February 2018 Sunday Worship: 8:00am and 10:30am

Burmese Worship at 10:30am

Zion Lutheran Church

925 5th Avenue

Rockford, Illinois 61104

Phone: (815) 964-4609

www.zionrockford.com

zion@zionrockford.com

Pastor Corner 2

Pastoral Intern 3

Lenten Worship 4

Jazz Dinner 9

Sunday Fellowship /

Wednesday Lenten Soup

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Prayer Corner 11

Church Calendar 12

Worship leaders Schedule 13

Mission Partners 14

Mission Teams / Church Finance 15

Youth Group 5

India Trip 7

Women of Zion 8

WOW 6

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Saturday, February 10th from 5-8:00pm

Dinner and Jodi Beach Trio

Keynote Speakers: Dr. Allan & Betsy Carlson

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February 14 - Wednesday

Noon Worship at Zion

Soup Lunch at 1pm

Soup Supper at 6pm

7:00 pm Worship at Zion

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February 17, 2018

11:15am - 12:30pm

Zion Youth Center

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Speaker: Rev. Dr. Winston Persaud

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March 10, 2018 from 8:00-3:00pm Contact the office to signup for this free workshop

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PASTOR’S CORNER

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Join us at Zion on Saturday, February 10th at

5pm for the annual Jazz Dinner sponsored

by Zion Outreach and led by Ruth Fairchild.

Our keynote speakers are Legacy Award

recipients Allan and Betsy Carlson. The Jodi

Beach trio will be playing. This event is

sponsored by Zion Outreach and funds

raised go toward the Blackhawk Courts Farm

and Garden program, our partnership

program with Angelic Organic Learning

Center. The cost is $25.00 and you can sign

up by contacBng the office, signup on

Facebook or send in your check made out to

Zion Outreach.

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Join the staff for Swedish pancakes on

Tuesday, February 13th at Trinity Lutheran

Church. Trinity will be serving pancakes from

9am-1pm in their fellowship hall. Trinity is at

200 N. First Street in Rockford. Funds raised

go toward Trinity House.

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Ash Wednesday is February 14 and we will

have worship at noon at 7pm. We will have

a Soup Lunch following the noon service. We

are going to have a Soup Supper at 6pm

before the 7pm service. If you can bring

some soup to share, contact the office.

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StarBng on February 21st, we will have our

noon mid-week Lenten worship at Zion

followed by a soup lunch. Please contact the

church office if you can bring soup. The 7pm

Lenten service each week will be at one of

Midtown Lutheran Parish Churches. The

theme this year is “Thy Will Be Done”.

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parBcipaBng in the Wartburg Seminary

Internship program. Our Intern Paul Gebo

conBnues to share his love of God in service

and learning at Zion. Please keep Paul in your

prayers. We are at the half way point of the

year. The Church Council and congregaBon

budgeted for the fall to parBcipate in the

Internship program again.

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Clergy and community leaders are organizing

a set of workshop around the topic of

“Faithful DesegregaBon: Training to

Dismantle White Supremacy”. The training in

January was very good and included material

on cultural competence. If you’d like to

receive the materials, please let me know.

Here are the dates and the topics:

⇒ February 3, 2018 Whiteness: What is it?

Understanding Ourselves within the

Landscape of Race Pilgrim BapBsm

Church, 1703 S. Central Ave

⇒ March 3, 2018 How To Be AnB-Racist:

Equality and Equity Unitarian Universalist

Church, 4848 Turner Street

⇒ April 14, 2018 Planning For AcBon:

Ourselves, Together, for Our Region and

Our City Second CongregaBonal / First

Presbyterian Church

If you are interested in aMending, please let

me know. The Zion group includes so far: Jeff

Carlson, Intern Paul Gebo, Ruth Larson, Judy

Lindstrom, Amy Nyman, Ron Simmons and

myself.

