July Sower 2018 - Zion Lutheran Church · 2019. 11. 6. · July Sower 2018 VBS Kayaking Vacation Bible School is only two weeks away. VBS will run July 15th-19th from 6-8. If you

July Sower 2018

VBS Vacation Bible School is only two weeks away. VBS will run July 15th-19th from 6-8. If you haven't registered your child, please do that as soon as possible. Registration forms are available on the bulletin board and in the narthex. Please feel free to invite your friends and family and encourage them to turn in their registration forms too. Those involved with VBS are encouraged to bring a plain t-shirt the first night so that an iron-on Splash Canyon logo can be put on the shirt to wear on Thursday and to have as a keepsake. Families are encouraged to attend on Thursday at 6 for a shortened evening including a program and fun activities.

We are asking for monetary donations to cover the various expenses required to carry out VBS. A donation box is in the narthex for those who are able to contribute. We will also be posting a list of items that can be donated for crafts and snacks. Please remove the note off the bulletin board of the item that you can donate. Craft items can be turned into the office right away and snack items should be turned in by Friday the 13th.

Kayaking

We are considering a fun culminating activity for Splash Canyon and invite the congregation to join. On Saturday, July 21st, we will be taking a group to kayak Turkey Creek. A kayak would cost $25 for a one and a half hour kayak ride. The fee includes life jackets and transportation to the drop-off point at Yanney. A younger child can sit in an adult’s kayak for free. A parent must accompany their children younger than high school age.

If you are interested in joining us for kayaking, please contact the office to give them a list of the people who will be attending by Friday the 13th. Payment will need to be made by Friday the 20th. Checks can be made out to Zion. An exact time will be determined once we know how many people will be attending.

Mission Sunday July 8

Sunday, July 8th we will collect gifts for Rev. John Clausing and his family who serve the Lord in Eastern Africa. There are mission envelopes which can be used in the narthex. Please place any gifts in the offering plate. In addition to this, the VBS offering has been designated to go to this family and Rev. Clausing and his family will be joing us July 24 to tell us about their work in Africa. Please look for additional information about Rev. Clausing on following pages of this newsletter.

2421 Avenue C

Kearney, NE 68847

Phone: 308-234-3410

Email:[email protected]

Website: www.zionkearney.com

Herrera Family

A fundraiser is being planned to support Bryceton Herrera and family. The date is set for Sunday, September 30th. The event will include a meal and silent auction in Zion’s gym. More details will be provided the closer we get to September. At this time we are asking people to save the date so you are able to attend and consider donating baskets for the silent auction. It is recommended that a family or families go together to assemble a basket to donate to the silent auction. A list of ideas is available if you need help deciding on a basket.

Please contact Michelle Millsap at 308-233-7398, Lisa Splittgerber at 308-627-4566 or [email protected], or speak with Amy Woodman if you have any questions. Also, please contact Michelle if you plan to donate a basket so that we do not have duplicate baskets. Completed baskets will not be due until September. Anyone interested in helping with the fundraiser is welcome to contact Michelle as well. Thank you!

Thank You

Words don’t begin to express my appreciation to everyone who helped make my 100th birthday such a happy occasion. May God bless you all, Vi Fox

Summer Office Hours

Summer office hours are Monday – Friday from 9:00-1:00. The office will be closed July 4.

Mary Martha - LWML

Mary Martha will meet Monday, July 9 at 7:00 in the Fellowship Hall.

Senior Citizens

The senior citizens will meet Monday, July 16 at 12:00 noon for their monthly potluck dinner. All are welcome to join them for an

afternoon of good food and fellowship.

Men’s Bible Study

The men’s bible study group will not meet in July. Be watching for some special plans for the August Bible Study meeting. (I hear food may be included)

ZYG

Our Youth will attend the Higher Things Conference in Lawrence, Kansas July 24-27.

Our members residing in Care Facilities

Cambridge Court -4107 Central Ave

Pat Flodine

Elaine Buss

Country House Residence-5605 K Ave.

Phyllis Willuweit

Mt. Carmel – 412 West 18th

Northridge – 5410 17th Ave.

Vaughn Albrecht

Norrine Rockwell

Prairie View – 1705 Prairie View Place

Joan Schmidt

Hazel Stickney

Mother Hull-125 East 23rd

Norman Abels

Vivian Axmann

Lillian Johnson

Charles Marineau

Lyle Colsden

St. John’s -3410 Central Ave.

Joyce Hadwiger

Good Samaritan Alma, 719 N. Brown St.

Morris Hilgenkamp

July Radio Broadcast & Flowers

Date Radio Flowers

1 Wilkens

8

15 DeLoach DeLoach

22 Fritz Fritz

29 Nuttelman Johnson

Radio Broadcast & Flower Charts The Altar Flower and Radio charts for 2018 are on the bulletin board across from the mailboxes. The cost to sponsor a radio broadcast is $161.25 per week. Families are welcome to go together to sponsor a broadcast.

