“SHARING THE GOOD NEWS” ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday, Oct 1 st – Robert Zientek to perform Tuesday, Oct 3 rd – Mary Martha class @ 2 pm Wednesday, Oct 4 th – All committees’ mtg @ 7 pm Friday, Oct 6 th – “Meet & Greet” pastoral candidate @ 6 pm Sunday, Oct 8 th – Congregational meeting for vote on pastoral candidate Sunday, Oct 8 th – J.O.L.T. meeting 5-8 pm Tuesday, Oct 10 th – 4H Club meeting @ 7 pm Thursday, Oct 12 th – Ruth Circle meeting @ 7 pm Friday, Oct 14 th – B.B.M. Octoberfest Wednesday, Oct 18 th – Church council @ 6 pm Sunday, Oct 22 nd – Pr. Lawrence Bade presiding; Robert Zientek to perform Sunday, Oct 22 nd – J.O.L.T. meeting 5-8 pm Saturday, Oct 28 th – F.L.C. in use; Beverly Roehling Sunday, Oct 29 th – Pr. Lawrence Bade presiding; Polka Sunday; Reformation Sunday with “Reformation Walk & Lunch” Tuesday, Oct 31 st – Bluebonnet Club @ 11 am There was no Church Council meeting held in September due to fair week. Argent Court George Rhodes Brenham Nursing & Rehab Darlene Gaskamp Focus Care of Brenham Sybil Kumaga Dorothy Tockhorn Homebound Henry & Laverne Ganske Bradley Grimm & parents Josephine Helm Viola Koehn Joyce Meyer L.W. Miller Burney & Edna Schramme Glenn Schroeder Al Stoddard Mary Tockhorn Zion Lutheran Church 1800 FM 2679 Brenham, Texas Pastor: Jill Vivroux Cell Phone (830) 358-8656 Church Phone (979) 836-7909 Email Address: [email protected]zionsvillelutheranchurch.org Pastoral Candidate Pastor Katrina Walther was raised in the Washington and Austin County area. She earned her undergraduate degrees in English and Biology from Texas Lutheran University in Seguin. It was at TLU that she met Carl Walther—they were married just two months before Katrina graduated from university. Katrina worked as a teacher at a small private school for a time after graduation, and it was there that she began to discern a call to ministry. Carl and Katrina relocated to the Austin area, where Katrina attended the Lutheran Seminary Program of the Southwest. She received her Masters of Divinity and was ordained in 2010. Her first call as an ordained minister was to Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church of Sunnyside, Washington. After seven years in Washington state, Katrina and Carl and their daughters, Laura and Heather, are looking forward to returning to Texas, and particularly to the Brenham area.
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“I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all
of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the
one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.”
Philippians 1:3-6
As I reflect back on these past months of joining in the ministry of Christ with you, the good people of Zion, I
am filled with great gratitude and joy. In these months you have helped me to see what can happen when the
church is open to God’s Holy Spirit. It has been a beautiful sight to see the many ways you have reflected
God’s love in the various ministries that you embrace at Zion.
This is a time of excitement for you at Zion as you embark on a new chapter of your ministry and life in Christ.
In the presence of change and unknowns, there is the potential for fear to creep in, but know this, God is at work
here at Zion and is doing a new thing.
Knowing God’s presence always brings hope and it is this hope that will overcome all fear. It is my prayer that
you will embrace the days ahead knowing that God has been and continues to be at work here at Zion. Trust in
God’s loving presence knowing that the good work that has been started will continue in this new chapter of
ministry.
You have given me first hand experience of the many ways in which God is working here and I am so very
thankful for this opportunity to join you in ministry. You will forever be in my prayers of thanksgiving for the
great joy that you bring to this community.
May you continue to live into the future of your call to be the church with great hope and joy!
In God’s peace and love,
Pastor Jill
Hymn and Beer Fest 2017
Looking for a Sunday Funday? Mark your calendars for this year’s Hymn and
Beer Fest at the Brazos Valley Brewery, November 5th from 4-7 PM. Allison and
her gang will be there to ensure the evening is filled with awesome music. This
year we will be raising funds for the Austin County Miracle League. Tickets are
sold at $20, which includes entrance, a glass and two beer tokens. Brazos Valley
Brewery is located at 201 W. 1st St, Brenham.
