Registration for the Pool party on Sunday is now closed, but those who are registered can still pay registration & meal costs online (otherwise, bring your payment on Sunday) and print the required waiver form.
Zion Day Camp Registration
March 11, 2010 — Angela
ZDC is a summer program available for any children who have just finished Kindergarten, through 12 years old, and is open weekdays from 6:30am until 6pm June 21-August 24.
Please be sure to register as soon as possible, so that we can hire enough staff members to ensure a safe and enjoyable summer for all of the children.
This is separate from the one-week Vacation Bible School program that runs June 8-12 only. Registration packets can be printed here and are available at the information desk.
Check the ZDC page for more information!
Change for Children
March 3, 2010 — AngelaEach year, our Sunday school students are part of a “Change for Children” Lenten service project. Change for Children encourages our students to help other children in need, locally and globally. This year, proceeds will be benefiting the families and children at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. Recently, a child from our congregation was rushed from Buffalo Hospital to Children’s, and after her recovery the family shared their need for everyday necessities while staying with their child at the hospital. They had arrived at the hospital with only the clothes on their back, and not able to leave for several days while their child was in the PICU. With the input of this family and staff at Children’s Hospital, we have compiled a long list of items that would be very helpful to these families in their time of need.
All children in Zion’s Sunday school program are encouraged to bring in change for this project during Lent, of course we will also accept paper currency 
. Our goal this year is to raise $1200 for items as gas cards, toiletries, parking passes, and fast food vouchers. Any extra proceeds will be used to purchase toys, and books for the patients at Children’s Minneapolis.
Each week an incentive activity is planned to help remind and encourage the students to get involved in this years Lenten service project.
- February 28: Change for Children kick off in sanctuary. Please attend worship services to better understand this years Change for Children mission, and the use of funds raised in our Lenten project.
- March 7: Bring your Change for Children donation and participate in Backwards Day … wear your clothes backwards!
- March 14: Bring your Change for Children donation and participate in Crazy Hair Day … make your hair as crazy as ever!
- March 21: Bring your Change for Children donation and participate in Pajama Day … get right out of bed and join us!
- March 28: Bring your Change for Children donation and participate in “Sunday Best Dress” … children sing in service.
Please contact Holly or Roxie with with any questions you may have about Change for Children.
2nd to 5th Grade Bible Camp
March 3, 2010 — AngelaGet your bags packed, your bug spray applied, your sunscreen slathered on, and your Bible ready because Zion is going to summer camp again this year!
Zion 2nd – 5th graders will be attending Shores of St. Andrew in New London, MN, June 20-25, 2010 for a great week of camp. To make sure that everyone has a chance to register, ask questions and get the info, there will be an information meeting students and their parents on Wednesday, March 10, at 6pm in the Library. Please make every effort to attend this meeting, for this will be the only meeting to distribute info! This will also be your first chance to register students.
As of this post, there are only 10 spots open for girls and 15 open for boys … To make sure that your student will have a space for camp, be ready to pay a $100/student deposit at the meeting. We will be able to work with you on payment arrangements, if needed.
If you have any questions beforehand, please contact Roxie Otten or Myron Crawford at Zion.
Tubing Waiver Link
March 2, 2010 — AngelaIf you still need to print a waiver for the 7th-12th grade tubing trip tomorrow, you can find it here. No student will be permitted to go on the trip without a waiver signed by a parent.
Graceland March Topics
February 28, 2010 — Angela- March 3: No Graceland – Snow tubing (registration is closed)
- March 10: Why Jesus? – Part 2
- March 17: Why Jesus? – Part 3
- March 24: Why Jesus? Part 4
- March 31: Pizza & A Movie – 5:30-9pm
Graceland meets at 7:15pm-9pm on Wed and is open to all Sr High youth.
March Sunday School Schedule
February 26, 2010 — Angela- Sunday March 7: Sunday School (5th-6th Grapple)*
- Sunday March 14: Sunday School (4th Grapple) (5th-6th classroom)*
- Sunday March 21: Sunday School (5th-6th grapple)*
- Sunday March 28, Palm Sunday: Sunday School children through grade 4 sing in church during the hour that they usually attend class.
*Watch Sunday Bulletin and Hall maps for 1st -4th pick-up locations. *
March Kids’ Club Schedule
February 25, 2010 — Angela- Wednesdays March 3, 13, 17, 24: Kid’s Club
- Wednesday, March 31: No Kids’ Club (Spring Break)
Kids’ Club has several opportunities for you to be involved! If you’d like to volunteer once or several times, contact Roxie.
Vacation Bible School 2010
February 25, 2010 — Angela
Get your passports ready, we are headed for Egypt! This year’s VBS is “Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace,” and we are in for an amazing adventure. Travel us through Egyptian time, following Joseph’s amazing and exciting adventures.
VBS will be held at Zion June 14-18, from 9am-12pm, for children ages 3-12. Online registration for this adventure begins March 15, but the excitement is already building on our facebook page.
If you are an adult, a teen or a middle schooler, and would like to volunteer you time in Egypt, please contact Holly, as there are many positions in need of filling.
