The July/August Newsletter is now available. For those who do not have MS Word, a PDF version is also available.
JulyAugust2010 Newsletter MS WORD
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“Baobab Blast” – God’s Great Get – Together in The African Savannah is a Ecumenical Vacation Bible School which will be held August 9th –12th Monday –Thursday from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church 2714 James St. Marinette. Six area churches are sponsoring the bible school. They are St. James Lutheran Church, Peace United Church of Christ, Pioneer Presbyterian Church, Zion Lutheran Church of Marinette, Good Shepherd Lutheran of Peshtigo and First Presbyterian Church of Menominee.
Children ages 3-6th grade are welcome to attend this free event. Each evening will begin with a delicious supper followed by crafts, games, science, music, and lesson time.
On Thursday evening the children will travel by bus to the DeYoung Zoo in Wallace Michigan to experience the African wildlife. Registrations forms are available at each church, online at www.zionlutheran-marinette.org or by calling Zion Lutheran Church at 715 735-7898.
Mission Project
Every year we have a mission project at VBS. With our African theme around animals we wanted to do something local for this area. We have adopted the Menominee Animal Shelter as our project. Please look at the following list and try to bring at least one item to bible school. There will be a special area in the dinning hall to place your offerings for the animals.
ONGOING NEEDS:
Dog Treats – rawhide bones and soft chewies for training purposes
Cat Litter – both clumping and non-clumping types are used at the shelter
Dog Food (dry), Cat Food (dry), Kitten Food (dry)
Note: PLEASE! No food dyes.
Litter Boxes (dish pans work great)
Old Bath Towels
Old Blankets
Rugs
Disposable Gloves
Bleach
Dish Soap
Dish Washing Sponges
Paper Towels
For Vacation Bible School August 9-12th we will need your help in many ways:
Volunteer to be a helper even if only for one night. We need people to help with registration, nametags, games, crafts, kitchen crew for supper on Wed. decorating or just following a group from activity to activity. It does not matter your age and men would especially be nice. We will find you a job!
Decorating. We need animal print material or pillows, stuffed dogs, cats or zoo animals. Large tall baskets like the African woman carry on their heads. Chicken wire or small fencing. Fishing poles, a child’s kiddie pool. We need to build a large Baobob tree in the sanctuary.
Animal Shelter
Send something for our mission project for the animal shelter. See next page.
DONATIONS:
We need money to help pay for the bus and the children to go to the Zoo on Thursday night. To sponsor a child is only $5. We need $50 yet to pay for the bus.
FOOD
Sign up for donating food for Wed. night supper. See the clipboard or sign up sheets on the bulletin board in the Narthex.
матрациZion Lutheran Church celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Pastor Keith Kolstad’s ordination on Sunday, April 25th. Bishop Tom Skrenes of the Northern Great Lakes Synod, ELCA presented Pastor Keith with a certificate recognizing his anniversary.
During this service we wished Pastor Keith Godspeed as he prepared to leave for Tanzania. Our service concluded with an African sendoff. The contemporary worship band lead African hymns in worship and the choir sang an African Spiritual. Shawn Limberg directed local students Allison Koerner (7th Grade), Paul LaPlant (8th Grade), and Brittney Koerner (9th Grade) who played their African marimbas and drums. A special reception was held in the fellowship hall after the service.
Pastor Keith left on April 27th for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a 3 month sabbatical. He is working with the leaders of the Azania Front Lutheran Church to assist with their ministry opportunities. The Eastern and Coastal Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, which encompasses Dar es Salaam and the island of Zanzibar, is experiencing tremendous growth. Within the past eight years, the number of congregations in the diocese has grown by two thirds.
The Northern Great Lakes Synod of the ELCA was paired with this diocese in 1991 and a deep relationship has grown. As recently as May of 2007, a church choir from Dar es Salaam visited our area because of this relationship. Local people have also helped to build a library at a seminary in Kisarawe. The Synod has worked with the Diocese on many other projects.
In addition to the newsletter postings there will be a printable PDF calendar for each month available. This will allow for instant access to the calendar from your mobile devices.
Please note if any changes are made to the calendar after this posting date, you will still be able to access the up-to-the minute calendar on this website. Let us know what you think.
I have had my struggles with the internet since I have been here, but I think, (pray), that I’ve gotten most of problems figured out. I will now try to keep up on a blog that I put together. I was testing out the blog before I left, so there are four articles from then, but I have also written two since arriving. There are also a number of pictures on the site. I hope it helps give a small idea of my experience here.
I appreciate the prayers and the well wishes.
Pastor Keith
The May/June Newsletter is now available. For those who do not have MS Word, a PDF version is also available. You can find an up-to-the minute calendar on this website. (It is also printable.) Let us know what you think.
The April Newsletter is now available. For those who do not have MS Word, a PDF version is also available. You can find an up-to-the minute calendar on this website. (It is also printable.) Let us know what you think.
April 2010 Newsletter MS Word
April 2010 Newsletter PDF
Come to the D.A.R. Boys and Girls Club
OPEN HOUSE for Zion Lutheran Church
on Saturday, March 27th, from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
901 Eighth Ave. Menominee
Midweek Lenten Worship – The Morning Services
This year, once again, the theme of our morning midweek Lenten services will be different than our evening services. This year our theme for the morning services will be synchronized with the Book of Faith Lenten Journey readings; they will be focusing upon the Lord’s Prayer. The sermons and preachers are as follows:
Feb. 24 – Our Father who art in heaven: Pastor Keith
March 3 – Thy kingdom come: Bill Wretza
March 10 – Thy will be done: Pastor Rick
March 17 – Give us this day our daily bread: Pastor George
March 24 – Forgive us our trespasses: Pastor Keith
The services begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesdays and will be held in our Parish Hall. Following these services there will a time for discussion about the Lord’s Prayer and the Lenten Journey, accompanied, of course, by coffee and snacks.
Midweek Lenten Worship – The Evening Soup Suppers
This year we will once again be gathering for Lenten Soup Suppers followed by a brief devotional service on Wednesday evenings, beginning at 6:00 p.m. This year the soup suppers will be held at a different congregation each week. The overall theme is “Lenten Hymns.” The place, the specific hymn, and the preachers are as follows:
Feb. 24 – Zion Lutheran Church, Marinette.
Theme: “It is Well With My Soul.”
Preacher: Rev. Ron Helgerson.
March 3 – First Presbyterian Church, Menominee.
Theme: “Rejected and Despised.”
Preacher: Rev. William Clyma.
March 10 – Peace United Church of Christ, Marinette.
Theme: “Ah, Holy Jesus.”
Preacher: Rev. Keith Kolstad.
March 17 – Pioneer Presbyterian Church, Marinette.
Theme: “Were You There?”
Preacher: Darrel Diers.
March 24 – St. James Lutheran Church, Marinette.
Theme: “In The Cross of Christ I Glory.”
Preacher: Rev. Craig Mansur.
