THE ZION HERALD - ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE
June 9, 2019 The Feast of the Pentecost
At A Glance
2ND ANNUAL YONKERS PRIDE FEST – June 8th 2:00pm – 8:00pm (on Main Street)
Zion Church is co-hosting a table at the Yonkers Pride Fest with St. John’s Church – Getty Square. We will be creating zipper pulls with Rainbow Pride themed charms to sell at the booth in support of Center Lane, a LGBTQ+ youth drop-in center and support organization. We are looking for volunteers to staff the table during the day, just for an hour or two. Please contact Mother Mary or Robert Voorheis for more information and to sign up to volunteer.
JUNE 9TH PENTECOST SUNDAY!! Wear something RED to church!
GRADUATE’S BRUNCH Sunday June 9th (after the worship service)
Please plan to attend and share the joy of this milestone with Rachel Saraceni and Ugochukwu Kachikwu (Kach) as they graduate from High School.
****Please plan to bring a dish to share of brunch type food.***
MICHAEL & ROBERT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT - June 9, 2019 @ 11:00 am
Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture
4450 Fieldston Rd. Bronx, NY 10471
In a celebration of Pride month, Robert Voorheis and Michael Sabatino will speak on the history of the LGBTQIA+ movement and the Marriage Equality Movement. Sabatino is the Yonkers City Council Majority Leader and Voorheis is the Equal Employment Opportunities and Training Administrator for the City of Yonkers. Their marriage was the first same-sex marriage to be legally recognized by the State of New York.
MERESSIA BEDDOWS IN CONCERT: “An Evening of Opera…and a little Jazz”
Saturday June 15, 2019 7:30 pm Parish Hall
Suggested donation: $10.00
Please plan to attend this musical offering bu a remarkable young singer. Merissa is a 2nd year opera student at The Curtis Academy of Music in Philadelphia, PA. this concert is a benefit for Merissa and a way to support her studies.
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ZION BOOK CLUB: “Walk in Love” Gunn & Schobe. We meet Sunday 06/09/19. We will be discussing Chapter 17 & 18 (The Church). Club members, please read these chapters and their corresponding section in The Book of Common Prayer. Also, please read and digest the “Questions for Reflection” section of each chapter.
We will meet during Coffee Hour. Please join us for a lively discussion. Mo. Mary+
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MISSION MATTERS:
DOBBS FERRY FOOD PANTRY: Three items for the Shopping List
Canned Tomatoes, Black Beans, & Tuna Fish (oil or water packed)
Please pick up a few of these items when you next go to the supermarket for the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry – the pantry collection boxes are located in the Parish Hall vestibule.
If you would like to know more about this much needed ministry, please speak to Carol Seischab or Mo. Mary.
THE THRIFT SHOP IS OPEN! Thursdays and Saturdays 12:00pm – 400pm
Please stop by and check out all the new merchandise. If you would like to find out more about becoming a Thrift Shop Volunteer, please speak to Barbara Block, Lesley Walter, or Gordon Beckhorn.
ZION CRAFTERS GUILD - Prayer Shawl Ministry
Meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, 12:00pm – 2:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Our Prayer Shawls will be sent to the Volunteer Program at Phelps Memorial Hospital and to veterans living in Westchester Co. If you would like to make a yarn donation, please see Mo. Mary.
Please join the Zion Crafters Guild - you don’t need to know how to knit or crochet, just be willing to learn! Membership is open and free to all.
EVERY BLESSED BEAD: Check out our Etsy Shop – Every Blessed Bead – for the perfect gift! Remember, all the money raised through Every Blessed Bead is used for Mission and Outreach. Please share your mission ideas via the GO ZION! Book (in the Parish Hall vestibule) or speak to Mo. Mary.
EYEGLASSES FOR SAVING SIGHT - The Eyeglass Collection Box will remain on the Parish Hall vestibule table if you, or your friends, still have eyeglasses to donate. We will send the eyeglasses to Saving Sight periodically, when we have a box full. We have about half a box now, please bring in your used glasses for we can send them off to do some good.
REMEMBER TO LIKE US ON FACEBOOK:
Laura Crowley puts new photos and posts on our Facebook page all the time, so if you haven’t seen our page recently, go take a look!
Let’s do some good together
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BROTHER GIVE US A WORD - Kingdom of God
As followers of Jesus you and I have good news to proclaim. That good news is a message of release, recovery, and liberation for the poor. That is the mission of God. That is our mission. What does it involve for you? What is the something you will do to bring about the kingdom of God?
-Br. James Koester
The Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE)
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SPRING/EARLY SUMMER CALENDAR:
Sat. June 6th Pride Fest in Yonkers 2pm – 8pm (Main St. in Yonkers)
Sun. June 9th Feast of the Pentecost – wear something RED to Church!
