Who Are You?

Inspired by a similar question on some other blogs I’ve seen lately, I’m wondering just who is here; perhaps you are wondering the same thing . . . Let’s get to know each other a little better . . .

I’m Angela, and I work at Zion doing office support for communications and membership. Maintaining the church website is a part of my job so I’m on here most days, even if I’m not really at work. I’m also on facebook most days, it’s great for keeping up with my far away family and playing word games with an odd assortment of friends from all over.

So post in the comments . . . Who are you? Where are you? What do you do? What brought you to Zion’s little corner of the web today? And where else do you hang out online?

(PS, Zion sites are moderated, so your post may not appear immediately)

Family Camp Trip

Theme Weekend – “Festival Of Lights”

Family Camp weekend is a great opportunity for fall camping and socializing. It will be held at Baker Park Reserve September 26-28, 2008.

Here are a few details regarding the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing!

The happy, optimistic farmer would see the sun coming up and shout over the roar of the tractor, “Look at that beautiful sun and the clear sky!” And with a frown, the negative neighbor would reply, “Yeah – it’ll probably scorch the crops!”

When clouds would gather and much-needed rain would start to fall, our positive friend would smile across the fence, “Ain’t this great – God is giving our corn a drink today!” Again, the same negative response, “Uh huh. . . but if it doesn’t stop ‘fore long it’ll flood and wash everything away.”

One day the optimist decided to put his pessimistic neighbor to the maximum test. Read the rest of this entry »

The Redeemer Block Party

Wednesday, August 20, 2008, beginning at 6 pm.
At our mission partner congregation, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1800 Glenwood Avenue.

You’re invited to join this annual gathering of Harrison neighbors and friends and partners of Redeemer from around the Twin Cities. Get ready for a full evening. It’s a cookout for a diverse crowd of over 500, featuring legendary BBQ and food good for the soul, hip-hop arts offered by Redeemer youth and young adults and the JUMP crew along with special guest artists, activities for the young folks, networking with elected representatives, vendor booths, and opportunity to connect with neighbors new and old, near and far.

Sympathy to the family of Eric Lilja

There will be visitation for Eric Lilja at Zion on Thursday, July 10 from 6-8pm with a prayer service at 7:30pm. The funeral will be at Zion on Friday, July 11 at 11am with visitation at 10am and lunch following the service.