Christmas Eve Christmas Day

Advent Services at 10am & 6:30pm

December 2 - Jesus Advent Past

December 9 - Jesus Advent Present

December 16 - Jesus Advent Future

Birthdays 2

Finances 2

Tom Roberts 3

Family Ministry 4

Zion Youth 5

St. Francis House

Needs List

6

Calendar 7

Pastor’s Corner 8

Inside this issue:

December 2020 Volume 20 - Issue 12

Zion Lutheran Church Sioux Falls, SD

At Zion Lutheran we are committed to reaching out, strengthening the saved,

and serving Jesus Christ by serving others!

6:30 PM

Christmas Eve

4:00 pm - Family Service

7:00 pm - Contemporary

9:30 pm - Candlelight Communion

Christmas Day

9:00 am - Traditional Communion

Dec 1 Meredith Ebert

Dec 1 Bradley Grave

Dec 2 Sharon Geister

Dec 3 Amelia Ebert

Dec 3 Steve Hendry

Dec 5 Harper Beaner

Dec 6 Illa Biteler

Dec 6 Ellie Boettcher

Dec 6 Enid Farmer

Dec 6 Dennis Werner

Dec 8 Irene Anderson

Dec 8 Eric Boyce

Dec 9 Kyle Stotts

Dec 9 Roger Wagner

Dec 10 Rachel Aamold

Dec 10 Ashley Doerksen

Dec 10 Trish Heng

Dec 10 John Kritzmire

Dec 10Sharon Petheram

Dec 11 Warren Eilertson

Dec 11 Chris Hinde

Dec 11 Jody Huebert

Dec 11 Scott Raabe

Dec 11 Tatum Thorpe

Dec 11 Teagan Thorpe

Dec 13 Suzi Fitterer

Dec 13 Bruce Hamilton

Dec 22 Wayne Tanke

Dec 23 Debra Green

Dec 23 Philip Langner

Dec 23 Brooks Pidde

Dec 24 Christopher Boettcher

Dec 24 Roger Corkill

Dec 24 Pam Strain

Dec 24 Elise Van Hove

Dec 24 Heidi Vilhauer

Dec 24 Chad Wall

Dec 25 Inez Hayes

Dec 26 Noble Kritzmire

Dec 26 Joseph Maeschen

Dec 27 Adam List

Dec 27 Dave Wright

Dec 28 Carol Ekse

Dec 28 Annie Farmer

Dec 29 Jetzen Kok

Dec 30 Tammie Schultz

Dec 30 Yvonne Van Wyhe

Dec 31 Joseph Tisher

Dec 14 Cynthia Huntimer

Dec 14 Betty Schultz

Dec 14 Morgan Werner

Dec 15 Emersyn Hagen

Dec 15 Parker Strain

Dec 16 JoAnne Baer

Dec 16 Elijah Dressler

Dec 16 Parker Pidde

Dec 16 Logan Pusch

Dec 17 Matthew Kludt

Dec 19 Lonny Boehrns

Dec 19 Gloria Storm

Dec 20 Jeannette Jensen

Dec 21 Brad Clow

Dec 21 Debbie Hepper

Dec 21 Evie Meier

November Home Giving

Envelopes and Electronic Giving ................... $61,620.29

Plate ........................................................................ 1,252.01

Missions ................................................................... 295.00

Youth Missions ........................................................... 5.00

Flowers and Radio ................................................. 426.00

Sanford Grant ........................................................ 400.00

LWR/LHM/MSL ...................................................... 120.00

Reimbursement (Chancel Floor) ....................... 7,725.00

Reimbursement (Postage) .................................... 200.00

Audio/Visual ........................................................ 2,700.00

Shirts .......................................................................... 25.00

Total Received ........................................ $74,768.30

Monthly Need ......................................... $60,000.00

Other Giving

Memorials ............................................................. $865.00

Total Received ............................................. $865.00

As in the past, we will join together with our brothers and sisters from Faith Lutheran and

Memorial Lutheran for a New Year’s Eve Communion Worship.