July Birthdays and Anniversaries

1 Brandi Brewster, Nancy Dulitz, Tim Junge, Carolyn Wilkens

2 Amelia Halvorsen

5 Ann. Chuck & Jacqulyn Zehendner

6 Peter Kreutzer Ann. Mark & Nancy Dissmeyer

7 Patricia Catterson, Destiny Potter

8 Keith Trampe

9 Aubree Potter Ann. Brett & Kristin Jagles

10 Rev. Theodore Alwardt, Shyanne Howell, Linda Nuttelman Ann. Anthony and Lisa Splittgerber

11 Brooke Fisher

12 Nathaniel Gaunt

13 Ken Hockemeier, Kristin Jagles Ann. Rev. James & Carol DeLoach Ann. Ryan & Brienne Splittgerber

14 Herb Johnson Ann. David & Tamela Sikes

15 Vivian Axmann Ann. Patrick & Patrice Brost

16 Desiree’ Fiddelke

17 Jerry Hansen

20 Rev. Doug Gaunt

21 Duke Jorgensen, Rebecca Riekenberg, Geraldine Roeder

23 Lavonne Peterson, Tracy Schake

25 Synthia Beavers

27 Patrice Brost, Henrietta Wollberg

28 Leah Baker, Lonna Gronewoller, Lillian Johnson Ann. Todd & Ellen Koopman

29 Owen Hodgson

31 Judy Ahrens, Todd Junge

Rev. Jonathan and Anita Clausing

Serving the Lord in Eastern Africa

Rev. Jonathan and Anita Clausing serve the Lord as missionaries through The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) in Eastern Africa, based in Kenya. As a theological educator, Jonathan has served at both St. Peter Theological Seminary in Himo, Tanzania, and in the theology department of Neema Lutheran College in Matongo, Kenya, teaching a variety of courses on the New Testament, the Lutheran Confessions and church history.

Jonathan was born in Belvidere, Ill., where Immanuel Lutheran Church, his home congregation, is located. He grew up on the family farm outside of town and received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural studies from Iowa State University, Ames. He received his Master of Divinity from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Before serving in Eastern Africa, Jonathan served as the site director of Lutheran Valley Retreat, Woodland Park, Colo., and, most recently, as the director of campus ministry at Lutheran High School of St. Charles County, St. Peters, Mo. Jonathan enjoys playing and writing music, wilderness backpacking and mountain climbing.

Anita was born in Aurora, Ill., and her home congregation is Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, Yorkville, Ill. She received a bachelor’s degree in secondary education, along with her Director of Christian Education certificate, from Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward. Before heading to the mission field, Anita served as program director at Lutheran Valley Retreat, Woodland Park, Colo. Since 1999, she has been a stay-at-home mom, homeschooling their children. Her hobbies include scrapbooking and connecting with friends on Facebook. Jonathan and Anita have nine children — Emil, Ellie, Ernie, Eunice, Ethan, Eric, Eileen, Elijah and Emmanuel — who join them on the mission field.

Prayers Pray for the entire Clausing family as they serve in East Africa. Ask God to give them strength and peace in their life overseas as missionaries. Pray that the Word of God takes root and bears the fruit of faith in the lives of the East Africans who hear it.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION (One form per child, please)

July 15-19, 2018

*Student First Name: _________________________________________________________

*Student Last Name: _________________________________________________________

Age: _________ Grade Completed: __________________ Gender: Male Female

Home Church (if applicable): ___________________________________________________

Allergies: __________________________________________________________________

Medical Issues or Special Needs: ________________________________________________

Place my child in the same group as (child's name): ________________________________

*Parent Name (first and last): _________________________________________________

*Address: ________________________________________________________________________

*City: _____________________________________________________________________

*State:__________________________________________________________________________

*Zip: ______________________________________________________________________

*Email: ____________________________________________________________________

*Home Phone # ____________________________ Cell Phone #_______________________

Emergency Contact (first and last name): ________________________________________

Emergency Phone: __________________________________________________________

Alternate Pickup (first and last name): ___________________________________________

Alternate Pickup Phone: ______________________________________________________

Medical Release: I give my permission for the VBS staff to administer basic first aid to my child (named above) in the event of an

injury. I understand that the VBS staff will contact emergency services in the event of a significant injury and all expenses for such

emergency services will be paid by me.

Photo Release: I hereby grant the above named church permission to copyright and use photographs/videos taken at VBS of the

minor designated above in any manner or form for any purpose lawful at any time. I waive any right that I may have to inspect or

approve the finished product or written copy, that may be used in conjunction therewith, or the use to which it may be applied.

Permission to Attend: I give permission for my child (named above) to attend the Vacation Bible School (VBS) listed above. I

understand that the information I give for this registration will only be used by the VBS hosting church.

________________________________________________________

Parent Signature Date

Please return the completed form to Zion Lutheran Church and School or email to [email protected]

2421 Avenue C * Kearney, NE 68847 * 308-234-3410 * [email protected]

Do you wish you could contribute more to Zion? Zion’s Scrip Program is a way for everyone to give more to Zion. Recently, $8000 was given to the church from the Scrip Program to help cover some of the shortfall from our 2017-2018 church budget. Ideally, by increasing our Scrip usage, the Scrip Program could annually give the church thousands of dollars without costing our members any extra money.

