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ZION’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
1801 East Second Street
Defiance, OH 43512
Rev. Timothy Reynolds, Pastor
419-782-8781
Fax: 419-782
-6719
December 2014
www.zionslutheranchurch.comVisit our website at:
Church Office Email:
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By Elizabeth Eaton (Presiding Bishop of ELCA)THE BURPEE SEED CATALOGUE is the epitome of beauty, grace and proportion. Its pages display the
Platonic ideal of which my garden is a poor reflection. Leafing through the catalog I have been beguiled byimages of perfect vegetables and beautiful flowers.
I remember my first encounter, my first brush with the excitement and danger of the Burpee’s catalog, aphone and a credit card. It was the page with the fields of lavender. I could turn our Columbus, Ohio houseinto Provence! But the fact that our lot was small enough to mow the lawn with a weed whacker brought meback from the abyss. I decided to order tulip bulbs instead.
Tulip bulbs must be planted in the fall. (They also must be planted right side up I discovered, but that isanother story.) We all know how autumn is in the parish: the start-up of Sunday School, choir rehearsalsand committee meetings. I didn’t plant in September or October.
Finally, toward the end of November, I took my tulip bulbs, bone meal and trowel and set out to trans-form the backyard. Soil in Ohio is often clay. It was cold. It was raining. It was muddy. My husband wouldlook out the back window and shake his head. After a while even the dog left me. By the time I had finishedit was dark and the backyard was a soupy, lumpy, clay-ey mess. But all I could see were rows of brilliant redtulips warmed in the spring sun.
Advent is an odd season. It isn’t culturally accessible. It doesn’t lend itself to retail. There are no made-for-TV movies telling heartwarming stories about the great and terrible day of the Lord. It is an unsettledseason that holds in tension the now and the not yet, longing and hope, judgment and redemption. This isclear in the readings for the First Sunday in Advent.
In Isaiah, the people of Israel are languishing in Babylon. The nation had been defeated, the Temple de-stroyed, Jerusalem sacked and the people forced into exile. Israel had experienced the liberating power ofGod in the Exodus. Israel was waiting to be set free from exile in Babylon by God with that same power. Thepeople are pleading with God, “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down so that the moun-tains would quake at your presence” (Isaiah 64:1). They were caught between the first Exodus and waitingfor the second exodus, this time out of Babylon.
In Mark, Jesus tells his disciples that the Son of Man will come in clouds with great power and glory. “Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth tothe ends of heaven” (Mark 13:27). But Jesus does not give a timeline. To his disciples, to the early church,to us, Jesus is not talking so much about here as about near.
We have celebrated the first Christmas. We know that the babe in the manger grew to adulthood, inau-
gurated the new age of the reign of God and was crucified. We are on the other side of the first Easter, theresurrection, the triumph over sin and death. We confess, “Christ has died. Christ is risen.” But we find our-selves in the muddy, lumpy mess of a fallen world.
Scripture tells us that “God saw everything that God had made, and indeed, it was very good” (Genesis1:31). We have heard Jesus’ promise from the cross to the criminal: “Truly I tell you, today you will be withme in Paradise” (Luke 23:43). And yet we live in a world still marred by sin. What a terrible tension: westand between two Edens, the one at the dawn of creation and the one at the close of the age.
Now we can see the beautiful logic of Advent. Where the culture (and my heart, too, if I am honest) cel-ebrates and holds on to the manger and the star, the shepherds and wise men, to Mary and Joseph and theChrist child, the church calls us to look for the return of the King. Advent deepens the tension between whatthe world was created to be and what it now is, between what God has done and what God will do.
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CHRISTM S SERVICES and EVENTS
hildren’s Program
Sunday, December 21stat 9:45 a.m.
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 24th
Candlelight Service, with Communion - 7:30 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to help decorate the Church for Christmas on
Saturday, December 6th, at 10:00 a.m. We need some strong, younger
workers to help this year. All are welcome and encouraged to join thefestivities!
Christmas Decorating
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 Monday, December 14th. All orders MUST be pre-paid.
