Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chisago City, MNANNOUNCEMENTS – February 7, 2010The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany WELCOME GUESTS! Please fill out a welcome card found in the pews and pass it to an usher or place it in the offering plate. Thanks for being here. Please join us for coffee after the first service at 9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall. HOLY COMMUNION We do have gluten-free communion wafers available upon request for those that would like them. Please let one of the servers know as you come up for communion. SMAC – SUNDAY MORNING ADULT CLASS This class will meet this morningin Room 124at 9:40 am. The class will be led by Nancy Brunzel and the topic is Lifted Up (John 3), God Provides Series. Grab a cup of coffee and come on in! CELEBRATING HOLY BAPTISM THIS MORNING We welcome into our church family, Luke Thomas Barry who will be baptized at the 10:45 service this morning. Luke’s parents are Wade & Jessica Barry, sponsors are Chakib & Diana Benzakour. Congratulations! YOUTH NEWS!!!!· Mocha Mondays – For 9th-12th grade girls, every other Monday that school is in session from 2:30-3:30 pm in the Chisago Lakes High School Room – Health 1. We will meet on Feb. 1 and 15. Talk, share, grow, connect, learn and relate about the issues you think are important to talk about. Sessions are free – also a free travel mug will be given to each girl! Sponsored by Lakes Area Youth Service Bureau.· Super Bowl SUNDAY – TODAY – If you placed an order for subs, don’t forget to pick them up this morning before you leave.· YOWSA Sr. High Ski/Snowboard trip to Giants Ridge, Feb. 20-21. A parents meeting will be held on Sunday, Feb. 14 @ noon at Trinity Lutheran in Lindstrom. A $25 deposit will hold your spot and this is due by Jan. 31. REMINDER – FEBRUARY IS FOOD SHELF MONTH! The Sunday School, Logos and confirmation students have issued a challenge to the congregation. They would like to see who can bring in the most items for the food shelf during the month of February. Just bring your items in and put them by the shopping cart in the hallway. At the end of the month of February, the items will be counted and we will see if the congregation or the youth brought in the most items and who won the challenge. Either way, our community wins!NUNSENSE AT ZION! Please consider being in the choir or cast for the 2010 Heavenly Humor Sunday. It is very low key – only two practices, and it is meant to be fun, not stressful. This will be presented the Sunday following Easter, April 11th. Please email debesmay@frontiernet.net or call 651-257-2376, if you would like to be in the service. We need women of all ages to be in the cast. BOY SCOUT SUNDAY Boy Scout Troop 127 will host a pancake breakfast this morning between worship services in the Fellowship Hall. Please join us and enjoy some pancakes and sausage. A free will offering will be accepted and all proceeds will benefit the scouts. Thank you for your continued support! Zion Evangelical Lutheran has sponsored Troop 127 of the Boy Scouts since 11-1-1954. Please see the “scout” articles on the back page of your announcement sheet for further information on Boy Scouts. CONGRATULATIONS! We would like to recognize two members of Zion who recently received their Eagle Scout award on January 12, 2010. Congratulations to Beau Hawkinson and Austin Letourneau, way to go! This is quite an accomplishment! MUSIC FOR THE HEART Zion invites you to an evening of musical entertainment “Music for the Heart” featuring the Sav’y Quintet led by Mike Savold on Sunday, February 14 from 7-8:00 pm. Refreshments to follow concert. Ticket prices are $10/Adults, $5/Children 12 & under, not to exceed $25/family. Tickets are available in the church office or from any Endowment Committee member. ELCA ZELC TASK FORCE The ELCA ZELC Task Force was appointed by council