Christmas Eve is this Tuesday, December 24, and we`ll be worshipping in person in our sanctuary at 3pm, 5pm and 7pm, and we`ll also be livestreaming our 5pm service....
It is truly the most wonderful time of the year at Zion - we are worshiping in person in our sanctuary at 9am and 11:30am, with Faith Formation for all ages at 10:15am. And at 3pm, the Children`s Choir is hosting a Do-it-Yourself Nativity in the Sanctuary, where you are all invited to be part of telling the nativity story for each other through singing, reading of scripture, portraying the beloved animals in the manger, and more! We hope you will join us for this hands-on storytelling event. You can also pick up tickets for Jesus Christ Superstar in the gazebo....
Tickets for Zion Theatre Group`s performances of Jesus Christ Superstar are on sale now - for January 17-19 and 24-26. -Online theatre seating ticket sales are now open at ZTG.Booktix.net. -Dinner seating reservations may be made by email to Theatre@ZionSA.org -In-person sales and ticket pickup are available on Sundays in the gazebo....
Join us Tuesday, December 24 for one of our Christmas Eve worship services. We`ll be worshipping in person in our sanctuary at 3pm, 5pm and 7pm, and we`ll also be livestreaming our 5pm service....
We are excited to announce that the congregation of Zion voted yesterday to call Pastor Al Jensen as our Associate Pastor for Congregational Care. Look out for opportunities to welcome Pastor Al in the upcoming weeks. Pastor Al`s bio: After serving in three churches in Oregon and Arizona over a 28 year period, Pastor Al was called to Immanuel Living (then called Immanuel Lutheran Communities) in Kalispell, Montana in August of 2020. Having received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology from Texas Lutheran University and a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Pastor Al has extensive experience in ministering with the senior population. Some of the responsibilities he carries out at Immanuel Living include weekly scriptural studies, worship leadership, grief classes, hospital visitations, and pastoral care in five of Immanuel’s neighborhoods (Independent and Assisted Living, Long Term Care and Rehabilitation, and Memory Care). Pastor Al is originally from Alabama. While in college at Texas Lutheran, he met, and later married, his wife Char. (Their first date was on the San Antonio River Walk.) They have three grown children living in Washington D.C., Houston, and Tucson. Hobbies for Pastor Al include all things related to college football, especially Alabama Crimson Tide!...
Tomorrow is going to be an amazing Sunday at Zion - we will have a service of Lessons and Carols at both our 9:00am and 11:30am worship services. At 10:15am, between services, we have our Congregational Meeting to vote on our Associate Pastor candidate, and Faith Formation offerings for all ages. And, if you have gifts for the Angel Tree, please bring them tomorrow, unwrapped and with their tags. You can also pick up tickets for the WELCA Christmas Tea or Jesus Christ Superstar (or both!)...
This Sunday, we are celebrating in worship with Advent Lessons and Carols at both our 9am and 11:30am service. And, reminder that we have a Congregational Meeting between services at 10:15am in the Sanctuary to vote on our Associate Pastor Candidate Al Jensen. Please plan to be there, and we`ll see you then!...
Tomorrow, we have worship in person at 9 and 11:30am in our Sanctuary. We also have an Intergenerational Advent event in the Fellowship Hall between services at 10:15am. Plus, the Crafty Bunch are having a Christmas Craft sale in the Gazebo before and after worship. Join us!...
Reminder that Zion`s offices are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday today (Thursday, 11/28) and tomorrow (Friday, 11/29). We`ll see you on Sunday for worship, and our offices will be back open Monday, 12/2....
Happy Thanksgiving from Zion! We pray for safety for those who are traveling (and those cooking fried turkeys!), and that your celebrations may be full of warmth and love....
Mark your calendars for our Congregational meeting on Sunday, December 8, at 10:15am in the Sanctuary (between services) to vote on our Associate Pastor Candidate Al Jensen, who we got to meet and heard preach this past Sunday....
Tomorrow, join us to hear Associate Pastor Candidate Al Jensen preaching at both of our services, at 9:00am and 11:30am, in the Sanctuary. You also have the opportunity to meet Pastor Al between service in an informal meet and greet at 10am in the Gazebo, and you can also stop by the conference room all morning to view and purchase olive wood carvings made in the Holy Land. At 4pm, we`ll do a more formal meet and greet with Pr. Al Jensen in our Sanctuary....
Tomorrow, we have only ONE worship service at 10am in the Sanctuary, followed by our Annual Meeting, also in the Sanctuary. We are receiving new members during worship, and we`re electing Church Council members and Cemetery Board members and approving the 2025 Spending Plan at the annual meeting. No faith formation classes....
Tomorrow, we have worship in person at 9am or 11:30am in the sanctuary. At 10:15am, we have Faith Formation for all ages and ministry updates with an Intergenerational Bible Event for all ages in the Fellowship Hall, a Coffee Talk Financial Update in Ministry Center 1, and our fourth New Members class session in Family Life Center 101. And, if you haven`t stopped by our annual Craft Fair - you can do that today through 3pm - we have a lot going on at Zion, so come by and see us!...
Don`t forget to stop by Zion`s annual Craft Fair tomorrow, between 9am and 3pm. We have some wonderful locally-made crafts and gifts, so don`t miss out!...
Our music program`s performance of John Rutter’s Requiem is this afternoon at 4pm in Zion`s Sanctuary. It is a well-loved and widely performed choral work with a wide range of source texts - from the Missa pro Defunctis, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Psalms. As we get ready for the end of this election season, take some time out with us and some beautiful music. Free will offering....
Tomorrow is All Saints Sunday, when we will remember our loved ones who have died in the last year. We have worship in person at 9am or 11:30am in the sanctuary, or livestreamed at 11:30 on YouTube. At 10:15am, we will have an All Saints Intergenerational Event for all ages in the Fellowship Hall and our third New Members class session in FLC 101. There will be a bloodmobile from South Texas Blood & Tissue Center in the parking lot 9am-12:30pm for a blood drive, so please sign up if you are eligible. And we will have a Zion musical presentation of John Rutter`s Requiem at 4pm in our sanctuary....
Our performance of John Rutter’s Requiem is this Sunday, November 3 at 4pm. It is a well-loved and widely performed choral work with a wide range of source texts - from the Missa pro Defunctis, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Psalms. Spend some time surrounded by beautiful music Sunday afternoon in our Sanctuary. Free will offering....
We are holding our annual Craft Fair on Saturday, November 9, 9am-3pm. It is a great opportunity to pick up some lovely handmade Christmas gifts from local craft makers and vendors. Join us!...