Mt. Zion Lutheran of Churchtown

09/06/2026

Conflict is a part of relationships and life in community. Jesus’ words in today's gospel are often used in situations having to do with church discipline. The prophet Ezekiel tells of warning the wicked to turn from their ways, and Paul reminds us that love is the fulfilling of the law. We gather in the name of Christ, assured that he is present among us with gifts of peace and reconciliation.

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08/30/2026

The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the incurable wound of his suffering yet finds in God’s words the delight of his heart. When Peter doesn’t grasp Jesus’ words about suffering, Jesus tells the disciples they will find their lives in losing them. Such sacrificial love is described by Paul when he urges us to associate with the lowly and not repay evil with evil. In worship we gather as a community that we might offer ourselves for the sake of our suffering world.

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08/28/2026

On Sunday, September 6, Mt. Zion will celebrate God's Work, Our Hands Sunday. This year, we will once again assemble care kits for Lutheran World Relief and making lunches for The Salvation Army. These activities will take place after church. Hope you can join us.

Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry offers a message of support and blessing:

download: https://bit.ly/3UsqoHG“God’s work. Our hands.” is the EL...

08/23/2026

In Isaiah the people are advised to look to their spiritual ancestors as the rock from which they were hewn. Jesus declares that the church will be built on the rock of Peter’s bold confession of faith. God’s word of reconciliation and God’s mercy are keys to the church’s mission. Paul urges us to not be conformed to this world but to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice, using our individual gifts to build up the body of Christ. From the table we go forth to offer our spiritual worship through word and deed.

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08/16/2026

In Isaiah we hear that God’s house shall be a house of prayer for all people and that God will gather the outcasts of Israel. The Canaanite woman in today’s gospel is a Gentile, an outsider, who is unflinching in her request that Jesus heal her daughter. As Jesus commends her bold faith, how might our church extend its mission to those on the margins of society? In our gathering around word and meal we receive strength to be signs of comfort, healing, and justice for those in need.

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08/13/2026

We have arrived in Cambridge, MD for the Harriet Tubman trip!

08/09/2026

Elijah finds the presence of God not in earthquake, wind, or fire, but in the sound of sheer silence. When the disciples face a great storm on the sea, they cry out with fear. Jesus says: “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” Amid the storms of life, we gather to seek the calm presence of Christ that soothes our fears. In comforting words of scripture and in the refreshing bread and cup of the eucharist, God grants us peace and sends us forth to be a sign of God’s presence to others.

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08/02/2026

In today’s first reading God invites all who are hungry or thirsty to receive food and drink without cost. Jesus feeds the hungry multitude and reveals the abundance of God. At the eucharistic table we remember all who are hungry or poor in our world today. As we share the bread of life, we are sent forth to give ourselves away as bread for the hungry.

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07/28/2026

Marsha Roscoe, LSS Assistant to the Bishop, was interviewed on Good Day PA on ABC27 to talk about her new book. All proceeds will be contributed toward the Memorial Blanket Project.

Check it out here:

Deacon Marsha Roscoe was featured on Good Day PA talking about her ...

07/03/2026

A 4th of July Message from The Rev. Yehiel Curry, Presiding Bishop of the ELCA

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