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WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, Sept. 14

9:30am Worship Service

Zion will provide a meal to the Men's Shelter after the service. Any home-baked goods are appreciated. Please leave in the undercroft by 9:30am. Thank you

Sunday, Sept. 21

10:30am Outdoor Worship Service
CHURCH PICNIC FOLLOWS

(weather permitting)

Come and enjoy a good service, followed by fellowship, burgers, hotdogs, salads etc. topped off with cookies and Conrad's ice cream. There will be the bounce house for children.

After the service Zion will provide a meal to the Men's Shelter after the service. Any home-baked goods are appreciated. Please leave in the undercroft by 9:30am. Thank you

PASTOR PRANSCHKE'S RETIREMENT.

It is with mixed emotion that Zion Lutheran Church announces the retirement of the Rev. Thomas Pranschke. He has served the church and community with great devotion for over twenty-two years. We have posted his letter here. We will be hosting a celebration for him after the worship service on November 2nd. The worship service that Sunday will be at 9:30am. All are welcome and encouraged to come. The congregation is collecting a purse to present to Pastor Pranschke during his retirement reception. If you would like to contribute you may pick up envelopes at the church or donate electronically here.

We are blessed that Pastor will be with us until the end of 2025. He was always the first to make anyone feel welcome!

REGISTRATION OPEN

Programs available for 21/2, 3 & 4 year olds. Contact us at 201-664-8060 for more information. You may also visit our website at zionlutheranschool.org.

CREATIVE CRAFTER'S
CARD CORNER

Creative Crafters Update

Card Corner &

Chemo Caps for Cancer Patients

The congregation’s support of Crafter’s Card Corner continues to be amazing! This support has made it possible for Crafters to make a recent donation of $150.00 to Westwood Cares. In addition, Crafters has made a $100 donation to each of the following:

Zion’s Thanksgiving Community Outreach and Zion’s Christmas Giving Program. Cards are updated regularly so please take a moment to see what’s new. Proceeds from the Card Corner help support Westwood Cares, as well as, other church and community outreach programs.

Crafters has also been busy crocheting chemo caps for cancer patients.

On Monday, November 11, we hand delivered 20 caps and packets of lemon drops to the Infusion Center at Englewood Hospital. The nursing staff and supervisor were delighted!

(These caps are in addition to the

35 caps previously donated to the hospital by Crafters.)

Once again, we thank the congregation for their continued support!

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sunday school is held during the 10:15am service. We are currently on summer break. We gave started enrollment for the 2025-2026 Sunday School Class. Please fill out the form located here. We encourage parents to be active participants in their children's Christian growth, instilling the lifelong gift of faith and prayer.

FIRST COMMUNION and
CONFIRMATION CLASSES

We have two classes. A Jr. Confirmation Class that includes the First Communion and a Sr. Confirmation class for 7th and 8th graders. You many enroll your children by filling out the form here. We will be releasing the class schedule in the next few weeks. We are looking forward to a new year of learning.

FOOD PANTRY

Combining the donations received between July 1, 2025 and August 10 2025, two hundred twenty-two pounds were donated (87 lbs. by the congregation; 135 lbs. by the food pantry using $252.06 of its funds). The total poundage to date is 3,195. Monetary donations: $150.

On-Going Suggested Donation Items:
Canned tuna, canned chicken, juices (apple, cranberry, etc.), shelf-stable milk
(Parmalat, etc.), boxed/canned potatoes, gravy, oatmeal, rice, sardines, pancake mix, pancake syrup, coffee, tea, hot cocoa, peanut butter, jelly, salad dressing, mayonnaise, vegetable oil, ketchup, mustard, canned fruit, snack pack puddings, snack pack jello,
cookies, snacks: potato chips, pretzels, nuts, popcorn;

Personal Items: Hand soap, bar soap, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste, toilet tissue.
Cleaning Products: Laundry detergent, dish detergent, sponges, house-hold cleaners, paper towels.

Your continued support is appreciated! Thank you.

(For your convenience, the pantry’s “Fight Hunger – It’s in the Bag “grocery bags maybe found in the little red wagon located in the narthex. Feel free to use them for donations to the pantry.)

GIVING

Electronic Giving, fast, easy and secure. Help us to continue spreading the love of Jesus.

Thank You, to all who graciously continue to support our church. Click here and look for the fund you would like to contribute to. Follow secure and easy instructions. We are blessed!

LINK TO MEMORIAL PAGE >>

REMEMBERING LOVED ONES

If you would like to make a memorial donation to Zion Lutheran Church in memory of a loved one, click the link above to go to the memorial page.

Please note: Iif you make an electronic donation in memory of someone, Zion was not able to tell who it was in memory of. Please calll us at 201-664-1325 or email us at zionwestwoodnj.org so we can properly record it and let the family know.

MEN'S SHELTER

PLEASE NOTE: We will be supplying dinner to the Men's Shelter on the second and third Sunday of each month. If you would like to bake an item or purchase items such as soap, toothpaste, toothbrush etc. it would be greatly appreciated. Please leave items in the church kitchen. Mr. Jon Felz, has brought dinner to 24-30 men at the Patterson’s Men Shelter for many years.
In addition to helping with meals the shelter accepts toiletries and gently used men’s clothing in good condition.

Thank you all for you help.

ABOUT OUR CHURCH

Zion Lutheran Church is a member church of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. We were founded in 1905, with our current church building erected in 1923 and enlarged in 1955.

MINISTRIES

Zion Lutheran Church is blessed to have many ministries that help both the church membership and our local community and beyond.

ZION LUTHERAN
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

We offer an excellent program for
2 1/2 year old children
through Pre-Kindergarten.

For more information,
visit the school's website at
zionlutheranearlychildhoodcenter.org
or call the office at 201.664.8060

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES TODAY AND ALWAYS.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SHARE OUR FAITH

We are blessed at Zion with many members who share their time, talent and treasure.
We invite and encourage you to come and visit us.

There is power is standing, singing and praying with your fellow Christians!!

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT ZION!