Zion Lutheran Church - Chelsea, Michigan
A Word From Pastor Doris - May 08
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. 44All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, 47praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. — Acts 2:42-47People go through a lot to keep their bodies in shape. Spiritual health – spiritual fitness – takes discipline too. Faith exercised regularly grows strong and vibrant; faith ignored becomes weak and flabby. If you work at spiritual fitness, if you discipline yourself, you can be a hero of faith. Think of Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Deborah, David, Daniel, Mary, Peter, Paul, John – they all were men and women just like us, complete with sins, weaknesses, doubts, and fears; yet they are listed among God's heroes of the faith. Why? Because they submitted to the discipline of making themselves spiritually fit.
In this Scripture reading from Acts, Luke tells us about the spiritual fitness program of the early church: teaching, fellowship, worship, and prayer. This should be our spiritual fitness program too. I read of a “spiritual fitness check-up” based on this scripture and want to share it with you.
May 08 Mailbox
Dear Zion Members:
I would like to thank Pastor Doris for coming to the hospital and praying with me before my surgery, and to the members of Zion for sending cards and remembering me in prayers after surgery.
Aaron Johnson
Thank you all so very much, Zion Church members, for my special 90th birthday party. Thank you for the beautiful cake and ice cream and all the many cards and special wishes.
Thank you again!
God Bless,
Dorothy Wenk
May 08 Life Events
GERALD A. MYERS
May 15, 1946 - May 8, 2008
Jerry passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 8. Funeral visitation will be on Monday, May 12, from 2:00-4:00 pm and 6:00-8:00 pm at Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home in Chelsea and at Zion Lutheran Church in Chelsea on Tuesday, May 13, at 10:00 am. Funeral services will be held from Zion Lutheran Church, Chelsea, on Tuesday, May 13, at 11:00 am. Burial zt Zion Lutheran Cemetery will follow. Expressions of sympathy may be given to Jerry's family.
PASSAGES
Dorothy M. Koch
1921 – 2008
Age 86, passed away April 19, 2008, in Waterford, Michigan. She was born on October 29, 1921, in Sylvan Township, the daughter of Gottlieb and Katherine C. (Zahn) Heller.
May 08 Prayer List
PRAYER REQUESTS: Please look at the list of names on our Prayer List. There are several people listed who are not members of Zion and we are not sure of their current prayer needs. If you have any information on those non-members listed, please contact the office. If we have not received any current information about the non-members on the list by the time the June newsletter goes to print, we will assume that those people have recovered and will remove their names from the list.
Please remember these people and their families and friends in your thoughts and prayers:
Debbie Ables
Barbara Bayes
Lenore Bernstein
Ruth Blumenauer*
Ruth Bristle*
Erin Buenger
Norm Curtis*
Cathy Davis
Donna Deter
Pat Dunn
Paul Ernst
Zachary Fleger
Becky Grasshoff
Carl & Colleen Grund
Donna Hall
Family of Dwight Heeter
Bob Heller*
Aaron Johnson*
Bryan Johnson
May 08 Celebrations
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATES
Please join us in congratulating these four people who either have graduated recently or will be graduating in the near future:
Beth Kalmbach, who will be graduating from University of Phoenix-Ann Arbor on June 28 with a B.S. in business management;
Stefan Kalmbach, Beth Kalmbach’s son, who graduated from the University of Michigan, College of Engineering, on April 26 with a B.S. in mechanical engineering;
Brian Schiller, the son of Ken and Margery Schiller, who graduated from Western Michigan University on April 26 with a B.A. in secondary education; and
Kathryn Steen, the daughter of Richard and Jerry Steen, who will be graduating from Chelsea High School on June 8, 2008.
We will be honoring our graduates on Sunday, June 1, during worship and with a cake during fellowship hour. If you are graduating and we do not have your name listed here, please contact the office at (734) 475-8064. Please join us to congratulate these men and women in their achievements.
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