Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church

On Father’s Day, we pray for those who are fathers or wish to be fathers, for those with broken or strained relationships, for those who are missing their fathers, and for fathers who have lost children. We rejoice in God’s enduring love for all people.

Henry's Hoagies is giving out Free Kids Meals today from 2PM - 4:30PM. They are stocked up and hoping lot's of folks show up!

In case the live stream volume was too low, here is the edited version with increased volume. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQGfFy7-00E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNiNI9TLbIM&feature=youtu.be

https://youtu.be/6tBTrAO02dM

There was a technical problem uploading worship for this day. It should be available by about 10:15 AM.There was a technical problem uploading worship for this day. It should be available by about 10:15 AM.

A Letter from our Bishop, The Rev. Kurt F. Kusserow Dear Synod, Yesterday’s invasion of the Capitol building in Washington, D. C. by an angry mob makes strikingly personal for us the ominous phrase found in St. Matthew’s Epiphany narrative, King Herod was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him. (Matthew 2:3) We are experiencing the appropriate fear that a populace has when those in power do not have equal measures of humility in their exercise of that power. Mat...thew’s story of Jesus is launched from a context very much like yesterday’s terrifying events Herod’s fear resulted in the invasion of Bethlehem and the massacre of its infants. (Matthew 2:16-18) Anyone commenting on yesterday’s events at the Capitol in D. C. ought of course to condemn all acts of violence and all speech that incites violence. I certainly do so. Neither benefits our people. Others may comment on the politics associated with the violence we suffered; I will not. My charge is to tell the story of Jesus a story that has relevance and a word of hope for days such as these. Matthew’s gospel ends with an astounding claim. Jesus says, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. (Matthew 28:18) If Jesus were not a person of profound humility, that claim would have been cause for great fear in all the earth and in heaven itself! But from the first chapters of Matthew through its end we find in Jesus a person who holds great power with consistent humility. The temptation in the wilderness will serve as example enough for this letter. The Tempter showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the earth and their splendor, offering them to him to seize and control as a personal possession. (Matthew 4:8-10) Jesus’ response echoes the ancient hymn quoted in Philippians, Though he was in the form of God he did not count equality with God as something to be grasped, but emptied himself. (Philippians 2:6-7a) The story of Jesus that the Church declares in every age is the good news of salvation, because the possession of great power only blesses people when it is exercised with humility, as Jesus does. The one to whom all authority has been given is also the one who gives himself for others repeatedly, as a pattern of his exercise of authority: in the incarnation, in his ministry of care for people troubled by illness and evil, in his death on the cross, in the Sacrament of the Altar, in sharing his own life-giving Spirit on Pentecost. This is our story! Dear people of God, the story of Jesus is relevant today! It is a story of joy and salvation because it overcomes violent self-interest with prodigal self-giving. Join me in proclaiming Jesus’ story with power and with joy as our response of hope to the frightening events of these days! With you in Christ, Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow