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Springs of Living Water September 2021 Newsletter

Zion Lutheran Church

234 Independent Street Yorkton, SK S3N 0S8

Zion Office: 306-783-5589

Secretary Jenn Ricker Email: zlyorkton@hotmail.com-

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Lutheran Hour Broadcasts

September 5 "Living, Mighty, Active Faith" Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler An elephant is a living, mighty, active thing. So is the faith of Jesus. (Isaiah 35:4-7)

September 12 "Who is my Neighbor?" Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler We can't build a more hopeful neighborhood if we don't know who our neighbors are and we go out of our way to avoid them. (Luke 10:25-37)

September 19 "Scrapped Gifts" Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler God saves our scraps and regifts them with Easter possibility. James 1

September 26 "Seeking the Welfare of the Neighborhood" Rev. Dr. Jason Broge We can start to make the world a better place by seeking the welfare of the neighborhoods into which God has placed us. (Jeremiah 29)

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Quick look at this month at Zion

There will be worship service

at Zion on Sundays at our regular time of 10:00 until

further notice. These services will either be live stream

services from another LCC congregation or lay services.

If you wish to be put on our email list for up to the date

information, please send Secretary Jenn an email at

zlyorkton@hotmail.com and request to be added or visit

our website at https://zionyorkton.org/

All materials will continue to be printed and placed in the bags hanging off the mailbox

on the West side of the church.

Sunday Morning Listen to ... “The Lutheran Hour”

Yorkton 940 CJGX 9:00 a.m. Regina 620 CKRM 7:30 a.m. Saskatoon 600 CJWW 7:03 a.m.

If you would like to sponsor a Lutheran Hour broadcast on CJGX, contact Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada at

1-800-555-6236 from Monday to Thursday. You can also email: helpful@lll.ca.

The current cost to sponsor a broadcast on CJGX is $310.00.

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Dear members of Zion, the last four years of ministry have been very rewarding and I thank God for all that he has taught me and wrought through the ministry of word and sacrament here in Yorkton. As our family leaves to go to Fisherville, ON, we want to express our gratitude for all of your prayers and support. We know that God will take care of you, His dearly beloved church. As we depart, I leave you with an encouragement to turn to the holy scriptures for strength in these days. May they be a constant comfort to you of the promises of God and of his love for you in Christ. For you will read in the Bible the very words of God who promises that he will never leave nor forsake you (Heb. 13:5). May His Spirit strengthen and uplift you each day. God be with you all! In Christ, Pastor Cottrill

Pastor Andrew Cottrill

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Fruits of Faith

July 11th- Attendance 52

Current $2,200.00 Marlene Becker Memorial Lutheran Hour $60.00

Mission $330.00 Special $100.00 Total $2,690.00

July 18th- Attendance 51

Current $520.00 Mission $210.00 Total $730.00

July 25th - Attendance 62 Current $2,475.00 Mission $250.00 Total $2,725.00

July Pre Authorized Offerings

Current $3,220.00 Mission $380.00 Total $3,600.00

August 1st - Attendance 65 Current $2,925.00 Lutheran Hour $20.00 LWML $30.00 Mission

$365.00 Special $50.00 Total $3,390.00

August 8th - Attendance 51 Bev Kitz Memorial $670.00 Current $1,495.00

Lutheran Hour $100.00 Mission $90.00 Total $2,355.00

August 15th - Attendance 51 Bev Kitz Memorial $100.00 Current $980.00

Mission $120.00 Portals of Prayer $10.00 Total $1,210.00

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September

1 Songs 6:4–8:4 2 Songs 8:5-14

3 Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 4 Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

5 Ecclesiastes 2:12-26 6 Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

7 James 1:1-11 8 James 1:12-27 9 James 2:1-13

10 James 2:14-26 11 James 3:1-12

12 Psalm 115 13 Mark 8:1-13

14 John 19:17-30 15 Mark 8:14-26 16 Mark 9:30-37

17 Jeremiah 11:1-14 18 Jeremiah 11:15-23 19 James 3:13–4:10 20 James 4:11–5:6

21 Mark 2:1-17 22 Mark 9:38-50 23 James 5:7-20

24 Numbers 11:4-20 25 Numbers 11:21-35

26 Esther 5:1–6:10 27 Esther 6:11–7:10 28 Esther 9:20-32

29 Daniel 10:4–11:2a 30 Daniel 12:1-13

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September Anniversary Wishes this month go out to:

