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Share. Grow. Serve. www.zionmiddletown.org
Zion Lutheran Church, Middletown, MD
Pastor Ron’s Message, p. 2
Zion Day of Service. p. 3
Holy Week Events p.4
Pastor Ron Bible Study p.7
Mother Daughter dinner p.8
Golf Tournament
p.9
Youth and Family p.10-18
VBS p.13
Day off program p.16
Zion Softball p. 19
Save the Dates: p.22
I was Wondering
p.24
Summer
Worship
Times
June 10 thru
September 2
Saturday Informal
6p.m.
Sunday
Contemporary
9 a.m.
NEW TIME!
Sunday Traditional
10:30 a.m.
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Stewardship in Action Stewardship Outreach “Ministry of the Month”
You may be wondering how your offerings to Zion are used. What follows is an outstanding ex-
ample of how your generous giving serves as Stewardship in Action.
The Middletown Community Clothes Closet has been operating as an outreach ministry of Zion for
about two and a half years. Every Saturday the Clothes Closet welcomes between 5 and 10 clients.
Some select clothing for themselves. Other times, they are collecting clothes for their entire fami-
lies. And there are those who are getting clothing for extended family and friends who have no way
to get to the Clothes Closet on their own. On occasion the church staff and volunteers open the
Clothes Closet during the week when there is a desperate need. In a poignant example of such a
need, one local family who lost everything in a house fire commented “You cannot believe what
this means to us!”
The church congregation and the Middletown Community have been extremely generous with an
outpouring of their donations of clothes, warm coats and shoes. The Clothes Closet enables those
who wish to give the option of donating close to home where the clothes are given to those in need
free of charge. This is very important to many who donate. Volunteers give generously of their
time -- tirelessly sorting through all of the donations – separating them into categories of clothing
for men, woman and children. They also carefully stock the shelves in order to make the Clothes
Closet look like any other nice retail store so that it has the appearance of a nice place for clients to
shop. Some of these same volunteers work on Saturday mornings greeting clients. It only takes one
client like the women who stopped by this past Saturday to comment “My husband recently lost his
job and being able to come here is a blessing!” to make all of the hard work of sorting lots of cloth-
ing worthwhile.
Your continued donations and generous financial support in weekly offerings mean that Clothes
Closet volunteers can continue to purchase bags for our patrons to put their “treasures” in and help
pay the utilities on the Valley Registry property. Any new volunteers would be greatly appreci-
ated! It may not be exciting work in sorting clothing, but seeing the faces of people in need light up
when they find a treasure is truly heartwarming and rewarding!
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Sunday, June 10th - Memorial Park Family Fun Starts at 4:30 p.m.
Relay Races, Corn Hole Tournament, and more!! Dinner served at 6:00 p.m.
Each family please bring a side dish to share
(Main Dish, Desserts & Cold Drinks Provided)
Clothes Closet News -Need for Summer Clothes !
Clearing out and organizing your closet will give you a sense of pride and donating all of your gently used clothes and shoes to the Clothes Closet will give you a sense of satisfaction. We are currently collecting women's, men's and children's summer clothing and shoes. Junior sizes are especially appreciated. Drop off Dona-tions at 123 W Main St. Mon & Sat. 9-11
We continue trying to get the word out to others who may not know we have this ministry available. If you belong to an organization that puts out a monthly newsletter, please consider including some information in the next one about the Closet. Please contact Patty at [email protected] if you would like the details to include in your newslet-
ter. We also have brochures available with all of our information if you would like one. Thank you for your continued clothing donations.
Bring a lawn chair for the closing Vesper Service.
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Scholarships are available for any Lutheran Camp
($200 for week-long camps, $75 for the day camps.) If you are interested, please send forms found in the Brochure on the bulletin board outside the Chapel to the church office (for completion of scholarship information.) If you have questions please contact the church office, 301-371-6500 or [email protected].
