Serving time is 5:00-6:15pm and the suggested donation is $3 per plate.
- 4th: Chicken Kiev
- 11th: Tacos
- 18th: Soup & Chili
- 25th: No Meal (Thanksgiving Eve)
Bring a snack to share, your favorite board games or crafts and your family or friends, and join other Zion friends for a Family Night in Fellowship Hall at 7pm (you are welcome to come earlier if you wish) on Friday, November 20.
Scrapbookers are especially welcome (there are no separate scrapbooking nights planned for this year at this time).
Want to get together with other married sisters in Christ; learn Biblical, practical insights that will help strengthen your relationships; and have a source of support and encouragement along the journey? Then sign up now for a Beautiful Womanhood small group!
Beautiful Womanhood small groups:
The Beautiful Womanhood small group program provides a structure for ongoing fellowship and accountability in order to apply the truths learned in Beautiful Womanhood: A Biblical, Practical Guide for Wives, by Sandy Ralya, international speaker and founder and director of Beautiful Womanhood.
To sign up for a Beautiful Womanhood small group, contact Marissa Russell, Beautiful Womanhood Coordinator: 763.684.3953 or marissa@beautifulwomanhood.com For more information about the Beautiful Womanhood ministry visit www.BeautifulWomanhood.com.
The Zionaires 55+ group will visit the Science Museum of Minnesota in St Paul on Tuesday, October 20 to travel back to 1912 and experience the unforgettable story of the world’s most famous ship of its time at TITANICA: The ARTIFACT EXHIBITION. They will also visit the Omnitheater for a giant film screening of TITANICA!
The group leaves from the church at 9:00 Tuesday morning and return about 3:30. Cost for this fun adventure will be $30, including transportation, admission to all exhibits and film, coffee break with bakery item, and discount prices at the museum’s Explore store.
Please sign up at the information desk or call the Brennys at 763.682.2979.
Serving time is 5:00-6:15pm and the suggested donation is $3 per plate.
This class will be held at Zion by the MN Highway Safety & Research Center and is open to the public. Pre-registration is requested.
Topics include the latest visual scanning and steering techniques, anti-lock braking (ABS) skills, airbag information, driver distraction, road rage and new vehicle technology. There are no written or behind the wheel tests.
The cost is $24 and the class will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 13 and 14 from 9am-1pm each day. Minnesota law provides a 10% discount on their auto insurance premiums for three years for those age 55+ who complete this course .
A four hour refresher course will be available on November 10 from 9am-1pm, which will cost $20.
To register call the Minnesota Highway Safety Center at 1-888-234-1294. If you have questions you could also call Roger Brenny at 682-2979.
Zion’s Annual Lutefisk Dinner will be on October 30th this year . . . get the full scoop & purchase tickets online
The Scandinavian delicacy known as lutefisk – which means, literally, “cod soaked in plutonium”- dates to the Viking era.
Journals from that era tell us that Vikings often came ashore and shuffled along with their hands in their pockets. Their funny appearance (huge, musk ox trousers) and vocabulary (“Whooaa! Like Svenjornssen, dude! Whooaaa!”) frightened the villagers.
So one day, women from the Jvoorssen, Bjaastivik and Njorkssen families prepared a special meal for the Vikings.
First, they gathered cod in the traditional Scandinavian way. That’s right, they wrapped their sturdy arms around the middle sections of seals Read the rest of this entry »
Zion’s annual golf outing on Homecoming Sunday, September 13, at Buffalo Heights Golf Course was attended by 28 golfers.
The team from the Huston & Morin families triumphed with a score of 31. Other winners were Larry Huston & Joell Morin with the longest drives, Scott Morin with the closest to the pin in 1 and in 2, and Rick Johnson with the longest putt.
The golf outing will be held on Homecoming Sunday again next September.
…Everyone is invited to come home to Zion on September 13 for a celebration of the new program year. Have you have been at the cabin for the summer? Are you are ready to give church another try. Are you thinking about visiting Zion for the first time?
What Is Homecoming Anyway…Homecoming is a celebration of this community of faith and a time to move back into the rhythms of worship, education, support, and service.
Get all the details at ZionBuffalo.org/Homecoming
Wednesday Suppers start up again on September 9 with the popular sub sandwich meal, including cold cut subs, meatball subs, with cheese and all the toppings.
Serving time is 5:00-6:15pm and the suggested donation is $3 per plate.
Bring a snack to share, your favorite board games or crafts and your family or friends, and join other Zion friends for a Family Night in Fellowship Hall at 7pm (you are welcome to come earlier if you wish) on Friday, September 18.
Scrapbookers are especially welcome (there are no separate scrapbooking nights planned for this year at this time).
