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Marsha Howlett is launching the Thursday night Bible Study this week. Join this year’s circle and work though the book of Genesis together. Let Marsha know if you plan to come so she can provide enough copies of her material.
All men are invited to the coffee house for another men’s breakfast event. Good food. Good brothers. Good topic. Good conversation. See you Saturday!
All women are invited to join a weekly study group at Zion beginning Tuesday, September 3. Childcare is provided, we’ll use a study resource on the gospel of John, and meet in one of the lower level classrooms.
The Men’s Colorado hiking trip is set for September 12-16. Enjoy the ride out together on beautiful I-80. Enjoy the cabin. Enjoy the mountains. Enjoy a hike, or enjoy a book and a nap. Enjoy the food and fellowship. Limited space available. Contact Bryce Gillett to get on the list!
All youth are invited to a Friday - Sunday Camp with the combined Zion and Citylight youth groups. Camp Solaris is the place again this year, and this will be a fun, safe, and gospel-centered weekend. Talk to Kyle about signing up.
We are excited to announce that Tami Frese will be the speaker at our fall retreat, to be held Sept. 27-28 at Zion. Her topic is Living and Praying with the Psalms. Watch for the registration table beginning September 8.
A two-part Paul Tripp video marriage conference will be offered at Zion on Sunday evenings October 13th and 20th. Babysitting is provided and space is limited to twelve couples. Sign up at the registration table beginning September 15th.
Zion, Redeemer, and Grace Chapel will share our annual unity service on Sunday August 11th. All three congregations will meet together on Sunday morning and worship together. Join us and see how far we’ve come, and give thanks for the way our church planting efforts have borne fruit!
The “Zion Week” at Camp Sonshine day camp this year will be June 10-14. Register online at the Camp Sonshine web site, and meet each morning at Zion to share rides in the Zion van.
Zion will host Vacation Bible School this year in the first full week of June. Online registration will open in May.
All volunteers who work with pre-school through 12th grade, whether Sundays or Wednesdays, are invited with their families to an appreciation lunch after the second service June 2nd. Contact Ann Bender.
The men of Zion will meet at the Kerns’ place for our next men’s event. We will sing and eat and have a time of fellowship and devotion. Contact Bryce Gillett.
All Zion women are invited to bring a board game, bring a snack, and enjoy time with other Zion ladies. This is a low-key, casual event that might be perfect to bring a new friend to. Questions: contact Bess Ghormley.
Zion women will enjoy our next Make and Take, hosted by Teresa Ghormley, featuring homemade bath products. For only $10 you can walk away with 1 jar of scented bath salts, 1 jar of sugar scrub, 1 foaming hand soap and 6 mini lip balms that you can give away as gifts, or keep for yourself! We will gather in the coffeehouse on Sunday, May 19th at 3:00. Registration is open May 5th, 12th and the 19th. Making something together is a great way to make connections with other women in Zion and is a fun way to learn to something new. We hope to see you there!
Come take, or refresh, your training in the Darkness to Light material for child safety and protection. All nursery, children’s, and youth volunteers need to have completed this training. Also all members of the Zion Security team need this training. One free session, and you’re good to go!
Got stuff? The next Mexico Missions Trip Rummage Sale in the Zion Mini-Gym will be held April 4-6. As you sort through your household and garage this winter and spring, please consider setting aside your items for the sale. The proceeds from the sale help cover the expenses of the Mexico Missions Team 2019 and support the work of Isaiah 55 in Reynosa, Mexico.
Join the fun this year at the cabin in Grand Lake, Colorado with a dozen guys from Zion. Enjoy the beautiful winter mountain scenery, and take a refreshing getaway for a long weekend. Ski with the guys at Winter Park, or hike the trails in Rocky Mountain National Park, or just sit in a comfy chair by the fire in the cabin and read. Or nap. You won’t be sorry.
Join your Zion friends for the annual road trip to the annual L’abri conference in Rochester, Minnesota. This year, Zion’s own Jake Meador leads two or the workshops, and the conference theme is “Common Grace for the Common Good: Living Life Vocationally.” We will drive away sometime Thursday afternoon / evening, enjoy the conference sessions on Friday and Saturday, and return to Lincoln late Saturday evening. Contact Pastor Keith if you are interested in riding in the Zion van. (Friday night we’ll probably eat together at that neat Thai restaurant in downtown Rochester!) Register for the conference online at http://labri.org/conferences.html.