On the Second Sunday of each month we will offer
faith-based activities during worship services at 9
a.m. & 11 a.m. Kids of all ages are welcome, nursery
care will be available for little ones!
2018 Dates: June 10th, September 9th, October
14th, November 11th, December 9th After the activity kids will join their par-
ents in worship; in time for communion. If you have any questions please contact
Deb or Wendi at [email protected]
CONGRATULATIONS TO
ZION LUTHERAN GRADUATES OF 2018
High School DJ Basler , Madison Blumenauer, Jay Harsch, Dalton Hudgens, Monique Mann, Brianna Sheppard, Katelyn Williams, Jessica Yeager
College Tyler Kishimoto - Towson University - Bachelor of Science in Economics Garrett Baker - Lenoir-Rhyne University - **waiting to hear back on his degree
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and
perfect will. Romans 12:2 NIV
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Vacation
Bible
School
2018
COMMUNITY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2018
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
July 9th - 13th
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
(Drop off between 8:50-9:00 a.m. and pickup promptly at noon. Supervision will
not be available outside those times.)
Who: Children ages 4 through completed 5th grade
Where: Meet and dismiss in the Social room each day.
Cost: $5/child (if registered before June 30th)
Registration Forms and Volunteer Forms are available on the Youth and
Family Bulletin Board and at www.zionmiddletown.org
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Donated Items needed for Vacation Bible School 2018
Pony Beads (white, green, brown) Tissue Paper Gems/Jewels Empty strawberry plastic con-tainers Corks Empty Juice Boxes Empty Plastic Trays (Small size: mushrooms or candy sized)
Items Need to Borrow:
Kid sized plastic pool
Captain's Cap
Sailor's Hat
Artificial ferns (silk or plastic)
Wooden folding deck chair
DONATIONS CAN BE PLACED IN THE BOX IN THE LIVING LIBRARY
Future Dates for the 2018 - 2019 School Year:
Monday, September 10, 2018 - Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Monday, November 5, 2018 - Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Monday, January 21, 2019 - Monday, January 28, 2019
Monday, February 18, 2019
Upcoming Noisy Offering Schedule
June - SHIP of Frederick County
July – MVPHP - School Supply Drive
August - Federated Charities
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We are offering two week-long
sessions for 2018
July 30 - August 3
Sweet Treats Week
Participate in a “Chopped”
Challenge, We will go fruit picking
and then bring our harvest back to
create yummy snacks, Mini Day Trips
~ and More!
August 27 - 31 ~ Olympic Challenge Week
Test your skills in Messy Olympics, Water Olympics,
Enjoy an Olympic Carnival, Mini Day Trips ~ and More!
Where: Zion Lutheran Church from
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Who: Elementary and Middle School Youth
Cost: $125/per weekly session
Checks payable to: Zion Lutheran Church
Bring a bag lunch
RSVP: Advance registration (one week prior to each session) is
required ahead of time so that we can plan.
To register visit www.zionmiddletown.org for forms and additional information.
Forms are also available on the Youth and Family Bulletin Board. For more information
Contact Wendi and Deb -
[email protected] or 301-371-6500 ext 203
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Sunday Sermons Available on
Vimeo.
Zion’s Media team contin-
ues to provide you video
clips of sermons from re-
cent worship services. A
link to the sermons on
Vimeo are available on
Zion’s website,
www.zionmiddletown.org, for
members to enjoy, and to share
with others in the community.
Questions? Contact Pastor Marv at
Middletown Food Bank All canned items are needed— especially pork & beans, pasta, canned fruits and vegetables, toilet paper, and deter-gent. Please give what-ever you can; place items in cart located in hall. Thank you!
Wanted: Altar Guild Volunteers
We need you!! Do you ever wonder who sets up for commun-ion, changes the paraments and
puts flowers on the altar, and trims the church at Christmas? All of
these things get done by a dedi-cated group of women and men
who make up the Altar Guild. We need your help!! For more infor-
mation please contact Shirley Ferguson,
Zion team’s upcoming games:
(Field locations on schedule
June 6th, 10th,24th
July 1st, 8th,15th, 22nd,29th
August 5th, 12th
Look for the Team Schedule on
our bulletin board in the hallway
or on the back page and take
the family out to a game, and
cheer our team to victory!
