SUNDAY SERVICE ASSISTANTS

Date Assist As 8:00 AM Service 10:30 AM Service

Mar 05

Greeter Lector Acolyte

Christine Mahaffey

Thomas Wolf

Dan Lyman Collin Smidt

Mar 12

Greeter Lector Acolyte

Birgit Maier Ryan Druhot

Brand Family

Tim Brand Makenzie Grewe

Mar 19

Greeter Lector Acolyte

Doyle & Diane Boese

Diane Boese Aidan Harper

Horner Family

Bill Horner Joe Hovick

Mar 26

Greeter Lector Acolyte

Karim & Kelly Ian Schultz

Dan Lyman Paige Felter

Altar Guild Schedule:

Cathrin Tajkowski

Kathleen & Ashley Rumzie

Communion Assistant:

Rich McKenney & Keith Balla

Ken Rumzie & Todd Felter

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES

WEDDINGS

March 20

34th Anniversary

Ellen & Michael Golias

March 26

29th Anniversary

Lori & Todd Felter

BAPTISMS

3/01 Arthur Druhot

Michael Druhot

William Horner

Robert Tuder

3/02 Autum Harper

3/06 Douglas Combs

3/10 Christopher Condon

3/12 Kevin Boyne

3/13 Victoria Lordi

Samantha Modelewski

3/19 Joseph Frost

Christine Miklas

3/25 Hannah Balla

3/29 Helen Macaluso

3/30 Tyler Ayr

Harold Guterl

McKenna Modzelewski

BIRTHDAYS

3/1 Ryan Druhot

Leo Fitzsimmons

Robert Tuder

3/2 Karsten Barabas

3/4 Robert Seng

Michelle Hill

3/5 Wayne Balla

3/6 Anna Neugebauer

3/7 Emily Tuder

Werner Wolf

3/8 Emma Dooley

3/13 Sharon Battaglia

3/15 Stephanie Ayr

Janet Plesnik

Dylan Schaefer

3/17 Christopher Brand

3/18 Lorraine Vitolo

3/19 Donna Harmon

3/20 Casey Albrecht

Michael Boyne

3/21 Helen Macaluso

3/23 Jamie Bonnel

3/26 Janet Lyman

3/27 Ashlee Dias

3/28 Irenia Behrmann

3/29 Denise Harper

Jesyka O’Brien

FRIENDS OF OUR CONGREGATION

Elsie Vermilyea (Mitch Bobyack’s mother-in-law)

Sean McGuirk (friend of Friedman Family)

Kaleb Schwarz (Ed & Ethel Musto”s great-grandson)

Stacy Baumgart (Margaret Baumgart daughter-in-law)

Loiva and Fernando Wolff Monteiro (Doris Dias aunt and cousin in Brazil)

Nancy Staugatis (Christopher & Karen Smith’s cousin)

Dwight Kempf (Friend of Harmons)

Ann Gryziek (Friend of Gerda Sadlers)

Logan Sossman (Roberta Frimpter son-in-law)

Eileen Borwski (Sister of Teddy Mihovich)

Janet Calvo (Friend of Joan & Jim Pignataro)

Joe Emm (friend of John & Teddy Mihovch)

Elizabeth Wright (Pat Rehrer’s mother)

Louise & Alfred Szmitkowski (Monica Tuder’s parents)

Kathy Miklas (daughter of Paul & Priscilla Miklas)

Marie (Paul Battaile’s mother at Overlook Hospital)

Joanne Beck (Bob Tuder’s friend)

Christopher Karpinski (Friend of Kevin Rumzie)

Marie (Paul Battaile’s mother)

Joanne Beck (Bob Tuder’s friend)

Christopher Karpinski (friend of Kevin Rumzie)

Lorraine and George McKenney (parents of Rich McKenney)

Dan & Darla Gorghuber (sister and nephew of Doyle Boese)

Melissa Robinson (sister of Keith Balla)

Paul Miklas, Jr.

Ron Diaz Helen Killian Marcelo Dias

Andrea Cipala

Ken Balla Karl SchifBauer

Al Flood

Ellen Golias

Priscilla Miklas John Hacik Jackie Kirk

God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died

for us.” Romans 5:8

Your heart keeps a steady beat, pumping blood throughout your

body. Your body needs blood to bring nutrients to your cells. When you hear

your heart beat you know that your body is getting what it needs to stay

alive.

The rhythm of life, spiritually speaking, is the Divine Service. We

need it because we are by nature sinful and unclean. Without Christ our

hearts would just circulate Bad Blood. With bitter feelings, selfish motives,

and greed, our lives would be an endless cycle of pursuing happiness (which

we’d never attain). What happens when your body circulates Bad Blood?

