9:00 am Worship Service • August 24th, 2025
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Pastor Keith Buckbee
PRELUDE "Blessed Jesu, At Thy Word" J. S. Bach
CALL TO WORSHIP
Pastor: Bless the Lord, O my soul! And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
People: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. The Lord forgives all our iniquity and heals all our diseases.
Pastor: The Lord redeems our lives from the pit, and crowns us with steadfast love and mercy.
People: God satisfies us with good as long as we live, so that our youth is renewed like the eagle's.
HYMN “God, Our Father, We Adore Thee” #93
APOSTLES CREED Pastor Rob Dagen
OFFERTORY "What A Friend We Have in Jesus"
Converse-Wood
DOXOLOGY
MEET & GREET
TIME OF PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER Pastor Rob Dagen
(The Lord’s Prayer (using debts)
SCRIPTURE Ephesians 3:1-13
SERMON "Joy in the Midst of Suffering” Pastor Keith Buckbee
HYMN “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” #624
BENEDICTION Pastor Keith Buckbee
POSTLUDE "Toccata on 'And Can It Be'" Campbell-Innes
Altar Flowers are presented to the Glory of God in remembrance of the loved ones
who are no longer with us but will forever be in our hearts. Brandon & Alicia Boger
SAVE THE DATE: Women of Zion Church-Zion Women’s Retreat-Saturday October
4, 2025 at Creekside, located on South Race Street in Myerstown.
Women’s Fellowship Breakfast Saturday, August 30 at 8:30 am at Country Fare
Restaurant.
Tuesday – Prayer Meeting, 2pm, in Fellowship Hall
Wednesday- Prayer Meeting 6:30pm
Thursday – Mat Making 9-12
Women’s Fellowship Breakfast @ Country Fare, 8:30am
Zion Church is hiring the following staff positions:
Youth Pastor - 10-15 hours per week
Associate Pastor - 10-15 hours per week
Contemporary Worship Leader - 10 hours per week
If you would like to apply, please email your resume and cover letter to
Deb Ludwig at debmill654@comcast.net or apply on Indeed.com
All Zion Ladies & Friends: Bring an Old Bag to Lunch, Saturday, September 13th. Doors open at 11:30M, Lunch at 12 noon. Tickets are on sale in the church
lobby the month of August. We will auction off your used purses (please bring
a maximum of two) proceeds donated to the Lebanon County Agape Family Shetler.
Sunday August 31st is Pastor Rob's last day. We will have a combined worship
ervice at 10:00am, followed by a luncheon in Fellowship Hall. All are welcome
to join us as we say "farewell" to Pastor Rob and his family.
We will start our Grief Share Sessions on Thursday, September 4th from 2-4pm.
Please call Judy in the church office if this is something you would be interested in.
We will have 13 sessions. Come and go as you like.
Collection for LCCM – We are collecting the following items for Lebanon County
Christian Ministries: Deodorant AND 3-in-1 (Body Wash – Shampoo – Conditioner).
Both items are needed for men and women. A collection table will be located at each
entrance during the weeks of August 17th and August 24th. Thank you for supporting
LCCM.
Attention Zion Church Puppeteers: We have another opportunity to showcase our puppet family at the next First Friday Fun Night on September 5th . Everyone between 10 and 110 yrs old is welcome to help and have fun. Please contact Phyllis Meek at church or 371-441-6455 before August 25th to let us know if you can help.