ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to Zion! We are glad you are here today. After worship, you are invited to a time of fellowship with coffee and snacks in the social hall directly beside the sanctuary. Communion is offered every Sunday. Wine and apple juice are both available. All are welcome.
Sunday, we welcome Rev. Carol Bowman to lead us in worship.
A congregational meeting will be held on Sunday, December 14th, immediately after worship. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the proposed 2026 budget. Copies of the proposed 2026 budget are available near the table with the bulletins, at the back of the sanctuary.
The Glen Rock Carolers will be performing a free indoor concert at the New Freedom Senior Center Sunday, December 7th at 7pm. The New Freedom Senior Center is located at 150 E. Main St, New Freedom, next to Rose Fire Company. The Glen Rock Carolers will also have a free indoor concert at Zion Lutheran Church on Wednesday, December 24th at 10:45pm.
Wreaths Across America dates:
Saturday, 12/13 will be the ceremony and laying of wreaths. The program will begin at 11am at the Glen Rock EMS building, located at 59 Water St, Glen Rock, PA.
The removal of wreaths will be Saturday, 1/17/26. We will meet first at the Glen Rock American Legion Post.
If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Krout at 717-683-3975.
CHRISTMAS… a time for giving and sharing! The Christian Education Committee will, once again, be collecting Gifts of Warmth this year (hats, scarves, mittens, etc) to adorn the Christmas tree which is set up in the Upstairs Fellowship Hall. The tree will be available for your donations through December 28, 2025. Donations for children, teens, women, and men are greatly appreciated! All donations will be delivered to Coats of Friendship at the end of the collection period. Questions may be directed to any member of the committee: Jeff Hoffman, Pam Hoffman, Evelyn Roser, and Pam Spangler. As we prepare for the birth of our Savior, let us remember the true spirit of the season and share God’s bountiful blessings.
Have you been pulling out your cold weather clothes and outerwear since the temperatures started dropping? Please consider donating your unwanted coats, sweatshirts, and sweaters to Coats of Friendship. A box is available in the church social hall for your donations.
The Loose Change offering plate is available every Sunday. At the end of the month, the total collected for that month will be sent to the chosen organization. Our loose change collection for December will benefit House of Hope. House of Hope is a biblically based program that offers a residential home for teen girls ages 14-17, as well as counseling services for families, individuals, and couples. The goal is to provide healing and restoration through individual and family counseling combined with education, recreation, life skills, and spiritual growth.
Services are recorded and streamed live each week on Zion Lutheran Church’s Facebook page. It is possible during the recording that people attending the service will be filmed. If you have any concerns about being filmed, please contact the office at 717-235-3276.
Announcements for the weekly bulletin are due to the office by early Tuesday morning so bulletin work can be completed by the end of the day on Tuesday. This schedule allows time for the bulletin to be sent to the presiding pastor for the upcoming week and allows the website committee time to post the bulletin on Zion’s website. Announcements can be emailed to Brenda at