wednesdays
We have a few outside projects that we would like to
have completed before school starts.
Tasks include:
* pulling weeds from out playground.
* cleaning up and trimming the bushes and plants
on the west side of the building & painting the bench.
* We would also like to clean up the brick patio area by
the west door.
These can be done on a time that works for you, so let me know if you'd like to help! If you are interested, please contact Denise Wolfgram at [email protected]
or call the school office at 224-9070.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed Thur Friday Saturday
All dates are subject to last minute changes. We will do our best to keep the calendar updated on a week by week basis due to the ever changing circumstances.
Thank you for your patience and understanding! Please contact the church office with any updates for church group gatherings or email
Michele at [email protected] or Gayle at [email protected].
9 8:30 AM Traditional Worship 9:30 AM Bible Study 10:45 AM Blended Worship
10 9:00 AM Zion Counters 9:30 AM Zion Staff Mtg 7:00 PM AA Mtg
11 6:00 AM Leadership Mtg 6:30 PM MLS Bd Mtg
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14 9:30 AM Chancel Circle
15 9:00 AM Men's Network 5:00 PM Contemporary Worship
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August 9: Rev. Ron Hobbie, Zion Lutheran Church & St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ada, MN, presents the message: “Have You Comprehended?” based on Job 38:18. This is The Life program is: “One Hour to Live” - Divine forgiveness for the truly penitent assures a man --and in the nick of time.
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Lutherans Engaged in Mission takes the following items on mission trips. With back to school items on sale, now is a great time to purchase supplies! We will have a bin to collect items in the main foyer at Zion. We are looking to collect:
Pens, pencils, kid scissors, notebooks, folders, erasers, pencil sharpeners,
backpacks, markers, crayons, construction paper, pencil boxes, etc.
Thank you for your donations!
You are invited to be a part of our
back to school, Fall Festival 2020 at Shepherd of the Valley
from 3-6pm on Sunday, September 27th.
We are inviting each of our member congregations to join us in an afternoon of fun for our students,
and fellowship for our congregations.
BOOTHS INCLUDE: Pick a Duck, Water Coin Drop, Water Coin Drop, Gone Fishing, Dino Dig, Bobbing for Apples Variation,
Bean Bag Toss, Lollipop Pull, Soda Pop Ring Toss, Fish Cup Game, & Football Ring Toss.
We are requesting a couple of volunteers from each congregation to sponsor a booth, participate in the dunk tank, and donate a quilt for the silent auction.
Other activities include; a family photo booth (take it your “selfie”), decorate the pumpkin face, a food truck, and beverage booth, a silent auction, MLS gear sales booth, and of course, entertainment!
Tickets will be available to purchase online or at the door, cost of each ticket is 25 cents with packages available, each game will cost the participant one ticket. There is no entrance fee.
Tom Langer from Messiah Mandan is in charge of the Game Booths; please contact Tom at 701-202-5520, or email, [email protected], with your choice of game(s). Please contact Tom by August 14th to reserve the best game location(s)! By the way, we suggest applying for a Thrivent Action Team grant to help cover the expenses of your game prizes. (You will need to ask a Thrivent policy member to help you with this!)
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Stephen Ministry Mission Statement “A Christian friend who listens, cares, prays, supports, and encourages”
If you know someone who needs care and support at this time. Please contact our Stephen Leaders:
Denise Agnew 400-1021 * Llona Sailing 391-9374 * Harley Trautman 391-3878
Zion Staff
Rev. Thomas R. Marcis, Jr. Senior Pastor (701) 220-8437 Email: [email protected]
Vicar Ben Ramthun (701) 220-5802 [email protected]
Kristin Nistler Director of Family Ministry (701) 400-2069 Email: [email protected]
Russ Weixel Director of Junior Youth Ministry (701) 400-6492 Email: [email protected]
Gayle Little - Administrative Secretary (701) 220-0582 Email: [email protected]
Michele Agnew - Associate Secretary Email: [email protected]
Zion’s Church Council
President James Rath
Vice President Jerry Cleveland
Secretary Bonnie Chase
Treasurer Fred Ehrhardt
Board of Church Properties Vacant
Board of Adult Family Ministry Travis Rau
Board of Youth Family Ministry Melanee Cleveland & Denise Anderson
Board of Lay Ministry Brian Rosin
Board of Stewardship Melody Hintz-Rau
Special Projects Board Lynette Schumaker
Zion Foundation Roland Huber
Other Zion Ministry Leaders
Music Coordinator Melissa Piatz
Hosannas Director Kathy Rooke
Bells of Zion Director Melody Hintz-Rau
Acolyte Coordinator Gary Semmel
Stephen Leader Denise Agnew
LWML President Nancy Brown Bismarck-Mandan Lutheran School Association
Evelyn Orth & Roxanne Rosin
Zion Lutheran Church Staff & Leadership
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