Peace

Pastor Thomas

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When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that he was ea�ng with sinners and tax collectors,

they said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician,

but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.” (Mark 2:16-17)

Here we are, in the heart of winter, and we find ourselves in a Bme of transiBon.

Christmas, the Epiphany and the BapBsm of Jesus have past, and now we wait for the

coming season of Lent. We soon will experience forty days of preparaBon that will bring us

to the foot of the cross—to the crucifixion and resurrecBon of Jesus. This Bme of waiBng,

combined with the cold bleakness of winter, lends itself to much quiet Bme, introspecBon,

and self-examinaBon. I don’t know about you, but too much Bme with my own thoughts can be a dangerous

thing. If I’m not careful, I can find myself focusing on my flaws and imperfecBons, and this can lead to feelings of

unworthiness.

Thank God for the gospel to rescue me from despair! The above story comes right aSer Jesus calls Levi the tax

collector (who took the name MaMhew) to follow him. Tax collectors were outcasts in Jewish society, for they

were helping the occupying Roman Empire and doing their dirty work. And yet, here was Jesus, not simply

calling Levi to discipleship, but dining with Levi in his own home! What a scandal this must have been!

But Jesus makes it clear that Levi is just the sort of person he comes for: “I have come to call not the righteous

but sinners.” He has come to call me, and he has come to call you! Just like the rag-tag bunch that he made his

Apostles, each of you is fully sinner and fully saint— beauBful and loved in God’s eyes. Jesus invites us to follow

him, and he assures you that you are acceptable just as you are.

So, as we prepare for Lent, I invite you to prayerfully consider parBcipaBng in Zion’s Lenten Bible study, “The

Path of Discipleship.” I am honored and excited to be leading this program with Pastor Jerry Peterson. It will

take place in the Fellowship Hall between services Sundays during Lent, from 9:30 to 10:15am. Each session will

consist of short lessons and table discussions. We hope each of

you will join us and share your many giSs, to help make our

preparaBon for Easter a truly blessed experience.

February 18 “Into the Wilderness”

February 25 India PresentaBon - No Book Study

March 4 “Through the Maze”

March 11 “Within the Light”

March 18 “In the Footsteps”

In Christ’s Love,

Pastoral Intern Paul

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Noon & 7:00pm worship - February 14

1pmSoupLunch&6pmSoupSupper@Zion

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February21-MidweekLent-“God’sWill&MyInadequacy”

Preacher: Pastor TroyAnn Poulopoulos

Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion

First Lutheran Church - 5:30pm Simple Supper - 7:00pm worship

February28-MidweekLent-“God’sWill&MyDreams”

Preacher: Pastor Chuck Olson

Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion

Tabor Lutheran Church - 5:30pm Simple Supper 7:00pm Worship

March7-MidweekLent-“God’sWill&MyIdentity

Preacher: Pastoral Intern Paul Gebo

Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion

Emmanuel Lutheran Church - 5:30pm Simple Supper - 7:00pm Worship

March14-MidweekLent-“God’sWill&MyWorldView”

Preacher: Pastor Jane McChesney

Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion

Salem Lutheran Church - 5:30pm Simple Supper - 7:00pm Worship

March21-MidweekLent-“God’sWill&MyResponse”

Preacher: Pastor Bill Dahlberg

Noon Worship at Zion - Soup Lunch at Zion

Calvary Lutheran Church (Emmanuel Chapel) - 7:00pm Worship

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PALM SUNDAY March 25 at 8:00 & 10:30

Swedish Pancakes after worship

Preacher: Intern Paul Gebo

Maundy Thursday Noon & 7:00pm

Good Friday Swedish Noon Service

Music Tenebrae at 7:00pm

Preacher: Pastor Thomas

Easter Vigil March 31st at 7pm at Trinity

Easter Worship April 1 8am & 10:30am at Zion

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YYYYOUTHOUTHOUTHOUTH GGGGROUPROUPROUPROUP Youth Calendar for February

Sunday mornings at 9:15 – 10:15 we will conBnue to gather in the youth cen-

ter, for discussions and Bme together before church.

