Zion News for December 2018
Zion Evangelische United Church of Christ - Evansville, Indiana
6-December Andrea Roush
7-December Judy Burkhart
7-December Emily Winkler-Meier
10-December Charlene Goins
13-December Erin Roush
14-December Linda Yunker
14-December Beverly Wedgewood
15-December Susan Caufield
19-December Mitzi Windsor
22-December Martha Pauli
27-December Mary Daum
30-December Gene Powers
UCS Meal Ministry
Zion volunteers will meet at UCS on December 13th at
3 pm to start meal preparation. We can use extra hands
from 4:45 to 5:30 when we serve the meal. Let us know if
you would like to help. You can call the Zion office at
812-425-7029 or email us at : [email protected].
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December Church Meetings:
Council: Monday, December 10, 3:30 pm
Trustees: Monday, December 10, 5:00 pm
Spirit Share Group
December 5 & 19
Zion UCC Thanksgiving Food Drive
Thank you to everyone!!!!!
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Zion UCC Communion
With our Minister of Music Neal Biggers providing
beautiful music
2019 Commitment Consecration Services
Bring your 2019 Commitment Card to church on Sunday,
December 9 for the Consecration .
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FAREWELL RECEPTION
Join us on December 16 at 11:30
after Worship celebrate Pastor Kim’s
retirement and
Kimron and Jenny moving to Florida
to be with their new twin grand-
daughters.
DECEMBER ADVENT-TURE:
An exciting or unusual ex-
perience. It may be a bold,
usually risky undertaking,
with an uncertain outcome.
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this
way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Jo-
seph, but before they lived together, she was found to be
with child from the Holy Spirit. Her husband Joseph, be-
ing a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public
disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he
had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to
him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be
afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived
in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you
are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from
their sins. All this took place to fulfil what had been spo-
ken by the Lord through the prophet:
‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel’,
which means, ‘God is with us.’ When Joseph awoke from
sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him;
he took her as his wife, but had no marital relations with
her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus.
(Matthew. 1:18-25)
A bold and risky adventure with an uncer-tain outcome, that is how Jesus comes into the world, and it is the journey we continue to ex-perience together as members of the Body of Christ.
We celebrate ADVENT and the birth of Jesus every year, because each year finds us in a new spiritual place. Our relationship with God, with our family, with our body, with our communi-ty….. they are all organic and dynamic, chang-ing day to day, moment to moment, year to year.
This is especially true for us here at Zion this year, as your ministry of Spiritual Development and Healing will welcome new leadership. I pray you will continue to expand your vision and comprehension of what it means to be a
child of God; a disciple of Jesus, a servant of God’s Kingdom, to be one with/in God through the indwelling of God’s Holy Spirit.
This ADVENT-ture calls us to see God’s love manifesting all around us, and to welcome new expressions of God’s care from unexpected people and places, engaging in new communi-cation networks to share the Good News and extend the invitation.
This ADVENT-ture challenges us to ask new questions: How does God provide the wisdom and understanding by which we support and encourage our bodies, through diet and activi-ty, so that healing arises from within us?
How does God provide the techniques and process by which we are able to bring our emo-tions and intellect to a place of being aware and awake and grounded in God’s uncondition-al love?
How do we give substance and form to a community that is a living, breathing revelation of the “Kingdom of God”, 24/7/365?
How do we bear faithful witness to the salva-tion of humanity through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus the Christ?
We are welcoming the opportunity to seek new ways of growing closer to God through different styles of Yoga from India; through Qigong from China; though Yin Yoga and Re-flexology; through a plant based diet, an inten-tional practice of daily meditation / prayer…
Year after year, ADVENT reminds us that we still have a need for Salvation! Humanity still has not yet lived into our full potential as chil-dren of God.
Year after year, God is born anew in our world. The adventure of ADVENT, is to remain awake and aware, constantly open to the new and unexpected ways in which God continues to come into our world.
Wishing you ADVENT excitement, Christmas Joy and a Blessed New Year!
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Zion UCC Hanging of the Greens
Our Zion volunteers had allot of fun decorating our beautiful sanctuary.
