Zion Lutheran Church ELCA Iowa City

09/11/2026

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we remember the lives lost and hold all who mourn in prayer.

In the days following 9/11, our global Lutheran partners shared words of prayer and solidarity:

"We join you in the spiritual battle and prayer for forgiveness and love knowing that the battle is not ours but God's, and that the truth and God's victory will always prevail." —LWF Regional Office for Africa (Kenya)

"May there be ways to comfort the mourners as well as the survivors, and may the church be part of that work. May all the deceased rest in peace." —Church of Sweden

"Your pain is our pain. We were shocked to watch this unprecedented act of violence and terrorism. We therefore share your sadness and sorrow for the loss of so many innocent lives." —Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan

"May God help us resist the forces of evil and spread peace in the world." —Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine

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09/10/2026

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09/09/2026

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09/07/2026

God of work and rest, bless the labor of our hands, strengthen those who are weary, protect those whose work places them at risk, and lead us toward justice for all who labor. Amen.

09/06/2026

2026-09-06 - Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS – Sept. 6, 2026 Worship – 15th Sunday after Pentecost
Liturgical texts from Sundays and Seasons ©2026 Augsburg Fortress. Liturgical setting Holy Communion,
Setting Four composed by Ronald A. Nelson ©1978, 2006 by Augsburg Fortress. Reprinted by permission
under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License . All rights reserved.
Brethren, We Have Met to Worship. Arrangement for flute choir by William Averitt ©1988 ALRY
Publications, LLC. All rights reserved.
As We Gather at Your Table. Text by Carl P. Daw Jr. ©1989 Hope Publishing Company. Music (hymn tune
IN BABILONE) from Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlities en Contradansen, 1710. Music is in the public
domain. Permission for reprint and podcast services of the text granted under OneLicense -703445.
Beloved, God's Chosen. Text by Susan Palo Cherwien ©1994 Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Music: Dutch
Folk Song (hymn tune KREMSER), arranged by Edward Kremser. Music is in the public domain. Permission
for reprint and podcast services of the text granted under OneLicense -703445.
Create In Me a Clean Heart - Psalm 51:10-12. Arrangement for flute duet and keyboard by Sharon Wilson
©2018 Sharon Wilson. All rights reserved.
When We Are Living/Pues si vivimos. Music: Spanish traditional (hymn tune SOMOS DEL SEÑOR), public
domain; English text by Elise Eslinger ©1989 United Methodist Publishing House. Permission for reprint
and podcast services of the text granted under OneLicense # A-703445.
Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether. Text by Percy Dearmer; music (hymn tune UNION SEMINARY) by Harold
Friedell. Text and music ©1957 Jubilate Music. Permission for reprint and podcast services of the text and
music granted under OneLicense # A-703445.
Faith Begins By Letting Go. Text by Carl P. Daw Jr. ©1996 Hope Publishing Company. Music (hymn tune
RATISBON) by J. G. Werner, in Choralbuch, 1815. Music is in the public domain. Permission for reprint and
podcast services of the text granted under OneLicense -703445.
Go, My Children, with My Blessing. Text by Jaroslav J. Vajda ©1983 Concordia Publishing House. Music:
Welsh traditional (hymn tune AR HYD Y NOS); arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams ©1983 Oxford University
Press. Permission for reprint and podcast services of the text and music granted under OneLicense -
703445.
Toccata Festiva: IN BABILONE. Composition for organ based on hymn tune IN BABILONE by Richard Purvis
from 7 Chorale Preludes on tunes found in American Hymnals ©1949 Carl Fischer, LLC. Permission for
podcast services granted under OneLicense -703445.

09/03/2026

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