Worship Matters
The Lent Wreath
In the 2023 Lent Easter edition of Eye On Zion, I mentioned the implementation of a Lent Wreath at a previous church I served. After that newsletter came out, Michael Bundy and Norma Roden picked up what I was putting down and made one. So look for that to appear again on Ash Wednesday.
The Lent Wreath has five purple candles, and one red candle, around a larger white Christ Candle in the center. It was lit in its entirety on Ash Wednesday, and then each week when we gathered for Sunday worship (five Sundays in Lent plus Palm Sunday), we put one of the candles out after the
sermon symbolizing Christ's determination to go to Jerusalem and face his destiny. After the Good Friday service, the Christ Candle was put out and the congregation left in darkened silence.
Inquirer's Class
At Zion, we take membership seriously. Becoming a member is not something prospective members should take lightly either. Becoming a member means that you have committed yourself to a life lived under the lordship of Jesus Christ through his church, Zion Lutheran Church.
We at Zion take membership so seriously that we think prospective members ought to be fully
informed before they sign on the line, so to speak.
To that end, I offer a class called, the "Inquirer’s Class." In the Inquirer’s Class interested folks learn the basics of the Christian faith, the basics of the Lutheran tradition, and what makes
Zion unique. Because we find it difficult for folks to carve out three sessions, we cram them all into one long-ish session. The next Inquirer’s Class will be Saturday, March 2, from 9:00 AM to Noon. We would love to know you are coming. Please call the office to register.
The Rev. Duane A. Jesse, Pastor
In the 2023 Lent Easter edition of Eye On Zion, I mentioned the implementation of a Lent Wreath at a previous church I served. After that newsletter came out, Michael Bundy and Norma Roden picked up what I was putting down and made one. So look for that to appear again on Ash Wednesday.
The Lent Wreath has five purple candles, and one red candle, around a larger white Christ Candle in the center. It was lit in its entirety on Ash Wednesday, and then each week when we gathered for Sunday worship (five Sundays in Lent plus Palm Sunday), we put one of the candles out after the
sermon symbolizing Christ's determination to go to Jerusalem and face his destiny. After the Good Friday service, the Christ Candle was put out and the congregation left in darkened silence.
Inquirer's Class
At Zion, we take membership seriously. Becoming a member is not something prospective members should take lightly either. Becoming a member means that you have committed yourself to a life lived under the lordship of Jesus Christ through his church, Zion Lutheran Church.
We at Zion take membership so seriously that we think prospective members ought to be fully
informed before they sign on the line, so to speak.
To that end, I offer a class called, the "Inquirer’s Class." In the Inquirer’s Class interested folks learn the basics of the Christian faith, the basics of the Lutheran tradition, and what makes
Zion unique. Because we find it difficult for folks to carve out three sessions, we cram them all into one long-ish session. The next Inquirer’s Class will be Saturday, March 2, from 9:00 AM to Noon. We would love to know you are coming. Please call the office to register.
The Rev. Duane A. Jesse, Pastor