All I can say is WOW!! What a busy September 2017 it has been. Starting with Hurricane Harvey; what a destruction he did. Thousands and thousands of homes flooded, people rescued by boats and a lot of prayers going to God – asking for guidance, safety and what now? I know there were several people from Zion that gave a helping hand; whether it was a monetary donation or going to work with your hands. I traveled with Pastor Ken Weiss and Pastor Parnell to Conroe to help muck out a home. There had been 14 feet of water in this home and it belonged to a family whose daughter was fighting several diseases and was on oxygen. It broke our hearts because she lost all of her possessions. Her air tanks, clothes, bed, dresser and pictures were all gone. But she was safe and that is the main thing. My prayers go out to this family. Then we traveled to Katy, Texas with God’s work, Our Hands and teamed up with people from all over. Next we traveled to homes to help move furniture out, packed up to help move or whatever the people needed. It was a heart-warming day to help out our neighbors in need. What a day our youth had on Sunday, September 10th! Gods work… Our Hands Confirmation Team had the pleasure of helping play baseball at the Miracle League in Bellville. What a great day for a game of baseball. Even our own Will Larkin did an outstanding job! Will we are so proud of you! And way to go Confirmation Class; you all Rock! And then it was Washington County Fair week! What a long, long week that has been; so many activities, so many awards and lots and lots of hours of ha-a-a-a-rd work. Hats off to all the volunteers that helped with the fair activities and to our youth who participated in showing an animal, country creations, hay hauling contest, greased pig contest, Ag Olympics, Queen contest, Little Miss & Mr. Contest, the fair parade and much, much more. Here is a list of our youth that participated and if I missed your name let me know so I can add you next month. Sandy Supak Brazos Supak Cooper Hodde Branden Roehling Dawson Draehn
Jill Rosenbaum Carmen Niemeyer Gavin Blum Cara Davis Leah Blum
Congratulations on all your winnings and participation! See you at the 150th Washington County Fair in 2018! Confirmation Class! Just a note to say way to Go!! Four hours of confirmation class the day after the fair and some softball games. You guys rock. Next time will not be so long. J.O.L.T – October 8th – 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM J.O.L.T. – October 22nd – 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Join our Confirmation Class of Sunday – October 29th as they portray the people in Martin Luther’s Life. A Reformation Walk stepping back 150 years in one day.
Meet at the City Gates and travel thru time. Visit Luther’s Birthplace and meet Hans and Margaret Luther,
The Schoolhouse and learn a little German with Ursula Cotta then off to Indulgence Sale and meet the famous John Tetzel
Visit the Wittenberg Café and let our servants share their pretzels with you, then off to
Castle Church where you will meet young Martin Luther and read his 95 Theses and you can even write your own and nail it to the door
Visit Wartburg Castle and meet Frederick the Wise. Here you will learn about the young Luther translating the Bible into German.
The Fish Merchant – you will meet Leonard Kopp and friend of Martin Luther
Then the Luther House. This is where you will meet Luther and Katie Luther. Here you will visit with them in their garden as they share their story.
Then off to the music room with the Church Cantor. Listen to some of the hymns that Luther wrote. Then off to…
The Print Shop and meet Hans Lufft. Here is where you will help in the Luther Seal.
Once you finished here you are welcome to join in some music and enjoy a Sausage (brat), Sauerkraut, potatoes and homemade dinner with dessert. Tickets are now on sale - see one of our confirmation students for tickets $5/each. There will also be a raffle to raise funds to support Zion’s youth trip to the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston, TX.
Hope to see you at the Walk of Reformation. Blessings to you all,
Mrs. Cindy Youth Director
“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the
heart”
To the ladies that make desserts and serve meals for Burton Bridge Ministry at UCC Burton; just want to let you know that your volunteer efforts are greatly appreciated here in the church. You have taken time from the “busy-ness” of your own schedule to participate in a ministry opportunity for Zion. Please know that we are very grateful and understand that God Himself sees and rewards those who diligently work for Him with little or no regard for earthly recognition.
Questions: 1. For how many days and nights did it rain in the story of the flood? 2. What was special about Jesus’ mother? 3. Who gave gifts to Jesus when he was a young child? 4. What happened to Jonah after he was thrown overboard? 5. In whose image was man created?
