Welcome to our Newest Members

On Sunday, November 10th at the 10:30 a.m. service, Fiona Szczypinski, Michelle Hill-Dugal, and Conor and Kristin Errey became members of our church family. If you haven’t had an opportunity to meet them yet, be sure to welcome them to our fellowship! 

Conor and Kristin Errey met in South Fayette High School and have been married five years. Conor has a passion for health and fitness, which led to a career as a personal trainer. He enjoys pick-up hockey games with friends and playing the guitar in his free time. Kristin always enjoyed design and creating, developing her career in Marketing/Graphic Design at ECHO Realty. She also enjoys creating stationery invites for birthdays/showers/weddings. The couple has a dog, Stella, that they rescued from a local shelter. Conor and Kristin came to Zion out of a desire to reconnect to the Lutheran faith they grew up with. According to Kristin, the Zion community feels warm and welcoming when we visit, and we couldn’t be more excited to join a church with such wonderful people, as we grow stronger with God. 

Welcome to our Newest Members

On Sunday, November 10th at the 10:30 a.m. service, Fiona Szczypinski, Michelle Hill-Dugal, and Conor and Kristin Errey became members of our church family. If you haven’t had an opportunity to meet them yet, be sure to welcome them to our fellowship! 

Michelle Hill-Dugal moved to Pennsylvania from New Hampshire nine years ago to help care for her first grandchild. Since that time she has five grandchildren ranging from 8 years to 22 months old. She has worked for Applebee’s restaurants for 20 years as a manager. Michelle says she likes Zion especially because it feels like a family … “everyone is so nice”. 

Prelude Music: 7:00 Candlelight Service — Christmas Eve 2024

Prelude Music: 7:00 Candlelight Service — Christmas Eve 2024

00:00 - We Three Kings - Drew Kress (Piano) 
00:49 - Away in a Manger - Romy Carter (Piano) 
02:02 - Angels We Have Heard on High - Michael Kress (Piano) 
03:02 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Rex and Jesse Carter (Trombone) 
04:18 - O Come Little Children - Rachel Grimenstein (Cello) 
05:52 - We Three Kings Medley - Nathan Grimenstein 
07:53 - Hallelujah Chorus - Daniel Grimenstein 
09:04 - O Come, All Ye Faithful - Claire Schrag (Clarinet), Emily Trentini (Flute) 
10:30 - The First Noel - Pippa Carter (Violin), Jesse Carter (Guitar) 
13:49 - O Little Town of Bethlehem - Faith Bell Choir 
16:32 - Coventry Carol - Men's Choir 
18:39 - Angels We Have Heard on High - Grace Bell Choir 
21:02 - Infant Jesus - Anna Grimenstein (Cello), Douglas Krantz (Piano) 
24:10 - O Holy Night - Anna Grimenstein (Cello), Douglas Krantz (Piano) 
27:48 - A New Song - Women's Choir and Anna Grimenstein (Cello) 

Welcome to our Newest Members

On Sunday, November 10th at the 10:30 a.m. service, Fiona Szczypinski, Michelle Hill-Dugal, and Conor and Kristin Errey became members of our church family. If you haven’t had an opportunity to meet them yet, be sure to welcome them to our fellowship! 

Fiona Szczypinski is a freshman at Canon-Mac High School and the granddaughter of Ray and Sharon Barley. She has a blended family that includes her mom, stepdad, stepsister, half-sister, half-brother and two stepbrothers. Fiona likes to read, hangout with friends, and go on adventures. She also enjoys babysitting, doing yard work, and is looking forward to getting her worker’s permit. “I want to be closer with God,” says Fiona, “and the Bible studies and sermons at Zion are helping me with that!” 

VIDEO: Wednesday December 25, 2024 - Complete Service

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AUDIO: Readings & Sermon for Christmas Day - Wednesday December 25, 2024

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Old Testament Reading – Isaiah 62:10–12 
Go through, go through the gates;
prepare the way for the people;
build up, build up the highway;
clear it of stones;
lift up a signal over the peoples.
Behold, the LORD has proclaimed
to the end of the earth:
Say to the daughter of Zion,
“Behold, your salvation comes;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.”
And they shall be called The Holy People,
The Redeemed of the LORD;
and you shall be called Sought Out,
A City Not Forsaken. 

Epistle Reading -- Titus 3:4–7 
When the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 

The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the second chapter
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. 

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” 

When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. 

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Christmas Day Bulletin: Wednesday December 25, 2024

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Christmas Day Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. (one service only)
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