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RAVEN’S COIN VORTEX December 13, 2014
10 am — 8 pm
Volunteers are needed to
raise money for the
RAVEN’S organization. Sign
up sheet in the Narthex.
OUPO S
The Outreach and Evangelism MinistryTeams are asking church members tosave and donate their coupon fliersfrom the Sunday paper for a new out-reach project. There will be a dona-tion box in the Narthex for the fliers.
ANGEL TREEHave you ever wondered what it would be like to wake up onChristmas Day and not have a present under the tree? A numberof residents at the Filling Homes of Mercy have no parents or fami-ly so they do not experience the joy of having a present to un-wrap. We would like to remedy this problem with an Angel Tree
on December 6. This tree will have twelve angels listing the first name of a resident atthe Filling Home with their age, sizes and interests. Please take an angel home andprepare a present for your angel. Bring the gifts back to the church by Sunday, Decem-ber 21, so we can take them to place under the tree at the Filling Home.
WEATHER
DELAYS & CLOSINGS
For any cancellations due to bad weatheryou may tune into: WTOL Channel
(website: www.wtol.com) orcheck the church website at:www.zionslutheranchurch.com.
To our muddy, soupy, lumpy mess — when wewalked in darkness — God sent God’s midnightSon. Because of Emmanuel, God with us, we canstand in our clay and see glory. Advent is the sea-son when we can say, “Christ has died. Christ isrisen. Christ will come again.”
In the meantime, we plant tulips and wait forspring.
For more Advent Devotions go to www.elca.org
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Our Innkeeper guests are continually thankful for the food and supplies given by
our members and others throughout the community. In order to continue to
serve their needs, we ask that you consider giving the following items: first and
foremost CANNED FRUIT & DRY CEREAL, but also important are chicken noo-
dle soup, toothpaste, shaving gel, pudding, paper towels, toilet paper, detergent,boxed skillet meals, box potatoes, spaghetti and dry pasta noodles, bottled wa-
ter, canned meat – tuna, sausage, chicken, Ramen noodles – beef, chicken & shrimp, spaghetti
sauce, tomato sauce, bottled fruit juices, microwave popcorn, salad dressing and cooking
oil. On behalf of Diana Groll and myself, we thank you for your ongoing generosity.
Dick and Dian
October Church Council Highlights
October 23, 2014
Approved 2 requests for the use of the church facilities; Dec. 11 & Mar. 30
Wednesday night activities for children have begun.
The Little Free Library is installed in the garden and ready to use.
Approved a monetary gift for Pastor Reynolds in honor of Pastor Apprecia-
tion Month.
Learned the Property Committee is obtaining estimates for roof repairs.
The YMCA Teen Leaders Club will be doing service work for Zion’s on
Nov. 8.
Discussed the budget deficit extensively.
Offering Envelopes
Attention Church Members:
2015 numbered giving envelopes are available in the Narthex
Those who donate through Simply Giving or another automatic donation system will not receive a set of envelopes, but will
be assigned a number for recording purposes.
If you did not receive envelopes and would like a set, pleasenotify the church office, so that one can be assigned to you.
2014 Giving Statements will be available to pick up in Jan.
ANNUAL
CONGREGATIONALMEETING
Sunday, December 7after the worship service.
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Our scrapbooking group wouldlike to thank you for allowingus to use the Hofer Room tomeet. We appreciate yourkindness.
Marilyn Simon, Kate Frank, Andrea
Ortiz, Betty Lange, Crystal Gerschutz,Roxanne Maxson, and Deb Vasin.
Thank you so much for having the storageroom cleaned where we have our materials.It looks wonderful! [The YMCA Teen Leadersare responsible for helping with the cleaningand reorganizing of several storage areas]
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QUILTS OF COMPASSION
“Bringing Help and Hope to the Hurting”
meets on December 7th at noon in Luther Hall.
