DECEMBER 20-26, 2009 WEEKLY UPDATES

Miracles Are Happening at Zion

A very special “THANK YOU” to our wonderful volunteers who have made it a priority to help this
body of believers with the list of tasks below.
Children’s Christmas Program Volunteers Cookie Walk volunteers
Hanging of the Greens Lefse volunteers
Trustees’ ongoing church maintenance Zion is on the web
Nursery maintenance Parking lot donations
Volunteers running the sound system

Prayer Chain
If you have a request for the prayer chain, please e-mail your prayer request to Connie Sherwood
at csherwood@gfschools.org or floblue@aol.com, or contact the church office.

Parish Nurse
Our Parish Nurse, Bette Olson, will be out of town December 18, 2009 through January 1, 2010.
For health questions/concerns, she can be reached on her cell phone (218-791-5151).

Reaching Pastor Russ

If you need to reach Pastor Russ from December 28, 2009 through January 3, 2010, please call
the parsonage at 701-775-2027. Thank you!

A Message of Thanks
The Community Violence Intervention Center (CVIC) of Grand Forks would like to thank Zion
United Methodist Church for the $500 donation to their agency. This money was raised from our
Annual Pumpkin Patch. For information about CVIC, visit their website at www.cviconline.org.

Check out our website

You can listen to sermons, check for urgent announcements, and access our monthly newsletter
and weekly announcements at www.zion-umc.org.

A Note from Zion’s Trustees

You can help us save on electricity costs. If you are the last person in the building, please turn off
the lights. Don’t forget to lock up. Thank you!

Remember….
Please pick up your plate(s) and/or container(s) from the Cookie Walk. They will be in the Narthex
on Sunday. Thank you! -Linda Dobson

Sunday, December 20, 2009

10:00 a.m. – Continental Fellowship & Sunday School
11:00 a.m. – Children’s Christmas Program

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
7:00 p.m. – Choir Practice. Childcare provided.
**No Youth Group or “footstool” Practice**
Thursday, December 24, 2009
3:30-6:00 p.m. – 37th Annual Community FREE Christmas Dinner. St. Michael’s Church Youth
Center, Corner of 5th Street and 6th Avenue North. Open to all faiths from the surrounding area.
For those who are alone – men, women, children. Families welcome.
5:30 p.m. – Christmas Eve Service
Friday, December 25, 2009
**Zion Church Office Closed**

(Always check the Church Bulletin Board for further details, upcoming events & other community news.)
Next Sunday, December 27, 2009
***NO SUNDAY SCHOOL***
11:00 a.m. – “footstool” Worship Service. Holy Sacrament of Baptism (Brielle Kay Nordin)
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
6:00 p.m. – “footstool” Practice
7:00 p.m. – Youth Group
Friday, January 1, 2010 – New Year’s Day
Zion Church Office Closed
Sunday, January 3, 2010
10:00 a.m. – Continental Fellowship and Sunday School
11:00 a.m. – Traditional Worship Service
1:00 p.m. – Joseph Akol Makeer, one of the Sudanese Lost Boys, will tell of his journey to escape
African genocide in Sudan. Wesley UMC.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
6:00 p.m. – New Vision Circle
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
6:00 p.m. – “footstool” Practice
7:00 p.m. – Youth Group
7:45 p.m. – Choir Practice
Saturday, January 9, 2010
2:00-5:00 p.m. – Parsonage Open House. Everyone welcome.

4th Sunday of Advent. The liturgical color is blue or violet, which expresses the penitential
nature of the season as well as the royalty of Christ.
• Micah 5:2-5a
• Luke 1:47-55
• Hebrews 10:5-10
• Luke 1:39-45

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
Pastor Russ’ Email: russ@pastorwhaley.com
Web Address: www.zion-umc.org