Bible Studies

Braille

Did you know that LBW provides the Bible and other devotional materials in 35 languages free-of-charge to people who are blind and visually impaired?  Providing the materials without cost to the recipients is made possible by the 7000 volunteers working in 200 work centers.  A member who serves on the LBW board of Lutheran Braille Workers Inc. based in Ucaipa, CA., states that in a given year, LBW has sent more than 150,000 Braille volumes and 87,000 volumes of large print materials.

Work center #146 located  here at Zion, has three groups of volunteers using the Braille facilities and meeting in the multi-purpose room.  The day groups meets on Mondays a 1:15 PM, with the exception of the second Monday when the faith group from Faith Lutheran Church meets at the same time and place.  The evening group meets on the third Thursday at 7:15PM.

Should you choose to become a volunteer in bringing Christ to Those Who Live in Darkness, you will be heartily welcomed and greatly appreciated in any one of the groups listed.

In His Service, Work Center #146

Serve the Lord with Gladness, Glorify His Name!

Ladies Groups

Glorious Circle

Purpose: This group focuses on mission work and fellowship

Meetings: Second Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

Elected members: President- Virginia Andres         Vice President-Louise Schneider         Secretary- Eleanor Hobratsch

                                Treasurer- Verine Mueller            Corresponding Secretary- Sally Teinert

                              Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Groups (Evening & Faith Circles)

Evening Circle

Purpose: To promote Bible study and constant growth in Christian knowledge, assist the Pastors in contacting fellow Lutherans and prospective members, pursues charitable endeavors, visit the sick, to further love and help provide for active participation in mission services at home and abroad, to foster love and fellowship and to help carry out the objective(s) of the Texas District Lutheran Women’s Missionary League.

Meetings: Second Monday of the month at 7pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Elected members: President-June Hall                Vice President.-Judy Noack        Treasurer-Rosanne Capdeville
                                 Secretary-Sherin Leschber    Bylaws-Ethel Mickan                   Christian Growth:  Executive Board

Faith Circle

Purpose: The group meets for Bible Study and devotion for the purpose of fellowship and personal Christian growth.

Meetings: Second Wednesday of the month (Sept.-May) at Noon in the Fellowship Hall.

Elected members: President-Sherry Pennington         Sec./Treasurer- Heather Ullmann         Membership Chair- Babette Wentrcek
                                 Mission Chair- Laura Van Soest    Christian Growth Chairman-Ali Webb

Music

Handbell Choir meets on Wednesday at 6:30 PM from September to May.

Men's Chorus meets on Wednesday at 7:30 PM from September to May.

Praise Choir that leads the 10:45 AM Worship Service. (Click on Link)

Can-Do Missions 

Equipping youth and adults for mission-minded leadership, as they reach the lost, disciple the saved, and care for people locally and globally.

Check under Youth Opportunities.

Jesus Is Lord Mission

As the Father has sent me, I am send you.  John 20:2

A Mission Society ... Supporting the World Mission of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
...with such passion and singleness of purpose that we will pray for the mission, fund the mission, speak for the mission and exist for the mission... "that every knee may bow and every tongue confess that JESUS CHRIST IS LORD."

We are organized as an independent mission society, but one whose only relationship will be with the LCMS World Mission.  "Only those projects and personnel approved by LCMS World Mission and chosen by Jesus is Lord Mission will be funded by the society."

For more information, go the JILM web site.  www.jilmission.org

Dinners for Eight

Dinners For Eight is a small group fellowship.  It is  designed to get groups of 8 people together in each others homes for a meal and visiting. You get to know fellow members in each others homes on a whole different level than you do just meeting at church.  This is not a gourmet diners club.  Each couple brings a dish to the meal...the hosting rotates from home to home. Some groups have met in restaurants. This is up to your group to decide.  You may make your own "couple" as you would like...husband and wife,  2 friends...any adults can make a "couple" for this social.  You are committing to hosting an evening and attending when the others in your group host their dinner.  We are allowing 6 months to complete the 4 dinners.  At the end of the 6 month commitment you may sign up again and will be put into a new group.  You may also decide that your schedule is too busy to be involved for the next 6 months and sit out a round, getting back in on a future kickoff. 

Please call Debbie or Jim Albers at 863-7687 for information

Christian Care Connection

 Love Your Neighbor as Yourself -  Matthew 19:19  Christian Care Connection offers Zion members the opportunity to respond to this command from Christ.

Organized in 2000 under the Stewardship Board, Zion’s Christian Care Connection is committed to reach out to others and to help them remain connected to a faith community during times of change in their lives.

 Zion members are encouraged to become a member of CCC; however, membership is not required for you to participate in their various ministry opportunities.  Utilizing your God-given talents means doing something as simple as making a phone call to brighten someone’s day, preparing an extra meal for the homebound or the sick, converting sermons to large print, helping to organize support groups, help with military mailings, assist with nursing home services, or volunteer to be someone’s prayer partner. 

If you’d like to know more about Christian Care Connection, contact Edna Roth at eejr29@verizon.net or 512/863-6398.  

Faith in Action Caregivers – Georgetown

 Zion has recently become a sponsoring member of the Georgetown Faith in Action Caregivers group.  Over 150 volunteers of Faith in Action Caregivers – Georgetown currently serve more than 200 Seniors (65 and over) by providing transportation to appointments, assist with  grocery shopping, or by picking up prescriptions, groceries and household items for their homebound clients.  Clients also welcome phone calls and take advantage of the items available from the medical equipment closet. 

 Volunteers establish their own limits of time and are called upon as needed.  Training is provided.  Zion members are now eligible to apply for services.

Two of our members, Donna Arldt (darldt@ecpi.com or 512/863-8680) and Bonnie McNemar (bmcnemar@aol.com or 868-6802), serve on the FIAC-G Board of Directors along with representatives of the eleven other supporting churches.  Contact them with any questions you may have. 

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