Wednesday evenings, we will conBnue with WOW dinners and ConfirmaBon

classes. The schedule in February will meet on:

Feb.7th

, 21st

, 28th

, at 5:00pm – 7:00pm.

⇒ On February 14th, Valen8ne’s Day no class due to it is also Ash Wednes-

day, there is a church service at noon and 7:00pm.

⇒ February 4th

Noon – 1:30 - Youth will gather for lunch and plan our calen-

dar for the next several months. Come and join us.

⇒ February 18th

Noon – 3pm; Youth gather for lunch and have a movie in

the youth center.

⇒ February 25th

- One worship service at 9:15am. At 11am, the India Cultur-

al CelebraBon will take place. Sheryl Andreasen will be here to speak

about her trip to India with the Northern Illinois Synod. Other guests have

been invited to be here to celebrate their return. A meal will follow.

Kathy Hand, Youth Coordinator

You may not know which direc�on to take in life, you may not understand

what your future holds, but God does. So, when in doubt, run to Him. When

we’re moving fast and furiously through life, we forget that God’s Word is not

only our instruc�on book for life, but it also holds power beyond anything we

can imagine. The Bible is the very voice of God. And when God speaks,

miracles happen. So listen to His voice, do what He says, and your life will

start to transform in powerful ways.

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WOW, hope everyone had a great Bme for the holidays. We have only 4

months leS for WOW. Where did all the Bme go, just when we were having

fun.

Soon Blackhawk Courts Farm n Garden will have delicious vegetables from

the hoop houses that the kitchen crew will fix; also healthy and nutriBous

food for the children at WOW. What a way to end the season with healthy

choices for the program. Also along with the vegetables YaMe Moore will

come to talk about the vegetables that he has in the hoop houses.

ValenBne’s Day is coming soon and ColleMe Buchert has started the kids working on their

cards and hearts so the kids can give them to someone or to hang them up in their room. How

exciBng this is for the kids.

Just to keep everyone updated, if all aSer school acBviBes are canceled due to the weather

then WOW program will be canceled too. Please stay tuned to the weather. I will call volun-

teers to let them know that WOW will be canceled.

I welcome everyone back and glad to see you all. The WOW program is sBll in need of volun-

teers if you are bored on Wednesday come and check us out.

Janice Forrest, WOW Coordinator

WOWWOWWOWWOW

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Sunday, February 25th a@er the 9:15 service.

11:00 SHERYL ANDREASEN’s presenta8on and sharing of her trip to INDIA

Lunch will be provided by the India Trip Team.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Thank you to EVERYONE for your conBnued support throughout all the many fundraisers we

have held and thank you to the extended Rockford area Friends and Family who added their

donaBons. Thank you to all the members of our excepBonal team who worked so intensely to

achieve our goals. We held our first meeBng on August 15, 2017 and set our goal of raising

$8,634 to pay for the trip expenses for Yolanda Churchill and Sheryl Andreasen to go on the

Northern Illinois Synod trip to India. As of the end of December 2017, the official India Trip

income is $9,730.35. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

FUNDRAISERS included:

⇒ Sanders Sheets: Thank you to BeMy Morgan for heading up this fundraiser. We

raised $1386.

⇒ October 1st

Fellowship with Guests John & Esther Prabhakar. We raised $45.

⇒ Numbered Envelopes DonaBons. We raised $216.

⇒ ReformaBon Sunday Brunch: Thank you to Ruth Fairchild for heading up this event.

We raised $288.88.

⇒ KaBe’s Cup Special Event & Silent AucBon Nov. 30. We raised $2,016.57.

⇒ Applebee’s Pancake Breakfast Dec. 16. Thanks to Ruth Larson for heading up this

event. We raised $447.

⇒ Appeals for Individual donaBons. We received over $1,395.

⇒ Endowment Grant of $2,000.

⇒ Northern Illinois Synod Individual Grant (Yolanda Churchill recipient) $1,000.

