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Valley Fair
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ZAK & Youtheran @ Valley Fair - Mark your calendar for Wednesday,
August 6th for a day at Valley Fair. More information will follow regarding
time and cost. We will need adults
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Acolyte Training
Sunday, Aug. 24th
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Attention all 6th and 7th graders you are invited to particiapte
in acolyte training on Sunday the 24th of August after worship (11:00AM).
This will be a great time to learn all the wonderful mysteries of acolyting
(how to light the candles without setting the church aflame, how to know what
color cord should you wear, what do I do with the offering? And many more!)
Sign up now in the narthex or call the church office. For more information
contact either Terry Hamblin or Pastor Blenkush
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Softball Season
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Anyone between the ages of 9th grade to 99 who would like
to play softball - Adult Softball began in May. Youth
Softball began in June . There are two age groups
- Junior Youth for grades 5 and under and Senior Youth for grades
6-8.
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Graduate
Sunday
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The graduates of the Class of 2008 were honored Sunday, May 25th at
worship and at fellowship time after the service. Graduates received
one of the quilts which were on display for the Blessing of the Quilts on May 11th.
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Confirmand
Mentor
Picnic
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May 18th was the picnic for Confirmation STudents and their Mentors
held at Reineke Park. If you check out the photos, you'll see that everyone
had a great time!
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Feed My Starving Children
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On Tuesday, June 24th about 18 folks from Zion drove
down to the headquarters of Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) for an evening
of packing nutritious meals for severely malnourished children. (Photos) These meals are then distributed
to starving children in over 55 countries around the world. Our group from
Zion along with another group from a Catholic Church in NE Minneapolis
packed 7,776 meals that will feed 21 kids for an entire year! We
have tentative plans to visit FMSC again on Wednesday, October 15th.
Mark your calendar now and plan to come and make a difference. If you would
like to learn more about FMSC go on line and visit www.fmsc.org
These people made a difference!
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Let's Go
Camping!
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Attention all Zion Youth.Have you considered
going to Bible Camp this summer? This is a wonderful opportunity for
all youth in grades 3-9. Within our NEMN Synod we have three wonderful
Lutheran camps: Camp Onomia (www.camponomia.org),
Camp Hiawatha and Camp Vermilion (www.vlmcamps.org). Check out their
websites and pick the program and dates that work best for you and your
family. Did you know Zion has Camperships? Here is a great way to help
cover the cost of camp. Pick up a Campership form outside Pastor Blenkush's
office.
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Thank
You!!!
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+ To George Hemmerich (7th grade), Karin
McCann (8th grade), Mary Rice (9th grade) and Greg Lerud (9th grade)
for teaching this year’s confirmation classes.
+ A word of thanks to everyone
who provided ZUPPERS @ ZION for our confirmation students this past
year. Your willingness to provide a delicious supper each night before
confirmation classes started has been greatly appreciated.
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Canoe the
BWCA
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The BWCA group meets at Zion for departure on Saturday morning - July 19th
- at 9 a.m. Bon voyage and God bless!
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Confirmation Retreat at
GAC
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The Spring Confirmation Retreat at Gustavus Adolphus
College in St. Peter, MN was the weekend of April 5th and 6th . This
retreat is was for all Confirmation students in grades 7-9. See some
photos!
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ZZ
Topics
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9:15 AM Sunday mornings, the ZZ TOPIC
(Zion Zone Teens of Power in Christ)
group for high school teens meets in the basement. Come
and see what's up.
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30 Hour
Famine
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The 30 Hour Famine happened on February 9-10.
See a few photos
and turn your computer up so you can hear the growling stomachs!
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Prayer
Blocks
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"Passing
on the Faith Table Grace Prayer Blocks"
will be available and all proceeds will
go toward Youtheran activities.
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2009
National
Youth
Gathering
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Jesus + Justice + Jazz ---2009 National Youth Gathering
The ELCA national Youth Gathering is the summer of 2009 will be
in New Orleans, LA. It is time to start planning. All Youth of the congregation
who will be in 9th-12th grade this coming fall are eligible to participate.
The theme of this year's gathering is "Jesus Justice Jazz". The plan
is to join the NEMN Synod as they put together the trip, transportation
and all the details. Sign-up deadline is Sept 4th.
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