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Sermon Sept 21, 2014

Matthew 20:1-16

Who doesn't like a generous person? Our gospel passage shows us how very how quickly our humanity shows its sinful face. Who doesn't like a generous person - We don't! - if that same generosity isn't being extended to us. Jesus says - hey folks come on in and work. You will get paid a fair wage. Then he says at 9 hey folks come on in and work. You will get paid a fair wage. He does this at noon and at 3 and again at 5pm! Come on in and work. You will get paid a fair wage. The assumption of course being that the early morning workers get the most money and everyone else gets a pro-rated amount based on how much they worked. That would be fair - generous even of Jesus. We can all be ok with that arrangement. But then Jesus goes beyond generosity - he goes too far. He offers the same wage to everyone. The fair daily wage wasn't just given to the early morning worker but to all the workers. What? The scandal! How could he do that? How could he justify that kind of kindness. And what about the hard work of the early

Photos for the Newsletter! Have

something fun going on in your life (we

know you do!)? Email us

(pastor.abby.leese@gmail.com or

zion.etters.news@gmail.com) a photo of

something that you’ve been up to in

the past month or two and we’ll put it in the newsletter.

Let’s share our joys, our

accomplishments, and our loves with

each other!

Worship on Wednesdays We

will continue worshiping the first Wednesday of the month @ 6:30pm. The location varies

so please watch Facebook or contact Pastor Abby at 717

521 2167 for details. Communion is

served at this service. Please join us!

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morning workers! Did he not appreciate them enough to give them more than the 5pm workers? Then we might wonder - did Jesus verify the financial needs of the late comers? Did he check their excuses for being late? Because if he had, maybe we could live with his generosity. Maybe they have a sick child. Maybe the worker is ill and can only work for a few hours at a time. Maybe there was an emergency with their neighbor. But what if the latecomers were just lazy. What if they were hungover, indefinitely idle, or carried a false sense of entitlement. What if they didn't feel they had to work for their living like everyone else. What then? We are appalled by Jesus' kindness. By his handout. By his being taken advantage of. Who doesn't like a generous person? We don't. Because so many of us so much of the time have assumed that we are the early morning workers. Or at least, the workers arriving by noon. We have decided so many times that we are being slighted because we receive the same gift as the undeserving one beside us.

If you’d like to receive text

message reminders about

Zion events text “Follow

zionettersnews” to 40404. You will begin receiving

messages from the phone number

40404 reminding you of events and activities at Zion. Approximately

three text messages a week will be sent.

You will not be able to reply to these messages.

Council made it official!

Communion will be offered

every week from this point forward! If you

ever have questions about

communion please speak with

Pastor Abby.

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We feel we have not been extended the same portion of generosity for our good works. Or maybe we get grumpy with this kind of out of control generosity because we don't feel we are able to be equally generous. Perhaps we feel like we don't have the emotional capacity to give beyond what our brain tells us is reasonable. Or maybe because the world has told us that there are folks deserving of generosity and those who aren't. And those who aren't deserving are those who aren't willing to help themselves. But whatever the reason why our brain tells us Jesus crosses a line we are wrong. Jesus does exactly what we should hope and pray Jesus does for us. While so often we feel like we have worked longer than others and should receive proper compensation for said work, truly we haven't. Because God's time clock doesn't work the same as ours. God wants to pay everyone the same - God's utmost desire is to give everyone an eternal payday. I'd even say God is willing to give that same payout to someone who didn't work at all.

You can earn

the church money every

time you do an internet search!

Go to goodsearch.com

(you’ll have to sign up – it’s free! – be sure to name your

cause as Zion Lutheran Church, Etters) and every

time you search for something you earn the church a penny. Be sure to change

your default search engine to Good

Search! If you need help getting this set up please see Pastor

Abby.

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God values us all not because of the work we do or the length of time we work but because we are God's children and God made us. Therefore God is willing to gift us the pay of a faithful laborer despite our good or bad work. Despite our hardened or generous heart. The hardest part about this passage I've decided is realizing we are in need of a handout. Coming to grips with the fact that we are the ones who will receive more than we have earned. That is not the American way. But it is in fact the Christian way. To receive more than we deserve because who could possibly deserve the love of someone willing to die for them. This Bible passage is about radical generosity - about generosity that extends beyond logic and reason and beyond human ability. This is not generosity that we can emulate. It is generosity that we receive but it would be impossible for us as humans to replicate it. So Jesus asks us to work on wrapping our heads around needing it. And then maybe even work on accepting that generosity daily. I just wonder what our lives, our work places, our churches, our families would be like if we all knew how much we need Jesus. If we all

Volunteer Needed to

Advertise Events! There is an

opportunity available for you to help our community know

more about what we are doing at Zion. If you are interested in helping to advertise Zion’s events please

see Pastor Abby.

Power Up! We are participating in the Stream Energy Power Up Fundraiser - switch your electric

provider and earn money for Zion @

http://www.zionlutheranchurch.streampowerup.biz/. The church

receives $25 per month from those

who have switched!

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knew all the time with our very beings that we need Jesus' generosity just as much as the next person. If we realized that truth be told all of us started work at 5pm. None of us worked long and hard enough for a day's wage. How might our lives be different? How might our relationship with this very generous man who is our savior be different? I mean really. Who doesn't love a generous person? Thank you to . . . . . . . . . . Thank you to George Trout for organizing movie night this month! Our very own drive in was a big hit!! Additional Thank You to

Dwight for installing the new glass in our front door.

Tim for fixing the trim. Mary Ann and Ken for mowing the lawn

and improving our play area. Russ for fixing up our driveway. Gail and Bob for hosting the church

picnic. Liz for organizing the brunch for the

Bests.

If you’d like to get an announcement in the bulletin please get it to Kim Seitz by

9am Wednesday morning. You can put an announcement in

Kim’s box in the church office, by

emailing her a speedygirl64@comcast.net or texting her at

717.817.1505. Thanks!

www.youtube.com/zionlutheranchurch1 - Our youtube account is where you can find brief videos of Ben and I discussing faith topics. You can also find a series of prayer videos I created here.

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Music and Worship Committee for interviewing organists and ultimately hiring Thad.

VBS helpers and to Denise for organizing VBS.

Those who helped with and brought food for the church picnic.

The extra communion assistants and altar guild volunteers needed now that we have communion weekly.

Those who donate goodies for coffee hour. Kim Seitz for publishing our bulletin

weekly.

Welcome to Thad Malone our new organist! He has been with us since the first week in August and we’ve been blessed by his musical gifts since. Thank you to Thad for sharing with us your gifts from God! Look Who’s Getting Married! Travis Chamberlin is happy to announce his wedding on October 4. Their address is 44 Water St. Apt A Glen Rock, PA 17327

 

www.facebook.com/zionetters - Zion uses Facebook as a way to connect members and friends with the church.

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Our prayer board at Newberry Commons Fair collected the prayers of the community which we then added to our prayers for the next week.

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George T., helped by a staff of youth, fried up anything and everything

at the Newberry Commons Fair. Liz’s

bake sale and George’s booth raised over $200 to put towards confirmation

camp this year (which cost us approximately

$1200). You can continue to donate to confirmation camp by marking an offering Confirmation Camp.

Thanks to everyone who baked and who helped at

either booth!

Tena H engaging kids at the Newberry

Commons Fair! Thanks to Tena for preparing

prayer activities for children and

to all who helped at our prayer station!

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REDCAP provided a table at the Lewisberry Chili Cook off to distribute information about our services on Sept. 20. We also gave away extra school supply kits at the event. Our location here at Lewisberry Community Center is also used for many other activities which benefit our clients as well as other community members. The WIC (Women Infants and Children) program meets here 2 days a month and the OVR(Office of Vocational Rehabilitation) conducts appointments here for clients in the area. Our Case Management office also meets clients here. This program is for people with multiple issues who may be in danger of homelessness. We are very pleased that our GED program has resumed classes here on Monday and Wednesday evenings and has started out with 8 students on the first night. This program is free and is run by Tri County OIC. Any interested students can stop by on Mondays or Wednesdays at 5:30 to be assessed for the program. Thank you all for your generous contributions to REDCAP and for all the services you provide to the community. We are happy with the cooperation between all the churches, organizations and individuals who work with us to serve the low income families in the area. Please continue to refer anyone who needs help to our agency and call us for information on services which may be available. If we cannot help someone, we will make every effort to refer clients to another agency. We hope you enjoy the fall season and have a safe and happy Holiday season. Our next newsletter will be in 2015. The Staff of REDCAP Mitzi Roth, Director Eileen Rusinko, Intake Worker Dot Hartman, Office Volunteer

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PRAYER REQUESTS

Members and Friends of Zion

Ella Barton Janie Baum Margaret Price Don Snelbaker Dottie Roller Denise Staats Brianna Rehm George Cizauskas Betty Kohr Brandon Neifert Becky Collins

Kathy Bittner Pete Brown Mary Rider Donna Martin Pam Schoen Dave Scheibel Barb Nearhood Charles Shenck Gwen Dunchock Judy Treaster Jacqueline Bahr Trey Fry Andy Helsley Theresa Cizauskas Tim Baker Carmen Broker

SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN

Matthew Biesecker Evan Hoke Adam Anderson Kyle Buss Amy Plante Daniel Oestreich

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Happy October Birthdays To: Jayden Felker October 1 Patty Mhyre Abby Robinson October 3 G. David Brown October 5 Katie Shissler Lauren Shissler Ken Mhyre October 6 Adam Neifert October 8 Benjamin Leese October 9 Chris Shissler Michelle Collins October 15 Bruni Fish October 17 Donald Snelbaker, Sr. Brock Seitz October 22 Randy Hunt October 25 Timothy Leese October 27 Alesa Tare October 28

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CHURCH LEADERSHIP

President: Russ Collins 938-8046 Vice President: Tim Dunchock 497-1751 Secretary: Tena Hunt 873-4403 Treasurer: Steve Shissler 460-0657 Assistant Treasurer: Dawn Shissler 979-1964 Financial Secretary: Liz Wolf 938-1202 Fellowship Committee Becky Collins 774-3595 Music and Worship Committee Helen Hoover 938-2589 Property Committee Dwight McClain 766-1469 Social Ministry Committee Mary Ann Bittner 938-4874 Christian Education Committee Denise Appel 932-1880 Evangelism Committee Tena Hunt 873-4403 Christina Miller 855-4822 Newsletter Editor Gail Craig 932-2481 Communications Director Tena Hunt 873-4403