Zion Lutheran Church

06/17/2026

Luke 6:12-19

12 In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. 13 And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew, 15 and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

17 And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

06/15/2026

Merciful creator and healing Father, we come to you in prayer for those who suffer in pain, illness or hardship. Make your presence known to all who are in need. Comfort them, strengthen them and hold them in your ever-loving care. Bring peace, show mercy, and extend hope. In your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, we pray,
Amen.

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06/14/2026

06/14/2026

Tomorrow is our last Sunday school before our summer service time change. Please join us for Sunday school at 9am and worship online and in person at 10:30am. Also Vicar Doug will have tickets for Fridays Reading Phillies game for those who would like to go.

06/10/2026

Matthew 12:1-8

12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” 3 He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless? 6 I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. 7 And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

06/07/2026

06/07/2026

Second Sunday of Pentecost. We have a new bishop-elect who will start her call at the end of August. There are tickets available for the Reading Phillies game June 19, see Vicar Doug. Sunday school is at 9am in the Wessner room. Worship is online and in person at 10:30am. Coffee hour after worship today, join us on celebrating our sextons 25 years of service!! Thank you so much Dawn and Dale!!!

The Rev. Jennifer Dee has been elected to a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod!

Pastor Dee currently serves as Lead Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Robesonia, a role she has held since 2023 after serving as Associate Pastor there for more than a decade. Ordained in 2008, she previously served St. John's Lutheran Church in Loogootee, Indiana. She earned a Master of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Bachelor of Arts from Keene State College.

Bishop Elect Dee is the first woman elected bishop of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod. She will succeed The Rev. Christopher deForest, who is completing his first term as bishop. Information regarding the installation service will be announced at a later date.

06/06/2026

The Rev. Jennifer Dee has been elected to a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod!

Pastor Dee currently serves as Lead Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Robesonia, a role she has held since 2023 after serving as Associate Pastor there for more than a decade. Ordained in 2008, she previously served St. John's Lutheran Church in Loogootee, Indiana. She earned a Master of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and a Bachelor of Arts from Keene State College.

Bishop Elect Dee is the first woman elected bishop of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod. She will succeed The Rev. Christopher deForest, who is completing his first term as bishop. Information regarding the installation service will be announced at a later date.

06/04/2026

Anyone may watch online.

Today is the day! The 2026 NEPA Synod Assembly begins as we gather around the theme Imagine (Ephesians 3:14-21), rooted and grounded in God's love as we worship, learn, discern, and make decisions together.

Please keep all Voting Members, visitors, volunteers, staff, and leaders in your prayers throughout the Assembly, especially as we enter a bishop election year and seek God's guidance for the future of our synod.

Follow along live on YouTube at youtube.com/

godslove.org/assembly2026

06/03/2026