Sadly, on December 13, 2017, Yolanda collapsed at church and was rushed to the

hospital. She was immediately transferred to University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison

where she had surgery for a brain aneurysm. Our prayers and hearts are with Yolanda and her

family as she now recovers in UW hospital. Yolanda will not be able to go on the India trip this

year. Council confirmed on January 7th

that Zion will only send one representaBve on the

February Synod trip to India.

Sheryl Andreasen is excited and

thrilled to be going on this India Trip. She

leaves with the Synod team on February 5th

and returns on February 18th

. Please keep

Sheryl in your prayers and join us for the

presentaBon of her trip and for a special

lunch on Sunday, February 25th

. All are

welcome!

India Planning Trip

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We had an interesBng and lively discussion during our Coffee and ConversaBon on January

11th. We hope more of you will join us on February 8th

at 10:00. Kathy Rasch will be our

hostess.

The Women of Zion, WOZ, are teaming up with Chicks with SBcks and making scarves. This

grassroots project is popping up all over the US. People are making and hanging them all over

fences, trees, and even tying them on bike racks. They are free for the taking. If you need a

scarf, feel free to take one!

We thought we might try this. Even if you don’t knit or crochet, we will take gently used

scarves in good condiBon. We will start out small, just around our church and the Cornucopia

food pantry. If you have scarves to donate please drop them off in the office or give them to

Sue Drilling.

As always, please check the bulleBn board by the library for updated informaBon.

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JAZZ DINNER

Saturday, February 10, 2018 PWXYZ: Z[\] L^_`ZaX] C`^aY`

925 FiSh Avenue—Rockford, IL 61104

Fellowship/Angelic Organic Learning Center

PresentaBon 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Elegant Buffet Dinner 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Keynote Speaker Betsy Carlson

Jodi Beach Musical Entertainment 7:00 -8:00 pm

Cost is $25.00 per person. $200 for table of 8

ReservaBons: contact

Ruth Fairchild

815-494-2821 or 815-961-7296

Checks payable to Zion Outreach

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SSSSUNDAYUNDAYUNDAYUNDAY FFFFELLOWSHIPELLOWSHIPELLOWSHIPELLOWSHIP Another note of huge appreciaBon to everyone who has stepped up to host our fellowship

hours on Sunday mornings! Find a friend who’s a good baker and sign up!

Sunday Fellowship Schedule DATE A@er 8 am A@er 10:30 am

February 4 /

February 11 /

February 18 /

February 25

March 4 /

Please contact the office if you would like to host a Sunday Morning fellowship �me a7er worship

Contact Zion Lutheran Church for more information

815.964.4609 - zionrockford@gmail.com

Lenten Soup Sign-Up - Zion Lutheran Church

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PPPPRAYERRAYERRAYERRAYER CCCCORNERORNERORNERORNER THIS MONTH WE ASK YOU TO PRAY FOR:

+ the ELCA, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, Bishop Jeffrey Clements, Pastor Thomas, Pastoral

Intern Paul Gebo, the Zion Church Council, Pastor Pensy Htwe of the Burmese congregaBon;

the Zion Staff, Zion Outreach Board, Staff and Programs of Patriots’ Gateway Center and Zion

Development CorporaBon.

+ Pastor Raja Socrates and Arcot Lutheran Church in India and Sepuka/Msisi Church in

Tanzania.

+ the Northern Illinois Synod; North Conference churches; Midtown Lutheran Parish, faculty

and students of Rockford Lutheran Schools, Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries.

+ those hospitalized, or recuperaBng in their homes or healthcare centers, and those with

ongoing health concerns for all who are listed in the weekly Mission Zion. Those who grieve

the loss of family and/or friends; our Zion homebound; those who have spiritual, emoBonal,

physical and mental challenges; homeless and refugees throughout the world.

For an end to human trafficking that exploits people everywhere.

