Sunday, November 1
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
Mark 12:28-34
Pastor Kelly Chatman of Redeemer Lutheran Church Preaching
(Pastor Judy preaching at Redeemer)

Sunday, November 8
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
Mark 12:38-44
Pastor Judy Preaching

Sunday, November 15
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Pastor Ted’s first Sunday
Mark 13:1-8
Pastor Ted Preaching

Sunday, November 22
Christ the King Sunday
Pastor Judy’s last Sunday
John 18:33-37
Pastor Judy Preaching

Sunday, November 29
First Sunday of Advent
Luke 21:25-36
Pastor Ted Preaching

The annual Ecumenical Festival of Thanksgiving and Praise will take place at Zion on Wednesday, November 25 at 8:00pm. Invite your neighbors and friends to attend this service of thanks that brings our community together. This is truly a faith-filled experience for all families.

Pastors from the Buffalo area churches join to give leadership to this community-wide time of worship. Choirs from many of the churches in Buffalo will combine to present anthems of thanks and praise. The handbell choirs from Zion, Buffalo Covenant, St. Johns Lutheran, and Buffalo United Methodist churches are preparing pieces to be rung in a massed choir. There will be over 130 musicians from different churches.

Nursery is provided, and offerings are used to help those in need through the Buffalo Ministerial Association.

The Annual Congregational Meeting of Zion Lutheran Church will be held on Sunday, November 22, 2009 following the 10:30 service (at approximately 11:30 am). All voting members are requested to attend. A voting member is defined as confirmed, communing, & contributing.

The nominating committee is accepting nominations for the following positions:

• 4 Church Council Members to serve for 3 years.
• 3 Nominating Committee Members. Two will serve for 2 years, and 1 to serve for 1 year.
• 2 Zion Foundation Trustees to serve for 3 years.
• 5 Minneapolis Area Synod Voting Members, including 1 youth member and at least 3 males to serve for 2 years. The 2010 synod assembly is on April 25 in Prior Lake.

Those interested in serving the congregation in one of these positions, please contact the church office (Office @ZionBuffalo.org or 682.1245) or a member of the nominating committee (Sue Foster, Kelly Schmidt, Martha Driscoll-Nelson, Michelle Swenson, or Teresa Sorenson) by November 2.