Zion News for January 2018 Zion United Church of Christ - Evansville, Indiana

Women’s Fellowship Group and Guests in December.

The January meeting of the Women’s

Fellowship will take place on Tuesday,

January 9th, with lunch provided by

Common Ground Community Kitchen.

Reservations would be appreciated by

indicating plans to attend in the pew pads or

letting the church office know.

The program will be provided by our

organist, Neal Biggers. Similar to his program

last January, Neal will play music that he will

perform next month in Mexico. For the fourth

year, he is helping organize and play for a

musical program in the town of Ajijic,

Mexico, at which donations will be received

to help support the nearby Villa Infantile

Orphanage.

All are welcome to come for the organ

program, which will begin shortly after

lunch, around 12:45. _____________________________

Coffee Hour will be served on Sunday,

January 14 by Terry and Linda Yunker. Come

join us for food and fellowship at 9:30 a.m.

before Sunday Morning Worship!

Our condolences go to the

family of Ruth Bernhardt.

Ruth was born on July 9, 1923,

in St. Louis, Mo, and passed

away on December 30, 2017.

She graduated from Reitz High

School in 1941. After

graduation, she worked at

Hoosier Cardinal as a riveter

during the war building planes.

On June 25, 1944, she married Walter

Bernhardt. She was a member of Zion United

Church of Christ. She loved to travel taking

many bus trips. She liked bowling, working

jigsaw puzzles, and being with her family.

She was a loving wife, mother, and

grandmother. She belonged to the Eastern Star

and was involved with the Shrine through the

Honored Ladies. She will be greatly missed

here at Zion.

We also extend our

condolences to the

family of Hulda Schuble,

especially her daughter

Joann Wolff. Hulda’s

funeral will be here at

Zion on Saturday

afternoon, January 6th.

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January Birthdays!

5-Jan Michele Daum

19-Jan Rev. Kim Reising

22-Jan Michael Caufield

Happy New Year

AT THE ZION CENTER Holiday Potluck

and Open House in

December, hosted

by Common

Ground Kitchen

and the Organic

Veggie Club.

Lunch continues to be served, beginning at

11:30 Mondays thru Thursdays! “Pay what you can.”

Second Tuesday Song Circle

resumes on January 9th from 6 to 8 PM.

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Introduction to Nia Dance

with Sonia Marie

Sunday, January 28 at 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Nia is an expressive body-mind-spirit movement technique that offers an artistic somatic approach to health and healing. Combining simple dance moves with the martial arts and Yoga, Nia provides a variety of movement dynamics to create an experience that involves your whole body, as well as your spirit.~ Debbie Rosas.

Suggested Donation $20.00 (But Pay what you can afford). All donatations are shared with Zion Center. Workshop includes some floor time so please bring a yoga mat if you want one. Bring water.

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Introduction to Qigong 6:00-7:15 PM Tuesdays

Kundalini Yoga 6:00-7:30 PM Thursdays

Holistic Health Contact Kay Hummel (812-483-7195) if interested

in one-on-one practices she provides to relieve stress and promote natural healing.

Organic Produce Club (Tues. 10am-1pm) & Frontier Co-Op

See the Zion website or contact the office for more information.

Linda’s Little Bookstore Used books on religion, etc., at reduced prices.

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Husband-wife Team Offers New Yoga Opportunities

Bob and Tami Tenbarge are offering new Yoga classes at the Zion Center. Bob’s class is Yin Yoga on

Wednesday evenings at 6pm, and Tami offers “Go with the Flow Yoga” on Friday mornings at 9am. In addition to teaching Yoga, Bob is proprietor of Tenbarge Home Exteriors. Tami teaches Yoga at USI Outreach.

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Celebrating Our Past, Creating Our Future

Saturday, January 20 at 9 AM - 12 PM

A sacred and creative celebration of remembering and blessing 2017, and dreaming new life into 2018.

Come deepen your personal connection to your life and your intention for the new year in this reflective fun and creative half-day retreat. We will be using some simple expressive arts like journaling, music, and a technique called, "soul collage" to lead us into gratitude and forgiveness for the past year, and focusing our intention and desire for the year ahead.

Cost: $30 suggested donation. Lunch provided separately for $8.00 from Common Ground

To register: contact Maryann at maryannnjoyce@sbcglobal.net or 812-867-7507. Paypal account set up for payment. Cash or check accepted. Please reserve your spot by January 14.

Three Great Loves

“…and the greatest of these is love.”

