Zion Evangelical & Reformed Church

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! We have so much to be grateful for, and we acknowledge that all good gifts come from the Father of lights (James 1:17)! Are you growing in gratitude? Fix your eyes on Jesus together with us as we demonstrate our thanfulness this time of year.

To help you give thanks this year, we want you to remember the following:

Pack OCC Boxes
Come pack Operation Christmas Child boxes with our Sunday school students! Donations are due, and we will be packing, on Sunday, Nov 15th, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

New Life Thanksgiving
Our New Life program gives thanks on Wednesday, Nov 19, with our free Thanksgiving feast beginning at 5:30 p.m. Invite a friend and come join us. Bring a dessert to share!

Thanksgiving Sunday
Our covenant liturgy for Thanksgiving Sunday will be Nov 23rd, and you are invited to worship on Christ the King Sunday. Sunday school for all ages at 9:15, worship at 10:30. This is our last Sunday before Advent begins on Nov 30.

Community Movie at The Avery
On Tuesday, Nov 25th, you’re invited to kick off the holiday season with a free movie at the Avery! Free will offerings go to youth missions. “Best Christmas Pageant Ever” has a terrific message to focus us on God’s grace this year! Invite a friend who wouldn’t come to church to the movies and talk over popcorn about the grace of Jesus!

Community Thanksgiving Meal
For those who have no place to go, and for those who love to celebrate with community, the Garner Ministerial is hosting the Community Thanksgiving Meal. This year it is held at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Zion members have been asked to bring a salad (follow directions in the Narthex).

Whether with our community or with your family, enjoy pausing to give thanks to the Lord Most High!

Thanksgiving Resources
Feasting At Thanskgiving
Thankful For Thanksgiving
Audio: Christian Thankfulness
The Power of Gratitude

…Advent is coming soon!…

This year, we join Christians and churches around the world to remember God’s grace during the time of the Reformation, to purify and prune the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Historically, God used a monk named Martin Luther when he nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg on October 31, 1517. From this event, and the Spirit’s leading of women and men in several different countries, the Lord brought about the Protestant Reformation, including Lutheran, Reformed, Presbyterian, Anglican, Congregational, Baptist, and Free Churches. Tracing our spiritual heritage back to the German and Genevan Reformation, our congregation rejoices soli Deo gloria!

Events
At 9:15, all are invited to a special Adult Sunday school program entitled, “Priesthood of All Believers.”

Our covenant worship service will follow for families and all ages at 10:30 a.m., using our Reformation Sunday liturgy. The sermon will be from Romans 5:12 – 21, entitled “Solus Christus: Our Champion.”

We are pleased to invite you back Sunday evening at 7pm for our Reformation Pie Social! We will serve various kinds of pie & ice cream, and offer a special teaching program entitled “How the Reformation Saved the World.” Invite a guest and join us!

Reformation Sunday Resources

You can find more information about Reformation Sundays across America here.

Thanks to Ligonier Ministries, the award-winning Luther is free to watch for the month of October:

“Remembering The Reformation” and “Reformed Ethics” are just two of the other free resources availabe at Ligonier. Meanwhile, you can find “Reformation Sunday” resources, especially the free Here We Stand: 31 Day Journey of the Heroes of the Reformation, are all available through Desiring God. Last, but certainly not least, see all the free resources from Zion here.