DEACON SUPPORT TEAM
All members should be aware of their deacon and hopefully have met him or her to discuss any con-cerns or questions you may have had. Your deacons have a sincere interest in serving your needsand encourage you to bring your needs to the attention of Pastor, the deacon group or council which-ever is appropriate. In turn, we trust you have an equally sincere interest in getting to know your dea-con as a present and future friend and confidant. We also want to emphasize the importance ofspeaking with Pastor whenever the need arises. He wants to know your concerns to help provide asolution or answers to your questions. He remains the best resource within our congregation to sharewisdom and knowledge.Deacons are not exempt from having a deacon of their own. At times we need someone willing to lis-ten and we turn to our deacon. In our bi-monthly meetings, the nine deacons discuss a variety of top-ics concerning the spiritual welfare of the congregation. Most importantly we are available for youwhen your needs might require someone to talk with other than Pastor Tim. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve the members of Zion’s Lutheran Church and we encourageyou to reach out to your deacon whenever the need arises. Please call the church office for any assis-tance.
Dick Anderson
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ANNUAL
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
ARE DUE to the church secre-tary by JANUARY 12, 2015.
Email reports to zion111@
embarqmail.com
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Please remember to call the churchoffice when:
1. You will be or have already moved.
2.
You have an addition to your family.
3. You have an address update and/or correctionor birthday correction.
4. New email address and/or phone number.
THANK YOU!
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Waunita BadenhopKingsbury Place # 127
245 W. Rosewood Ave.
Defiance, OH 43512
Lowell & Norma Bailey
Kingsbury Place # 151
245 W. Rosewood Ave.
Defiance, OH 43512
Isabella Beindorf
The Laurels of Defiance
1701 S. Jefferson Ave.
Defiance, OH 43512
Jim Cochran
Brookview Healthcare Center
214 Harding Ave.
Defiance, OH 43512
Lois FinkenbinerThe Laurels of Defiance # 308
1701 S. Jefferson Ave.
Defiance, OH 43512
Joyce Lichty
Vancrest of Holgate
600 Joe E. Brown
Holgate, OH 43527
Norma MansfieldTwin Rivers
395 Harding Ave.
Defiance, OH 43512
LoAnn Peters
Kingsbury Place # 136
245 W. Rosewood Ave.
Defiance, OH 43512
Area Members in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living N
CHRSIN
MPATY
We pray for God’s comfort for
the following family who re-cently lost a loved one:
The Reynolds family, on theloss of Annie’s father, Robert
Crowder, on November 22,2014.
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HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS
WE WILL BE CLOSED:
December 24—December 26
December 31—January 1
Please contact your Deacon if you have an
emergency.
NEW CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2015
Monday—Thursday
9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.
CLOSED on Fridays
Summer Hours (June—August)
Monday—Thursday
9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
WEEKLY BULLETIN
ANNOUNCEMENTS
will be due on Wednesday mornings
beginning in 2015, by 9:00 a.m.,
unless otherwise noted.
ADVENT OPEN HOUSE
Synod Office 621 Bright Road
Findlay, OH
Monday, December 1, 2014 4:00 - 6:00 pm
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WORSH I P
SCH EDULE
Saturday 5:00 pm
Sunday 9:45 am
DCTV 5You may watch Zion’s Lutheran
Worship services on Wednesdays
@ 6:00 p.m. and Sundays at 8:00
a.m. on DCTV 5 Defiance, OH.
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LLSLutherans of
Long Standing
DECEMBER 2, 2014
2:00 p.m.
In Luther Hall
Men’s Fellowship
meets every Tuesday
at 9:00 a.m. in the Library
ORGANIC COFFEE & TEA PRICES
Breakfast Blend $ 8.00
Decaf Breakfast Blend $ 9.00
English Breakfast Tea $ 3.00
Equal
Exchange
offee
On sale throughout the year!!!!
The Book Group
meets on
Monday, Dec. 8 at12:00 pm
for lunchat Tim Horton’s.
Young at Heart
meets on WEDNESDAY,
Dec. 10 2014
at 11:30 am, at efty’s Pizza
Sisters in Christ will meet
aer worship on Decem-
ber 21.
Cards will be placed in the
Narthex to be signed.
Sisters in Christ
ScrapbookClub
Meets Saturday, Dec. 6, from
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the
Hofer Room. Bring your own
drink and a snack to share.
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Worship and
MusicCommittee
Meets onDec 11.
See Neal Denistonfor moreinformation.