For Lutheran World Relief as they conBnue to provide aid to the vicBms of natural disasters,

hunger, poverty, and poliBcal repression.

For Yolanda Churchill, who is recovering following her surgery for a massive brain bleed. She is

scheduled to begin rehab soon, but unfortunately will not be able to make the trip to India.

Please pray for Sheryl Andreasen who leaves February 4 with the other Synod representaBves. Prayer Requests – If you have a prayer request OR a prayer of thanksgiving to share, please

noBfy Pastor Mike, Judy Lindstrom or Mary Norman. We will treat your requests with discreBon

and confidenBality.

Our Zion Prayer Room is open and available for private or small group prayers. You are

welcome to use this room anyBme the church is open. It is off the Atrium on the Sanctuary level

of the church.

Prayer Ministry Team: Many members and friends of Zion pray daily for the peBBons that have

been submiMed. We would like you to join our team been submiMed. We would like you to join

our team! Contact Judy Lindstrom or Mary Norman so that we can put you on the prayer

noBficaBon list.

Monthly Prayer Gathering: Our monthly gathering will resume on Wednesday, February 14, at

10:30 A.M.. in the Prayer Room (off the Sanctuary). Please note: this is a change in the Bme,

and we will proceed from our prayer Bme to our Ash Wednesday worship service. Chrissy

Salser, Master of Divinity, will be leading our devoBons. Please join us as we share devoBons

and offer prayers for our friends and Zion family members.

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14 MMMMISSIONISSIONISSIONISSION PARTNERSPARTNERSPARTNERSPARTNERS A��� L������ C���� - We have a partnership with our sister congregation St.

Thomas Lutheran Church in India of the Arcot Lutheran Church. Please pray for this

church and for their Pastor, Rev.Sebastian Simpson who is Pastor and the Director of the

ALC and Community College; also our sister congregation of Pastor Emanuel Mitula of

Sepuka/Msisi Church in Tanzania.

B�� S����� - We host the Blackhawk Area Council leadership team meetings weekly.

Contact Cannie Ware at 815.397.0210 or cannie.ware@scouting.org.

F��� P���� - Zion collaborates with Cornucopia Food Pantry located at 402 Market

Street, Rockford. We appreciate your financial support. We are open for people to bring

donations, pick-up food and volunteer on Tuesday and Thursday morning from

9-11am, and the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9-11am. Call the pantry at

815-962-1380 or stop by on a Tuesday or Thursday morning between 9am and 11am to

see this ministry in action.

LOMC - A camp, retreat, or acBvity for everyone. LOMC isn’t just for summer, and it’s not just

for kids! 640 acres of the great outdoors. Experience the pond, prairie, and forest that is home

to deer, wild turkey, hawks, owls, and other small mammals, repBles, and amphibians.

K����’� C��— KaBe’s Cup is on Seventh Street & Fourth Avenue.

• February 1 - Mike & Sue Blair Concert, 7pm

• February 20 - KaBe’s Cup ConversaBon with Mayor McNamara, “Home Rule”

M����W� L������ P���� - A joint ministry between Zion, First, Tabor, Calvary, Emmanuel,

Salem and Trinity.

• February 10 - Retreat at KaBe’s Cup, 9am

N����� I������� S���� - The Northern Illinois Synod of the ELCA is a gathering of people

created by God in Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, called and sent to bear witness to God’s

creaBve, redeeming, and sancBfying acBvity in the world.

R��!��� A�� L������ M�������� - Rockford Area Lutheran Ministries brings our Lutheran

congregaBons together in partnership.

R��! V����� C������ - The Rock Valley College’s GED program uses the Youth Center at Zion

every Monday to Thursday 9:00am-Noon.

Z��� O������ - Zion Outreach is responsible for the Literacy Program and helping to raise

funds for WOW, the Buddy House and other grant programs.

P������’ G���W�� C���� - We work with Patriots’ Gateway Center with the WOW program.