Sun. June 9th Graduate’s Brunch – after the worship service
Sun. June 9th Zion Book Club meeting (after Brunch)
Sat. June 15th Zion Crafters Guild Gathering 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat. June 15th Merissa Beddows in Concert 7:30pm Parish Hall
Sun. June 16th Worship service held in the Garden Chapel
Sun. June 30th Pride BBQ – after worship service
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June 9, 2019 The Feast of the Pentecost
At A Glance
2ND ANNUAL YONKERS PRIDE FEST – June 8th 2:00pm – 8:00pm (on Main Street)
Zion Church is co-hosting a table at the Yonkers Pride Fest with St. John’s Church – Getty Square. We will be creating zipper pulls with Rainbow Pride themed charms to sell at the booth in support of Center Lane, a LGBTQ+ youth drop-in center and support organization. We are looking for volunteers to staff the table during the day, just for an hour or two. Please contact Mother Mary or Robert Voorheis for more information and to sign up to volunteer.
JUNE 9TH PENTECOST SUNDAY!! Wear something RED to church!
GRADUATE’S BRUNCH Sunday June 9th (after the worship service)
Please plan to attend and share the joy of this milestone with Rachel Saraceni and Ugochukwu Kachikwu (Kach) as they graduate from High School.
****Please plan to bring a dish to share of brunch type food.***
MICHAEL & ROBERT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT - June 9, 2019 @ 11:00 am
Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture
4450 Fieldston Rd. Bronx, NY 10471
In a celebration of Pride month, Robert Voorheis and Michael Sabatino will speak on the history of the LGBTQIA+ movement and the Marriage Equality Movement. Sabatino is the Yonkers City Council Majority Leader and Voorheis is the Equal Employment Opportunities and Training Administrator for the City of Yonkers. Their marriage was the first same-sex marriage to be legally recognized by the State of New York.
MERESSIA BEDDOWS IN CONCERT: “An Evening of Opera…and a little Jazz”
Saturday June 15, 2019 7:30 pm Parish Hall
Suggested donation: $10.00
Please plan to attend this musical offering bu a remarkable young singer. Merissa is a 2nd year opera student at The Curtis Academy of Music in Philadelphia, PA. this concert is a benefit for Merissa and a way to support her studies.
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ZION BOOK CLUB: “Walk in Love” Gunn & Schobe. We meet Sunday 06/09/19. We will be discussing Chapter 17 & 18 (The Church). Club members, please read these chapters and their corresponding section in The Book of Common Prayer. Also, please read and digest the “Questions for Reflection” section of each chapter.
We will meet during Coffee Hour. Please join us for a lively discussion. Mo. Mary+
******************************************************************************
MISSION MATTERS:
DOBBS FERRY FOOD PANTRY: Three items for the Shopping List
Canned Tomatoes, Black Beans, & Tuna Fish (oil or water packed)
Please pick up a few of these items when you next go to the supermarket for the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry – the pantry collection boxes are located in the Parish Hall vestibule.
If you would like to know more about this much needed ministry, please speak to Carol Seischab or Mo. Mary.
THE THRIFT SHOP IS OPEN! Thursdays and Saturdays 12:00pm – 400pm
Please stop by and check out all the new merchandise. If you would like to find out more about becoming a Thrift Shop Volunteer, please speak to Barbara Block, Lesley Walter, or Gordon Beckhorn.
ZION CRAFTERS GUILD - Prayer Shawl Ministry
Meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month, 12:00pm – 2:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Our Prayer Shawls will be sent to the Volunteer Program at Phelps Memorial Hospital and to veterans living in Westchester Co. If you would like to make a yarn donation, please see Mo. Mary.
Please join the Zion Crafters Guild - you don’t need to know how to knit or crochet, just be willing to learn! Membership is open and free to all.
EVERY BLESSED BEAD: Check out our Etsy Shop – Every Blessed Bead – for the perfect gift! Remember, all the money raised through Every Blessed Bead is used for Mission and Outreach. Please share your mission ideas via the GO ZION! Book (in the Parish Hall vestibule) or speak to Mo. Mary.
EYEGLASSES FOR SAVING SIGHT - The Eyeglass Collection Box will remain on the Parish Hall vestibule table if you, or your friends, still have eyeglasses to donate. We will send the eyeglasses to Saving Sight periodically, when we have a box full. We have about half a box now, please bring in your used glasses for we can send them off to do some good.
REMEMBER TO LIKE US ON FACEBOOK:
Laura Crowley puts new photos and posts on our Facebook page all the time, so if you haven’t seen our page recently, go take a look!
Let’s do some good together
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BROTHER GIVE US A WORD - Kingdom of God
As followers of Jesus you and I have good news to proclaim. That good news is a message of release, recovery, and liberation for the poor. That is the mission of God. That is our mission. What does it involve for you? What is the something you will do to bring about the kingdom of God?
-Br. James Koester
The Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE)
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SPRING/EARLY SUMMER CALENDAR:
Sat. June 6th Pride Fest in Yonkers 2pm – 8pm (Main St. in Yonkers)
Sun. June 9th Feast of the Pentecost – wear something RED to Church!
Sun. June 9th Graduate’s Brunch – after the worship service
Sun. June 9th Zion Book Club meeting (after Brunch)
Sat. June 15th Zion Crafters Guild Gathering 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Sat. June 15th Merissa Beddows in Concert 7:30pm Parish Hall
Sun. June 16th Worship service held in the Garden Chapel
Sun. June 30th Pride BBQ – after worship service
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