Download - Christmas Eve Christmas Day
Advent Services at 10am & 6:30pm
December 2 - Jesus Advent Past
December 9 - Jesus Advent Present
December 16 - Jesus Advent Future
Birthdays 2
Finances 2
Tom Roberts 3
Family Ministry 4
Zion Youth 5
St. Francis House
Needs List
6
Calendar 7
Pastor’s Corner 8
Inside this issue:
December 2020 Volume 20 - Issue 12
Zion Lutheran Church Sioux Falls, SD
At Zion Lutheran we are committed to reaching out, strengthening the saved,
and serving Jesus Christ by serving others!
6:30 PM
Christmas Eve
4:00 pm - Family Service
7:00 pm - Contemporary
9:30 pm - Candlelight Communion
Christmas Day
9:00 am - Traditional Communion
Dec 1 Meredith Ebert
Dec 1 Bradley Grave
Dec 2 Sharon Geister
Dec 3 Amelia Ebert
Dec 3 Steve Hendry
Dec 5 Harper Beaner
Dec 6 Illa Biteler
Dec 6 Ellie Boettcher
Dec 6 Enid Farmer
Dec 6 Dennis Werner
Dec 8 Irene Anderson
Dec 8 Eric Boyce
Dec 9 Kyle Stotts
Dec 9 Roger Wagner
Dec 10 Rachel Aamold
Dec 10 Ashley Doerksen
Dec 10 Trish Heng
Dec 10 John Kritzmire
Dec 10Sharon Petheram
Dec 11 Warren Eilertson
Dec 11 Chris Hinde
Dec 11 Jody Huebert
Dec 11 Scott Raabe
Dec 11 Tatum Thorpe
Dec 11 Teagan Thorpe
Dec 13 Suzi Fitterer
Dec 13 Bruce Hamilton
Dec 22 Wayne Tanke
Dec 23 Debra Green
Dec 23 Philip Langner
Dec 23 Brooks Pidde
Dec 24 Christopher Boettcher
Dec 24 Roger Corkill
Dec 24 Pam Strain
Dec 24 Elise Van Hove
Dec 24 Heidi Vilhauer
Dec 24 Chad Wall
Dec 25 Inez Hayes
Dec 26 Noble Kritzmire
Dec 26 Joseph Maeschen
Dec 27 Adam List
Dec 27 Dave Wright
Dec 28 Carol Ekse
Dec 28 Annie Farmer
Dec 29 Jetzen Kok
Dec 30 Tammie Schultz
Dec 30 Yvonne Van Wyhe
Dec 31 Joseph Tisher
Dec 14 Cynthia Huntimer
Dec 14 Betty Schultz
Dec 14 Morgan Werner
Dec 15 Emersyn Hagen
Dec 15 Parker Strain
Dec 16 JoAnne Baer
Dec 16 Elijah Dressler
Dec 16 Parker Pidde
Dec 16 Logan Pusch
Dec 17 Matthew Kludt
Dec 19 Lonny Boehrns
Dec 19 Gloria Storm
Dec 20 Jeannette Jensen
Dec 21 Brad Clow
Dec 21 Debbie Hepper
Dec 21 Evie Meier
November Home Giving
Envelopes and Electronic Giving ................... $61,620.29
Plate ........................................................................ 1,252.01
Missions ................................................................... 295.00
Youth Missions ........................................................... 5.00
Flowers and Radio ................................................. 426.00
Sanford Grant ........................................................ 400.00
LWR/LHM/MSL ...................................................... 120.00
Reimbursement (Chancel Floor) ....................... 7,725.00
Reimbursement (Postage) .................................... 200.00
Audio/Visual ........................................................ 2,700.00
Shirts .......................................................................... 25.00
Total Received ........................................ $74,768.30
Monthly Need ......................................... $60,000.00
Other Giving
Memorials ............................................................. $865.00
Total Received ............................................. $865.00
As in the past, we will join together with our brothers and sisters from Faith Lutheran and
Memorial Lutheran for a New Year’s Eve Communion Worship.
