Zion Lutheran Church

Stephen Ministry Congregation                                                                             ChristCare Congregation

UPCOMING EVENTS

ANNUAL BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN BEGINS JANUARY 9/10

Beginning January 9/10 baby bottles will be available for you to take home, fill with your loose change and pray for the ministry of the Pregnancy Resource Center of the South Hills.  Your change provides abortion-minded women facing unplanned pregnancies free ultrasounds.  In 2008, 90% of abortion-minded women who were given a free ultrasound changed their minds and chose life.  Seventy lives were saved!  Your support also ensures that the Pregnancy Resource Center is able to provide ongoing support to its clients throughout their pregnancy.   Please show your support for the sanctity of human life by taking home a baby bottle and returning it to church on or before February 14, 2009.  If you prefer to write a check, please make it payable to "Pregnancy Resource Center of the South Hills."   Thank you for your participation in this meaningful ministry.

PLEASE HELP US WITH THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS

The recent earthquake in Haiti destroyed most of the capital city and families are in desperate need of basic supplies.

If you would like to help, Zion is collecting the following:

• Toothbrushes
• Toothpaste
• Combs
• Hair brushes
• Wash cloths
• Bar soap

Please bring your donations to Sunday School by Sunday, January 31.

Thank you!

We are also collecting monetary donations through the month of February to go to Lutheran World Relief to be used to help the Haitian people.  You can either use your February Mission Envelope or your Regular Weekly Envelope.  Please indicate "For Haiti" on the envelope and we will make sure your contributions go to helping bring an end to the suffering.

SUPPORT OUR YOUTH AND JOIN US FOR A PANCAKE DINNER

Zion's Youth will be hosting a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 16 from 5:30 to 8 PM in Fellowship Hall.  Tickets are $5. Proceeds will benefit the Youth Mission Trip in July.  See you at the Pancake Dinner!

MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER--TOFFEE SALE

The Youth will be in the Narthex before and after services to accept orders for toffee from the Toffee House.  Payment is needed with your order.  If paying by check, please make your check payable to "Zion Lutheran Church."  All proceeds benefit the Youth Mission Trip this summer to Nashville.  You can also contact the Church Office at 412-881-5512 for an order form.  Thank you for your support!

CORE HOSTS FAITH AND THE HOME WORKSHOP ON FEBRUARY 21

The West Penn Lutheran CORE Fellowship is proud to host a special afternoon of teaching on the topic of "Faith and the Home"  on Sunday, February 21 at St. John's Lutheran Church (920 Perry Highway, Pgh. PA 15229).

How do we as parents, grandparents and family members foster faith in our daily lives and in the lives of our children, grandchildren and others/  How do we live our faith as husbands and wives?  Or what about those who are single?  How can we make our homes a "foretaste of our eternal home" with Christ? 

The guest speaker for this program is Dr. James Nestingen, who is well known for his homespun wit and theological wisdom.  He is a renown author, speaker, professor, theologian, husband and father.  The cost to participate is $7 or $10 per couple.

Rev. Dr. Eric M. Riesen, Pastor

VISIT OUR "SECRET" PARKING LOT!

Well, it's not really a secret, but many first time visitors to Zion wonder where everybody parks, since our church parking lot isn't large enough to accommodate all of of our weekend worshippers.  Zion uses the parking lot for the Greater Beneficial Union Building (GBU), which is across the street from the church.  The parking lot can be accessed from Brownsville Road by turning onto Old Clairton Road and then making a right into the GBU parking lot!  You're welcome to park there for any worship service!  Now that you know our secret, we hope you'll spread the news!

NOTE: Please do NOT park on the long driveway leading up the hill beside the building to Brownsville Road, because this is a fire/ambulance lane and cars that are parked there could be towed away.

NURSERY AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN AGE 5 AND UNDER

Zion has a Nursery adjacent to Fellowship Hall for children age 5 and under.  The Nursery is lovingly supervised by our Nursery Staff and Volunteers for the Saturday evening and Sunday 11 AM services (9:30 AM service in the Summer).  If you choose not to use the Nursery, but during the worship service your child becomes fussy or crying, please feel free to go to the Narthex or down to the Nursery with your child.

Activity Bags are available for children who do not use the Nursery.  The bags are located in the Narthex.  Each week the bags contain a coloring sheet depicting the sermon theme.  Parents, it is important that the used papers are taken home and the pencil and crayons are placed back in the bags and returned to the Narthex so they can be updated and ready for use the following week.  Thank you for your help!

SERMON CDs AVAILABLE

Copies of the weekly sermons are available to those who would like them.  They are available in the Narthex after every service.  Suggested donation, $2.  We also have CDs from our two Adult Forums, packaged in a 2-CD package.  Suggested donation, $4.

JANUARY MISSION OFFERING--PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER OF THE SOUTH HILLS

Our Mission Offering for January will go to the Pregnancy Resource Center of the South Hills.  The Center's mission is to promote and celebrate human life in crisis pregnancy situations by providing emotional and physical support for the child, the parents and the associated families.  Secondly, the Center provides related information and educatinal resources to the general public as a community outreach ministry.

SAVE YOUR GENERAL MILLS POUND FOR POUND SEALS

If you eat General Mills foods such as Cheerios, Total, Fiber One, Green Giant, Chex Mix, 100 Calorie, Nature Valley, Warm Delights, Bisquick, Cascadian Farm and Yoplait, please help feed the hungry by clipping the "Pound for Pound" seals from the boxes and depositing them in the collection boxes located in the Narthex and the Fellowship Hall foyer.  If you eat yogurt, the seals will be the gold lids on the containers.  Please wash and dry before donating.  We will collect these seals through October 31 and send to General Mills, which will donate 10 cents for every seal to the Feeding America program, which suports over 50,000 agencies across the United States, including the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.  If you have any questions, see any member of the Ministry of Christian Life.  Thank you for your help.

SAVE YOUR CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS

Please save your Campbell Soup Labels and deposit them in the special box located in the Narthex.  These labels support the Navajo Mission Outreach.  The labels MUST include the bar code.  Thank you!

UPDATED CHURCH DIRECTORIES AVAILABLE

Updated Church Directories are available in the Narthex and at the side entrance for our members and friends.  Please, one per family.  Thank you.

2010 OFFERING ENVELOPES AVAILABLE

You can pick up your 2010 offering envelopes in the Narthex.  The 2010 envelopes have been re-numbered, so it is important that you do not use them until the new year.  Also, please don't use your 2009 envelopes in 2010.

YEAR-END 2009 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE

Your 2009 Financial Statements are available in the Narthex.

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