Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

 PO Box 64, (Upper Skanee Rd), Skanee, MI - 49962

Phone:  906-524-6524

Email:  zlcs@up.net

 

WORSHIP TIMES
Sundays at 9 am and 10:30 am

FELLOWSHIP:  Coffee, cake and cookies between Worship Services at about 10 am every 2nd Sunday (following 9 am Worship)

 

MID-WEEK LENT WORSHIP – “The Animals Tell the Story” at 10:00 am – led by various members of the congregation

WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK – Watch Mel Gibson’s “Passion of Christ” together at 9 am, March 19th

MAUNDY THURSDAY – Worship at 6 pm followed by Meal in church basement

GOOD FRIDAY – March 21

10 am – Worship at Zion

7 pm – Ecumenical Worship at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, L’Anse – Tenebrae Service

EASTER SUNDAY – 8 am on March 23rd.  There will only be one Worship Service on Easter!  Worship will be followed by breakfast for all and an Easter egg hunt for the children.

 

NEW MEMBER SUNDAY – We will receive new members at both Worship Services on March 30th. 

There will be coffee fellowship between services to welcome our new members.

  If you are interested in becoming a member please contact Judy Mattson. 

This is also a 5th Sunday so Joe Majeski and Arline VanBuren will lead our music with our

POLKA SERVICE

PRAYER SERVICE – every 2nd Wednesdays of the month at 10 am

SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL

10:15 am every Sunday morning – every one ages 3 thru 6th grade are welcome

 

YOUTH CHOIR

Meet following the 2nd Worship Service at about 11:30 on Sundays:  March 9, 16, and 30th.   Les Elmblad and Melissa Scroggs are adults leaders.  Youth of all ages are welcome!

 

CONFIRMATION

Confirmation is a 2-year program which includes one week of classroom for 2 summers and 2 years of service to the congregation and community.

UPCOMING CONFIRMATION RETREATS:  March 28-29  These retreats are a required part of our Confirmation Curriculum; however, any youth Confirmation age and up are welcome to join us – cost is $30.00 per retreat – contact Judy

 

WELCA-WOMEN OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

Meets almost every 2nd Wednesday at 11 am – Meeting is followed by lunch – all are welcome!

 

QUILTING GROUP

9am on Thursday mornings – Everyone Welcome!

 

CHOIR PRACTICE

Choir practice on Thursdays at Noon – our Music Director is Lynette Rank

 

At Zion, we are excited about the ELCA’s “Book of Faith” initiative and encourage everyone to read their Bible’s daily and to participate in study.  Although we are a small congregation we hope to make available many learning opportunities for members of the community.  The following are a few that are presently available.

 

WELCA BIBLE STUDIES LED BY ARLINE VANBUREN

2nd Wednesdays of the month about 12:15 pm following lunch

 

BIBLE STUDY (Book of Faith Initiative)

Wednesday mornings at 9 am on thru February and March 5 and 12 – We are discussing the Book of Mark using a literary interpretation.

 

PASSION OF CHRIST

We will be viewing Mel Gibson’s Passion of Christ at 9 am on Wednesday March 19th.

 

BOOK READING GROUP

Our first group will meet on 6:30 pm at LLM Judy Mattson’s home on February 27th.  We are reading Anton’s Chekhov’s short stories “The Bishop” and “Uprooted.”  Copies of the short stories can be gotten from Judy or read at  http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13419/13419-8.txt   We will discuss the short stories when we meet as well as what the group would like to read and discuss/where to meet in the future at this first gathering.

 

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS (by date)

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER:  March 7 at 1 pm at United Lutheran Church in L’Anse – Ecumenical Worship

 

MONTHLY WOMEN’S ECUMENICAL PRAYER BREAKFAST:  Watch bulletins and local newspaper for information – Zion will host the prayer breakfast again on May 31st at 9 am.  Bob Lytikainen will do a presentation on the “Dead Sea Scrolls

 

MONTHLY MEN’S ECUMENICAL PRAYER BREAKFAST:  Watch local newspaper and our bulletins for information.

LINKS

Contact Zion Lutheran:  Zion Lutheran
NGLS:  Northern Great Lakes Synod, ELCA
Suomi Conference Home Page & Upcoming Events
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