"O
give thanks to the Lord,
for he is good,
for his steadfast love
endures forever."
Psalm 118:29
for he is good,
for his steadfast love
endures forever."
Psalm 118:29
Zion Women of
the
E.L.C.A. | |
"O
give thanks to the Lord,
for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever." Psalm 118:29 |
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| What's Next? |
The Santa Lucia Luncheon was on Friday, December 9th. We servwd about 265 people. See some photos. The cookies not served at the luncheon will be used for Cheer Baskets. Read the Legend of Santa Lucia. |
The Next WELCA meeting will be on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM in Centennial Hall. The last meeting was on Thursday, January 19th. If you missed the meeting, here are a few photos. |
Zion will host the Heartland Conference Spring Gathering on Saturday, March 14th. Stay tuned for more details, but save the date on your calendar. |
The Fall Fundraiser - The Fall Fundraiser was on September 28th. See a few photos of that and the Men's Meatball Supper. |
Lutheran World Relief School Kits - 40 back packs were filled with school supplies. Education is important for any community, especially where poverty or disaster has limited the options for young people to reach their potential. School kits contain essential supplies to help children - and in some cases, adults continue learning despite the hardships they face. And that learning leads to a better life for them, their families and their communities. Thank you. |
Chemicals of Concern - One of the workshops that the ladies attended during the WELCA Triennial Convention was on chemicals in our environment. Good websites on Chemicals of Concern are: www.ewg.org www.psr.org www.panna.org www.epa.gov www.watoxics.org www.nrdc.org www.breastcancerfund.org |
Blessing of the Quilts - On Sunday, June 5th we took time in our worship to bless the many and varied quilts made by Zion's Quilters. On Monday the quilts were taken down to the Lutheran World Relief warehouse and then shipped around the world to bring warmth and comfort to those in need. See some photos. |
Centennial Hall has been Updated! There is new carpet squares, tile, base trim and paint. Special thanks to: § Dennis Hjort, Adam Hjort, and Carl Hjort and their helpers for removing the old carpet and installing new carpet squares plus the base trim. This resulted in tremendous savings in labor costs. § Rich Mycue for coordinating the tile installation. § Andrea Mikla for her design work. § The members on the Carpet Committee for their ideas and expertise. § All the Zion members who purchased carpet squares from a ½ square to 50 squares in order for WELCA to complete this project. Centennial Hall gets a lot of use and this is a good thing. |
The Annual WELCA (Women of the ELCA) Convention Report:Zion was well represented at the 24th NE MN WELCA convention was held June 3 and 4 in Duluth. Attending were Mary Anderson, Linda Ramson, Gloria Peterson, Carole Kiel, Jo Hamblin and Ardy Becklin. Stacey Wiedewitsch also attended as our scholarship recipient. Daniel Lee from LWR was the keynote speaker He talked about the gap between poverty and self-sustaining success and the connection between Christian lives of faith and response to human need. Entertainment was by the Teen Challenge Choir consisting of 62 men who are teens to age 70. Along with their music several men shared their testimonies. Besides the business meetings and worship services there was a bible study, a silent auction and displays. There were many workshops to choose from including: Rain gardens, Domestic Violence in Our Community, LWR's Quilt and Kit Ministry, Ladies Once Upon a Bible Time, Hunger is a Growing Problem, A Quilting Trunk Show, Modeling God's Love, Bold Women of God and Lifestyle for a Healthy Heart. WELCA's In-Kind Response to World Need This is from our NE MN WELCA and very impressive: 4,444 - Quilts to LWR 96 - Sewing Kits 192 - Aids/Hospice Kits 1672 - School Kits 3,098 - Health Kits 364 - Pounds of Soap 326 - Newborn Kits 310 - Pounds of Rolled Bandages 1,328 - Layettes 225 - Gifts to Seafarers + $565.00 73 - Snacks for Outreach 31 - Recycled cell phones 58 - Used eyeglasses 6,584 - Other Items + $4368.00 $4,045 - LWR Shipping costs $582.15 - Global Health Shipping costs Our pennies do add up. The penny report was 554,500 pennies helping LSS, Range Women, Family Safety Network, Circles of Hope and Kids against Hunger. |