It‟s a relaxing way to spend an evening… meet friends, and make new friends at Zion. The movie room and /or gym could also be available for activities if there is a volunteer to supervise.
The Ice Cream Social at Marysville in June raised $924 toward restoration for the historic building. Thanks especially to all who donated pies, the confirmation students who volunteered, and the council members who took their turn in the dunk tank.
Wednesday Suppers start up again on September 9 with the popular sub sandwich meal, including cold cut subs, meatball subs, with cheese and all the toppings.
Serving time is 5:00-6:15pm and the suggested donation is $3 per plate.
You can offer a few hours of time and make a big impact on families here at Zion. Wednesday night supper teams are welcoming new team members.
Can you help?
Families or individuals cook (it really is lightweight prep), serve, and clean up meals once every 6 weeks. Meals are served in a 6 week rotation giving each team the benefit of cooking the same meal each time they serve. You can choose which meal team you‟d like to join. Each team will be serving only 5 times during the entire year. Volunteer a few hours as a small commitment with a great reward for many people.
If you are willing to give time to help with this great outreach to Zion families and community members please contact Sherilyn Burgdorf in the church office, Cindy Bonde or Dorothy Valentine.
You‟ll benefit by meeting other Zion members that will become new friends and you‟ll also help many families and youth by providing a great “home-cooked” meal on busy Wednesday evenings.
The Wednesday night supper program at Zion has proven to be a great help for many people. Last year 4500 meals were served over a span of 30 Wednesdays throughout the year.
This year a sponsor program is being created to help underwrite the cost of the meals.
Each sponsor would be asked to donate $100 to help defray the Wednesday meal costs. The suggested donation of $3 per meal would continue each Wednesday but families and individuals who come to the Wednesday night suppers are welcomed even if they are unable to pay a full amount.
Does your employer encourage corporate sponsorships? Corporate sponsors would be asked to donate $100-200 in order to support families and individuals who come to the Wednesday night suppers but are unable to pay a full amount. Corporate sponsor might choose instead to donate a specific part of a meal, such as desert.
Both corporate and individual sponsors will have the option to have their names publicized.
If interested in the sponsorship program please contact Pastor Judy or Sherilyn Burgdorf at the Zion office or Wednesday Night Supper coordinators Cindy Bonde or Dorothy Valentine.
Second Wednesdays were a smash hit, maybe the smash hit of the summer. All who came seemed to enjoy the meals, the conversation and connections as well as the worship, and the variety of activities for everyone. We want to give thanks to all who helped make to get Second Wednesday up as a new program and going strong!
And a great big thanks to everyone who came, had fun, praised God, brought bars and cookies and ate over 300 hamburgers, veggie burgers and hotdogs!
PS: here’s a video recap of the August 2nd Wednesday, and photos from July & August
We are having a great Homecoming Sunday on Sunday, September 13! There will be three great worship opportunities, a meeting for the parents of Sunday School children, a Mission Fair, lunch for everyone, a carnival, “The Great Big Zion Photo Shoot”, a golf outing, and even more surprises. You will want to be there!
Why do we want to start out the fall season with a big bang? Because it is time to return home, to return to this church home, this community of faith. It is time to move back into the rhythms of worship, education, support, and service known as the Zion Lutheran Church community.
An unknown author once said: “Homecoming means coming home to what is in your heart.” Deep within, our hearts yearn to know the presence of God, the peace of God that helps us build a faithful life. Read the rest of this entry »
This Wednesday evening, August 12, is the final Summer Second Wednesday of the summer. Enjoy a picnic dinner from 5-6pm followed by worship and activities, classes or just time to get together to enjoy the summer and each other. All are invited to come.
Supper will be served from 5-6pm.
There will be a short worship service from 6:15-6:45pm
At 7pm there are options for everyone
Holy Humor with Pastor Judy for adults. Come and share a laugh or two over some tweaks at our Christian faith such as “What if Starbucks Marketed like a Church?” For adults attending the education program, nursery will be available for children 3 years and under from 7-8pm.
Graceland for Senior High: “What Are You Worth?”
Mini-Carnival for Families. Including a duck pond, pop walk, and jumper.
To wrap up the Summer Second Wednesday series, we will finish the evening with ice cream Sundaes for all.
Zion’s annual golf outing will be on Homecoming Day, Sunday, September 13, at Buffalo Heights Golf Course with a “shotgun” start at 4:30.
Golfers of all ages and abilities are welcome to join in the 4-person scramble, and may sign up as teams of 4, in groups of 3, in pairs, or as individuals. Sign up online or at the information desk. Deadline for registration is Sunday, September 6.
Cost will be $20 per golfer for 9 holes including a cart, payable to the golf course that day.