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ZIONS LUTHERAN CHURCH

1801 East Second Street

Defiance, OH 43512

Rev. Timothy Reynolds, Pastor

419-782-8781

Fax: 419-782

-6719

December 2015

www.zionslutheranchurch.comVisit our website at:

Church Office Email:

[email protected]

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it came upon a midnight clear

From the book,Advent Conspiracy: Can Christmas Still Change the World:

most of us habitually miss it every year at Christmas. Our story is con-sumption and consumerism, and were obsessed with the climax. We wor-ship less. We spend more. We give less. We struggle more.

Less, more. More, less. Time and nerves stretch thin, and we reduce family

and friends to a card or a present that costs the right amount to prove ourlevel of love. Our quest to celebrate mystery exhausts us. Another Christmaspasses by like a blizzard, and we are left to shovel through the trash of ourfailure.

Missing the prophetic mystery of Jesus birth means missing God-with-us, God beside us God becoming one of us. Missing out on Jesus changes everything.

Advent is my favorite season of the Church year. Like Thanksgiving, it is a time to pause and re-memberto remember all for which we are thankful; to remember all the times we may have for-gotten about Gods presence with us; its even a time to look forward to all that God might provide

for us throughout the coming year!

Four Sundays mark the border between the end of one liturgical year, and the birth of God in hu-man flesh. There is something remarkable in that borderland: the Church pauses to change our fo-cus from one Gospel to another. Perhaps its a time to pick up the Bible and read the new gospel.This year, we will hear from the Gospel of Luke; allow the time of Advent to be a time of re-readingthat Gospel.

That liminal place where we find ourselves, is also the doorway into recognizing Gods presenceamong us in very real ways. Perhaps this time can be for the Church a pause from moving too fast,to allowing God to be seen in daily life. Perhaps we can now find time in our slowing down to visitwith those who move somewhat slower than we. Not only does this Advent Season offer us timefor reflection about Jesus; it also is time for us to practicebeing the presence of Christwith

others!Just this past summer, I spoke with someone who said that his favorite carol was, It Came Upona Midnight Clear. He then added, But we dont sing it. It made me think: Listen to what he issaying. What I hear from that conversation is that the carol made such an impression on someonethat he could experience the presence of Christ through it. What a gift for him! What a gift for me!What a gift to know that God is with us!

Let us prepare ourselves for peace on the earth, good will to all!

Peace,

Pr Tim


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RAVENS COIN VORTEX

December 12

10 am8 pm

at the Defiance Mall

Volunteers are needed to help raise mon-

ey for the RAVENS organization. Sign up

sheet in the Narthex.

Volunteers are needed to help decorate the Church for Christmas on

Saturday, December 5th

, at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome and encouragedto join the festivities!

Christmas Decorating

CHRISTM S SERVICES and EVENTS

hildrens Program Truly hristmas

Sunday, December 13that 9:45 a.m.(pracce on Nov. 29 aer church and on Dec. 5 at 10 a.m.)

Christmas Eve

Thursday, December 24th

Candlelight Service, with Communion - 7:30 p.m.

ANGEL TREEOnce again this Christmas, we at Zions will

have the opportunity to adopt an angel. Angels will

adorn a tree in the sanctuary. Each angel will bear

the name of a person who resides at the Filling Me-

morial Home of Mercy. These persons have severe

mental and developmental disabilies and have

been entrusted to the care of the Lutheran Minis-

tries of Mercy.

We have ten angels this year ranging in age from

12 to 60. These are individuals who have no family.Last year was our rst year to give to Filling angels

and the angels we touched last Christmas were over-

joyed and really excited as they actually had gis to

unwrap. Please take an angel from the tree. Your

angels name and age will be listed on the back with

suggested personal items they need. Return the

packages to the church by Sunday, December 20.

The gis will be delivered to FMHM that day.