Our own Board of Christian Ministry & Outreach here at Zion was busy during the holiday season! In addition to normal activities such as providing head ushers and communion preparation, the following was accomplished:

Canned goods were collected the week before Thanksgiving and on December 9th, for the Tri State Food Bank.

The Giving Wreath was placed in the narthex, with proceeds going to Patchwork Central.

It was decided that the loose offering collected on Christmas Eve would be donated to the Veterans of the Cross/Christmas Offering.

Hanging of the Greens was held on the last Sunday in November with a large number of volunteers.

A signup board for Coffee Hour for 2018 was placed in the narthex.

Crop for Caring 2018

January 20 – January 21 Jan 20 at 9 AM to Jan 21 at 9 PM

Bethel United Church of Christ - Evansville

In a recent year, over 100 scrapbookers made it out to “Crop For Caring”. All proceeds go to the United Caring Services (UCS), who provide food, shelter, and counseling for the homeless.

Event organizers say each scrapbooker has a unique project they choose to work on for the day.

“Whether it’s prom from a couple years ago, or a tribute to their son that’s serving in the military or some baby pictures, many have them been here year after year,” United Caring Services Executive Director Jason Emmerson says.

$40 registration fee by January 15th. Call Deborah at 812.459.4359 for more information

-From 44news.wevv.com and Facebook event.

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December Church Meetings: Congregational Meeting: January 21,

after worship

Trustees: Monday, January 8, 5pm

Council: Monday, January 8, 6pm

Sunday Attendance in December: 34, 34, 60, 21, 27

Christmas Eve: 65

1868—Whooosh—1893

Once again Zion’s Time Machine is

whoooshing and whooshing, trying

to take us to a church meeting in January,

1868, but nothing comes into view. Are

there two feet of snow on the ground? Is the

temperature below zero? Did the secretary

fail to preserve any minutes? We have no

answers. We only know Zion’s records

contain no minutes of meetings at Zion 150

years ago. For unknown reasons the

Council and Congregational meetings are

not held until February. It’s almost unheard

of not to have an Annual Meeting in

January. In fact, it’s unconstitutional!

But life goes on! There are five

baptism in January starting with two on

January 1st.

1. Heinrich Eduard Grundtmann

2. Johannes Schaefer (Born on Christmas

Day)

3. Caroline Henriette Emilie Schulte

4. August Friedrich Wilhelm Glocke

5. Johann Adam Albert Berg

And very tragically life comes to an

end for Johann Schaefer, the father of

Johannes Schaefer one of these newly

baptized babies. This young father, just

twenty-eight years old, dies on January 5th

at 6 a.m. from severe lung illness after

receiving Holy Communion. He leaves

behind his wife, Gertraud nee Moll, his

newly born son, one older child, four

brothers and three sisters. He is buried on

Epiphany Day, January 6th at 2 p.m. at Oak

Hill, hoping in the final resurrection.

Also very tragically newly baptized

Heinrich Eduard Grundmann dies on

January 20th and is buried the next day at

Oak Hill. He was born on Christmas Eve,

1867 and baptized on January 1, 1868. His

grieving parents are Heinrich and Ida

(Kiefer) Grundtmann

Now Zion’s Time Machine

whoooshes on to 1893. The

congregation gathers for its Annual Meeting

on January 1st. Pastor Frick leads an

opening devotional of a hymn, scripture

reading and prayer. President Hartig opens

the meeting with a stern reminder “that they

are in a very sacred place and that they

should maintain order under every

circumstance. He reads the rules which

require this.” This warning may be

prompted by some recent grumbling about

the pastor. Likewise the report about unpaid

pledges hints about this grumbling.

Treasurer Rahm’s report shows

income of $1,918.11 in 1867 and expenses

of $1,865.68, leaving a balance of $52.43.

Three auditors are appointed.

Pastor Frick reports that the Synod

has organized a Fire Insurance Society and

wants to know if Zion will support this

project. The matter is turned over to the

Church Council. It is reported that the

Sunday School project in Independence is

struggling with inadequate leadership. The

question of its continuance is referred to the

Church Council

During the elections Mr. Brinker is

elected Elder in place of Mr. Fischer, and an

exception is made to re-elect Mr. Kattmann

to remain Elder. Mr. Carl Braun is

unanimously re-elected Secretary and four

Council members are elected. Three men

are elected to contact those in arrears on

their pledges.

Finally it is resolved to have a

collection for the needy each year at Easter.

Adjournment follows with prayer offered by

Mr. Fischer.

