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 WELCOME TO GOD'S HOUSE!
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Pastor Robert Schmidt and the entire family of
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church welcome you!
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Service Schedule
- Sunday Worship Services are held at 8 a.m., and 10:30 a.m.
- If you miss Sunday "Come As You Are Worship" on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
- We will incorporate contemporary music on certain days and some Sundays our "String Group" will provide the music.
- Communion is offered at every service.
- A Nursery is available at the 10:30 worship service.
Holy Week Services
- April 5th,
Palm Sunday ~
8:00 & 10:30 a.m.
- April 9th,
Maundy Thursday ~
7:00 p.m.
- April 10th,
Good Friday ~
12-3 p.m. Reflective ~
7:00 p.m. Tenbrae
- April 12th,
Easter Sunday ~
8:00 & 10:30 a.m. -
Breakfast served
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Weekly Meditation
Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 7:46 PM
Dear Friends and Members of Zion
Today we begin our vacation bible school week at church. We had nearly 60 students show up to participate and over 20 volunteers included many Jr. high and high school students. Our camp theme is Son Rock and it has a camping outdoors theme. It was a great start to our gift offered to the children.
I am the story teller, and my job is to make the bible real to each of the 4 age groups. The basic story was the call of Peter to become a fisher of men at the request of Jesus. And so with each group we discussed what it is like to be included or excluded from a group. We discussed invitation only parties, verses everyone being invited. Kids shared stories of being excluded and included. They also discussed what it means to "Fish for men" as Jesus said.
Matthew 4:18-20
18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." 20At once they left their nets and followed him.
As we discussed the stories, Jesus has invited all of us to love others, include them, coach them, care for them and welcome them into the same family of unconditional love we have been adopted into through baptism.
I love to fish, but it is not always easy. It takes much effort, preparation and practice. It endures all types of weather from freezing to hot. It involves standing by, wading in and floating upon water. There are so many ways and methods to fish. It is the love and joy of fishing that inoinnovatesotivates and stimulates fishermen and women.
It is the love of Jesus that helps us fish for people. Jesus teaches us by his actions, Holy Spirit and biblical stories how to fish for people. But it is the fact that Jesus always invites us to go fishing because he loves us that is the real gift of following Jesus.
I pray you may remember how much God loves you and you are always invited to go fishing with Jesus any time you get the chance.
Have a good week
Pastor Rob
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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
545 7th Street
Freeland, Michigan 48623
Phone: 989-695-9626 |
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