on Tuesday, Feb. 2 and begins work with its initial meeting between services this morning. Please remember the Task Force members in prayer! Those members are: Pastor Dean Swenson, Pastor Richard Baumann, Dave DeNio, Rich Helgerson, Wayne Driver, Stephen Langlie, Jonathan Dodge, Julie Holmquist and Shirley Lofgren. Please talk with Pr. Mike if you would like to be a prayer partner for the Task Force. Zion’s website - be sure to check us out on the web at www.zionlcc.org PARTICIPANTS IN TODAY’S WORSHIPMinisters: All Members of Zion, Preacher: Pastor Mike PetersonCouncil: 8:30 Jim Green, 10:45 Nicole Stokes Choir Director: Mike Savold, Organist: Julie LauritzenUshers: 8:30 John & Cheryl Jelinek 10:45 Trisha & Rick Brown familyGreeters: 8:30 Bob & Nancy Butte, 10:45 Brad & Jeannie Doble familyAcolytes: 8:30 Aaron Wojtowicz & Nathan Schrader 10:45 Adam Nickelson & Kristina Freeman Readers: 8:30 & 10:45 Beau Hawkinson & Sam EngleCoffee Servers: Scouts – Pancake Breakfast, Van Driver: Rich HelgersonParmly Wheelchair Pushers: Jon Nickelson, Ed Wachutka & Dennis Patrias ZION THIS WEEK Today Sunday February 7, 2010 8:30 Traditional Worship9:30 ELCA ZELC Task Force mtg – Office conference room9:30-11 Scout Pancake breakfast9:40 Sunday School9:40 SMAC 10:45 Contemporary Worship led by “Found”12-1:00 YLT mtg.Monday February 8, 2010 9-10:00 Srs. exercise class7-8:30 Boy Scouts Tuesday February 9, 2010 9:30-11 Women’s Bible Study – Rm. 1246:30-8 Girl Scouts 6:30 Grace Notes 7:30 CWLT7:30 StewardshipWednesday February 10, 2010 9-10:00 Srs. exercise class 11:30 Thrivent12:30 Mission Workshop3:30 LOGOS 5:00 Guitar Class6:00 Confirmation – Holy Communion7:30-8:30 MS Youth group7:30 ChoirFriday February 12, 20109-10:00 Srs. Exercise class Sunday February 14, 2010, Transfiguration of Our Lord8:30 Traditional worship9:30 Confirmation9:40 Sunday School9:40 SMAC 10:45 Contemporary Worship led by “Testify”7:00-8:00 Music for the Heart concert – “Savy” Quintet Boy ScoutingBoy Scouting, the oldest branch of the Boy Scouts of America, officially began in 1910 with the founding of the BSA. But the program actually came to the United Sates in 1908 when overseas travelers started bringing home copies of Robert Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys. Despite its longevity, Boy Scouting has changed far less since its early days than the other branches of Scouting. Scoutmasters still lead troops and senior patrol leaders, patrols still name themselves after owls and foxes, and Scouts still strive for the Eagle Scout Award. The Scout Oath, Law, Motto, and slogan haven’t changed a bit.That’s not to say the program has remained the same, however. Long gone are the choke-collar uniform shirts and knickerbockers, as are merit badges for black smithing, poultry farming, and stalking (which had a very different meaning 100 yrs. ago). But an early 20th-century Scout would probably fit right in at a modern Scout meeting. Cub ScoutingAs boy scouting grew in popularity, younger boys began asking to join. While some became unofficial “junior Scouts” or “mascots,” they’d have to wait years until they got their own program. That program, originally called Cubbing, started in America in 1930. Based on a British model, it mixed themes from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book with Native American traditions.Early Cub Scouts advanced from Bobcat (for all members) to Wolf (age 9). Bear (age 10), and Lion (age 11) before joining Boy Scouting at age 12. The BSA lowered its age requirements by a year in 1949. The Webelos rank replaced the Lion rank in 1967, and Tiger Cubs first roared in 1982. Age requirements dropped one more time in 1986.The other big change came in leadership: Initially, Cubmasters were always men, while den mothers – as the name indicates – were always women. By the 1970s, however, men and women could hold any leadership position.