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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Song of the Day: “Blessed Assurance” 638 PLEASE let us know in the church office know if you are Prayers of the Church going to an ELCA affiliated college this fall and are June 14, 2015 L: Hear us, O God C:Your mercy is great interested in a church scholarship opportunity. Phone: 693-3207 [email protected] www.zionchurch.net The Lord’s Prayer (on card in back cover of hymnal) COME AND GO coffee and visiting with Borgie Gabriel- Prelude and Welcome Sharing the Peace son at Zion from 10:00 am – Noon this Wed., June 17. Confession and Forgiveness L: The peace of the Lord be with you always! YES! SeniorGameDay on Friday, June 26th at 1:30 p.m. L: Blessed be the Holy Trinity, + one God, creator of wind and rain, field C: And also with you and ocean, bread of life from heaven, power at work in us and in this world. Offering, Prayer, Announcements, Temple Talks LITCHFIELD SENIOR DINING offers great-tasting C: Amen. Offertory “We Are an Offering” 692 balanced meals for suggested donation of $4 or whatever L: Before God and in the company of our sisters and brothers we confess Benediction you can afford. More participants welcomed! our sin. L: Almighty and Merciful God, Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit, (Silence for Reflection) COME MEET Bishop Buthelzi from our Companion bless and keep you this day and forevermore. Diocese in South Africa on June 21st at 4 p.m. at First L: God and Father of all, C: Amen. Lutheran in Litchfield at an ice cream social. C: We confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and Closing Song: “Rise, Shine, You People!” 665 deed. We have thought better of ourselves than others, or worse of Dismissal ourselves than we ought to. We have spoken lies and said hurtful VOLUNTEERS needed to help with the summer lunch L: Go in peace, live in God’s love. program at the Litchfield High School. Please contact things. We have done things we wish we could take back, and looked C: Thanks be to God the other way when action was needed. In your mercy, O God, forgive Heather at Heartland at 693-7911 to volunteer. us, cleanse us, and heal us, for the sake of Jesus, our Savior. Amen. ------NEW MEMBER pages for the Zion pictorial directory are L: If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP! We pray that your faith will available in the church office. away; everything has become new! In Christ + you are a new creation: your be strengthened. Visitors are invited to sign our guest book or a ZION’S FAMILY CAMP is August 20-23. There is a sins are taken away and you are made new. Be kind to one another, yellow card in the pew and please stop at our kiosk for a sign-up sheet in Fellowship Court. Join us for a relaxed, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. welcome bag. C: Amen. awesome time of with your family, your church family, IN OUR PRAYERS: Kristi Hoffman, Jan Olson, Jeff Lux, Opening Song: “How Great Thou Art” 856 nature, and God. Linda Curry, Arloa Larson, Marian Johnson, our missionary GARDEN SPACE provided for Zion members! Put in 1 or Greeting Gloria Sauck in her upcoming surgery, and our students going 2 rows of your favorite vegetable, no charge. See George L: The Grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the to confirmation camp this week: Vaida Behnke, Sydney Nygaard for your stake. Communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Braaten, Dylan Granlund, Ella Hansen, Ellery Jones, Sydney C: And also with you. McCann, Alyssa Olson, Logan Peterson, Avery Stilwell, Mason A NURSERY IS PROVIDED for small children. Also, Prayer of the Day Taina, Grace Walsh, Bret Wendlandt. quiet bags and children’s bulletins are available in the Let us Pray: O God, you are the tree of life, offering shelter to all the narthex. world. Graft us into yourself and nurture our growth, that we may bear THANK YOU to Ron Johnson for serving as assisting minister your truth and love to those in need, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Laurie Terning for reading the scripture lesson. THIS WEEK Monday: 10 am AA, 7:30 pm AA; Tuesday: 10:30 am Text Study.; Wednesday: 10 am Staff and Lord. Amen FLOWERS TODAY are given by the Mike Solbrack family in Meeting; Thursday: 9:45 am OWLS, 11 am DOVES, 7 Reading: Ezekiel 17:22-24 celebration of Dave and Ardella Solbrack’s 60th wedding pm GriefShare, 7:30 AA; Friday: Newsletter Deadline, Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 anniversary. Relay for Life; Next Sunday: 9:15 am Worship, 4 pm Ice Gospel Acclamation “Celtic Alleluia” 174 BLOOD PRESSURES taken today in the Parish Health Office. Cream Social with Bishop Buthelezi at First Lutheran L: The Holy Gospel according to Mark the 4th Chapter YOU ARE INVITED to lakeside worship on Saturday, June C: Glory to you, O Lord. LAST WEEK’S ATTENDANCE: 256 L: The Gospel of the Lord. 20th at 6:30 p.m. at Beckville’s picnic grounds on Lake Minnebelle. Worship will be led by Cedar Creek Band which is LAST WEEK’S OFFERING: General Fund - $9,367.01, C: Praise to you, O Christ. Building - $2,590.60, Missions - $840 Sermons Pastor J. David Nelson a “country fried” blue grass musical experience. Bring a chair or blanket for your comfort.