Interested in becoming a member, or simply learning more … or maybe need a refresher?
Pastor Grimenstein will be starting a New Member/Adult Confirmation class on Thursday, September 12th at 6:00 p.m. for those interested in learning more about the Lutheran faith and are considering church membership. The class is also open to current members interested in a "refresher" on the basics of the faith. The class will meet every Thursday from 6:00-6:45 for six weeks and will cover topics ranging from Baptism to the Ten Commandments. After completing the sessions, interested participants are welcome to join Zion Lutheran Church.

Please email Pastor directly at pastor@zlcb.org to let him know you’re interested in joining this free class.

Zion Youth Group Activity – for teens in 8th - 12th grades
GAME NIGHT
Sunday, September 15th from 6:00 -8 pm 
Mark your calendar for gaming fun, food and fellowship! 

ALL ZION WOMEN are invited to a Welcome Dinner for Deaconess Joanna Lee
When:  Thursday September 19, 2024
Where: Atria’s Restaurant in Peters Township (MAP)
Time:    6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Cost:    $30 per person

The Menu includes:

• Chicken Parmesan

• Pork Tenderloin

• Roasted Vegetables

• Penne with Marinara

• Salad

• Fruit and cheese tray

• Soft drinks, coffee, tea

• There will also be a cash bar.

 Please RSVP to Tracey Harris at tharris@zlcb.org by Sunday, Sept 15th.   For payment,  give checks to Tracey Harris, and make them out to Zion Lutheran Church, with "LWML" in the memo line.

September 20, 2024 | 6:00 pm
Good Samaritan Hospice, a mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, will hold a Power of the Purse event on Friday, Sept. 20 at The Mansion, located at 141 Mansion Ln., Butler, PA 16002. All proceeds benefit Good Samaritan Hospice Youth Bereavement Care, which provides free support for youth who have been affected by the death of a loved one.

This purse bash event will begin at 6 p.m. and will feature many ways to win: each admission ticket includes a chance to win one of 10 designer handbags, and there will be additional drawings for baskets, wallets, high-value spotlight designer bags, a “win it all” wine table and more. Light appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided, and outside snacks and alcoholic drinks will be permitted.

In-person tickets are ON SALE NOW! Non-attending tickets are also AVAILABLE! Click here to order yours!

Registration ends Friday, 08/30/2024 11:59pm EDT

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, CLICK HERE.

PENNSYLVANIA MARCH FOR LIFE HARRISBURG, PA | SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Gather with pro-life Lutherans prior to the 2024 March for Life Pennsylvania at The Hilton in Harrisburg, One N. 2nd St. in Harrisburg to be encouraged and take a stand for mothers, fathers, and their children born and unborn. A full breakfast, free of charge, (graciously provided by a grant from the English District of the LCMS) will be served from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Speakers Scott Licht of Lutherans for Life, and Maria Gallager from the PA Pro-Life Federation will briefly address us. We will walk together to the Capitol steps for the 11:00 AM Rally and 12:00 PM March. RSVP with your groups attendance:

Gather with your pro-life Lutheran brothers and sisters prior to the 2024 PA March for Life at:
THE HILTON HARRISBURG ONE N. 2ND STREET HARRISBURG, PA 17101

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Meet and Greet with Full Breakfast

10:00 AM
Welcome, and Keynote Speakers:
“Life in the Darkness” Scott Licht, Lutherans for Life and Legislative Update, Maria Gallager PA Pro-Life Federation

10:30 AM
Walk to the Capitol Steps for the Rally

12:00 PM
March Begins

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pastor Christopher Seifferlein of Mount Calvary Lutheran in Lititz at (920) 918-7200 or email pamarchforlife@lancasterlutheran.com

Zion Lutheran Youth Group Presents a Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser and Steeler’s Watch Party
Sunday, September 29, 2024 starting at 11:30 a.m. with Steeler Kick-off at 1:00 p.m.
All members are invited to enter a crockpot of chili.
Sign up in the Narthex to enter and/or attend!
Hot prizes for the best chilis!

