Guidelines and Instructions for Services at Zion Updated 2020-07-24 We are following CDC and State recommended guidelines for holding worship services in person. SCHEDULE Services will be the following: Sunday, 7:45 AM Sunday, 10:30 AM Wednesday, 7:00 PM The services will be the same (readings and hymns, etc.) There will be Bible Study at 9:15 […]
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Guidelines for Returning to the Lord’s Altar Here is how we are planning to slowly return to church and receive the Sacrament of the Altar beginning with Phase 3 of the Reopen Illinois plan. Please read these guidelines carefully and let me or your elder know if you have any questions. * Services will continue […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, November 26, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent! Advent is a season of preparation for the coming of Jesus. It’s a double meaning, too. We think of Jesus coming in the flesh, born […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, November 19, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Saints of the Lord, Wake up! The night is almost gone! Day is coming! The Lord Jesus will be here soon! This Sunday we celebrate the Last Sunday in the Church Year. It’s a Sunday of hope and […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, November 12, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “She’s not dead, she’s sleeping.” That’s what Jesus said about the little girl who…died. They laughed at Him! Until He raised her from the dead! In the meantime, He had also healed a […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, November 5, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Saints, This week we’ll observe All Saints’ Day (which is November 1) and as part of our services, we’ll include the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, remembering those saints of Zion and our extended families who have fallen asleep […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, October 29, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Saints of the Lord, This year, the Festival of the Reformation, October 31, falls on Sunday. While we generally think of the Reformation as starting with Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses, it’s not something that is […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, October 22, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, With a word, the Lord created the universe. With a word, Jesus heals a nobleman’s son. When the Lord speaks, his Word does what it says. This is the true sign that He […]
Read moreZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, October 8, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Forgiven and Redeemed of the Lord, “I forgive you.” Those are powerful words. When Jesus says them, then your sins are actually forgiven. When your pastor says those words to you, they are Jesus’ words and they mean […]
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, October 1, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Saints in Christ, The Ten Commandments aren’t complicated. In fact, you can narrow it down to just two: Love God. Love your neighbor. It sounds so easy, doesn’t it? But how often have parents wished they could just […]
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, September 24, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Saints of the Lord, Children at school need to be taught how to stand in line behind the Line Leader. You know what they don’t need to be taught? How to cut in line and get to the […]
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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS Friday, September 17, 2021 Click to open this email in your browser Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, First a widow. Then she lost her only son. This woman of Nain knew the pain and sorrow of death. I know you do too. Parents. Grandparents. Children. Loved ones. Friends. We’ve seen […]
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