All women are invited to a night of worship and fellowship in the coffee house.
Join the North Fellowship for a potluck soup and salad lunch at noon on January 27th. Early service people help with setup during the 11:00 hour. Late service people hang around and help with clean up after we’re done..
Monday, January 21 at 7:00 P.M. at Zion in the Fellowship Hall. The dates for the Mexico Missions Trip this year are July 26-August 3rd. If you are interested in going on the trip or are already planning on going, please, please attend!
All Middle Schoolers and their families are invited to stay on Sunday for a noon meal in the Coffee House. Food and fellowship at the table will be followed by some fun and games in the gym.
Saturday night board games! Join other Zion women on Saturday, Jan 19th in the coffeehouse. Bring a board game, bring a snack and enjoy time in friendly competition with other Zion ladies. This is a low-key, casual event that might be perfect to bring a new friend!
Join us for our annual Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6:00 p.m. on the 24th.
Come to the Zion Women’s Christmas Party, a lovely tradition at Zion where all women bring food to share and we celebrate and enjoy each other’s company during the Christmas season.
Kristy Holliday from our team in Reynosa Mexico will be in Lincoln for ONE NIGHT. Join with Kristy and the Missions committee for a potluck dinner and hear the latest on the work in Reynosa.
It's that time of year again for fall baking!!! All middle school aged girls are invited over to the Vander Tops home for some fall baking and time together on Saturday, November 3rd from 9:30am-12:30 pm. The cost is just $3 per person and you will leave with some yummy treats.
High school students and their families are welcome to come to a lunch on Sunday, October 28th, immediately after the second service. Every family should bring a main dish to share. Drinks, dessert and sides will be provided. Families can meet in the coffeehouse area to eat and then we will play a couple of games outside so dress in or bring casual clothes
All women are invited to the Zion Women’s Stay-cation. This is one of Women’s Ministries biggest events of the year. We start at 2:30 with worship, fun and fellowship, listen to our speaker, have supper together at a local restaurant and then return for dessert and games.
This year the bonfire, the band, and the beautiful country setting will happen on October 21st. (Postponed from October 14th, postponed from October 7th). Plan on an evening of fun for the whole church. Bring your own comfy lawn chair and a frisbee or a football. Hay rack rides. S'mores. It just doesn't get any better.
Come stand with Zion at the Lincoln Lifechain in a silent witness for life. Meet us at 46th & O streets. Signs are provided.
All those in Central Fellowship, come and enjoy the first-ever potluck event in the newly renovated, long-awaited coffee house space. Sunday the 7th, after the second service.
Oh, we have rummage! Come and see! Support the Zion missions fund. Bring donated items to the mini-gym Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Sale-time volunteers welcome!
The on-ramp to life at Zion Church is the Just Looking class, taught by Pastor Stu. Come get it from the man himself. On five Wednesday evenings, you will get a summary of Zion’s ministry, church life, and teaching commitments, with plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. Begins October 3rd.
The Zion Shakespeare Club will take an excursion to watch the National Theater Live! production of King Lear, starring Ian McKellen. Join us at the Grand, get comfy in the dream lounger seats, and munch some of the world’s least inexpensive popcorn. We'll watch the poor old King descend in to madness, be betrayed by his treacherous daughters, and finally turn a corner towards repentance and forgiveness. How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!
Join us for a weekend at the cabin in Grand Lake. Will we get to the top of Mount Ida this year? Or will 2017's wind and snow return to drive us back again? Hike or do not hike. Read, nap, goof off ... share hearty meals together around the big table. And we'll find a roadhouse somewhere to watch the Husker game in Michigan. Drive away Thursday or Friday, TBD. Drive back on Monday. Contact Bryce Gillett. Space is limited.
NO CARNIVAL TONIGHT.
Weather Cancellation. SORRY!
We launch our Children's and Youth Fall Wednesday night ministries with our annual Kickoff Carnival. Bring the whole fam for hot dogs, sno cones, and the big inflatable games in Zion's front parking lot.