Birthday Wishes for the month of Septembergo out to:

1st Brenda Aichele

Cynthia Stumph

2nd Aaron Fisher

Barb Lang

Kristen Seipp

3rd Tavon Fisher

Josie Kitsch

Emmy Schultz

4th Melodie Dressler

Shawna Gessner

5th Douglas Kitsch

7th Milton Glaicar

Kelsey Haas

Keaton Mintenko

8th Carson Haberman

Preston Holstein

Dana Neibrandt

9th Chance Bender

Douglas Gessner

10th Kevin Klynstra

Matthew Redenbach

11th Arlene Schick

14th Keith Ruf

15th Kayden Haas

Dale Holstein

Louise Lang

16th Marilyn Antony

Lisa Cooper

17th Krista Herzog

Earl Ruf

18th Meagan Burback

19th Beatrice Ruf

Darla Stechyshyn

20th Joshua Dressler

Doreen Haberstock

21st Cindy Fisher

Jessica Osterwerka

23rd Eli Shannon

24th Valerie Hollinger

26th Kazzden Haas

Edmund Lutz

Korey Poier

27th Roman Jendrasheske

Marlene Liske

Miles Pearce

Kerrie Shearer

Mardell Skowronski

28th Grace Bartel

Linda Gross

Jillian Marzoff

29th Larry Haas

Margo Melnechenko

30th Jennifer Scutchings

1st – Renai & James Hodgson

2nd – Christopher & Coralee Schoenrock

4th – Elmer & Valerie Hollinger

10th – Kyle & Kayla Nagy

24th – Jenelle & Larry Davison

27th – Chad & Carissa Boleziuk

27th – Wayne & Sheila Shumay

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Sunday, September 12 at 10:00

Reverend David Haberstock, our Regional Pastor, will have a worship service with Holy Communion.

Immediately after worship, we will have a hotdog and ice cream luncheon. We will then have a Voters' Meeting with Reverend

Haberstock taking us through the Pre-call process.

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Elders and Church Council met on Wednesday, August 25. We will continue to use video services from other congregations or have a lay service with a video sermon from perhaps former pastors or vicars at our regular worship time of 10:00. We did not have a vacancy pastor in place at that time.

LAYETTES

All the layette items that were so generously donated in 2019 and early 2020 have finally been found a home. On Saturday, August 14, Reverend

Randy Heide of LAMP (Lutheran Association of Missionary Pilots) loaded all the boxes and bags into his vehicle and took them to Warman. They will be distributed to the various remote communities in the far north as LAMP flies

in to take VBS materials both in the summer and at Christmas. Many of these communities have been affected by the recent forest fires and the

need is great for material and especially for spiritual support.

HEIDUK MEMORIAL SERVICE

A Memorial Service for Rose Heiduk will be held on Friday, September 3, at 2:00 PM at Zion with

Reverend Barry Wood officiating. This will be followed by interment for both Ed and Rose at Memorial

Gardens. Following this, the family invites everyone to join them back in the Parish Hall for a luncheon and a

time for fellowship.

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CLWR invites you to pray for the people of Haiti, and to consider making a gift as we join leading Canadian aid agencies – through the Humanitarian Coalition – in launching an appeal to raise funds and rush emergency assistance to those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

With numbers expected to rise, it is so far reported that more than 1,400 people were killed and over 6,000 injured by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of the country on Saturday. Hundreds are still missing, thousands of families have lost their homes and schools, bridges and other vital infrastructure were destroyed. Rescue efforts are being further hampered by tropical storm Grace, all at a time when the country is already grappling with acute poverty and food insecurity, political unrest and COVID-19.

In response to this disaster, CLWR's partners on the ground are already responding by helping ensure emergency shelter, sanitation, hygiene and trauma care for those affected.

Please pray for those affected and for the partners and community members who are rushing to bring help and comfort.

CLWR is accepting donations now on its website at clwr.org/Haiti. Donations can also be made by phoning our office at 1-800-661-2597 (Monday to Thursday, 9:00 – 16:00 CDT) or by mailing a cheque to 600-177 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0W5.

CLWR is a member of:

You are receiving this email because you have supported Canadian Lutheran World Relief or expressed interest in hearing about our work.

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For many weeks now, some of our members have not been able to receive our emails.