Caroling for Shut-Ins

Sunday, December 20

Join us for a soup luncheon aer worship. Follow-

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DEACON SUPPORT TEAM

All members should be aware of their deacon and hopefully have met him or her to discuss any concerns or questions you may have had. Your deacons have a sincere interest in serving your needs and en

courage you to bring your needs to the attention of Pastor, the deacon group or council whichever is appropriate. In turn, we trust you have an equally sincere interest in getting to know your deacon as a present and future friend and confidant. We also want to emphasize the importance of speaking with Pastor whenever thneed arises. He wants to know your concerns to help provide a solution or answers to your questions. He remains the best resource within our congregation to share wisdom and knowledge.

Deacons are not exempt from having a deacon of their own. At times we need someone willing to listen and we turn to our deacon. In our bi-monthly meetings, the nine deacons discuss a variety of topics concerning the spiritual welfare of the congregation. Most importantly we are available for you when your needsmight require someone to talk with other than Pastor Tim.

We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the members of Zions Lutheran Church and we encourageyou to reach out to your deacon whenever the need arises. Please call the church office for any assistance.

Dick Anderso

Thank you for your connued generosity and support. The chicken dinners were delicious and

greatly appreciated.

House of Ruth Family

To the Congregaon and Council: Once again, thank you for your generosity and for your appre-

ciaon shown in your gi for Pastor Appreciaon. It is good to be part of a congregaon that gives in so many

ways : for the Pantry, for Innkeepers, for Christmas gis, hats, gloves, scarves for winter season, to the House

of Ruth, and the many ministries both in the congregaon and in our community. God connue to bless Zion'swith compassionate hearts that give!

Thank you

Pr Tim

POINSETTIA ORDERS DUE

I would like to order a total of ________ poinsettias@ $12.00 each(Indicate # for each variety below)

_______ RED _______ WHITE ________ PINK

In memory of _____________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

In honor of ____________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

(Your name) _________________________________________________Amount Paid _____________________

Last day to order is Sunday, December 13th

. All orders MUST be pre-paid.


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FOOD AND PAPER PANTRY

We are always in need of personal care and hygiene items, paper products, andcleaning supplies, such as: laundry soap, dryer sheets, dish soap, paper towels,

toilet paper, body soap, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, shavers for men and

women, shaving cream, lip balm, body lotion, feminine hygiene products, etc. We

also need the following food items: rice, canned fruit, spaghetti noodles, egg noodles, peanut

butter, and cereal. We do not need toothpaste or toothbrushes, corn, or green beans at this

time. Please check expiration dates before you donate. Thank you for your generous support!

Dick Maxson and Laura Raines

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SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ZIONS FAMILY

CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMDECEMBER 13

Our Sunday School classes are looking forward to presenng TRULY CHRISTMAS on December 13th at the

9:45 a.m. worship service. We hope to see everyone parcipate in our message of Christmas.

Pracceswill be held aer church on Sunday, November 29th(bring a small lunch if needed) and on De-cember 5

that 10:00 a.m.

Praise goes to Gods children for their parcipaon in Zions programming. Their eagerness and willingness

to aend is most HEART warming.

PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS & MEMBERS:

Have you ever encountered a dicult situaon with a child? Have you ever quesoned the way you dealt with

an uncomfortable interacon with your child? How should I respond or have I responded to my child to not

become upset? These are quesons and possible situaons that can be addressed during SMALL GROUP DIS-

CUSSION in our Hofer room at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays.

PARENTING WITH LOVE AND LOGIC is a book lled withparenng strategies. COME and join the discussion!

Simply GivingAutomatic DonationProgram

If you need a convenient way to make recurring contributions or plan to make an additionalgift before the end of the year, we encourage you to check out our electronic giving option,Simply Giving. As the pace of life speeds up around the holidays, you may find electronicgiving a most welcome way to make contributions.

To set up a recurring giving schedule, please complete a Simply Giving paper authorizationform available in the church narthex, from the church secretary, or from Treasurer, Gwen

Anderson and return it to the church office.

Thank you for your generosity and support!


