JULY 18-24, 2010 WEEKLY UPDATE

Announcements
Working Together
Thanks to everyone who helps or who has helped with the following:
・Love Feast ・ ・Silent Auction donations ・
・Special Music ・Parish Nurse Ministry
・Sidewalk Sonday School ・ Rhubarb pie-making
・Email Prayer Chain Coordinator ・Zion’s website
・Youth Mission Trip ・Teams that are meeting at Zion
・Serving Group #2

Zion’s Love Feast

On Tuesday, July 27th, Zion will be serving the Love Feast. We will need monetary donations, as well as
volunteers to help prepare and serve the meal. Please contact Grace Sondreal at 847-2923 if you can
volunteer.

Sidewalk Sonday School

School supplies are needed for children who have attended Sidewalk Sonday School. They will be given
out at the reunion & backpack give-away on August 10. The following items are needed: spiral
notebooks, glue sticks, folders, markers, rulers, colored pencils, and small scissors. Please bring supplies
to the church by Aug. 1. Thank you for your help!

“Welcome to Zion” video

We are creating a short video welcome message for our website that will provide information about the
Zion church family for persons who are wishing to learn more about why Zion is a great church to call
home. To produce this video, we need your story of why Zion is an important part of your life. The video
can be recorded at the church, or at your home. Please contact Ute Adams (uteadams@gra.midco.net) by
August 1st to schedule a time for recording. Ute can be reached by phone at 795.1811.

Wednesday Evening Fellowship

Can’t make it to church on Sunday during the summer months? Come Wednesday evenings from 5:30pm
to 7:00pm for fellowship and spiritual growth! We begin with a fellowship meal at 5:30pm, which is
followed by a hymn sing and a Bible study. Children’s activities are provided during study time.

This week’s study will focus on Romans 7:7-25 and consider the challenge of living a Christian life in a
down-and-dirty world. Can you live like a Christian in the “real” world and still get ahead?
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Upcoming Opportunities from the Missions Team
 Health Kits need to be given to the church by July 30th.

 Please remember to set aside items for the “Second Time Around Sale,” scheduled for
August 14th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you have items to contribute to the sale, please
bring them to the Sisters in Spirit room.

Parish Nurse
For health questions and/or concerns, our Parish Nurse, Bette Olson, can be reached on her cell phone
(218-791-5151) or at the church office.

Prayer Chain
The purpose of Zion’s prayer chain is to offer and receive prayer support during times of need. To sign up
for email alerts, contact Connie Sherwood at csherwood@gfschools.org or floblue@aol.com or the church
office at zionumc@midconetwork.com.

It’s Time to Order Peaches

It is time to order your Youth For Christ delicious Colorado peaches! You may order on line at
grandforksyfc.com. Click on Colorado peaches. If you do not have internet access you may call Cody
Weckerly at the YFC office at 701-757-1726, Kelsey Trontvet at 218-791-9765 or Nancy Evans at 701-780-
0847. The location of pick up is Leever's parking lot. Tentative dates of shipments are Aug. 12, 19, 26, and
Sept. 2. Sale times are 11:30-1:00 and 4:00-7:30 PM.

Events at Zion

Sunday, July 18, 2010

10:00 a.m. – Worship Service.
Monday, July 19, 2010
7:30 p.m. – Evening Small Group
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 – August Newsletter Submissions Due.
6:30 a.m. – Morning Small Group
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
5:30 p.m. – Potluck fellowship meal
6:00 p.m. – Hymn sing
6:20 p.m. – Evening Focus: Integrity and Conscience—“Being a Christrian in a Down-and Dirty World”s-
“Making Ends Meet.” It’s very easy to get yourself into debt trouble today – lots of credit, readily available,
and a culture that encourages us to gratify ourselves by spending money. How can a Christian make ends
meet without falling into these traps? Study Texts: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18 and Philippians 4:10-23.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
5:00 p.m. – Meader/Ryan wedding

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Friday, July 23, 2010
5:00 p.m. – Meader/Ryan wedding

Upcoming Dates to Remember

(Always check the Church Bulletin Board for further details, upcoming events & other
community news.)

Next Sunday, July 25, 2010

10:00 a.m. – Worship Service.
Monday, July 26, 2010 – Zion August Newsletter to be published.
7:30 p.m. – Administrative Council
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
6:30 a.m. – Morning Small Group.
5:30 p.m. – Love Feast. Zion UMC serving.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
5:30 p.m. – Potluck fellowship meal
6:00 p.m. – Hymn sing
6:20 p.m. – Evening Focus: Fellowship, “Making Ends Meet.” How can Christians avoid the traps of
our culture that encourage the overuse of credit and self-gratification through spending? We’ll
consider this question in a study of 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18 and Philippians 4:10-23.

This Week’s Lectionary Reading

8th Sunday after Pentecost. The liturgical color is green, which expresses the ongoing work of
God.
 Amos 8:1-12
 Psalm 52
 Colossians 1:15-28
 Luke 10:38-42

This Week’s Bible Teaching from Pastor Russ

Text: Psalm 52
Sermon Focus: This teaching will focus on prayers of examination, prayers that ask God to search our
hearts and thoughts and let us know what He finds. It’s a very human tendency to make allowances for
“gray areas” in our lives. But, does this work in God’s sight? The writer of Psalm 52 would say, “No!”

ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

1001 24th Avenue South, Grand Forks, ND 58201
Office Phone: 701-772-1893 Office Fax: 701-772-8391
Office Email: zionumc@midconetwork.com
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Web Address: www.zion-umc.org