Friday, October 2, 2026
Hi all!
Our website is back online after over a month out of commission! We are grateful for everyone who worked to bring us back online after a major technical issue.
Your positive thought for the week: “The truth is that no one of us can be free until everybody is free.” — Maya Angelou
October 4, 2026
- World Communion Sunday
- 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
- 10:15 a.m. – Worship with communion
- 11:30 a.m. – Bring-your-own lunch in the upper social hall; we will provide beverages
- 12:00 p.m. – Showing of The Chosen, season 6, episode 1 on the big screen in the sanctuary; it’s about 52 minutes long and we will have a short discussion and prayer time afterward.
October 11, 2026
- Disabilities Awareness Sunday
- 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
- 9:45 a.m. – Second Sunday Treats
- 10:15 a.m. – Worship
- Soup and sandwich orders due
October 18, 2026
- 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
- 10:15 a.m. – Worship – Harvest Home, week 1
- 1:00 p.m. – Greater Allentown CROP Walk (St. Timothy’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Allentown) (registration at 1:00 p.m.; walk begins at 1:30)
- 4:00 p.m. – Light in the Night Safe Zone Block Party (Upper Milford Township building)
October 25, 2026
- 9:00 a.m. – Sunday School
- 10:15 a.m. – Worship – All Saints Sunday with celebration of our family and friends who have gone to meet Jesus in the past year
Soup Is Back!
October means the Social and Aid Committee is again offering homemade soup to warm us through the colder months. Here’s the info for the October sale. More details on our website.
- Chicken corn soup with homemade noodles, $8 per quart
- Ham and cheese sandwiches, $5.00 each
- Orders due by Sunday, October 11
- Pickup orders on Thursday, October 22
Other News
- Our church secretary will be out of office on Oct 6 and 7; she will be in the office on Oct 8, 9, and 10.
- I forgot to mention on Confirmation Sunday that each of the teens received a welcome bag from our Faith Uniting Neighbors (FUN) Group welcoming them into our fellowship. FUN: we thank you! Jan Strobel takes care of those, and she made homemade granola for each bag. Thanks, Jan!
- Check out the special things for sale in the upper social hall. Items made by Rich Yeakel and from his house were lovingly placed there by his sister, Lisa Talecki. Items include a cornucopia with silk flowers plus candles, tin pumpkins (they are empty; fill them with anything you like), and flower bulbs to gift or plant. All donations will go to Rich Yeakel’s memorial account so the family can decide on a place for the money at a future time. Thanks for your support.
- Scentsy items remain available for purchase.
- Confirmation pictures from years ago continue to be on display. You will notice we are missing quite a few. If you have access to a missing year photo, bring it in for us to photocopy. You keep the original if you wish. Thanks for helping to keep our collection accurate.
- We are still collecting printer or ink cartridges as well as pens and markers that have run out of ink to recycle at Staples.
- To date we have raised over $381 toward Staples purchases.
- There are still boxes outside my office for ink cartridges and pens and marker ONLY. Thanks! Keep them coming. You are an awesome support of this interesting way to recycle and get credit at Staples for future purchases. I can only take so many a month to get credit which is why you see them piling up! I will keep taking them as long as the program exists…so thanks again for your help.
- NOTE: Please do not bring batteries any more. There is now a charge for battery recycling.
As always, we hold in prayer many of our members and friends who are walking through difficult seasons—facing grief, illness, loneliness, changes in living situations, and other challenges that weigh heavily on the heart. We also remember our brothers and sisters around the world who continue to recover from the devastation of war, oppression, and natural disasters.
At the same time, we give thanks for the many joys among us—birthdays and anniversaries, the gift of new life, weddings, healing and remission from illness, and countless other blessings that remind us of God’s goodness.
Peace to all,
Lori Esslinger
Part Time Pastor
Old Zionsville UCC
call or text: 610-393-3522