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Join us for worship
This coming Sunday, September 25, 1 Timothy 6 will guide us to respond to God's generous gifts with richness in good deeds, kindness, and generosity. Our ministry is to make many rich in the knowledge of God's love for them.
Sunday morning worship begins at 9:00 am. For those who are unable to worship with us in person, join us during our Sunday radio worship broadcast at 9:00 am on 92.5 FM Warroad.
Wednesday evening worship begins at 5:30 pm and includes a variety of music led by the worship band, an easy order of worship, and a message.
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The September 25 radio broadcast is sponsored by Pastor Mary Gilthvedt in memory of her father, Paul Ronning. If you would like to sponsor a broadcast, please call or email the church office. The cost is $85.
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Partners in Prayer
Please pray for those on Zion's prayer list: Ralland Harrison, Susan Kofstad, Jon Paul Kragness (son of David & Jan Kragness), and Grant Olson.
Click here to continue reading our extended prayer list. If you have a name of someone you would like to add to the prayer list, please ask permission from that person first. Then, you may contact Zion’s church office (386-1733 or zlcw@mncable.net) to have the person added to the list.
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Council Update
Kelly Schaible Thiele, Council Secretary
Greetings, Zion members, and happy fall! I hope this finds you well as school has commenced and the weather begins to change yet again. We have much to anticipate in the coming weeks! Please note that the date for Harvest Festival has been moved to October 16. Worship on that Sunday will begin at 10:30 am, with a meal to follow at 11:30 am. Volunteers for meal preparation, serving, and cleanup are always needed and welcomed!
Council would like to continue expressing our gratitude for this congregation’s generosity as we work diligently to eradicate our building loan. Giving is steady and the support you have shown of complete loan payoff by the end of 2022 is a remarkable blessing. We look forward to the opportunities that fulfilment of this obligation will bring!
One of the initiatives brought to—and approved by—the congregation was discussed in our September meeting. Amanda Bengtson, member of the Daycare Task Force, was a guest at our meeting and presented the information she has procured thus far from area resources, including feedback from a walk-through of the church building she did with Deb Landin, another Task Force member, and a knowledgeable contact at an area agency. The most poignant action item recommended was to expand the task force out of Zion to include other community members, and so firmer connections will be made between our Task Force and others who have taken a strong interest in and actions toward local daycare options as well. More information to come as steps are taken!
Finally, please save the date for the next Annual meeting, which will be held on October 26. Look for the annual meeting packet to become available in mid-October!
With warmest wishes,
Kelly Schaible Thiele
Zion Council Secretary
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New Member orientation meetings are this week
New member orientation meetings for anyone interested in becoming a member of Zion will be held:
- Sunday, September 25, at 10:20 am
- Monday, September 26, at 7:00 pm
- Wednesday, September 28, at 4:30 pm
You only need to attend one meeting and be received at one worship service. New members will be received during worship on Sunday, October 2 (9:00 am), and Wednesday, October 5 (5:30 pm). Please contact Pastor Mary Gilthvedt (mgilthvedt@gmail.com or 218-689-2641) with questions.
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Zion's annual Harvest Festival will be October 16.
Sign-up sheets are located in the Gathering Space to volunteer to help with the Harvest Festival meal.
Harvest Festival is a day when we focus on and give thanks for the abundant blessings we receive from our faithful God (the "harvest") and in turn rejoice through the blessing of fellowship, food, and music (the "festival"). Many people in our congregation use this time as a way of honoring God's provision by giving an over-and-above offering. The men in our congregation team up to volunteer to bring food, cook food, help serve, and help clean up -- and it's a real treat for everyone! Please plan to participate.
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LSS Meet & Greet Picnic
Monday, September 26
Warroad Community Center
Music by JP Moes with hors d'oeuvres at 5:00 pm
Picnic meal at 5:30 pm
Followed with entertainment by Natalie Homme and door prizes.
Reserve your spot by calling 218-386-4403. Suggested donation for 60+ is $5; under 60 is $8.75.
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NW MN Synod Women's Organization
Gather Zoom Bible Study
Monday, September 26 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Bring your Bible. The Zoom meeting ID is 830 8115 5921. Email Marilyn Grandstrand at mgrand1000@ymail.com with questions or to receive a meeting link.
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This week at Zion
- Friday, September 23: 7:00 am- Men's Bible Study
- Sunday, September 25: 9:00 am- Worship; 10:00 am- Coffee Fellowship; 10:20 am- New Member Orientation meeting; 2:00 pm- Worship at WSLC
- Monday, September 26: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm- Quilting for Lutheran World Relief; 4:30 pm- Mission Endowment Fund Committee meeting; 7:00 pm- New Member Orientation meeting
- Tuesday, September 27: 6:30 pm- Worship & Music Committee meeting
- Wednesday, September 28: 12:00 pm- Items for weekly publications due; 2:00 pm- WSLC Communion service; 4:30 pm- Wednesday School; 4:30 pm- Pre-Confirmation class; 4:30 pm- New Member Orientation meeting; 5:30 pm- Worship; 6:15 pm- 8th Grade Confirmation class; 6:30 pm- 9th-11th Confirmation class
See the monthly church calendar at a glance here.
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Stewardship
Worship Attendance:
43 at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, 9/14
62 at 9:00 am on Sunday, 9/18
Offerings for week ending 9/18:
General Fund: $6,376.00
Building Fund: $1,003.99
Backpack Program: $95.00
Building Loan funds to raise as of 8/31: $15,300.00
As a response to hearing the Good News of the Gospel through Scripture and proclamation, a worshipping congregation collects an offering. Offerings provide funds for outreach and mission. We encourage you to support Zion’s mission by giving in any of the following ways:
- Online at https://zlcw.org/webpay/
- Automatic giving (Use the link above to set it up yourself or if you need help with getting set up, call the church office.)
