Zion Day of Prayer

Please set aside about a half hour of your day on Wednesday, May 6, to come to the church and pray for our congregation.  The church will be open from 6am until 10pm to accommodate busy schedules.  Devotional materials will be provided.  If you cannot come to the church, the devotional guide will be availalble online and at the church before that date.

Zion Day of Prayer

i thank you God

i thank you God for most this amazing day:
for the leaping greenly spirit of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;
and for everything which is natural
which is infinite
which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any – lifted from the no
of all nothing – human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?

(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

e.e. cummings (1894-1963)

Advent Resource Links

  • God Pause devotions are short, meaningful reflections on the following Sunday’s lessons and gospel that you can read online or subscribe to by email.
  • The November 30 bulletin included a guide for reading the Gospel of Mark which can also be printed from the Minneapolis Area Synod website.
  • Book of Faith is an initiative of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, inviting the whole church to become more fluent in the first language of faith, the language of Scripture, in order that we might live into our calling as a people renewed, enlivened, empowered, and sent by the Word.
  • The Book of Faith forum and social network is a place for sharing all that is happening across the ELCA in relation to the Book of Faith Initiative, teaching and learning from others how we are being called, renewed, empowered, enlivened and sent by God’s Word.

Advent Resources

The season of Advent begins on November 30. During this advent time of preparing for Christ’s coming at Christmas please pick up some of the resources provided by the Zion Worship and Music Committee. Devotional books for individuals and for families with children are available, as well as key fob advent tags. Advent resources are available at the information desk in the narthex.

New Voices on Chapel Line

Next time you dial in to Zion’s Chapel Line you might hear an unexpected voice. In addition to the pastors, several additional staff members are now assisting with recording devotions. Chapel Line is a short daily devotional message that can be reached by calling 763.682.1312.

Lenten Devotions

Lent is a time to be renewed. Take a few moments for Bible readings and devotions and let prayer and scripture mark each of your days.

Zion members have contributed to a daily devotion booklet that will be used during Lent and the 40 Days of Community. Devotions will be posted online daily and are also available by email. The devotion series will be preceded by a week of prayers beginning on January 27. The email subscription offers a choice of devotions only or devotions plus other 40 days news.

Subscribe to 40 Days of Community Daily Devotions by Email:
Devotions Only
Devotions PLUS Announcements

Tell friends, co-workers, and neighbors about them, too!

Advent Devotionals – Printed and Electronic options

advent devotions
Clear some time from your advent days for devotions and prayer as we await the coming of the Christ of Christmas. A variety of devotion books for adults and families and colorful key fob prayer reminders are available at the information desk.

If electronic mail is a better choice for you try the God Pause daily devotions from Luther Seminary. God Pause are short, meaningful reflections on the following Sunday’s lessons and gospel. During Advent, God Pause devotions will be taken from “Awake, Awake and Greet the New Morn,” a daily devotional produced by Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and Luther Seminary.