The Service will be held here at Zion on December 31 at 6:30 pm with Pastor Aaron

Asmus as the Guest Speaker.

Please register your Worship using our Sign-up Genius.

https://www.signupgenius.comgo/9040545ABAD28A3F9

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FAMILIES IN FAITH GINGERBREAD

HOUSES

1. Sign-up (2 per family) at the Welcome Wall

or on the Families in Faith Facebook Page.

2. Pickup Kits on Sunday, December 13 after

the late service until 12:30 pm

3. Display Houses on Zoom or Facebook -

Time TBA

Merry Christmas! Christmas may look a little different this year. Isn’t that the phrase of 2020? A world-wide

pandemic will NOT stop Christmas from coming, and isn’t that the point of Christmas? Nothing will separate us

from God’s love. Romans 8:39

As you deal with the stress, anxiety, and disappointment of things not being the same this year, ponder on a new

tradition that brings you and your family closer to that precious Babe in Bethlehem.

This may be the year to

* that Advent devotional (call the office if you need one)

* call or send a card to someone from our Zion family who you miss

* reach out to someone who has experienced a loss this year Merry Christmas!

Rachel, Zion Parish Nurse

TOM and TAMMY ROBERTS will be our

guests on Sunday, December 20. Tom will be

reading his latest book “Something About

Christmas” during both Children’s Messag-

es. They will also have all of Tom’s books

available for purchase to help support the

work of Children’s Home Society. Plan to

attend services on December 20!!

ZION LUTHERAN is

having a “Christmas

Donation Drive” for the

St. Francis House.

Here’s the list of items that

are needed.

Donations can be dropped

off at the church until

December 20.

1400 S Duluth Avenue

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

57105

Dear Friends ….

Here we are in December and

Advent then Christmas! The word

Advent literally means “coming” or

“arrival.” During the season of

Advent, we wait for our Lord’s

coming or arrival even as we live

now in His forgiveness. We live and

wait in hope as we remember the

ways in which our God in Christ

has come and promises to come

again for us.

From Revelation 22:20, He who is

the faithful witness to all these

things says, “Yes, I am coming

soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!

He has come for us in the incarnate

Jesus Christ. He continues to come

for us even now through the person

of Jesus Christ as He is present in

the hearing of the Word, Baptism

and the Lord’s Supper. He promises

to return to us in the Second

Coming of Jesus Christ to bring to

completion the entire work of

salvation that He began through

Jesus’ incarnation.

During Advent, we consider all of

these ways in which God is

present for us in Christ and at the

same time we move closer and

closer to the day in which we

celebrate this God who comes near

to us by celebrating His birth.

And as we celebrate this season of

hope … please consider giving a

donation to Zion Lutheran’s

gathering for the St. Francis

House and its residents. You can

review the list here in the Clarion.

We usually collect food items

during our Streets of Bethlehem

pageant day but we are not

holding it this year so we changed

it up a bit.

The St. Francis House rebuilds

lives by providing refuge and

pathways to stability for adults

Address Service Requested Phone: 605-338-5226

Email:

[email protected]

Zion Lutheran Sioux Falls

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experiencing homelessness and

poverty. Every day of the year, they

enable individuals to meet their

basic needs for food, clothing and

shelter. They transform lives using

a holistic approach to understanding

and addressing behavioral health,

housing and employment needs. St.

Francis House is committed to

helping those they serve achieve

renewed lives of dignity and

self-determination.

Whatever way you plan to celebrate

anew our Lord’s birth this

Christmas, it is my prayer that it be

safe and filled with great meaning

that leads you to trust more and

more God’s love and forgiveness

that has come through this Babe in

Bethlehem and His name is Jesus!

Peace and Joy in the Baby Jesus!

Pastor Greg