- Through the Vanco Mobile app. Search "Vanco Mobile" or “Vanco Mobile Faith Engagement” in the App Store or Google Play. Once you download and open the app for the first time, search for "Zion Lutheran Church of Warroad" or "Warroad" (make sure you don't add an extra space after Warroad, or it may not find us). If you have logged into WebPay from zlcw.org or if you’ve used the retired GivePlus app, use the same username and password for Vanco Mobile.
- Drop off your offering at worship or in the drop box outside the main entrance
- Mail your donation to Zion Lutheran Church, PO Box 61, Warroad, MN 56763
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Wednesday Schedule
Fall worship and education classes are in swing, but it's not too late to join in the fun.
- Faith Formation [a.k.a. Wednesday School] for kids age 3 through grade 5 has begun, but it is not too late to join the fun! Registration can still be done online. Come see what it is all about on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 5:15 pm
- Pre-confirmation class is 4:30 to 5:15 pm
- Worship begins at 5:30 pm.
- 8th grade confirmation is 6:15 to 7:00 pm
- 9th through 11th grade confirmation will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 pm
If you haven't already completed a student registration form, go to Zion's website to fill out the online student registration. You may register all students at once for Wednesday School, pre-confirmation, and confirmation on just one form.
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It's the season of fall meals in our neck o' the woods
First Lutheran Church of Salol will have a Fall Potato Dumpling Supper on Saturday, September 24, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Stop by for potato dumplings, ham, coleslaw, and a cookie for $15/order. Take out only. All proceeds raised will go to their WELCA group and will then be distributed to local and global missions.
St. Philip's Catholic Church of Falun will hold their Fall Festival from 9:00 to 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 1. They will serve caramel rolls, homemade soups, BBQs, bars, juice, and coffee. There will also be a bake and craft sale.
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Donations to ease food insecurity for Warroad kids are welcome
Deb Lalim and Shawn Brunelle
As a part of our “God’s work. Our hands.” focus, we will continue to collect food and monetary donations for the Warroad school backpack program through the end of September.
The Warroad Elementary Backpack Program provides weekend food for students living with food insecurity. Below is a list of foods, which can be purchased locally and dropped off in the bins found in the Gathering Space. Financial donations can be placed in the offering plate. Checks should be written to Zion with "backpack program" in the memo. Cash donations should be in a sealed envelope labeled "backpack program."
- canned entree: spaghetti, spaghetti-o’s are favorites
- microwaveable mac and cheese
- single serving cereals
- fruit cups in real juice
- 100% juice boxes
- pudding (4 packs)
- additional snacks: granola bars, fruit snacks, other cereal bars, bags of cookies, peanut butter crackers etc.
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Fall quilting continues at Zion on Monday mornings
Marlene Lewis
It's time to get together for our fall quilting. We meet at the church on Mondays from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm; however, you can come a little later or leave a little earlier if needed. You do not need to bring any supplies. You can tie, pin, or do some sewing. If you would prefer to work from home, we have fabric that needs to be cut into blocks. You could sew quilt tops if you'd like. We can supply fabric or blocks. Just give us a call.
If you have supplies like sheets, bedspreads, blankets, mattress pads, or fabric to donate, you can drop it off anytime at the church.
Contact Marlene Lewis at 218-386-2018 or Judy Landin at 218-242-0589 with questions.
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The race to pay off our Building Loan
Patrick Frolander, Zion Lutheran Church Treasurer
As we get closer to the amount of funding necessary to pay off the remaining balance of our building loan, it is important that we not lose momentum. In fact, the opposite should be the goal. I will use the analogy of running a distance race.
Runners pace themselves to be able to endure the length of a race taking care not to push too hard towards the beginning of the race. As a runner nears the finish line, they don’t ease up knowing that the end of the race will come soon. They reach to God for the strength and courage, they reach outward to the spectators encouraging them, and inward to their training to find the next gear and push as hard as they can until they are across the finish line.
We are nearing the end of this journey of loan repayment, and it is important that we maintain our pace and maybe try to push a little harder to get us across that finish line a little faster. The hope is that we are ready to write our final check in mid-December, and I believe we can get there. The remaining balance to raise will be posted in the Messenger and E-Messenger below the weekly offering totals.
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Stress and Crisis: Get help now.
Click on the QR code below.
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Families fleeing violence face a new and constant threat — hunger. Your gift provides lifesaving emergency food and so much more. Give to feed a hungry child today. You can go to the Lutheran World Relief website or you may write your check to Zion designated for “Feed the children” and leave it in the offering plate.
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Worship services are each Sunday at 9:00 am and Wednesday at 5:30 pm. Pastor Mary is available via phone (218-689-2641) and email (mgilthvedt@gmail.com). Her home mailing address is PO Box 429, Roseau, MN 56751. The church office is open from 10:00 to 4:00, Monday through Thursday. You may email Vicki or Deb at zlcw@mncable.net and call the church phone number at 218-386-1733.
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Zion's Church Council
Liz Hardwick, President (Personnel): 218-230-4423
Deb Lalim, Vice-President (MEF): 218-689-5626
Kelly Thiele, Secretary (Cong. Care): 218-242-2631
Rick Arntzen (Stewardship): 218-242-1535
Shawn Brunelle (Worship & Music): 218-386-3644
Dan DeMolee (Property): 218-386-1879
Barb Knutson (Memorials): 218-242-4280
Dan Lykken (Property/Capital Cam.): 218-791-9838
Jana Thompson (Christian Ed): 218-689-5200
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