The Church Council meets on January

9th to reviews the status of the Sunday

School in Independence. After a lengthy

discussion it is decided that since the school

is not making any progress that it be closed

for an unspecified amount of time, and that

its property be transferred to Mr. Dan

Becker for safekeeping.

Finally, following a discussion about

members in arrears, eight names are stricken

from the membership list, while some others

are retained in the hopes they will fulfill

their obligations. The meeting adjourns.

The year 1893 begins with nine

baptisms in January, two of them occurring

on New Year’s Day:

1. Georg Jarl Triftmeier

2. Lina Tille Urban

3. Louis Oskar Huck

4. Johanna Ida Altheide

5. Oskar Friedrich Steinbach

6. Oskar Gottfried Bader

7. August Heinrich Thiemann

8. Anna Flora Mueller

9. Otto Karl Holz

Nick Kissel was born in 1843 in

Tubgenheim in Rhine Province. He came to

this country in 1862 with his parents, his

brothers and sisters in 1862. He lived here

many years in partnership with his brother,

Jacob. He dies after a brief illness at the

home of his sister, Mrs. David Becker, on

January 2, 1893, 1:45 p.m. at the age of 50

years. He is buried at Oak Hill on January

4th. __________________________________________

Scenes from Christmas 2018

Thinking of You...

Please remember our shut-ins with cards and Prayers:

Allen Thornton Don Trautvetter Brentwood Nursing & Rehab c/o Susie Brown 30 E. Chandler Ave 8034 Wolf Creek Ct Evansville, IN 47713 Evansville, IN 47712

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

6:00pm Qigong, Richard

3 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

6:00pm Spirit Share

Group

6:00pm Yin Yoga, Bob

4

11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

6:00pm Kundalini

Yoga

5 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

9:00am Go with the

Flow Yoga, Tami

6

7

10:30 AM Worship

8 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

5:00 Church Trustees

6:00 Church Council

9 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

Noon Women’s

Fellowship

5:00pm Choir Practice

6:00pm Handbells

6:00pm Qigong, Richard

6:00pm Song Circle

10 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

6:00pm Spirit Share

Group

6:00pm Yin Yoga, Bob

11 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

3:00-5:30 UCS Meal

Ministry

6:00pm Kundalini

Yoga

12

11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

9:00am Go with the

Flow Yoga, Tami

13

7:00am A Men’s Group

14 9:30 AM Coffee Hour

10:30 AM Worship

9am-4pm Buddhist

Meditation Retreat:

Jampa Wangpo

15 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

16 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

5:00pm Choir Practice

6:00pm Handbells

6:00pm Qigon, Richard

17 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

6:00pm Spirit Share

Group

6:00pm Yin Yoga, Bob

18 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

6:00pm Kundalini

Yoga

19 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

9:00am Go with the

Flow Yoga, Tami

20 9:00am Celebrating Our

Past, Creating Our

Future Retreat

21

10:30 AM Worship

11:00am Congregational

Meeting

22 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

23 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

5:00pm Choir Practice

6:00pm Handbells

6:00pm Qigong, Richard

24 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

6:00pm Spirit Share

Group

6:00pm Yin Yoga, Bob

25 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

6:00pm Kundalini

Yoga

26 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

9:00am Go with the

Flow Yoga, Tami

27 7:00am A Men’s Group

28

10:30 AM Worship

1:30pm Nia Dance

Workshop, Sonia

29 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

30 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

5:00pm Choir Practice

6:00pm Handbells

6:00pm Qigong, Richard

31 11:30 - C.G. Kitchen

6:00pm Spirit Share

Group

6:00pm Yin Yoga, Bob

Zion United Church of Christ Evansville, IN

January

Zion United Church of Christ

415 N.W. Fifth Street

Evansville, IN 47708

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U.C.S. Meal Ministry: Thursday, January 11, 2018

Zion volunteers meet at 3pm to start meal preparation, but we can use extra hands from 4:45 to 5:30 pm when we serve the meal. Let us know if you would like to help.

Zion United Church of Christ Evansville, Indiana

Rev. Kimron Reising, Pastor

Rev. John Schroeder, Pastor Emeritus Neal Biggers, Minister of Music/Office Admin

Sara Miller, Handbells Freddie Greer, Custodian

Allen Powers, Security

Phone: 812.425.7029 Office Email: zionucc@zionucc.net

Pastor’s Email: revreising@zionucc.net Website: zionucc.net

Facebook: Zion Center for Spiritual Development and Healing

Worship Service: Sundays @ 10:30