Zion United Church of Christ Weekly Newsletter
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April 4, 2014
In This Issue
Lenten Theme
EYG Dinner Theater
Whitney's Bridal Shower
4th Annual Italian Dinner
WOW Wagon - March Results
In the Mailbox
Easter Egg Hunt
Book Signing
Plumbing Problem
Lenten Bible Study
Prayer Concerns
This Week at Zion
Quicklinks

Maelee Grace Jenkins
 
LENT 
40 Days of Solidarity with the Poor
 
 
2014 EYG 
DINNER THEATER

The Delaware Ecumenical Youth Group is hosting a Dinner Theater in the Delaware Hayes High School Commons on Saturday, April 12.  Come out to support this group of young men and women doing important work in this community.

Appetizers and Silent Auction at 5:30. Buffet Dinner by the Delaware Community Market at 6:00.  Ecumenical Youth Group Variety Show begins at 7:00.  The price of admission is $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students.  Vegetarian entries are available.  Please join in the festivities and support our own Grace Fuchs and all of the members of the troupe.  All proceeds benefit the Delaware Ecumenical Youth Group.


Whitney Prose
Bridal Shower

This Saturday!
Zion Church
2:00



 
4th Annual Family 
Promise Italian Dinner  
 

Pastor Pete and Mike are looking for company to join them for the 4th Annual Italian Dinner to benefit Family Promise.  Bo Reed, chef at the Delaware Community Market and former chef at the iconic Pizza Villa will prepare a tasty authentic Italian dinner for your pleasure.

 

We will gather at Zion at 5:45 on Tuesday, April 29 and (weather permitting) walk to St Mary Catholic Church for the dinner.  For those who would rather drive to St. Mary, we will meet you there.

 

Save the date!  Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students 12 and younger.  Carryout is available if you want to take some special treats home for you or another.  There will also be a Silent Auction.

 

 

Well Done Good and Faithful Servants!
 
You've Done It Again Zion!

Another Banner month for the WOW wagon.  123 pounds of donated food and taxable items in March.  Special thank you shout out to Gary Stout who made a generous contribution of a wide variety of toiletries.  We are well on our way to breaking last year's record of 1096 pounds and exceeding this year's goal of 1250.  Keep it up!!
 
IN THE MAILBOX THIS WEEK 


Dear Pastor Pete and Zion United Church of Christ,

The Delaware County Habitat for Humanity Board, Kathy Crawford Family, and I want to thank you for your partnership as an Apostle Build III Church in building our 49th habitat house.  We appreciate your first-time support as an Apostle Build Church and especially your generous support of $3,319 for this Apostle Build house.  We also value having the opportunity to collaborate with Mike Newcomb, as a representative of your church, in helping make this generous contribution possible, and both of you providing devotionals and attending all our celebration events for this home. You, Mike and your church are a blessing to our affiliate.

Todd Miller, Executive Director                         Kathy Crawford
Delaware County Habitat for Humanity             Apostle Build III Partner - Family



Dear Friends:

Thank you for your gift to Ohio Wesleyan University.  Your contribution will help to strengthen the educational opportunities for all OWU students.  From scholarship aid, to faculty support and facility enhancements, your gift will be put to work right away to help educate the leaders of tomorrow.  Thank you for helping to make our University one of the very best liberal arts colleges in the country!

   Date                                                Designation                                 Amount
 3.19.14                                Texas/Mexico Border Mission Trip                   $528
 
 
Rebecca Sherman
Director of Advancement Operations

 
EASTER EGG HUNT
 
Promise House
Afternoon
Easter  

 
BOOK SIGNING

There will be a community book signing on April 25.  Andrews House will host local author David Maclean who will sign his recent work The Answer to the Riddle Is Me.

The community will gather at 7:00 for this joyous and important event.
 
PLUMBING PRESENTS 
PERPLEXING PROBLEM

Many members of Zion leaving church last Sunday noticed an unusual "bubbling" from pipes in the ground in several locations around the church.  We have a problem.

Our Ministers of Property (MOP) and Council are working to address the problem.  The scope of the problem is unknown at the moment but we should know more by early next week. It is conceivable that fixing this problem will be expensive.  Stay tuned for more information as MOP and Council receive more information from the plumbers we have contracted with to help us solve this problem.
 
LENTEN BIBLE STUDY
ON SUNDAY!!  

Rev. Mr. Matthew Wilson is conducting a Bible study during our lenten season at Zion.  Thank you Matt!

The study is titled Prayers in the Bible, nourishing the hungry spirit and is adapted from The Thoughtful Christian curriculum.

The purpose of the study is to explore prayers of Thanksgiving, Praise, Intercession and Confession in the Bible and relate them to Zion's Lenten emphasis on hunger.

We will meet on the following Sundays during Lent; March 9, 16, 23, (30) and April 6 and 13. We will begin at 8:30 with a light breakfast and fellowship, then meet for class from 8:45-9:45.

All are invited.  Please contact Matthew Wilson if you will need child care or have any questions in regard to our time together.  740.369.3038

 

Immediate Prayer Concerns
 
                    
Jean Colflesh                           Lillian Landacre                       
Jill Glass and Family                 Gary Zicht                            Bob and Sherry Bailey              Lisa Parks                      
Missy Fouts-Hooker                  Matt Fields                           
Teresa Mehnert                        Chet and Marilyn Hammond     
Bert Gallop                              Debbie Morris                      
Frank Fuchs                             Jeanette Morris
 
                          
 
This Week at Zion

The message on Sunday will be offered by Pastor Pete.  Our Old Testament reading is Isaiah 41:17-20.  Our readings from the Gospel are Luke 6:20 and Matthew 5:3. 
 
 

Pastor Pete                                 Zion Church
740.513.1440                                740.362.6691
pastorpete@uccdelaware.com        zion@uccdelaware.com 
 
 
Mobile Food Market
Monday, April 7, 11:30.  
Location.  Highpoint Church. Pollock Road.
 

   
This Sunday's Worship Service

Liturgist
Jeanette Morris

Acolyte
Rachel White

Greeters
Jason Abahazi and Chad Allen
 
Sunday School
Family Worship
   
Nursery
Grace Fuchs and Melissa Peterson
 
Communion Prep
Melissa Peterson