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N CHRSIN

MPATY

We pray for Gods comfort for the

following families who recently lost

a loved one:

Norma Bailey on the passing of her husband,

Lowell on October 28, 2015.

Diana Groll on the passing of her brother, Phil

Brown on November 20, 2015.

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If you shop at Kroger and have a Kroger Plus Card and have

not signed up for the Community Rewards program the Out-reach Committee members will be happy to help you. We just

need your card number and an e-mail address.

See Laurie Schey, Cyndi Ensign or Shawn Faryniarz for assistance or fill out this

form:

Kroger Community Rewards Sign up (if you do not have an online account)

Name_________________________________________________________

Home address__________________________________________________

Kroger Card #__________________________________________________

E-mail Address_________________________________________________

Password suggestion_____________________________________________

Church Council Highlights

November 19, 2015

Approved the proposed 2016 Operational Guidelines, to be presented to the congregation.

Approved the 2016 nominations, to be presented to the congregation.

The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held following worship on Sunday Dec. 6.

The Sunday School Christmas program will be held on Sunday, Dec. 13.

Volunteers are needed for the RAVENS Vortex at the Northtowne Mall on Sat. Dec. 12.

Endowment Committee is seeking a new member, due to Laurie Scheys term expiring 12/31/15.

The Annual Congregational Meeting

will be held on Sunday,

December 6 after

worship services.


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DCTV 5You may watch Zions Lutheran

Worship services on Wednesdays

@ 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8:00

a.m. on DCTV 5 Defiance, OH.

WORSH I P

SCH EDULE

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 9:45 am

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LLSLutherans of

Long Standing

Meets on Tues-day,

December 1, at

2:00 p.m.

in the Library

Mens

Fellowshipmeets every Tuesday

at 9:00 a.m. in the

Narthex

ORGANICCOFFEE& TEAPRICES

Breakfast Blend $ 8.00Decaf Breakfast Blend $ 9.00

English Breakfast Tea $ 3.00

K-cups $10.00 will not work in Keurig 2.0 /Vue

Equal

Exchange

offee

On sale throughout the year!!!!

The Book

Group

meets on

Tuesday, December 15 at12:00 p.m. at Rafifes.

Reading List is posted onthe Narthex Bulletin Board.

Young at Heart

meets on WEDNESDAY,

December 9 2015

at 11:30 am, at eftys Pizza Sisters in Christ will meet

aer worship on December

13.

The following Sunday, cards

will be placed in the Narthexto be signed.

Sisters in Christ

Scrapbook

Club

Will meet on De-cember 5, in the Hofer Room at

8:00 a.m. Please bring a snack to

share.

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Worship andMusic

CommitteeMeets on Decem-

ber 10.

See Neal Den-iston for moreinformation.

D E A D L I N E S

BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT

Every Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.(unless otherwise noted)

January

NEWSLETTER

DEADLINE

December 14th

QUILTS OF COMPASSION

Bringing Help and Hope to the

Hurting

Meets on Sunday, December 6 at noon.


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December 2015

LESSONS

DEC 5 & 6 ADVENT 2Malachi 3:1-4

Luke 1:68-79

Philippians 1:3-11Luke 3:1-6

DEC 12 & 13 ADVENT 3Zephaniah 3:14-20

Isaiah 12:2-6Philippians 4:4-7

Luke 3: 7-18

DEC 19 & 20 ADVENT 4

Micah 5:2-5aLuke 1: 46b-55

Hebrews 10:5-10Luke 1:39-55

DEC 24 CHRISTMAS EVEIsaiah 9:2-7Psalm 96

Titus 2:11-14Luke 2:1-20

DEC 26 & 27 CHRISTMAS 11 Samuel 2:18-20, 26

Psalm 148Colossians 3:12-17

Luke 2:41-52

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Snowbirds .

Please remember to notify the of-fice when you will be heading southfor the winter. Updated addresses

for long-term moves are greatly appreciatedwhen it comes time to mail out church communcations, annual giving statements, envelopes...