Scrip is a year long fundraising effort where you simply purchase Scrip gift cards to pay for the things you normally would. We’re not asking you to buy anything you wouldn’t ordinarily buy. What we are asking you to do is to pay for the things you buy with Scrip instead of cash, check, or credit card.

Zion purchases Scrip gift cards at a discount and sells them at face value. The difference between our cost and the face value is our profit. Zion School families using the Scrip Program can earn tuition credit: 50% of your Scrip profits can be applied toward your family’s tuition. Family and friends may also designate their Scrip profits to the tuition of Zion School families.

Scrip gift cards are sold in the office and the Book Nook on Sundays. We have gift cards on hand from many local retailers (Hy-Vee, Walmart, Menards, Target, Sinclair, Cenex, Burger King, Wendy’s, Walgreens, and more). However, you can order gift cards through the office for hundreds more retailers, including The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Kohl’s, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Best Buy.

Currently, there are only 14 families doing the majority of Scrip purchases. These 14 families make up 75% of our Scrip profits. These families on average purchase $500 worth of Scrip gift cards per month and raise an extra $200 to give to Zion each year. If we could get more people to regularly participate in the Scrip Program, the results could make a big impact on Zion’s budget.

Do you buy groceries and gasoline? Do you make home improvements and go out to eat? Do you fill prescriptions? Do you make purchases online? Sure, we all do! Using Scrip gift cards to do the shopping you normally do will help Zion Lutheran Church and School. Please consider making the effort to change the way you shop. Yes, it takes a little extra effort and planning but the benefits can help you and your congregation.

You can also sign-up to pay for Scrip online via PrestoPay (similar to PayPal) and buy ScripNow (electronic gift cards). The number of ScripNow retailers is growing all the time. You can place your ScripNow order anywhere you can get online, whether on your home computer or your mobile device. Your electronic gift cards will be delivered to you in mere minutes. So you can be shopping at Cabela’s and see something you just can’t live without, you order your Scrip on your phone and minutes later you earn 8% for Zion.

Visit www.shopwithscrip.com to learn more about Scrip and the different retailers available. If you wish to sign up for PrestoPay and/or have questions about Scrip, please do not hesitate to contact the school office. We would like Zion’s usage of Scrip to increase dramatically and want to assist anyone willing to help us earn more money for our church and school.

Time of Service Acolyte Elder Usher Captain Engineer Announcer Altar Guild Book Nook

Sunday, July 1 Kassidy Halvorsen Eric Rosenthal Fred Flessner Peter Kreutzer Jesse Florang Becky Thornton Jana Flessner

9:00 a.m. Divine Service Lennis Hodgson Carol Herron

Sunday, July 8 Emily Hartman Dan Oertwig Marc Hoffman Rich Kreutzer Lonna Gronewoller Becky Thornton Pauline Jacobson

9:00 a.m. Divine Service Steve Junge Carol Herron

Sunday, July 15 Lexie Eckhoff Ken Hockemeier Roger Riekenberg Jared Nuttelman Carol Kreutzer Becky Thornton Jeanne Wollberg

9:00 a.m. Divine Service Robert Glanzer Carol Herron

Sunday, July 22 Sophia Strong Nathan Gaunt Mike Wilkens Shawn Starkey Brooke Fisher Becky Thornton Allison Wilkens

9:00 a.m. Divine Service Jeff Strong Carol Herron

Sunday, July 29 Elizabeth Lange Keith Nuttelman Fred Flessner Rich Kreutzer Jesse Florang Becky Thornton Carolyn Wilkens

9:00 a.m. Divine Service Lennis Hodgson Carol Herron

School News

Thank You to everyone who continures to collect and bring in Family Fresh Reciepts for our school. We have collected and subitted $150,000 in reciepts, and will receive a check for $1,000 for our school. Thank you also to the Helping Hands ladies who meet the first Thursday of each month to prepare all of the reciepts and labes for submission. They would welcome you to join them.

July 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

9:00am Divine Service 7:00pm Board of Stewardship Office closed 2:00 Helping Hands

10:15am Adult Bible Study 7:00pm Board of Ed

10:15am Sunday School

5:00pm Divine Service

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

9:00am Divine Service

10:15am Adult Bible Study

7:00 Board of Elders

10:15am Sunday School 7:00pm Mary Martha Guild 7:00 Board of Trustees 7:00 VBS Meeting 5:00pm Divine Service

Mission Sunday Rev. Clausing

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

9:00am Divine Service 12:00pm Senior Citizens

10:15am Bible Study

10:15am Sunday School

8:00pm Church Council

5:00pm Divine Service

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

9:00am Divine Service 6:00 Rev. Clausing presentation

10:15 Voters Meeting/Bible Study 7:00 L.L.L. 5:00pm Divine Service

10:15am Sunday School

29 30 31

9:00am Divine Service

10:15 Bible Study

10:15am Sunday School

Vacation Bible School

Pastor DeLoach on Vacation

Pastor DeLoach on Vacation

Pr. DeLoach Vacation Pastor DeLoach and Youth at Higher Things