traditional 9:00 worship service


9:00 am Worship Service  • May 10th 2026


     

OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRAYER                   Pastor Keith Buckbee

                                       

PRELUDE               "On Christ The Solid Rock I Stand"          David Schell

                                         Mason-Bradbury                                                                                           

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                    Pastor Tony Etzel   

     

PASTOR:  Come to Christ, that living stone, rejected by the world, but in God's sight chosen and precious.

PEOPLE:  We have responded to Christ's call and seek to be built into a spiritual house, a living reminder of God's presence on earth.

PASTOR: Once we were no people, but now we are God's people, called out of darkness into God's marvelous light. Therefore, we sing with the church in all ages:

PEOPLE:  Blessed be your name, O God, our Redeemer. By your mercy, we have been born anew to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

 

HYMN                    God of Grace and God of Glory                 #435          

 

APOSTLE’S CREED                                                                      Pastor Tony Etzel

         

OFFERING           "If Thou But Suffer God To Guide Thee"    David Schell

                                     G. Neumark

                                                          

DOXOLOGY                                                                                   David Schell

     

MEET AND GREET

 

SPECIAL MUSIC                 “My Mother’s Love”                       King’s Kids

 

TIME OF PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER                      Pastor Austin Lamos 

 

SCRIPTURE                          Luke 6:43-49                                                  

 

SERMON                              "Be Fruitful”                                      Pastor Keith Buckbee

 

HYMN                                   In Times like These                          #577                                                                                                                           

BENEDICTION                                                                                Pastor Keith Buckbee

 

POSTLUDE                           "Postlude on 'Foundation'"             David Schell

                                                 arr. by David Lasky                           

                                                                     



The Altar Flowers are presented to the honor of God by Diana Flanagan.

 

If you are interested in being a part of our Audio/Visual team here at Zion, please get in touch with Mark Doll at drummer.doll@gmail.com.

 

PLEASE advise the office if you do NOT want your phone # or e-mail address listed in the Directory.

 

If you are interested in a Zion Scholarship, please see Denise in the office for an application.

 

 

 

Sign up on the bulletin boards for Women’s Fellowship Breakfast, Saturday, May 30, at 8:30 am at Country Fare, Myerstown, PA.

 

Youth Group – last get together is May 31 – Dinner and a movie. We will start up again in the Fall.

 

Reduce – Reuse- Recycle - We continue to collect all brands of used inkjet and toner cartridges for the Lebanon Rescue Mission. A collection box is located outside the sanctuary on the pew below the Mission’s bulletin board. Your support is appreciated!

 

For those interested in serving with VBS this year, please fill out the form included in today’s bulletin.  Please return your form to the basket at the Welcome Center.  Volunteers need to have their clearances on file with the church office.  Links are listed below.  Be sure to click on volunteer, as there is no charge.  Volunteers will need to attend an informational meeting in May.  If you have any questions, please contact Kaloni Doll (VBS Director) at ksdoll921@gmail.com or at 717-269-7295.  

Criminal History Check.   https://epatch.pa.gov/home

Child Abuse History Clearance https://www.compass.dhs.pa.gov/cwis

 

Reading Fightin Phils Baseball Game and Deck Party - July 18, 2026

Deck Party Buffet begins at 5:30 PM and lasts 2 and ½ hours; Game begins at 6:45 PM, Fireworks, and Tribute to the 75th Anniversary of The Peanuts (Charlie Brown)

Menu includes: BBQ Chicken, BBQ Sandwiches, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Mac & Cheese, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Pasta Salad, Chips, Cookies, & Pepsi Products. Cost is $20 person. Please sign up on the sign-up sheets located in the front and rear of the church.  Please include your name and the number of tickets you may be interested in.  Please sign up by April 26, 2026.  Questions, see Kaloni Doll. (ksdoll921@gmail.com or 717-269-7295).

 

Monday – Adult Bible Study 6:15 pm

Tuesday – Prayer Meeting, “Revival” 2:00 pm, in the Parlor   

Wednesday – Prayer Meeting, 6:30 pm, in the Parlor 

                         Senior Choir, 7:30 pm, in the Fellowship Hall

Thursday – Praise Band 5:30 pm