Addions to the

Zions Prayer List:

Phone Prayers: Barb Vogel at 419-393-2544

E-prayers: [email protected]

Call the Church oce at 419-782-8781.

If you are calling for someone other than yourself,

please be sure that you have permission.

WEATHER

DELAYS & CLOSINGS

For any cancellations due to bad weather you may tune into: WTOL Channel

(website: www.wtol.com) or check thchurch website at: www.zions

lutheranchurch.com.

Please remember to call the church officewhen:

1. You will be or have already moved.

2. You have an addition to your family.

3. You have an address update and/or correc-tion, or birthday correction.

4. New email address and/or phone number.

THE CHURCH OFFICE WILL BE

CLOSED ON

December 24 andDecember 30 & 31

for the holidays.

Please contact your Deacon if youhave an emergency.


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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WED THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1

9:00 a Mens

Fellowship

9:00 a Weight

Watchers

1:00 p Text Study

2:00 p LLS

5:00 p Lighten Up

2

7:00 a Women @

Cabin Fever

9:00 a Bullen An-

nouncements due

5:30p Meal

6:00 p Conrmaon

6:00 p Bells

7:00 p Choir

3

5:00 p TOPS

4 5

7:30 a Weight

Watchers

8:00 a Scrapbook

Group

5:00 p Worship

6

9:00 a Sunday

School

9:45 a Worship

11:00 a ANNUAL

CONGREGATION-

AL MEETING

7

Pastors Day O

8:00 p Barber-

shoppers

8

9:00 a Mens

Fellowship

9:00 a Weight

Watchers

1:00 p Text Study

5:00 p Lighten Up

9

7:00 a Women @

Cabin Fever

9:00 a Bullen An-

nouncements due

11:30 a Young at

Heart at Leys

5:00 p Food Pantry

Sign Up

5:30 p Meal

6:00 p Conrmaon

6:00 p Bells

7:00 p Choir

10

12:00 p Worship

& Music Meeng

5:00 p TOPS

7:00 p Council

11 12

7:30 a Weight

Watchers

10 a 8 p Ring for

Ravens at Mall

5:00 p Worship

13

9:00 a Sunday

School

9:45 a Worship

Childrens Christ-mas Program

14

Pastors Day O

2:00 p.m. NEWS-

LETTER DEADLINE

8:00 p Barber-

shoppers

15

9:00 a Mens

Fellowship

9:00 a Weight

Watchers

12:00 p BookGroup at Rafes

1:00 p Text Study

5:00 p Lighten Up

16

7:00 a Women @

Cabin Fever

9:00 a Bullen An-

nouncements due

5:30p Meal6:00 p Food Pantry

Pick Up

6:00 p Bells

7:00 p Choir

17

5:00 p TOPS

18 19

7:30 a Weight

Watchers

5:00 p Worship

20

9:00 Sunday

School

9:45 a Worship

21

Pastors Day O

9:00 a Bullen

Announcements

due

8:00 p Barber-

shoppers

22

9:00 a Mens

Fellowship

9:00 a Weight

Watchers

1:00 p Text Study

5:00 p Lighten Up

23

7:00 a Women @

Cabin Fever

24

OFFICE CLOSED

7:30 p Christmas

Eve Service

25 26

7:30 a Weight

Watchers

5:00 p Worship

27

9:00 Sunday

School

9:45 a Worship

28

Pastors Day O

9:00 a Bullen

Announcements

due

29 30

OFFICE CLOSED

31

OFFICE CLOSED

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ALTAR FLOWERS6 AVAILABLE

13 Karen Bowling

20

Charlie & Barb Stephens

24 Robert Thomas27 AVAILABLE

BULLETINS6 AVAILABLE

13 AVAILABLE20 AVAILABLE24 Judy Mekus27 Jason & Jenni Hoffman

ALTAR DUTY

6

Kate Frank

13 Diana Groll20 Barb Jones24 Kate Frank27 Diana Groll

LECTOR & DEACON for Sunday 9:45 am

(* DEACONS)6 * Craig McKibben & Dick Anderson

13 Marsha Deniston20 * Audrey Eis & Cindy Wendell

24

* Dick Anderson & John Diehl27 Steve Graf