Confirmation Schedule for March
February 25, 2010 — Angela- March 3: No Class – Snow tubing (registration is now closed)
- March 10: No Class – Lenten Services
- March 17: No Class – Lenten Services
- March 24: No Class – Lenten Services
- March 31: No Class – Holy Week
Zion Day Camp 2010
February 23, 2010 — AngelaZion Day Camp is summer school age daycare for elementary children, and is open weekdays throughout summer from 6:30am until 6:30pm.
Registration information for ZDC 2010 will be available sometime in March.
Club 456 Pool Party
February 23, 2010 — AngelaStudents in grades 4, 5 & 6 are invited to a Pool Party on Sunday, March 14. Meet at Zion at noon and ride a bus to Otsego Waterpark for swimming from 1-4pm.
Please sign up online by Thursday, March 11. The cost is $15 including swim pass and bus, plus optional $4.05 for lunch on the way.
This event will include sufficient Zion adult supervision for competent swimmers (1:4 ratio). If your child is not a competent swimmer, please contact Holly or Roxie before signing them up.
Middle School Mission Trip Update
February 22, 2010 — AngelaStudents who are attending the Mission Trip to Duluth should have their balances at $250 by March 10! If you have questions or concerns, please contact Myron.
Part of the responsibilities is to serve others. Please put the following on your calendar:
March 17: Lenten Meal – Prep, Serve and Clean – 4pm – 6:30pm
Senior High Mission Trip Update
February 22, 2010 — AngelaAll students who are attending the Senior High Mission Trip to Chicago this summer, should have their final balance of $300 turned in. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Myron.
Remember that there are many fundraising/service opportunities upcoming:
- March 7: Cinnamon Rolls – 7:30am-11:45am
- March 10: Lenten Meal – Prep, Serve and Clean – 4pm – 6:30pm
- March 21: Cinnamon Rolls – 7:30am-11:45am
Confirmation Homework
February 22, 2010 — AngelaMemory Work #3 – Due March 17
Worksheet #4 – Due May 12
Statement of Faiths – Due May 10
- 7th Grade – Who is the Holy Spirit?
- 8th Grade – What Do I Believe?
Young Sisters in Christ
February 21, 2010 — Angelaby Lee Ann Goerss
I love to share my passion for art with students. I find myself learning more from them and am always inspired by their imagination. Their creative spirits give witness to God, our Creator; and, Artist Extraordinaire.
I’m also thankful for the commitment and devotion of the Harvest of Hands crew, who raise thousands of dollars annually to feed the hungry locally and across the globe. When I volunteered to teach Sunday School this year, it was on the top of my list to involve my students in this mission.
So, early in the fall, I talked to my fifth and sixth grade girls about designing a project for the Silent Auction. They were very enthusiastic about their chance to “make a difference”. We partnered up with our “Sister” class at the 10:30 service. And, with a mixture of art and faith they created a colorful original entitled “Sisters in Christ”.
I am proud of the heartfelt gift of these “young” Sisters in Christ; and, I look forward to a continuing connection between Sunday School students and Harvest of Hands.
Sunday school students with their work of art for Harvest of Hands
Involving Children in Lent
February 21, 2010 — AngelaAdapted from the winter issue of Thrivent Magazine
As adults, we understand Lent as a time to prepare our minds and our hearts for the death and resurrection of Jesus – a time to look inward and think about what we’re doing with the gift that’s been given to us. But death and resurrection are mysterious topics. So how can we involve children in the rituals of the season?
The winter issue of Thrivent Magazine gives some simple ideas of things you can do at home to build on the lessons they’re learning in Sunday school and Lenten services.
Sweet Idea
Kimberly Ingalls Reese, author of Celebrate Jesus! At Easter and mother of three children, shares an idea for edible enjoyment. In her book there’s a poem called “God’s Jelly Bean Rainbow,” and she says that kids have a great time putting together bags with different colored jelly beans – white is for holiness; red is for the blood He shed, for example – and giving them out to friends. “Then families can pray that the people who received the bags understand God’s love for them,” she says.
Pray for Others
Switch up the usual “God is great, God is good” prayer before a family meal with a special Lenten prayer. You’ll be creating a new tradition, and the message will start to sink in for kids after a few years. Debbie Trafton O’Neal, author of Before and After Easter: Activities and Ideas – Lent to Pentecost suggests a poster board on the fridge to draw or write things your family is thankful for, and incorporating them into prayers, as well as saving Christmas cards people sent the previous year and including one of those families each night.
To read the full article with additional suggestions for involving children with Lenten events, go to Thrivent.com/magazine.
To learn more about Thrivent Financial and its products call Mark Worner at 763.682.6011.
Breakfast Raises Funds for FIA
February 11, 2010 — Angela
Allison Moser, Roger Brenny, Myron Crawford
The Social Ministry pancake breakfast on Sunday, January 31, served 270 people and raised $865 (after expenses). The proceeds for this event was split equally between Faith in Action, one of Zion’s local mission partners, and the Middle School’s Mission Trip to Duluth this coming summer. Pictured are Roger Brenny of the Social Ministry Committee is presenting checks to Allison Moser of Faith in Action and to Myron Crawford for the middle school trip. Thank You for your participation in this event!
Sunday School Singing
January 31, 2010 — AngelaSunday school children up to 4th grade will sing in worship on Sunday February 28. This is a Sanctuary Sunday which means all children are encouraged to worship with their families. The children have been practicing their songs during opening at Sunday School, and we need all of their voices. Please plan to worship together on that morning.
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