For Memorial Day Sunday, May 25:  Please bring cut flowers for the Zion children to strew on graves at Fairview Cemetery.  They will go there as a group during Sunday School time.

It's Time For Another Book Selection . . . For May, we have chosen, "The Red Tent," by Anita Diamant.  We will be meeting on Thursday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m.  at Rev Fortenbaugh's.  Please bring your calendars to this meeting, so that we can plan ahead for the summer months (not sure if we're taking off for the summer, etc.).  It looks like at some point in the future, we will be reading, "Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith," by Anne Lamott, so you may want to go ahead and purchase/reserve this book.

Pancake Breakfast:  Come hungry to church on June 8; we’ll be having a pancake breakfast in Fellowship Hall immediately following worship service.  While reservations are not required, we’ll have a sign-up sheet on the credenza, to get a general count.  Questions?  Hoping to help in the kitchen?  Have an extra electric griddle?  See Mandy Hartzel.  The floor will be open for discussion about Zion’s relationship with OCWM in the past, present, and future of our church. 

An OCWM (Our Churches Wider Mission) Audio-Visual Presentation will be given on June 1 after worship by Rev. Dr. Marja Coons-Torn.  Included also will be the UCC’s mission spending plan.  This will be a very informal yet informative session. 

Zion United Church Of Christ

Arendtsville, Pennsylvania

"Embodying the Love of God in Word and Action"

Sunday, May 18, 2008

“Trinity Sunday”

Prelude

May 11, 2008

Preached at Zion UCC, Arendtsville PA by Rev. Kim Blocher

            We live in a “post-everything” world.  For example, Since September 11 2001 we have been told we are living in post-9/11 world.   Cultural observers have been using the term post-modernism for over two decades.  Economists tell us that we are in a post-industrial world where more services than goods are produced.  This week I picked up my Newsweek to read that we are living in post-American world.

Zion United Church Of Christ

Arendtsville, Pennsylvania

"Embodying the Love of God in Word and Action"

Sunday, May 11, 2008

“Pentecost”

Basket Bingo will be held at the Gettysburg Moose on Sunday, May 18.  The doors open at 12 noon, and bingo starts at 1:30 p.m.  The proceeds benefit the John Straile Memorial Scholarship for Mental Health Awareness in conjunction with Gettysburg Area Dollars for Scholars.  If interested in this very worthwhile endeavor, call Kathy Straile at 677-6827.

 Ilda Will Be Finished Serving The Nursery as of May 25.  We have appreciated her service over the past year and wish her well.  During June, July and August, a nursery attendant will not be available.  Should a special occasion arise for a Sunday where an attendant is required, please contact the church office with the request.  We will resume nursery coverage in the fall.  Look for a sign up clipboard as the summer winds down so that you can help provide this valuable service for our youth!!