It seems it has been mainly a problem with the SaskTel server suspecting our emails

are spam (and not the kind you get in a can! ) To try to fix this, add our email

address ( zlyorkton@hotmail.com ) to your allowed senders list. If you are unable to do

this, we suggest you contact SaskTel and ask them for steps to help you as this is

what we have directly gotten from them. We have tried everything we can think of, and

know of, on our end to try to remedy the solution, but are still having some problems

with about a dozen or so emails being returned. Another option would be to use a

different email address. For example, instead of @sasktel.net perhaps @hotmail.com

or @outlook.com or @gmail.com. Something else that might works is to to log into your

sasktel e-mail account. On the left hand side , click on "preferences" which is a wheel.

then click on "spam", go down to "trusted senders" , enter on domain or address

"hotmail.com" . Then any hotmail.com mail will and should go through.

The property committee is looking for offers on the following items:

8 hp snow blower Leaf blower / picker upper

Whipper snipper

For viewing or more info, contact Ervin at 306-621-6284.

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Congratulations to

Charmaine Lang who married Clayton Busby on

Saturday August 21st here at Zion.

Charmaine is the daughter of

Glenn and Barb Lang and the granddaughter of Gilbert

and Louise Lang.

We have 4 Assisted Listening Devices available for those who find it difficult to hear during our services. They are in the box at the sound booth at the back of

the church.

If you are unable to find them, please ask an Elder for

assistance.

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Farewell

On August 22nd, with deep regret, we bid farewell to Pastor Cottrill, Sarah, Audrey and Bruce.

Following Pastor’s last service, we had a luncheon of

hotdogs and ice cream treats to thank them for being part of the Zion family for the last 4 years. We wish them God’s

blessings in their new parish at Trinity, in Fisherville, Ontario.

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We like it here! Do we really want to leave?

On Monday August 23rd, some of our members were blessed with having not one, but TWO “former” pastors of Zion! Pastor Dan Moeller and Pastor Andrew Cottrill reminisced and shared some stories about Zion with us and

shared some laughs. Pastor Dan is planning to leave Canada around the beginning of the last

week in August. We wish him a happy retirement and safe travels! His new address will be :

Rev Daniel G. Moeller 28515 Jensen Road Danbury, Wisconsin

54830 Phone # 715-866-4733

He says to not to be afraid to visit, but to please bring perogies, shishliki and maple syrup since he has developed SOME Canadian tastes

(however, I do know he still doesn’t like Ketchup chips, so I don’t recommend taking those!)

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Due to the Covid Pandemic, we had some of our 2020 confirmands confirmed throughout 2020 and alongside our 2021 class.

Either way, we are absolutely delighted to welcomed these young members into our church family through confirmation:

Caitlyn Paige Becker, daughter of Darwin and Marie Becker

Elder John (E.J) Schoenrock, son of Christopher and Coralee Schoenrock

Kraeten Rorick J.C Haas, son of Kirk and Corri Haas

Kolby James Weinheimer, son of Larry and Terri Weinheimer

Kyra Ann Haas, daughter of Chad and Jennifer Haas

Matthew Harrison Ross, son of Roanna and Kevin Ross **

Nash William Maurice Bodnar, son of Jonathan Bodnar

Parker William Hollinger, son of Elmer and Valerie Hollinger

Taryn Faith Guenther, daughter of Trent and Tanya Guenther **

Tristin Donovan Wayne Ricker, son of Robert and Jenn Ricker

** Instructed by Pastor Andrew Cottrill, but no ceremony has taken place

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Submitted Pictures

The Leik family:

Mark, Graden,

Kanin and Lindsey

The Ricker Family:

Robert, Tristin, Calla, Hayden

and Jenn

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Each month’s church newsletter will be distributed on the last Sunday of the preceding month. All members are encouraged to submit articles. However, as Editor, Jenn reserves the right to edit for content and space. Items can

be emailed to Jenn at zlyorkton@hotmail.com, left in the Secretary mailbox or in the folder on her office door.

Please submit any items for the October newsletter by Friday September 17th, 2021,

Thank you ☺ Jenn Ricker (306) 783-5589

Condolences expressed to Lawrence and Regan Kitz, and Renai Hodgson and family on the unexpected passing of Bev on Saturday July 24th.

A service of comfort was held for family and friends at Zion on Friday August 6th.

Condolences also to the family of Julia Wahl who passed away on August 13, 2021. A graveside service was held at Kelliher Lutheran Cemetery in Kelliher on

Friday August 20th.