ZION D� ����(��� - We work with ZDC to build community so pray for ZDC, Bob Campbell,

ExecuBve Director, and Chaplain BerBe Holmgren.

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LEADERSHIP TEAM CongregaBon of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Our Ministers - All the People of Zion

Senior Pastor- Michael Thomas; methomas1966@gmail.com

Pastoral Intern - Paul Gebo; gebodotcom@gmail.com

Custodian - Viktor Jelnov; zionrockford@gmail.com

Financial Secretary - Arnie Swenson; swenas12@gmail.com

Music Ministry Coordinator - Jodi Beach; jodibeach3@gmail.com

Nursery Coordinator - Janice Forrest; juju1959@gmail.com

Office Manager - Jolyn Hess; zionrockford@gmail.com

Organist - Robert Leonhardt; htaobob@yahoo.com

Outreach Coordinator - Ruth Fairchild;

ruthfairchildlovesjesus@gmail.com

TransportaBon Coordinator - Gary Fulkerson

Literacy Coordinator - Wayne Spitzer; spitzer001@comcast.com

Wedding & Youth Coordinator - Kathy Hand; katahand3@gmail.com

WOW Coordinator - Janice Forrest; juju1959@gmail.com

Worship Media - Kurt Brown; zionrockford@gmail.com

2017 Church Council Officers President: Michael Beert

Vice-President: Jane Lightcap

Treasurer: Dick Brynteson

Secretary: Ralph Musselman

Pastor: Michael E. Thomas

Standing CommiZee Leadership Altar Guild Chair: Kathy Hand

Archives CommiMee Chair: Margaret Hallin

Building & Grounds CommiMee Co-Chairs: Don Falk and Torgny Hallin

Discipleship Team Chair: Jane Lightcap

Endowment CommiMee Chair: Richard Reinhardt

Evangelism Team Chairs: Be;y Jo Jacobs and Toni Wallin

Fellowship Team: Ralph Musselman and Toni Wallin

Finance CommiMee Chair: Dick Brynteson

Long Range CommiMee Chairs: ScoM Steingraeber and Michael Beert

Memorial CommiMee Chair: Karen Kermgard

Men’s Ministry CommiMee Chair: Richard Reinhardt

Missions Team Chair: BeMy Morgan

MulB-Cultural CommiMee Chairs: Yolanda Churchill and Jane Lightcap

Prayer Ministry CommiMee Chairs: Judy Lindstrom, Mary Norman

and Yolanda Churchill

Stewardship CommiMee Chair: Jeff Carlson

Women of Zion Chair: Sue Drilling

Worship Team: Pastor Michael Thomas and Jeff Campbell

(italics are 2017 Council Members)

MISSION SUPPORT 2017 BUDGET Through December

NORTHERN IL SYNOD $28,400.00 $26,806.42

RALM $2,840.00 $2,680.64

CORNUCOPIA $9,000.00 $7,460.47

PATRIOTS GATEWAY CENTER $1,500.00 $1,600.00

MULTI-CULTURAL $2,500.00 $2,470.84

WOW PROGRAM $5,500.00 $4,204.50

ZION DEVELOPMENT $1,500.00 $370.00

ZION LITERACY PROGRAM $1,500.00 $1,390.00

LUTHERAN ACADEMY $1,500.00 $1,050.00

ZION YOUTH TRIP $2,500.00

HUNGER APPEAL $119.79

MALARIA FUND $400.00

INDIA TRIP $9,730.35

MINISTRY PARTNERS

• Buddy House Ministry (Zion Outreach & AOLC)

• ELCA - Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

• KaBe’s Cup - Mariel Heinke, Board President

• MidTown Lutheran Parish

• Northern Illinois Synod - Bishop Jeffrey Clements

• Patriots’ Gateway - Penny Billman, ExecuBve Director

• RALM - Amy Hoening, ExecuBve Director

• Zion Development - Bob Campbell, ExecuBve Director

• Zion Outreach - Judy Lindstrom, Board President

M��� 2018

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