Our work continues and, as you can see, Apostles Build III is rapidly approaching completion. This Habitat project significantly partners Zion with area churches and will result in a home for the Kathy Crawford family.

On November 16 Mike will lead a prayerful devotion for the workers on that Saturday.  Melissa, Mike and Pastor Pete (and hopefully others, hint! hint!) will be preparing sustenance for the workers in an afternoon meal. Will you join us!

 

There is no good reason we need to think of our stewardship responsibilities on only one Sunday of the year. In fact, the notion of stewardship should be on our minds each day.  A colleague in ministry of mine just shared this poem with me via email; his timing was fortuitous.

Please prayerfully consider your ability to support God's work through Zion in the upcoming year by properly stewarding the abundant resources God has provided for each of us in this life.

I know you recognize the special place in this picture.  It is Promise House. There is a lot of loving and sharing going on at Promise House where families, temporarily without housing, find a warm place of support.

This is more than a house.  It is a home.  A member of Zion has reached out to these families by providing books, board games, puzzles and other forms of entertainment.  What a great idea!  As cold weather looms, the kids will be spending much more time inside.  There were nineteen children (19) at Promise House during the last week Zion was the host church

Can you help?  If you have any new or slightly used entertainment items of this type and they no longer have any use in your home, would you consider donating them?  We are reserving a place on the table against the rear wall of the sanctuary to store items for this purpose.  Please see Phyllis Brewer if you have any questions in this regard.  Please help if you can.

 

No doubt you have noticed something different about our church grounds.  Yes, we have said goodbye to our former parsonage and garage. They served us well. What now to do with that space?

We welcome your suggestions.  A Memorial Garden? More parking? Green space?  Now that our beautiful church is properly exposed, how might we feature the building with additional signage and lighting? 

We know you will have great ideas.  We will be engaging in a congregational conversation on the use of this space.  Please join us!

Pat Pressler                          Sandy Nichols