Zion Lutheran Church A Place of Belonging... Do not be afraid; for see-- I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a man- ger. Luke 2:10-12 The message is clear, it is good news of great joy. Not news. Not joy. Not even joyful news. It is good new of great joy. As the angels approach the shepherds in the fields, they prepare them for what lies ahead, good news of great joy. That is not what we typically expect to hear when it comes to the news. The news we typically hear causes us to fell anxious or be afraid. The shepherds must have certainly been expecting bad news because they are first told to not be afraid. This was not a message of bad news, but of good news of great joy. It is easy to become cynical and expect that all news is bad news. It is easy to expect to hear or read about the evil in the world each morning. It is easy to pass it off as the way the world is always going to be. It’s harder to take the words of God’s messengers seriously and be expectant of good news of great joy. I would encourage everyone this holiday season to not only ex- pect good news but be bearers of good news. Spread the joy of the Christmas season. Spread the joy of good news. Spread the joy of good in our world. Spread the joy of life lived in Christ. Happy Holidays, Pr. Andrew December, 2018 ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 2018 COUNCIL MEMBERS Rob Tewes—President Julia Johanson—Vice President John Borgmann—Treasurer LaRita Lang—Secretary Jackie Strauss—Co-Financial Byron Nelson—Co-Financial Wayne Burcham—Deacon Contact Informaon Rev. Andrew WL Kitzing Office: (402) 796-2433 Home: (402) 796-2437 E-Mail: [email protected]E-Mail: [email protected]Website: hp://zelca.org Facebook: facebook.com/zionlincoln
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Zion Lutheran Church
A Place of Belonging...
Do not be afraid; for see-- I am bringing you
good news of great joy for all the people: to
you is born this day in the city of David a
Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This
will be a sign for you: you will find a child
wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a man-
ger.
Luke 2:10-12
The message is clear, it is good news of
great joy. Not news. Not joy. Not
even joyful news. It is good new of
great joy. As the angels approach the
shepherds in the fields, they prepare them for what lies ahead,
good news of great joy.
That is not what we typically expect to hear when it comes to
the news. The news we typically hear causes us to fell anxious
or be afraid. The shepherds must have certainly been expecting
bad news because they are first told to not be afraid. This was
not a message of bad news, but of good news of great joy.
It is easy to become cynical and expect that all news is bad
news. It is easy to expect to hear or read about the evil in the
world each morning. It is easy to pass it off as the way the
world is always going to be. It’s harder to take the words of
God’s messengers seriously and be expectant of good news of
great joy.
I would encourage everyone this holiday season to not only ex-
pect good news but be bearers of good news. Spread the joy of
the Christmas season. Spread the joy of good news. Spread the
joy of good in our world. Spread the joy of life lived in Christ.
Linda Burcham Linda Burcham Linda Burcham Linda Burcham Linda Burcham Linda Burcham X
READER Rocky Wussow Melvin Deinert Burdette Piening Kate Anderson Wayne Burcham Rachel Rezac Rob Tewes/Simon
Rezac
USHERS Mark Porath Mike Sibbernsen LaRita Lang Byron Nelson Dave Wacker Sean Webster Marty Hamel
Kelly Porath Hunter Sibbern-
sen
Gary Lang Cheryl Nelson Wayne Burcham Kelly Porath Jackie Strauss
Sean Webster Craig Anderson Craig Billesbach Simon Rezac Burdette Piening Mark Porath Randy Strauss
GREETER Strauss Porath K&K Minzel Brhel Petersen Zieman Lang
ZION CLEANERS
[Clean before Sun-
day]
Burcham Battles Carlson Dedick Deinert X C&T Heidtbrink
NOLTE CLEANERS
[Clean before Sun-
day]
Donahoo Earnest Frank Hamel Hartmann X Lang
Baptisms
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Birthdays
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Jo Penner December 2
Kaylee Mensik December 3
Ken Minzel December 3
Alana King December 4
Allyson Porath December 6
Eric Strauss December 6
Kristie Minzel December 8
Cindy Rohlmeier December 10
Elsie Minzel December 11
Danielle Nelson December 13
Darrell Minzel December 14
Dale Slothower December 17
Braeden Strauss December 19
Jason Turen December 19
Wanda McNally December 25
Marie Oldehoeft December 27
Melinda Deinert December 29
Makinsley Palu December 29
Nieman, Rudy Jr. & Tammie December 14, 1985
Kroeger, Lyle & Karen December 21, 1963
Jim Manke December 5
Haley Rohe December 7
Grant Battles December 9
Claire Minzel December 9
Eric Nelson December 13
Terry Tallon December 13
Simon Jr. Rezac December 16
Leon Lostroh December 20
Hannah Kepler December 22
Cole Kepler December 22
Darrell Minzel December 22
Ken Minzel December 25
Saul Kittleson December 26
Arvilla Lostroh December 26
Eric Strauss December 30
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Council Minutes
ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Minutes of the meeting of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Council held October 9, 2018.
