Mt Zion Lutheran Church ELCA

Did you attend the recent adult forum to hear about Reformation Church's SONshine Pantry? Every month, Reformation opens its doors to their neighbors to share needed cleaning supplies and personal hygiene items. 50 families were served at the distribution in August. These items are vital in maintaining a clean home and a healthy body, but cannot be purchased using SNAP funds. We all know how expensive these products can be, and if you don’t have the money, you go without, even though for most of us, these are considered necessities.
💲 Please consider a donation to our September Mission of the Month, Reformation’s SONshine Pantry, to help them continue this vital ministry. Go to mtzionlutheran.org/give, click on "give online now", and select "mission of the month" from the pull-down menu.

Please join us for worship tomorrow (9/22 at 9:30am) in person, if you can, because this week is the big kick-off of our Faith Formation hour right after worship:
- Sunday School for kids 3K-5th grade
- MZY Mornings for youth 6th-12th grade
- Faith Forums for adults
However, if you aren't able to do in-person worship, please use the link below to join us virtually!

Sunday (9/22) 9:30am This is the live stream for our Sunday worship service that will be broadcast live at 9:30am. Come and see!

Thank you to all these delightful people from our community who joined us for this movie screening and discussion on how to engage in civil discussions with people who disagree with you. There's hope for our future!

Families of Mt Zion Youth (MZY): put these dates on your home calendars!
👉 MZY Nights are for all youth (middle-school and high-school)
👉 SFP is the Confirmation class for middle-school youth who haven't been confirmed yet
You can always check the Google calendar on our website: https://www.mtzionlutheran.org/events/calendar

On Monday 9/23 our book club starts its new year by discussing "The Island of Sea Women" by Lisa See. Join us in the Hearth Room at 7pm for treats and lively discussion! You can find the whole schedule for the 2024-2025 year here: https://www.mtzionlutheran.org/ministries/adult--16/pages/book-club

Are you registered to vote? Your vote is your voice. Make sure you're ready for the November election, and make a plan to vote!

It’s National Voter Registration Day!

If you haven’t already, today is the perfect day to register to vote ahead of the November General Election. Today, visit our pop-up booth on the lower level of our City Hall and Library (7725 W North Ave) to register with assistance from members of our City Clerk's office.

If you can’t visit us today, you can register to vote:

✔️Online at MyVote.wi.gov by Oct. 16
✔️In the mail, postmarked by Oct. 16
✔️At the City Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on Nov. 1
✔️At your polling site by 8 p.m. on Nov. 5

Faith Formation resumes for the school year on Sunday 9/22! After our Sunday morning worship service, grab a cup of coffee/tea/juice and a treat in the Gathering Space and join us for one of the following ways to grow your faith:
🔵 kids (3K-5th grade) go to Sunday School, starting in Room 217/218
🟢 youth (6th-12th grade) go to Room 206/207/210 for MZY Mornings
🟣 adults meet in the Upper Room for an adult forum

All are welcome!

September 16 - 23 is Bisexual Awareness Week! ReconcilingWorks will be celebrating our bisexual siblings this week and we hope you will join. Help us create space and visibility this Bi Awareness Week.

We're excited to worship together tomorrow (9/15)! You can worship virtually if you must (livestream link below), but you want to be here in person if at all possible, because we're following the service with a special congregational meeting (right after you grab a cup of coffee/tea and a treat).
See you soon!

Sunday (9/15) 9:30am This is the live stream for our Sunday worship service that will be broadcast live at 9:30am. Come and see!

The weather is staying so nice that we'll probably be outside on the patio at Ferch's Crafthouse Grille for Pub(lic) Theology on Thursday 9/19 at 5:30pm, but if you don't see us there--check the big back corner booth inside!

MZY is ramping up! Our first event is this Sunday evening 9/15: projects, games, food, and fun. Bring a friend!

A big "thank you" to the members of Mt Zion who came out and supported our many service projects for "God's Work Our Hands" on Saturday!

