News and updates

FAITH WEAVERS

Faith Weavers will take place every Wednesday evening from 5:15PM-6:45PM as long as school is in session, or otherwise announced. As we continue in the month of January, though, please remember to check our website and Facebook page for program and weather related updates. Again, if the public school cancels due to weather, or other factors, on a particular Wednesday, Faith Weavers will be likewise canceled for that evening. Otherwise, if your child is between Kindergarten and 6th grade, please consider having them join us for more fun during our second semester of classes! Parents can find more information and register on our church website under “Educational Ministries” and “Faith Weavers.” 

Also, if you would be interested in donating to support this program, besides monetary donations, included below is a list of some requested food items. As always, your support and encouragement is greatly appreciated!   

Please put non-perishable donations in the marked bin in the kitchen with a note (from who, for who) and alert church staff about your donation. Cold items should be put in the refrigerator, and frozen items should be placed in the freezer. For more information, contact Mr. Jareske. 

For January 

1. Bags of shredded mozzarella cheese
2. Large packages of frozen chicken nuggets
3. Large packages of frozen french fries
4. Regular packages of hotdog buns
5. Boxes of Kraft macaroni and cheese
6. Regular cans of corn
7. Regular cans of fruit cocktail
8. Regular cans of mandarin oranges

FAITH WEAVERS HELP

If you feel called to help with Faith Weavers in 2025, week to week, please contact Kim Baumann, Suzie Wachter, or Mr. J (402-329-4313) in the near future. Volunteers can be 7th grade and older. At this time, we are specifically looking for, at least, one new volunteer to assist in the kitchen with cooking, several volunteers to help by serving the meal, without cooking, and several volunteers to assist with the Crafts Station. For more information, please contact Mr. J to inquire. 

ZION TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND

If you would like to help provide students with a Christian education, please consider donating to the Zion tuition assistance fund. It is easy to donate! Make checks payable to Zion Lutheran School and just write in the memo tuition assistance. Have a special student in mind for assistance? Contact the school office at 329-4658 to set up a donation for them.

SCRIP

If you would like to purchase Scrip, order forms are available in the Narthex. Order forms and/or RaiseRight purchases need to be submitted before Tuesday of each week. Contact the school office at 329-4658 with any questions.

ZION NEWS

If we have an email address on file, we will be emailing you rather than sending out a hard copy in the mail due to rising costs of postage. You can view the Zion News on the church website as well. If you would still like a hard copy mailed out to you, please let the office know. An email was sent out with the most recent Zion news a few weeks ago. Thank you.

USHERING

If any youth students would be willing to assist during church services on Sunday mornings, please call 402-329-4313 to let the church office know. We are currently looking for both ushers and technology booth assistance, and training will be provided for anyone willing to serve in either capacity. We have recently begun live-streaming our Sunday morning services with our new camera equipment, and in an effort to better manage all of the moving parts within a typical service, a few additional volunteers to assist with either running the soundboard, running the camera, or managing the slideshow would be very much appreciated. 

FUSION YOUTH MEETING

Our next monthly Fusion Youth Group meeting for 7th-12th grade youth students is scheduled to take place this Sunday, January 12th, from 5PM to 8PM in the Zion gym/fellowship hall. If you are considering joining us for the fun, consider bringing a friend! A meal will be served, and no money is needed for this portion of the meeting. 

YOUTH TRIP

At this time, the Fusion Youth Group is planning to take a group of 7th through 12th grade students on a one day trip, departing at 10AM and returning by about 9PM, to Great Bear Ski Valley in Sioux Falls, SD on Sunday, January 19th, 2025. If any youth students, and adult chaperones, would like to attend, please email Mr. J (dcejareske@zionlutheranpierce.com) by, no later than, Wednesday, January 15th, to let him know, so he can work to organize travel arrangements. For those attending, participants will need to fill out a rental agreement to rent equipment through the Great Bear Ski Valley website and fill out a Zion Transportation Permission form for this year (ask Mr. J for details on both). We are also asking youth participants to bring along, no less than, $30 to cover meals. Otherwise, please continue to check your email and the church website for more details, especially as trip details continue to settle. To that end, although there is no inclement weather in the forecast, at this time, if the weather would happen to change, we will need to plan to reschedule. Again, please continue to check for updates. Also, if any parents, 21 and over, would be interested in serving as a chaperone and driving for this trip, please let Mr. J know as soon as possible.