D E A D L I N E S
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENT
Every Thursday at 9:00 a.m.(unless otherwise noted)
January NEWSLETTER
DEADLINE
December 15th
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December 2014
LESSONS
DEC 6 & 7 ADVENT 2Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2,8
-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8
DEC 13 & 14 ADVENT 3Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28
DEC 20 & 21 ADVENT 42 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Luke 89:1-4, 19
-26
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1:26-38
DEC 24 CHRISTMAS EVEIsaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-20
DEC 27 & 28 CHRISTMAS 1
Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Psalm 148
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:22-40
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Addions to the
Zion’s Prayer List:
Phone Prayers: Barb Vogel at 419-393
-2544
Eprayers: [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.
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December 2014
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WED THURSDAY FRIDAY SATUR-
DAY
1
Pastor’s Day O
8:00 p Barber-
shoppers
2
9:00 a Men’s
Fellowship
9:00 a Weight
Watchers
1:00 p Text Study
2:00 p LLS
5:00 p Lighten Up
7:00 p Bible Study
3
7:00 a Women @
Cabin Fever
5:00 p Outreach &
Evangelism Mtg
5:30 p Meal
5:45 p Kids’ Club
6:00 p Bells
7:00 p Choir
4
9:00 a Bullen
Announcements
due
5:00 p TOPS
5 6
7:30 a Weight
Watchers
8:00a Scrapbook
10:00 a Christmas
Decorang
11:00a New
Heights Sat class
5:00 p Worship
7
9:00 a Sunday
School
9:45 a Worship
11:00 a Con-
gregaonal
Meeng
12:00 p Quilts
of Compassion
8
Pastor’s Day O
12:00 p Book
Group at Tim
Horton’s
8:00 p Barber-
shoppers
9
9:00 a Men’s
Fellowship
9:00 a Weight
Watchers
1:00 p Text Study
5:00 p Lighten Up
7:00 p Bible Study
10
7:00 a Women @
Cabin Fever
11:30 a Young at
Heart at Leys
5:00 p Food Pantry
Sign Up
5:30 p Meal
5:45 p Kids’ Club
6:00 p Bells
7:00 p Choir
11
9:00 a Bullen
Announcements
due
12:00 p Worship
& Music Meeng
5:00 p TOPS
12 13
7:30 a Weight
Watchers
10-8 Raven’s
Mall Collecon
11:00a New
Heights Sat class
5:00 p Worship
14
9:00 a Sunday
School
9:45 a Worship
POINSETTIA
ORDERS DUE
15
Pastor’s Day O
3:00 p.m. NEWS-
LETTER DEADLINE
8:00 p Barber-
shoppers
16
9:00 a Men’s
Fellowship
9:00 a Weight
Watchers
1:00 p Text Study
5:00 p Lighten Up
17
7:00 a Women @
Cabin Fever
5:30 p Meal
5:45 p Kids’ Club
6:00 p Food Pantry
Pick Up
6:00 p Bells
7:00 p Choir
18
9:00 a Bullen
Announcements
due
5:00 p TOPS
7:00 p COUNCIL
19 20
7:30 a Weight
Watchers
1:00p New Heights
Potluck
5:00 p Worship
21
9:45 a Worship
CHILDREN’S
PROGRAM
11:00 a Sisters
in Christ
22
9:00 a Bullen
Announcements
due
Pastor’s Day O
8:00 p Barber-
shoppers
23
9:00 a Men’s
Fellowship
9:00 a Weight
Watchers
1:00 p Text Study
5:00 p Lighten Up
24
OFFICE CLOSED
7:30 p Christmas
Eve Services
NO MEALS
25
OFFICE CLOSED
for Christmas
26
OFFICE CLOSED
27
7:30 a Weight
Watchers
5:00 p Worship
28 9:00 a Sunday
School
9:45 a Worship
29 9:00 a Bullen
Announcements
due
Pastor’s Day O
8:00 p Barber-
shoppers
30 9:00 a Men’s
Fellowship
9:00 a Weight
Watchers
1:00 p Text Study
5:00 p Lighten Up
31
OFFICE CLOSED
7:00 a Women @
Cabin Fever