The Service will be held here at Zion on December 31 at 6:30 pm with Pastor Aaron
Asmus as the Guest Speaker.
Please register your Worship using our Sign-up Genius.
https://www.signupgenius.comgo/9040545ABAD28A3F9
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FAMILIES IN FAITH GINGERBREAD
HOUSES
1. Sign-up (2 per family) at the Welcome Wall
or on the Families in Faith Facebook Page.
2. Pickup Kits on Sunday, December 13 after
the late service until 12:30 pm
3. Display Houses on Zoom or Facebook -
Time TBA
Merry Christmas! Christmas may look a little different this year. Isn’t that the phrase of 2020? A world-wide
pandemic will NOT stop Christmas from coming, and isn’t that the point of Christmas? Nothing will separate us
from God’s love. Romans 8:39
As you deal with the stress, anxiety, and disappointment of things not being the same this year, ponder on a new
tradition that brings you and your family closer to that precious Babe in Bethlehem.
This may be the year to
* that Advent devotional (call the office if you need one)
* call or send a card to someone from our Zion family who you miss
* reach out to someone who has experienced a loss this year Merry Christmas!
Rachel, Zion Parish Nurse
TOM and TAMMY ROBERTS will be our
guests on Sunday, December 20. Tom will be
reading his latest book “Something About
Christmas” during both Children’s Messag-
es. They will also have all of Tom’s books
available for purchase to help support the
work of Children’s Home Society. Plan to
attend services on December 20!!
ZION LUTHERAN is
having a “Christmas
Donation Drive” for the
St. Francis House.
Here’s the list of items that
are needed.
Donations can be dropped
off at the church until
December 20.
1400 S Duluth Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
57105
Dear Friends ….
Here we are in December and
Advent then Christmas! The word
Advent literally means “coming” or
“arrival.” During the season of
Advent, we wait for our Lord’s
coming or arrival even as we live
now in His forgiveness. We live and
wait in hope as we remember the
ways in which our God in Christ
has come and promises to come
again for us.
From Revelation 22:20, He who is
the faithful witness to all these
things says, “Yes, I am coming
soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!
He has come for us in the incarnate
Jesus Christ. He continues to come
for us even now through the person
of Jesus Christ as He is present in
the hearing of the Word, Baptism
and the Lord’s Supper. He promises
to return to us in the Second
Coming of Jesus Christ to bring to
completion the entire work of
salvation that He began through
Jesus’ incarnation.
During Advent, we consider all of
these ways in which God is
present for us in Christ and at the
same time we move closer and
closer to the day in which we
celebrate this God who comes near
to us by celebrating His birth.
And as we celebrate this season of
hope … please consider giving a
donation to Zion Lutheran’s
gathering for the St. Francis
House and its residents. You can
review the list here in the Clarion.
We usually collect food items
during our Streets of Bethlehem
pageant day but we are not
holding it this year so we changed
it up a bit.
The St. Francis House rebuilds
lives by providing refuge and
pathways to stability for adults
Address Service Requested Phone: 605-338-5226
Email:
Zion Lutheran Sioux Falls
zionlutheransf.com
zion lutheran sioux falls
experiencing homelessness and
poverty. Every day of the year, they
enable individuals to meet their
basic needs for food, clothing and
shelter. They transform lives using
a holistic approach to understanding
and addressing behavioral health,
housing and employment needs. St.
Francis House is committed to
helping those they serve achieve
renewed lives of dignity and
self-determination.
Whatever way you plan to celebrate
anew our Lord’s birth this
Christmas, it is my prayer that it be
safe and filled with great meaning
that leads you to trust more and
more God’s love and forgiveness
that has come through this Babe in
Bethlehem and His name is Jesus!
Peace and Joy in the Baby Jesus!
Pastor Greg