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Zion’s Safe House for Youth
Our safe house has concluded another successful year on
May 31, and we look forward to a great startup in the fall.
Safe House has successfully finished another school year. We are so grateful for the following adult volunteers and High School Mentors who faithfully show up and make Safe House possible. Adult volunteers Chris Perry, Deb Reichelt, Jackie Bello, Joe McIntosh, Karen Hollis, Kim Marcantonio, Lee Ropp, Meghan Gunsalles, and Vince Bello help indoors and out, setting up, provide snacks, play ping pong & basketball, and make their time available to the Safe House youth. High School mentors Jay Harsch, Robert Fulton, Kirsten Klipp, Sarah Spellane and Aiden Shanton fit Safe House whenever possible into their busy sports/activities schedules to play games and socialize with the middle school participants. Thank you to Amy Sowers, asst. director of Mar-Lu-Ridge and new member of Zion, for helping with mentor training, leadership and her weekly pres-ence at Safe House. Thank you also to Cathy Baker for volunteering to lead several craft activities with the middle school youth.
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With our deepest sympathy we keep in our thoughts and
prayers the family and friends of:
Lantz Carvelli William McCutcheon, Sr. John "Scott" Shank Alice Tritt Betty Wiles
Welcome our New Members
Melissa, Phil and Branson Given John and Nancy Gruner
Zachary, Samantha and Elliot Heflin
Amy Sowers Cynthia and Joseph Unangst
Save the Dates… June 8th - Bonfire June 8th-Shipwrecked Mural
paint party June 10th - Footprints June 10th-Zion Church Picnic July 30 - Aug 3 Summer
Program July 9-13-Shipwrecked Zion’s
VBS 2018 July 9-12-VBS After Party August 27-31 Summer
Program
Congratulations on the baptism
of:
Elliott Samuel, son of
Zachary and Samantha
Heflin
Branson William Joel Given, son
of Phil and Melissa Given
Kaylee Smith and Kevin Thomas
Alisyn Brooke Henry and Derick
Allen DeLoso
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Thank you! Dear Folks , Again Many Thanks for the Altar Flowers from the church, you all do a great job. The flowers being all yellow are very spring like, and usually last several weeks. In God’s Love, Phyllis Beachley
Thanks to your
continued sup-
port, we can
share the Good News with our members
inside The Prison. Thank you so much. You
are a blessing, The Community of
St. Dysmas Paula Thistle
Dear Friends at Zion Lutheran —
The Back Pack Team, would like to say “Thank
You” for your recent Donation
to this program. Many Thanks
for helping supply the items
that are provided weekly. Your
support is very much appreci-
ated.
Help Needed!
As you might have noticed, the Bergman family have welcomed a little one into their family. They are thankful that all of Zion's congregation have been so wel-coming to this little girl! Because they don't know how long the baby will be staying with their family, they were wondering if anyone had a jogging stroller or baby backpack/carrier they could borrow? Please email Jennifer at [email protected] or call/text 734-834-4716 if you might have a spare!
Thanks so much!
Thanks you for the gifts your church pro-vided that funded my scholarship for seminary. This has made my education for my future call in word and sacrament more attainable. It is through your gra-cious gift that I am able to attend United Lutheran Seminary, With many thanks,
god’s peace and blessings, Leandra A.
Zion Lutheran Church
I would like to personally thank you for
your donation to Bishop’s appeal on
behalf of Puerto Rico. Together we will
be able to make a difference in our
neighbors lives. When they are able to
rebuild the infrastructure, then we can
help them rebuild their homes, schools,
and communities so they can get on
with living their lives.
Muchas Gracias!
Sandee Koons
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