1. Forty (Gen 7:12) 2. She was a virgin (Matt 1:23) 3. Wise men/magi (Matt 2:7-10) 4. He was swallowed by a great fish (Jon 1:17) 5. God’s (Gen 1:27)
Our thoughts and prayers
during the past month of
September have gone out
to:
Family of Larry Schulz
Earl Blum
Clay Boeker
Marchel Brennan
Chuck Cargill
Emily Conner
Luther & Evelyn Draehn
Lily Faist
Anne Frank
Leslie Gilbert
Roy Hardan
John Hardin
Debra Harrison
Ryan Hegefeld
Emily Hendricks
Frances & Leon Konieczny
Wanda Kramer
Jerry Kunkel
Gracy Lange
Veradell Lehde
Sue Maass
Marvin Marburger
Ben Marek
Heather Meyer
L.W. Miller
Betty Pelkemeyer
Kyla Pietch
Ralph Poehlmann
Steven Ramirez
Jannet Rosenbaum
Tammy Rosenbaum
Blaine Runge
Ervin Schulz
Kyee Koehn Shaver
Russell Sommer
Catherine Stein
Al Stoddard
Jimmie Tiemann
Sue Vierus
Doris Voelkel
Gary Wagner
Robert Wagner
Sandy Winkelmann
Lisa Wise
We are pleased to let you know that a deposit has been made to Zion thru Thrivent
on behalf of:
Allyne Emshoff
James Meyer M/M James Vaughn
Kenneth Schiller Jennifer Grimm
M/M Doyle Reeves
Allen Neumann
M/M Charles Rauch
Larry Schulz M/M James Vaughn
M/M Donnie Lyles
Lauren Rupe M/M Charles Rauch
M/M Leroy Hodde
Katherine Borroni
M/M John Forys
Mervin Lee Maass M/M Leroy Hodde
Mildred Pelkemeyer Ruth Maass
Date Worship Sunday
School
9/03 170 35
9/10 141 39
9/17 153 34
9/24 117 25
Date Regular Memorial
9/03 6583.00 0
9/10 5441.00 50.00
9/17 4028.00 0
9/24 2057.00 20.00
Cleo Jaeger 1-Oct
David Reynolds 3-Oct
Gary Rosenbaum 5-Oct
Aubert Jaeger 6-Oct
Nikki King 6-Oct
Sean Rosenbaum 6-Oct
Walter Rodenbeck 7-Oct
Ryan Rodenbeck 8-Oct
Megan Weirich 8-Oct
Roy Boehnemann 9-Oct
Gary Wagner 9-Oct
Matt Zibilski 9-Oct
Bobbi Jo Supak 10-Oct
Karon Vaughn 10-Oct
Laura Zibilski 10-Oct
Neal Pieper 11-Oct
Tyler Ramirez 13-Oct
Nickolas Neumann 15-Oct
Jennifer Lorenz 16-Oct
Kara Meyer 18-Oct
Randi Emshoff 20-Oct
Edna Roehling 21-Oct
Sandra Blum 22-Oct
Beverly Koehler 22-Oct
Arabella Maitland 22-Oct
Kade Rau 22-Oct
Betty Wiesepape 22-Oct
Jean Winters 22-Oct
Kay Larson/Engeling 26-Oct
LaVerna Schiller 26-Oct
Beth Eckelhoff 28-Oct
Rod Vincent 29-Oct
Emily Maass 30-Oct
Joyce Meyer 30-Oct
Birdie Sommerfeld 30-Oct
Ryan Weirich 30-Oct
Raymond Blum 31-Oct
Bernadine Blum 1-Oct
Erna Seilheimer 1-Oct
Carol Ann Spreen 1-Oct
Karley Lorenz 2-Oct
Carsyn Hodde 7-Oct
Howard Wilson 7-Oct
Rachel Parker 8-Oct
Theresa Rodenbeck 8-Oct
Sara Ramirez 10-Oct
Earl Rosenbaum 10-Oct
Walline Lorenz 14-Oct
Scott Rybarski 14-Oct
Alice Studhalter 16-Oct
Mary Tockhorn 16-Oct
Coy Gurka 17-Oct
Shane Hahn 17-Oct
Betty Pelkemeyer 17-Oct
Fred Rau 17-Oct
Ricky Bosse 18-Oct
David Lange 18-Oct
James Pelkemeyer 19-Oct
Shannon Winkelmann 19-Oct
Gary Dannhaus 20-Oct
Weldon Krinke 22-Oct
Kay Nell Glaesmann 23-Oct
Dane Rau 23-Oct
Karina Engeling 24-Oct
Harper Cmajdalka 25-Oct
Kyla Cmajdalka 26-Oct
Tucker Gurka 26-Oct
Allison K. Crowson 27-Oct
Lisa Draehn 27-Oct
Gertrude Krinke 27-Oct
Myles Niemeyer 27-Oct
Ashley Gaskamp 28-Oct
Gladys Ordner 28-Oct
Madalyn Pieper 28-Oct
Leah Hardy 30-Oct
Allen Neumann 31-Oct
Steven & Liz Capan 4-Oct
Gary & Rocksann Marburger 10-Oct
Jonathan & Jane Little 11-Oct
Randy & Debbie Hodde 14-Oct
Jim & Mary Ann Meals 14-Oct
Craig & Lisa Conner 19-Oct
Ryan & Melissa Raley 19-Oct
Alton & Erna Seilheimer 20-Oct
David & Sandra Blum 24-Oct
Gene & JoAnn Draehn 26-Oct
Jeff & Marla Maitland 27-Oct
David & Lisa Draehn 28-Oct
Neal & Kristy Pieper 28-Oct
Articles for the November newsletter must be received by October 24th. Thank you.
Thanks for your Donation!
Zion Lutheran Youth Organization
Adam’s Angels Ministry gratefully acknowledges your recent donation n the amount of $93.17.
The love and generosity that prompted this gift is greatly appreciated. Please know that you have made a difference in the lives of families dealing with childhood cancer.
Thanks for blessing our organization
The Board of Adam’s Angels Ministry &
The Culliver Family
Praise be to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all of our troubles,
so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort that we ourselves have received from God. II Corinthians 1:3-5