Council Members Present: John Borgmann Wayne Burcham, Julia Johanson, Pastor Andrew Kitzing, LaRita Lang, Byron Nel-son, Jackie Strauss, Rob Tewes
Meeting Called to Order Following opening devotions by Pastor Andrew Kitzing, Rob Tewes called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Julia Johanson made a motion to approve the agenda. Byron Nelson seconded the motion. The motion passed. Approval of Minutes Minutes from the September 11 Council meeting were distributed. The date of Pastor Grorud’s visit was September 16th not the 15th. Rob’s name is spelled with one “b”. Julia Johanson moved to accept the September minutes with clerical changes. Jackie Strauss seconded the motion. The motion passed. Pastor’s Report
September 16 – Pastor Mark Grorud, Executive Director of Immanuel Foundation visited. Pastor received a thank you from him. He was very impressed with the congregation participation at Zion. He travels around the country to many different congregations and does not see the type of energy at other congregations.
October 2-5 –Pastor was out of town due to Lori’s Step-Mother’s funeral. Julia covered confirmation class. October 25 - Malcolm Ministry Association (MMA) Lunch October 28 – Reformation Sunday, Baptism for Liam Lemkau, New members received and Guest preacher. October 29-31 – Theological convention in Lincoln November 3 – Fall Cleaning November 4 – All Saints Sunday – 2 funerals and 10 baptisms since 2017 All Saints Sunday.
Treasurer’s Report Total regular offering for September 2018 was $12,497.67. Total expenses were $8,099.47. Net gain of $4,398.20. The checking account bal-ance is $42,326.82. Special operating funds are $14,707.62. The year-to-date building fund is $3,270.00. This leaves a spendable balance of $24,349.20. John made an insurance payment for October of $1,000. LaRita Lang made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s report. Julia Johanson second-ed the motion. The motion passed.
Ministry Reports Education Ministry: Working on Christmas Program music. The program is scheduled for December 16. Property Ministry: Stair coverings are needed. Marty is working on it. The plumber billing was more than expected. Social Ministry: Tour Homestead Monument on October 14. Worship Ministry: Met on October 2. Having more contemporary services and budget was discussed. Stewardship Ministry: Still looking for a chair for this committee.
Food Pantry needs include the following: Items on the “wish list”: Canned fruit, meals, Pancake mix (water only), Jelly, peanut butter, dry dinners, Fruit Juice, Rice (1 lb bags), Personal care items,. Monetary donations are greatly appreciated too! Use a pew en-velope and indicate “Food Pantry”!
Reminder to collect the bar codes from Best Choice
items! Zion receives .03 cents per bar code. Place
them in the jar located in the Nolte kitchen. If you have ques-
tions, contact Jackie Strauss.
Old Business Membership Roster – Pastor had a list of 8 individuals (Penny Klug, McNeil family and Burke family) listed on the membership roster that we have no contact information listed and they have not been in attendance or contributed for over three years. Pastor asked to take them off of the membership roster. LaRita Lang made a motion to remove these 8 individuals from Zion membership roster. John Borgmann seconded. The motion passed. Randy Strauss will call the other members on the inactive list. Randy will let the Council know what he finds out after making the phone calls. The Council will then send a letter to these individuals. New Business Preliminary budgets – Pastor asked for committee budgets. Worship committee meets on November 8 and they will finalize their budget. Julia will ask the Education committee about their budget. Council for 2019 – Byron will run for Council. Rob’s term is up, so we will need one more person to run. Let Pastor know if you know of anyone interested. It is hoped that the Deacon position can be removed in the coming years. This would take a vote by the congregation. It is hoped this can be done in 2020. Next Meeting The next Zion Lutheran council meeting will be Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the Nolte Center. Adjournment Being no further business before the Church Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:09 pm and closed by all joining in pray-ing the Lord’s Prayer. September 2018 Statistics: Total regular offering for September 2018 was 12,497.67. Total expenses were $8,099.47. Net gain of $4,398.20.
Respectfully Submitted, LaRita Lang Zion Church Council Secretary