Vote with your dollars!
Cash donations benefit the Zion Youth Gathering trip in July 2025

Don’t confuse Zion’s Youth Group Fundraiser with the South Fayette Chili Cook Off held in October 2024

Oktoberfest 2024 in Cabot, PA
Haven 1 at 112 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023
Saturday October 5, 2024 from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

For Your Enjoyment: The Mikey Dee Polka Band
For Your Appetite: German-themed Menu, Bake Sales
For Your Kids: Bouncy Castle, Balloon Artist, Games, Pumpkin Decorating, Free Food and Much More!
For your Curiosity: Haven 1 Open House
Fireworks at 7:45 p.m.
Flu Shots from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

For more information call: 724-352-8268
www.ConcordiaLM.org

For the Glory: The Untold and Inspiring Story of Eric Liddell, Hero of Chariots of Fire
by Duncan Hamilton
Our fall book will be the inspiring story of Olympic athlete and Christian missionary
Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire.
Sunday, October 6th — 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Zion’s Fellowship Hall
Bring a luncheon dish to pass!

Many people will remember Eric Liddell as the Olympic gold medalist from the Academy Award winning film Chariots of Fire. Famously, Liddell would not run on Sunday because of his strict observance of the Christian sabbath, and so he did not compete in his signature event, the 100 meters, at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He was the greatest sprinter in the world at the time, and his choice not to run was ridiculed by the British Olympic committee, his fellow athletes, and most of the world press. Yet Liddell triumphed in a new event, winning the 400 meters in Paris.

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Come and enjoy a morning program and catered lunch with LWML sisters from across the Pittsburgh area as we host this year’s Fall Zone Rally.

A special ingathering will be collected that day for the Bridgeville Area Food Bank:
non-perishable holiday food items such as canned vegetables, canned broths and gravies, dried noodles, canned tomatoes, stuffing mixes and instant potatoes, canned yams and pumpkin, and cranberry sauce.

Donations may also be in the form of cash or checks made out to Bridgeville Area Food Bank

RSVP to Tevia Grimenstein at grmnstns@live.com by Sunday October 6, 2024

Zion Youth Group Activity
for teens in 8th - 12th grades
Sunday, October 20th, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. 
Join us for pumpkin carving and seasonal treats! 

Calling all artists …
Zion’s 2024 Congregational Art Show will be held on
Friday November 8th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
In the Fellowship Hall, with Wine & Hors d’oeuvres, Lemonade & Cookies
Families Welcome

• Confirmation Age and up for submissions

• Wine, Appetizers and Dessert - We will provide

• Music during event - Provided by members of the church

We’re announcing this now so you’ve got time to prepare existing artwork, or create new artwork in time for the show. This exhibit is being planned for the Fellowship Hall on Friday November 8, 2024. Paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography, ceramics, fiber art, art-form jewelry, and more may be submitted. It may be a current or past original works of art.

We’re currently working out an entry form, so look for that soon on Zion’s website, in the newsletter, and in the bulletin. Artwork can be for sale, or just for show.
Questions? E-mail: events@zlcb.org

Pictured above in the slideshow are image from Zion’s last member art show in January of 2016.

Women’s Book Club
The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara Brunsvold
Wednesday January 8, 2025 — 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Streusel Baking Night (No Reading Necessary)

The Divine Proverb of Streusel
Shaken by her parents' divorce and discouraged by the growing chasm between herself and her serious boyfriend, Nikki Werner seeks solace at her uncle's farm in a small Missouri hamlet. She'll spend the summer there, picking up the pieces of her shattered present so she can plan a better future. But what awaits her at the ancestral farm is a past she barely knows.

Among her late grandmother's belongings, Nikki finds an old notebook filled with handwritten German recipes and wise sayings pulled from the book of Proverbs. With each recipe she makes, she invites locals to the family table to hear their stories about the town's history, her ancestors--and her estranged father.

What started as a cathartic way to connect to her heritage soon becomes the means through which she learns how the women before her endured--with the help of their cooking prowess. Nikki realizes how delicious streusel with a healthy dollop of faith can serve as a guide to heal wounds of the past.

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