12/19/2023 - Zion Lutheran Church

A Joyful Zion Welcome to Pastor Skorburg

12/19/2023

Hello everyone! My name is Trevor Skorburg and I’m quite excited for the good things I hope to be able to do together with you at Zion. I’ve been asked to share a bit about myself. My undergraduate degree is in Pastoral Leadership, and I’ve worked with a handful of churches, doing everything from sermons to custodial work to coordinating a food shelf to visiting with homebound members. Originally from Northern Illinois, my spouse, Sarah, and I moved up north to MN for grad

TGIF

12/19/2023

A new year always brings that fresh perspective of possibility. People use different descriptions: a new start, a fresh perspective, a new beginning, or a clean slate. All of which point to the joy of looking forward with hope. Looking forward with hope is a wonderful way to describe what it means to live as a baptized child of God. That hope is for today, not just for the future. In fact, all the above descriptors could just as easily

Into The Future

12/19/2023

The holiday season is always a special time at Zion, but especially this year. It was a busy late fall for Zion and I want to thank everyone for their participation and support during the annual meeting in which the budget was approved, committee updates were provided and new faces were added for Council, Foundation, and MAS Voting members. Immediately following our annual meeting, the special congregational meeting was held, in which the Call Committee presented Pastor Trevor as their

Financial Report 2023.11

12/19/2023

The Finance Committee would like to share a summary of Zion’s financial condition as of the end of November. When comparing our income/offerings to the General Fund from November this year to that of last year, we were down by about $5400 per Sunday or 26%. For the year so far, our giving and other income is almost identical to that of a year ago at this time. So far this year we have spent a little over $70,000 more

A Stewardship Quiz

12/19/2023

1. Jesus talked about this subject most: A. Prayer B. Forgiveness C. Heaven/kingdom of God D. Our relation to money E. None of the above 2. About how many verses in the Bible are about our relationship to money? A. 73 B. 257 C. 500 D. 988 E. 2350 3. Why does Zion have a fall stewardship emphasis each year? A. To grow our spiritual health B. To improve the vibrancy of our faith C. So we don’t have to