traditional 9:00 worship service

9:00 am Worship Service  • September 28th, 2025



WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                                            Pastor Keith Buckbee 

                                              

     PRELUDE                                                     "Aria"                                      Buxtehude-Nevin

                                                                   

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Pastor: This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

People: This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

Pastor: The hour is coming, and now is, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; f

or such the Father seeks to worship him.

People: Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name!

 

      HYMN                                                 “Majesty” (sing twice)                                      #10

 

      APOSTLES CREED                                                             Pastor Keith Buckbee                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                          

      OFFERTORY                                      “My Tribute”                                         Andre Crouch

                                                                           

      DOXOLOGY

 

      MEET & GREET   

                          

      SPECIAL MUSIC                        “Here Is the Church”                                     Senior Choir

                                                                            

      TIME OF PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER               Pastor Keith Buckbee                                                                                                                                                     

(The Lord’s Prayer (using debts)              

                    

      SCRIPTURE                                       Ephesians 4: 25-32      


SERMON                                      “The Power of Words”                   Pastor Keith Buckbee                                    

          

HYMN                     “Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated”                     Hymn #597

                                                            

BENEDICTION                                                                                                                                                                         


 POSTLUDE                                   "Toccata on 'Leoni’”                  arr. by Gordon Young



Altar Flowers are presented to the glory of God by Janet Ott-Snyder

 

The centerpiece is presented to the Glory of God in loving memory of Jean Ebneter’s parents: 

Emma Norman and Raymond Kozakewicz.

 

SAVE THE DATE:  Women of Zion Church-Zion Women’s Retreat-Saturday October 

4, 2025 at Creekside, located on South Race Street in Myerstown. 

  

Spaghetti Dinner – Benefits the Dominican Republic Mission Trip

September 28, 2025 -6pm – sign-up sheet on Bulletin Board

 

UWIF Apple Dumpling Sale 2025

The United Women In Faith will be taking orders for apple dumplings (regular and

Splenda-sweetened) baked by Sycamore Spring Orchard starting October 5 until

Tuesday October 21st. The pickup date is Friday October 31 between 11am and

1 pm and between 4pm and 6pm in the fellowship hall. The cost is $6.50 each.

The money raised will benefit the mission work of the United Women In Faith.

Call Sandy Sandoe 717 866-2639 or any UWIF with any orders or questions.

We will have apple dumplings for sale at the Myerstown Block Party on Saturday

27 in front of the church.

 

 

 

 THIS WEEK AT ZION


     Sunday – Youth Group, 6-8pm

     Monday -   Monday Night Bible Study, 6:15pm   

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

     Wednesday- *Women in Faith, 2pm, Speaker: Judy Althouse, Prayer Meeting 6:30pm

     Thursday -  Mat Making – 9-11am, Grief Share, from 2-4pm in the parlor

     Saturday – Women’s Retreat at Creekside, 9am-3pm   


 

We are in need of High School Sunday School Teachers.  Please contact Pastor Keith

 if you are interested in teaching our High School Sunday School Class.

 

Thank you to all who sent text messages, cards and flowers, and prayed for me after my foot surgery. I am humbled by your thoughtfulness and love. Mari Conners

 

A Big Thank You

To Everyone 

That helped to make Bring An Old Bag to Lunch a success.  This project could not   have been done without the purses that were donated and all the ladies that bought the purses. Thank you again, Women in Faith.

 

*WOMEN please join us on Wednesday, October1st at 2pm in Fellowship Hall for

the Women in Faith meeting. The program will be presented by Judy Althouse, she

will tell the story of how the Liberty Bell was saved.



LCCM (Lebanon County Christian Ministries) updates -


Market at 7th - An LCCM volunteer, Renee, was praying for health and beauty aids the very same day our collection of 3-in-1 Body Wash and Deodorant was delivered to LCCM. God answers prayers. Our collection totaled 142 items. Thank you, Zion Church, for your generosity! - Debbie Carles


Noon Meal – Our church is schedule to prepare and serve the Free Noon Meal on the following Fridays: September 26th, October 31st, and December 26th. The hours are 9:00 am 2:00 pm. Sign-up sheets are located on the bulletin board at the back entrance. Thank you in advance for assisting with this ministry. - Sue Kerschner