NO MEALS
NO CHOIRS
1
OFFICE CLOSED
for NEW YEAR’S
DAY
2
OFFICE CLOSED—
2015 Oce Hours
Begin = Closed on
Fridays
3 7:30 a Weight
Watchers
5:00 p Worship
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ALTAR FLOWERS
7 Regina Snyder 14 Karen Bowling
21
Robert Thomas
24 Karen Bostelman
28 John Jacob
BULLETINS
7 Regina & Carl Snyder 14 AVAILABLE
21 Chris Palmer 24 Judy Mekus
28 AVAILABLE
ALTAR DUTY
7 Cindy Wendell 14 Sue McKibben
21 Barb Jones
24 Kate Frank
28 Diana Groll
LECTOR & DEACON for Sunday 9:45 am
(* DEACONS)
7 * Patty VanDemark, Dick Anderson
14 Steve Graf
21
* Linda Hardy, Audrey Eis
24 * Dawn McKibben, Tom Boals
28 LECTOR NEEDED
FELLOWSHIP HOUR for Sunday 9:45 am
7 Kate Frank
14 Linda & Orville Hardy
21 Karen Bowling & Lenore Doctor 28 Marsha & Neal Deniston
ACOLYTES & CRUCIFERS for Sunday 9:45 am
Acolytes Crucifers
7 Sophie Reynolds Lexi Eis
14 Luke Reynolds Eric Engel 21 Sophie Reynolds Lexi Eis
24 Choir Choir 28 Luke Reynolds Eric Engel
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 Bailey
5th Sunday Randy Groll & Mary Boals
USHERS for Sunday 9:45 am 1st Sunday John Diehl 2nd Sunday Shawn Faryniarz
3rd Sunday Laurie & Dwaine Schey
4th Sunday Tom & Mary Boals
5th Sunday Youth
HOSTS for Saturday 5:00 pm
6 Barb & Gene Vogel13 Sonia Bussing & Donna Ripke
20 Bob & Nancy Swingle27 Donna Ripke & Bob Thomas
LECTOR & DEACON for Saturday 5:00 pm
(* DEACONS)
6 * Cindy Wendell 13 AVAILABLE
20 * Doug Eis
28 AVAILABLE
OFFERING COUNTERS
John Jacob, Gene Vogel, & Larry Wagner. Subs: Bob Thomas, Dwaine Schey, Sue McKibben
AUDIO-VISUAL
Doug Eis, Dale Worline, Stormy Gutman, ShaunHolley.
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FULFILL YOUR COMMITMENT,
PLEASE ARRANGE FOR A SUBSTITUTE AND INFORM THECHURCH OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Faith Active in Love December 2014
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ZION’S EMAIL ADDRESSES
Office Secretary - [email protected]
Pastor - [email protected]
Treasurer - [email protected]
Website-
www.zionslutheranchurch.com
COUNCIL MEMBERS
2014
Tom Boals, President
Shawn Farnyiarz, VicePresident
Gwen Anderson, Treasurer
Laurie Schey, Secretary
Mary Boals
Karen Bowling
John Diehl
Lenore Doctor
Alexis Eis
Audrey Eis
Stormy Gutman
Carl Snyder
Mark Stephens
COUNCIL MEETS ONthe third Thursday of each
month (except July)
at 7:00 p.m.
DEACONS
Dick Anderson
Tom Boals
Audrey Eis
Doug Eis
Linda Hardy
Craig McKibben
Dawn McKibben
Patty VanDemark
Cindy Wendell
ZION’S MISSION STATEMENT
“Driven by God’s spirit we will grow in faith and make Christ’s love known”
O F F I E H O U R S
Monday- Friday
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 too – we 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 searching – type in
”Zions Lutheran Defiance” and thatshould find it for you). If you would like
to post an event you may email it to
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for bulletins is$20.00.
Prayer List
Church Council hasenacted a policy re-garding the namesplaced on the churchprayer list in the bulle-tin. If you would likeprayers on the list forlonger than 3 weeks,please make another
request. Requests canbe sent to the churchoffice via phone 419-782-8781 or by emailat:zion111@embarqmail.
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