You die.

…Unless you get a transfusion. And that, in a sense, is what Jesus does. He

took your Bad Blood and gave you His Righteous Blood, which made

payment for your sins on the cross. Once you are united with Christ in

baptism, you’re cleansed.

But the devil would like you to deny treatment. He wants you

comfortable in your sins to the point that you don’t think you need Christ.

And so Christ gives us the heartbeat of our Christian life, the Divine Service,

where Jesus comes weekly to give us what we need. He removes our sin and

gives new life to us through absolution, preaching, and Holy Communion.

When we sing the liturgy, we do so with loud rejoicing because we are

witnessing something better than a medical miracle: Christ giving eternal life

to His Church.

When your heart skips a bit, you will stay alive, but if it stops for too

long, you will die. It may not hurt you to miss worship once, but if you stay

away from the heartbeat of Jesus’ grace too long, your faith will suffer.

This Lenten season we’ll have extra time to reflect upon Christ’s

life-giving sacrifice. Fasting, somber worship, and prayerful meditation will

help us in our repentance to purge from our lives those things which take our

focus away from serving Christ in His Kingdom. Then when Easter

celebration comes, we will be reminded that Christ’s heart is still beating,

which means we will be raised with pure, youthful hearts, never to

malfunction again! To HIM be the glory!

Sounds of the Passion: There were many critical sounds heard during the Passion story of Christ. The rooster crowing. The feet trampling. The silver clanking. Join us as we listen to the many unique sounds of Lent and learn of what Jesus did for us on the cross.

Wednesday, March 1, Ash Wednesday 7:30 pm Service Theme: The Ripping Cloth Joel 2:13

Wednesday, March 8 6:30 pm – Fellowship Dinner hosted by Joan Sitler 7:30 pm – Mid- Week Service – Theme: The Clanking Coins Luke 22

Wednesday, March 15: 6:00 pm – Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner hosted by LWIM 7:30 pm – Mid- Week Service – Theme: The Crying Tears Matthew 26

Wednesday, March 22: 6:30 pm – Fellowship Dinner hosted by the Luther League 7:30 pm – Mid- Week Service – Theme: The Trampling Feet

Wednesday, March 29: 6:30 pm – Fellowship Dinner 7:30 pm – Mid- Week Service – Theme: The Crowing Rooster Luke 22

Wednesday, April 5: 6:30 pm – Fellowship Dinner 7:30 pm – Mid- Week Service – Theme: The Shouting Mob

Maundy Thursday, April 13 – 7:30 pm Communion Service Theme: The Splashing Feet John 13: 1-17, 34-35

Good Friday, April 14- 7:30 pm Service Theme: The Breaking Heart

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The Men’s Club and Luther League Invite you to come bowling!

Date: March 11 Time: 3 to 5:00 pm

Cost: $20.00 for 2 hours of bowling and pizza afterwards.

Please RSVP so we have an

accurate count of how many people are joining

If you have any questions, please contact Ed Sitler.

The Youth would like to thank all who

donated items and/or money for our annual

Spaghetti Dinner this year!

We raised over $400 because of you.

The money helped us cover the costs of the Winter

Retreat in February! Your generous support is

greatly appreciated by all!

Ministry Meeting Schedule

First Monday of the Month

7:15 – 7:30 – Devotion at Church

The devotion time is open to all Zion Members

7:30 – Board Meetings

Board members regroup to conduct

their individual meetings

Second Monday of the Month

7:00 pm – Elders Meeting

Third Monday of the Month

7:15 pm – Council Meeting

Next Voter’s Meeting March 5 – 11:30 am

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We will be hanging Door hangers

advertising our Holy Week and Easter activities

around the area. We are hoping that many will help to

spread the joy of Easter to the community.

MORE DETAILS

Will be given in

The following weeks

The LWIM of

Zion

is collecting

Easter baskets

and supplies

Items needed are: baskets, Easter grass,

candy, books, activity books, small stuffed

animals, and toys. These baskets will be

delivered to children by Lutheran Social

Services of New Jersey. Please deposit in

the basket in the narthex.

March 2017

March 5

"A Savior Who Fights for You!" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz

Satan is a bully, but Jesus is the Savior Who fights for you.

(Matthew 4:1-11)

March 12

"The Power of a New Beginning" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz

Real help comes to us from the outside. In Christ, new beginnings and

greater endings are still possible.

(John 3:1-17)

March 19

"A Well That Runs Deep Because You Need It" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz

Jesus is determined to meet you today with the water of grace only He

can give.