Advent Prayer Message from UCC Resources
Through the chaos and strain of these days, in the busyness and violence of this world, our Advent prayer pleads, “Come, Lord Jesus!”
Revelation 22:20 – “Come, Lord Jesus” – is nothing short of a prayer for the renewal of hu-manity. It is the corrective to a society ravaged by gun violence and mass shootings. It’s an indictment of those who elevate the distinctions of nation and tribe to the status of ultimate allegiance.
It’s a vision of a pristine river of life that emanates from one Source and flows through the central street of a city that is illuminated by love. That river nourishes the roots of a tree that gives life…not to a select few...but to people from every nation and culture.
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UNITED CARING SERVICES
Community of Caring
Dear Friends at Zion Evangelical UCC,
Thank You. Your generosity is helping people who are homeless, hungry and hurting regain their dignity.
Your compassion is allowing people to rebuild their lives. Your unconditional love is bringing joy and hope to
those in need, empowering them toward success.
Thank you for your 10/12/18 donation in the amount of $445.60.
Sincerely,
Jason Emerson
Executive Director
SOME URGENT NEEDS FOR UCS ARE:
WARM GLOVES, HATS, JACKETS & SOCKS
DISPOSABLE PLATES AND SOUP BOWLS
PLASTIC FORKS AND SPOONS
TOILET PAPER, NAPKINS, PAPER TOWELS
LAUNDRY DETERGENT (LIQUID OR POWDER)
CLEANING SUPPLIES (ALL PURPOSE, FLOOR)
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United Family Counseling Services
… a non-denominational, non-judgmental, faith-based counseling service, compassionately
helping people during the troubled times of their lives.
33 West Viginia St., Evansville, IN— 812-424-5680
Affordable Sliding Scale Fees
This service is confidentially hosted by St. Lucas UCC
ZION CENTER
Mindscapes Art Galley
Open Monday-Thursday 11:30-2:00 pm
Shop for that special gift
Holiday Art Sale
December 1, 10-3 pm
Browse and snack on food provided by Common
Ground Kitchen
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Second Tuesday Song Circle
December 11 at 6 PM
Common Ground Community Kitchen Hours for lunch are:
11:30 am to 2:00 pm Mondays thru Thursdays
Offering Soup to Go—Call 812-204-1182 to order or
Visit the website at:
Commongroundkitchen.com
Classic Vegan 2 Bean Chili
Red Lentil with Sweet Potato
Creamy Carrot Ginger with Apples
SPECIAL EVENTS
CLASSES & RESOURCES:
Kundalini Yoga:
6 PM on Mondays led by Bambi Hansen.
6 PM on Thursdays led by Pastor Kim, Bambi or
Michael Below.
Introduction to Qigong:
6 PM on Tuesdays, Richard Ogilvy, Instructor
Yin Yoga:
6 PM, Wednesdays led by Bob Tenbarge
Meditative Walking and Music:
12 PM -1 PM on Wednesdays, Music by Neal Big-
gers
Linda’s Little Bookstore:
Used books on religion, spirituality, health, fiction,
etc.
at reduced prices
Kay Hummel / Optima Flow 2 Wellness:
Alternative & holistic health. By appointment
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Organic Produce Club & Frontier Co-Op:
Organized by Missie Carrigan, Blythe Anne & Linda
Howard,
Tuesdays 10am to 2pm
Thursdays 11:30am to 2pm
Join Us:
Veggie Pot Luck
At Zion C enter
Changing to the First Friday of every month
Starting: January 4—5:30 pm—7 pm
Bring a dish, share recipes, try new foods, meet old and
new friends
“Plant Based for the Holidays”
Cooking Class : Friday December 7
6:00-7:30 PM
Cost $ 20 per person
Exciting things happening at Zion Center and in our Community
Look for more details on upcoming
plant based, gluten free cooking
classes at:
Commongroundkitchen.com
Or call: 812-204-1182
Faith Music Radio Presents:
Faith Music Christmas
December 15 at 6:00—8:00 pm
The Aiken Theatre at The Centre
715 Locust Street, Evansville, IN
For more information call 800-600-7230 or go to
FaithMusicRadio.com
NEW COLLABORATIONS
The Sozo Ministry of Patchwork Central will be at Central
Library the first Friday of every month from 9:30 to 11:30
a.m. to take blood pressures, talk with people about their
health situations, and provide education, advocacy, and sup-
port for whatever health issues people might have.
