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Lenten Mid-Week Services 2024 A.+ D.

The Holy Forty Day Fast of Lent begins this year on Ash Wednesday, February 14.  The Words of the Prophet Joel admonish the chosen people of God to true repentance, not an external repentance to be seen by others, but a tearing of heart in anguish over sin, all the while trusting in God’s Gospel Promise. Repentantly, in heightened devotion, each Wednesday of Lent we will receive God’s gifts of Word, Sacrament, Liturgy and Preaching at 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Church.  Our Wednesday Lenten sermons will focus on the appointed Psalms, which give voice to the sinner crying out to God for mercy. 

 February 14 – Ash Wednesday – The Imposition of Ashes

      Psalm 57 – “Be merciful to me, O God”

Invocabit, February 21 Ember Wednesday -

      Psalm 25 - “Let not mine enemies triumph over me”

Reminiscere, February 28 -

      Psalm 38 - “Do not rebuke me in Your wrath”

Oculi, March 6

      Psalm 31 - “You have considered my trouble”

Laetare, March 13

      Psalm 34 – “I will bless the Lord at all times”

Judica, March 20 (Wednesday in Passion Week) 

      Psalm 18 - “You have delivered me”

Regularly at Zion -                             

  • Adult Bible Class is held twice each week - Sunday after Mass, and Wednesday after morning Mass.  On Sundays we are are engaged in a close study of the Gospel according to St. John, which Fr. Braden leads from the Greek text.  On Wednesdays we are studying the Lutheran Confessions on the Divine Service and Christian Freedom.
  • The Zion Men's Group meets twice each month, alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 7:00 p.m.  After singing Vespers in the Church, we are currently studying Luther's  Disputations on Justifying Faith, in volume 73 of the American Edition of Luther's Works.  After our study, food and (Lutheran) beverages enhance our Gemütlichkeit.
  • The Zion Women's Group meets twice a month on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m.  We sing Vespers in the Chapel, enjoy coffee and baked goods, and then continue in our study of 1st and 2nd Timothy, with an eye to the Greek that underlies the text.
  • Adult Catechesis is offered Thursday nights at 6:00 p.m.  We sing Vespers in the Church, and the study following is  a close reading of Johann Gerhard's Loci on Theology and Scripture.
  • Membership/Confirmation Classes are held periodically, scheduled to be convenient to those seeking membership at Zion. Youth Confirmation class is held Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m.  Luther's Small Catechism is the main text for both membership and Confirmation classes.  First Communion classes are held in the Rectory on Saturday mornings for those who demonstrate a readiness to receive the Lord's Body and Blood according to Scripture, our Catechism, and Luther's Christian Questions and Their Answers.  Contact the Church office for more information.
  • Join us for one of these opportunities to study the Word of God, to grow in your knowledge of God and your love for God and neighbor, to learn more about Christian doctrine, and to enjoy the company of the faithful!
  • Video of a full Sunday Mass at Zion is now available on our Youtube page - Click Here