Please plan to stick around after church for a few minutes on Sunday 9/15 for a special congregational meeting. It is being held to discuss these three very specific agenda items.

Calling all musicians! Music rehearsals are starting this week, and our choirs (Voices of Zion adult vocal choir and Festival Bells handbell choir) need *your* help! Come and join these fun groups of musicians on Thursday evening (9/12) for the first rehearsals of the fall:
🎵 Vocal choir rehearses at 6:30pm
🎵 Bell choir rehearses at 7:30pm
(Even if you haven't picked up an instrument or read music in years, we can teach you what you've forgotten.)

Tomorrow (9/8) is our last outdoor worship service of the summer. (Yes, we're in denial. Summer can't possibly be over yet! 🙃 ) Please join your Mt Zion family and worship with us in-person on the west lawn (bring your own chair, cook-out follows the service) or online (use the link below).

Sunday (9/8) 9:30am This is the live stream for our Sunday outdoor worship service that will be broadcast live at 9:30am. Come and see!

Do you need a knitting coach too? Come to Knit One Pray Too on Tuesday 9/10 at 7pm and learn how to make prayer shawls!
❤️ No experience needed.
💛 All ages invited.
💚 Coaching, yarn, and fellowship provided.
💙 Bring size 13 needles if you have them.

How do you have a civil discussion about politics with your family or friends without getting stressed and angry? Join us Sunday 9/15 for a movie screening and public discussion on building empathy with those who disagree with you. There's hope for our country!
More info and free registration: https://www.facebook.com/events/514776574424846

Sunday (9/8) will be our final outdoor worship service of the year, and it will include a blessing of the backpacks! All kids going to school this fall should bring their backpack for a blessing. (and just for fun, try to dress to match your backpack!) Also, we will follow the service with a cookout: hamburgers, brats, and hot-dogs galore!
BYO chair for worship, and a side-dish or dessert to share for the cookout (or just throw a couple bucks in the basket). Mt Zion provides the entrees and the drinks.

Join us on Saturday morning 9/7 from 9:30am to noon, as we go out into our community to be the hands of God to our neighbors! There are a lot of projects to pick from--check it out: https://www.mtzionlutheran.org/pages/sign-up

What are your plans for lunch? Our friends at Incarnation Lutheran Church will be cooking out at Sendik's on North Ave in Wauwatosa on Saturday 9/7 as a fundraiser for their Jazz on the Lawn concert series. It's a super-convenient location, so please stop down and pick up your lunch to support their efforts!

Happy Labor Day!
Our office will be closed today, so our staff can rest and enjoy the fruits of *their* labor, too. See you Tuesday!

In February we will host a discussion group for the Tosa's All-City Read book of the year: "What the Tide Leaves Behind" by Malcolm McDowell Woods. You can get a FREE copy of this book (or the children's all-city read "Crossing the Pressure Line") at the Little Red Store on Saturday 9/7 at 8am! More details: https://www.facebook.com/TosasAllCityRead/posts/pfbid02kmgA9vzcQcdZ3y534RvcMsWCtha9Fw7DMkirJ8i8RAt5uvHnqA3ofoCkJRn7CCMJl

Whether you are celebrating the Labor Day weekend at home or traveling, you can worship with us! Tomorrow's worship service (Sunday 9/1) will begin at 9:30am. If you are away from home this weekend, log in to our YouTube channel at the link below, and catch us online!

Sunday (9/1) 9:30am This is the live stream for our Sunday worship service that will be broadcast live at 9:30am. Come and see!

Back to school ⬅️➡️ Back to church!
Check out all the great programming we have lined up for September.

When the sunlight hits the building just right, we show off our wild side by wearing zebra stripes!

▶️ Note the date change to avoid a conflict with God's Work Our Hands! ◀️
On Saturday 8/31 our Women of Heart group will meet at 8:30am to continue our discussion of the book "The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation" by Richard Rohr. Come and see!

Having problems with your AC? Pop in and use ours!