Rev. John Rich reports that the library may not be the first
organization that comes to mind when you think of health
care, but it is an important part of the fabric of relationships
that create community. He also stated this will help to bring
greater access, awareness, education, and care to improve
the health of the Evansville community.
Patchwork Central has various programs for after school
children. Tutoring, Arts & Smarts, or the Sparks Program
(like playing a guitar or creating a woven wall hanging).
Something that represents an interest or passion that some-
one has within themselves.
For more information about Patchwork Central you can call:
812-424-2735 or visit their website at:
www.patchwork.org
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
Holiday Art Sale
10 am—5pm
2
10:30 am Worship
With Communion
Discussion Group
after Worship
3
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
6:00 pm Kundalini
Yoga with Bambi
4
10am-2pm Veggie
Club
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
5:00pm Choir
Practice
6:00pm Hand Bell
Practice
6:00pm Qigong
with Richard
5
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
Noon-1pm Walk-
ing Meditation &
Music
6:00pm Yin Yoga
with Bob Tenbarge
6:00pm Spirit
Share Group
6
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
11:30-2:00 Veg-
gie Co-Op
6:00 pm
Kundalini Yoga
7
Plant Based
Cooking Class
6:00-7:30 pm
8
9
10:30 am Worship
2019 Commitment
Consecration
11:30 am Christian
Board of Ministry
Mtg.
10
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
3:30 pm Council
Mtg
5:00 pm Trustee
Mtg
6:00 pm Kundalini
Yoga with Bambi
11
10am-2pm Veggie
Club
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
5:00pm Choir
Practice
6:00pm Hand Bell
Practice
6:00pm Qigong
with Richard
6:00pm Song
Circle
12
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
Noon-1pm Walk-
ing Meditation &
Music
6:00pm Yin Yoga
with Bob Tenbarge
13
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
11:30-2:00 Veg-
gie Co-Op
3:00-5:30 pm
UCS Meal
Ministry
6:00 pm
Kundalini Yoga
14 15
16
10:30 am Worship
11:30 am Farewell
Reception for Pas-
tor Kim and Jenny
Reising
17
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
6:00 pm Kundalini
Yoga with Bambi
18
10am-2pm Veggie
Club
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
5:00pm Choir
Practice
6:00pm Hand Bell
Practice
6:00pm Qigong
19
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
Noon-1pm Walk-
ing Meditation &
Music
6:00pm Yin Yoga
with Bob Tenbarge
6:00pm Spirit
Share Group
20
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
11:30-2:00 Veg-
gie Co-Op
6:00 pm
Kundalini Yoga
21
22
23
10:30 am Worship
Discussion Group
after Worship
24
C.G. Kitchen is
closed
6:00 No Kundalini
Yoga
6:15 pm Music
6:30 pm Christmas
Eve Worship
25
Closed for
Christmas
26
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
Noon-1pm Walk-
ing Meditation &
Music
No Yin Yoga
27
11:30-2:00 C.G.
Kitchen
11:30-2:00 Veg-
gie Co-Op
6:00 pm
Kundalini Yoga
28
29
30
10:30 am Worship
31
Common Ground
Kitchen is closed
6:00 pm Kundalini
Yoga with Bambi
1
Closed for New
Years Day
December 2018
Zion United Church of Christ Evansville, IN
Zion United Church of Christ
415 N.W. Fifth Street
Evansville, IN 47708
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Zion United Church of Christ
Evansville, Indiana
Rev. Kimron Reising, Pastor
Rev. John Schroeder, Pastor Emeritus
Neal Biggers, Minister of Music
Mitzi Windsor, Office Administrator
Sara Miller, Handbells
Freddie Greer, Custodian
Allen Powers, Security
Phone: 812.425.7029
Office Email: [email protected]
Pastor’s Email: [email protected]
Website: zionucc.net
Facebook: Zion Center for
Spiritual Development
and Healing
Worship Service: Sundays @ 10:30