FELLOWSHIP HOUR for Sunday 9:45 am6 Donna Schindler

13 Fern & Ott Beindorf20 Cindy & Bill Wendell27 Barb & Gene Vogel

ACOLYTES & CRUCIFERS for Sunday 9:45 amAcolytes Crucifers

6 Luke Reynolds Chancel Choir

13

Pre-

lit

Chancel Choir

20 Sophie Reynolds Chancel Choir24 Chancel Choir Chancel Choir27 Pre-lit Chancel Choir

OFFERING COLLECTORS for Sunday 9:45 am

1st Sunday Randy Groll & Mary Boals

2nd Sunday

Bill Brownson & Randy Groll

3rd Sunday Mary Boals & Cindy Wendell

4th Sunday Marsha Leaders & Chuck Bailey5th Sunday Randy Groll & Mary Boals

USHERS for Sunday 9:45 am1st Sunday John Diehl2nd Sunday Shawn Faryniarz3rd Sunday Laurie & Dwaine Schey4th Sunday Tom & Mary Boals5th Sunday Youth

HOSTS for Saturday 5:00 pm5 Gene & Barb Vogel

12 Donna Ripke & Bob Thomas19 Helena Morris & Nancy Swingle26 Bob Thomas

LECTOR & DEACON for Saturday 5:00 pm

(* DEACONS)5 * Doug Eis

12 Helena Morris19 * Dawn McKibben26 AVAILABLE

OFFERING COUNTERS

Gene Vogel, Larry Wagner, & Sue McKibbenSubs: Bob Thomas, Dwaine Schey, Bill Wendell

AUDIO-VISUALDoug Eis, Eric Engel, Stormy Gutman, ShaunHolley, Angela Mack.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FULFILL YOUR COMMITMENT,

PLEASE ARRANGE FOR A SUBSTITUTE AND INFORM THE

CHURCH OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

FaithActive in Love December 2015

BULLETINS

Suggested donation forbulletins is $20.00.

WEEKLY BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS

are due on Wednesdaymornings, by 9:00 a.m.

unless otherwise noted on the calendar.


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ZIONS EMAIL ADDRESSES

Office Secretary [email protected]

Pastor - [email protected]

Treasurer [email protected]

Website -www.zionslutheranchurch.com

COUNCIL MEMBERS

2015

Tom Boals, President

Shawn Faryniarz, VicePresident

Gwen Anderson, Treasurer

Laurie Schey, Secretary

Mary Boals

Karen Bowling

John Diehl

Lenore Doctor

Alexis Eis

Audrey Eis

Carl Snyder

COUNCIL MEETS ONthe third Thursday of each month

(except July)

at 7:00 p.m.

DEACONS

Dick Anderson

Tom Boals

John Diehl

Audrey Eis

Doug Eis

Craig McKibben

Dawn McKibben

Patty VanDemark

Cindy Wendell

ZIONS MISSION STATEMENT

Driven by Gods spirit we will grow in faith and make Christs love known

O F F I E H O U R S

Monday -Thursday

9:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.

Find us and Like us we need more

followers to spread the word! Are you

friends with a former member? invite

them toowe love staying in contact!

Have a question about an upcoming

event?you may find your answer.

And, you can add your comments, too!

(If you have trouble searchingtype in

Zions Lutheran Defiance and that

should find it for you). If you would like

to post an event you may email it to

[email protected].

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Prayer ListChurch Council has en-acted a policy regardingthe names placed onthe church prayer list inthe bulletin. If youwould like prayers onthe list for longer than3 weeks, please makeanother request. Re-quests can be sent tothe church office viaphone 419-782-8781 orby email at: [email protected]

Get your copy in the church narthex!

Devotional Books : The Upper Room

Christ in Our Home and Word in Season

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