Looking for a gift idea? - Give one or more squares of carpet for Centennial Hall! It's just $20 per square and your gift will fit nicely into an envelope. Use the form in the Sunday bulletin or stop in the church office. |
Zion Red Cookbooks – If you have a Zion Red Cookbook, please note the corrections that should be added to your book. Page numbers and recipes names are listed below. Corrections: Pg. 46 Lemon Pie -After the word kettle, add 2 C hot water Pg. 90 2nd on page: To filling, add 1 C sugar Pg. 142 Rice Pudding: After cook 10 min. add salt & vanilla, with 6 Tbsp. Sugar, add 1 Tbsp. corn starch. Bake 10 min. (not 45 min), until light brown. Pg. 159 Cream of Broccoli Soup: After add, add ¾ C water Pg. 255 Rice Pudding: To meringue, add 1 Tbsp. corn starch (not corn syrup). |
The Missionary Quilt designed by Maxine and made by the quilters from Liberian shirts donated by our missionary, Rev. John Lunn is hanging in Centennial Hall - see a photo. |
Esther Circle is responsible for flowers during the months of January thru April. Please call the church office (983-3368) or Pat Hjort if you know of Zion women who have been in the hospital. |
Recycle Your Cell Phones – Turn unwanted cell phones into money and practical support for women’s programs by recycling your old phones. It’s simple, just drop your old phone in the recycling box in the narthex. The Zion WELCA, through Good Deeds Foundation and The Women’s Funding Network, has started a cell phone recycling program that will generate much needed funding to: 1. Support programs that lift women and families out of poverty; 2. Help provide lasting solutions to climate change, a major contributor to property worldwide; and 3. Provide 911 emergency phones for senior citizens and people at risk. How it works: roughly 60% of cell phones recycled through this initiative are in good working order and can be refurbished and resold. These cell phones generate the greatest amount of revenue to help lift women and families out of poverty and provide lasting solutions to climate change. Another portion of the recycled phones are programmed to dial only 911 and donated to domestic violence survivors, elders and low income people at risk for use in emergencies. The remaining cell phones are recycled according to EPA standards. Why is this important? There are over 130 million cell phones retired every year in the U.S., and fewer than 26 million get recycled. Where are yours? Why should I recycle my old cell phones? + Each cell phone recycled helps prevent about 66 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. + Recycling just one million cell phones reduces greenhouse gas emissions equal to taking 1,368 cars off the road for one year. + Recycling all 100 million cell phones ready for end of life management would save enough energy to power more than 194,000 U.S. households with electricity for one year. |
Cookbooks are available for any and all gift giving occasions! If you've ever eaten at a Zion pot luck, you know there are good cooks in this church and you can have and give their best recipes for a mere $10 - an amazing bargain! |
| January Meeting | 1/19/12 |
 Ardy told us about her trip to Albania |
 and Mary did devotions. |
 Esther Circle served a delicious dessert |
 and the small group that braved the cold enjoyed it.. |
| November Meeting | 11/18/11 |
 Family Pathways' Meg Schwanke - our guest speaker |
 Ardy presided over the business meeting |
 Ruth Circle served a delicious cake |
 Candi poured coffee and served cake |
| September Meeting | 9/15/11 |
 Teresa Nelson was our speaker. |
 Ardy lead the business meeting. |
 Eunice Circle served a yummy rhubarb dessert |
 and everyone enjoyed it. |
| July Meeting | 7/21/11 |
 Mary talked about the convention in Spokane |
 and Ardy talked about speakers and workshops. |
 Esther Circle served a delicious dessert |
 which everyone enjoyed. |
| May meeting | 5/19/11 |
 Linda writes a WELCA check for the planter flowers. |
 Pastor Steve joins us for coffee served by Ruth Circle. |
 Candi and Jan serve delicious cake and coffee to Gloria. |
 Myra, Carole, Sonja and Pastor Steve enjoy the cake. |
| March meeting | 3/17/11 |
 Ruth Circle's Bonnie had devotions and introduced |
 their speaker, Joyce Anderson from the DAC. |
 Joyce told us about what the DAC does and then |
 we enjoyed dessert prepared by Eunice Circle. |
