No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome at Zion!  Sunday Worship 10:00am 51 W. Central Ave Delaware
 Voices of Zion rehearsal Wednesday @ 6pm 
Bell Choir rehearsal Sunday @ 11:30am & Wednesday @ 7pm Congregational Meeting
Sunday, October 28
Following Worship
Happy Birthday! 
Chad Allen October 16 Saturday, Oct. 20 Walk to End Alzheimer's OhioWesleyan 9:00am www.act.alz.org 
Immediate Prayer Concerns
Sandy Nichols
Kay Lundy Ellen Richardson Teri Granier Charlie Hill Mary Avey Marlene Hitchcock Random Scene from Delaware CropWalk Bill says, "which way do I go"?
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This Week at Zion
Join us for worship this Sunday at 10:00am and again at 2:00pm!
Sunday morning we will reflect on the scripture readings from Psalm 46 & Matthew 7:21-29.
Pastor Pete will bring us the message, "Sandcastles...".
At the 2:00pm service, we will be treated to special music from a Strings Quartet. We will be joined by many former Zion pastors & community partners. And of course, a party wouldn't be a party without cake! Plan to join us this Sunday.
Thank you for serving Zion on Sunday morning:
Liturgist: Bill Keesee
Ushers/Greeters:
Jason Abahazi & Kellye Powell
Acolyte: Garrett Fields
Altar Flowers: Bob & Shirley Irvin
Fellowship: John & Antoinette Miller
Nursery Care:
Melissa Peterson & Sarah Newcomb
Sunday School:
Carrie Abahazi & Grace Fuchs
Special Music: Voices of Zion
Office Hours
The week of October 15th, Carrie will be in the church office on Monday & Wednesday from 9:00am-:3:00pm. Carrie is scheduled for jury duty on Thursday & Friday.
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From the Pastor's Desk
Let's Party!!
This only happens once. We will celebrate a significant milestone in the history of Zion Church on Sunday; 175 years as a faith community in Delaware. In many ways it is a gift to each of us be able to witness to this memorable moment. We have been given the opportunity, on behalf of our predecessors and on behalf of those who will follow, to gather and say thank you for a safe and welcoming place to worship.
So please, honor those who are traveling great distances to be with you to celebrate on this day. So please, honor those who have gone before us and who made sacrifices that we might worship in this wonderful place. So please, honor the history of our faith tradition by being present twice on Sunday; once for worship and once for our "birthday party".
I am expecting you to be present twice. I sincerely hope that you will be.
This event points to the future just as it celebrates the past. "It is hard to know where we are going" as a church "if we don't know where we have been". I suspect our founders would be surprised (shocked?) to see today's liturgy. Mystified to hear our music. But that is as it should be. A dying church is a growing church; dying to some elements of the past while maintaining a strong and faithful bond with tradition and growing as a result. Not only is God still speaking; God's Spirit is calling us to new pursuits and new directions that are faithful to our tradition.
Our future holds fast to extravagant hospitality and the radical love of Jesus Christ. That part of who we are has probably not changed too much over the years and that, also, is reason to celebrate.
I can't wait to spend Sunday with you. Get ready to party!!
In Christ,
Pastor Pete
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Zion is really going to the dogs...
There were a lot of "joyful noises" at Zion last Sunday as 9 dogs, 2 cats & one jumping spider joined us for the Animal Blessing during worship.
More photos here.
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Thank you to Nancy Townley
for weeding Zion's flower beds & for
representing Zion at PIN's Annual Luncheon.
Thank you to Melissa Peterson for
cleaning the sanctuary to welcome our
Association guests to Zion on Thursday.
Thank you to Minister of Mission,
Mike Newcomb, for organizing this year's
Team Zion CropWalk walkers and contributors.
Thank you to Jason Abahazi for installing
a new light in the secretary's office!
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Gathering God's Potential Harvest
A worship service sponsored by the
Delaware Gay Straight Christian Alliance
Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 7:00pm
First Presbyterian Church
73 W. Winter St., Delaware
Join us in communion to celebrate the potential and true abundance of the harvest God will provide for us. All are welcome.
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Delaware CropWalk
Thank you Team Zion for turning out in full force for the annual CropWalk. It was chilly but our hearts were warmed by being in fellowship with others fighting world hunger. Team Captain, Mike, reports we raised a tidy sum to feed hungry bodies and hungry spirits. Thank you Kellye, Sarah, Laurie, Melissa, Chad, Bill, Konrad, and Mike for battling the elements.
CropWalk Team Zion
Here pictured with PIN Executive Director,
Kevin Crowley.
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