(John 4:5-26)

March 26

"God's Got It In For Me" Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus

God can use our troubles and crosses for a higher purpose that we

may not understand until we reach heaven.

(John 9:1-41)

Therefore…Be Steadfast

Each year Christians look forward to the penitential season of Lent. That

seems strange to some who don’t understand the blessings this time affords.

Among these is time set aside to focus on our own sins and then to place them

purposefully at the foot of the cross, knowing that Christ has already paid the

penalty in our place.

Another blessing arises from knowing that Lent is a period of time that

culminates in Easter, that day the whole Christian Church rejoices together

over the victory Christ won as He rose from the dead. His resurrection is ours!

The Apostle Paul wrote, “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the

law. But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus

Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:56-57).

He followed this declaration with the word “therefore,” implying that

something should happen as a result of this great victory: we should “be

steadfast” We should be “immovable” We should “always [abound] in the

work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain” (1

Corinthians 15:58).

As God’s people, we are “steadfast” and “immovable” as we rely on God’s

strength. In the words of Paul to the people in Ephesus, “Finally, be strong

in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God,

that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not

wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,

against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual

forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of

God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all,

to stand firm” (Ephesians 6:10-13). God has fully equipped us, and He

defends us. Through the faith that God gives us, we can place our total trust

in Him to be with us as we face our battles.

Rejoicing in the victory that Jesus has won for us on the cross and through His

resurrection, we keep our eyes on Him and remain steadfast. We do the work

our Father has prepared for us to do, for we know our labor is not in vain. We

are eager to live in Jesus’ victory.

Blessings on your stewardship journey!

Preschool News

They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. I

know that we have a ferocious amount of Kindergarten

preparedness to continue to tackle. We also have so many science

and social studies topics we are covering.

In February our chick eggs arrived and we cared for the eggs,

watched them hatch and cared for the babies until the farm came

back to pick them up. This was such an inspiring lesson for the

children.

We are learning about equality and the beauty of our differences

as human beings and God's children. We are learning about

kindness and tolerance in a world that is not so forgiving.

On St. Patrick's day we will have a little visitor wreaking havoc

and the children will surely be amazed. We will have a green

buffet and learn about the culture of the Irish.

Finally, we will be learning about spring as we watch March comes

to an end. Hopefully we will see the growth that each new spring

brings as we prepare ourselves and our preschool children for the

resurrection of our Lord, Jesus.

God bless you all!

Mrs.Angela Marini

Program Director

Zion Lutheran Preschool

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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7:30 pm - Worship

7 to 9:00 pm Bible study at Sitler’s

05 06 07 08 09 10 11

8:00am Communion 9:15am SS/The Well 10:30am Worship

11:30 am Voter’s

Meeting

3-6pm Youth Board

Meeting

4:30-6 pm 8th grade

Confirm. Class

7:15 to 7:30 pm – Devotion open to all members of Zion 7:30 pm – All Boards

meeting

7:30 pm Adult Choir

4:30-6:00 pm 6th grade

Confirm. Class

6:00 pm – Midweek Meal

Hosted by Joanie Sitler

7:30 pm – Worship

8:15 pm Handbells Rehearsal

7:30 pm Bible study

at Balla’s

3 to 6:00 pm

Men’s Group and Youth

Bowling Night

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Daylight savings time

Spring Forward

8:00am Worship 9:15am SS/The Well 10:30am Communion

4:30-6 pm 8th grade

Confirm. Class

7:00 pm Elders Meeting

7:30 pm LWIM

7:30 pm Adult Choir

4:30-6:00 pm 6th grade

Confirm. Class

6:00 pm – LWIM

Corned Beef Dinner

7:30 pm Worship

8:15 pm Handbells Rehearsal

7 to 9:00 pm Bible study at Sitler’s

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8:00am Communion 9:15am SS/The Well 10:30am Worship

7:15 pm Council Meeting

6:45 pm Youth Choir 7:30 pm Adult Choir

4:30-6:00 pm 6th grade

Confirm. Class

6:00 pm – Meal - LL

7:30 pm – Worship

8:15 pm Handbells Rehearsal

7:30 pm Bible study at Balla’s

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8:00am Worship 9:15am SS/The Well 10:30am Communion

4:30-6 pm 8th grade

Confirm. Class

6:45 pm Youth Choir 7:30 pm Adult Choir

4:30-6:00 pm 6th grade

Confirm. Class

6:00 pm – Meal

7:30 pm – Worship

8:15 pm Handbells Rehearsal