SonWest Roundup VBS July 15-19

Squeak!  Howdy partners!  Come on down to the SonWest Roundup Vacation Bible School July 15-19.   You can register by contacting the church office at 908-439-2040 or parishadministrator@zionoldwick.com.

The Donkey

The Donkey by G.K. Chesterton

When fishes flew and forests walked,

And figs grew upon thorn,

Some moment when the moon was blood,

Then surely I was born.

With monstrous head and sickening cry,

And ears like errant wings,

The devil’s walking parody

Of all four-footed things.

The tattered outlaw of the earth,

Of ancient, crooked will;

Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb,

I keep my secret still.

Fools!  For I also had my hour;

One far fierce hour and sweet:

There was a shout about my ears,

And palms before my feet.

Lent

Squeak!  Hi everyone.  I was just wondering if you're doing different for Lent this year.  Giving something up?  Taking on something new?  How about trying a different worship service?  If you come visit me on the website every day, you'll find a new scripture reading (It's right above me!  Look up!).  Do you use the green Taking Faith Home bulletin inserts?  Now's a great time to try!

Let us know what you're doing this Lenten season...

Happy New Year!

Squeak!  Happy New Year, friends! 

If the holidays found you anywhere besides Zion, you missed some great sermons.  Don't worry!  Catch up on sermons from the Advent and Christmas season at zionoldwick.com/sermons. 

Want to listen to Zion sermons on the go?  Click on the Subscribe to Podcast icon on the Sermons page (or click right here) to download sermons from iTunes.

Run with haste to pass along the link to friends and share Pastor Summer's "Star light, star bright..." wish from Christmas Eve and more Good News from Zion.

O Come O Come Emmanuel

18th Century German Animal House

As my grandma mouse would say, what, pray tell, is this?  Some sort of colonial frat party?  Actually, it's a glimpse into the education of one Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.  These pictures are part of the exhibit on Muhlenberg's life and impact as the "father of the Lutheran church in America", including a pretty pivotal role in the early history of one Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Germantown.  Come TONIGHT (September 8) to the Christian Education Building at 6:00 pm for a pot luck dinner and lecture by Dr. Timothy Wengert of the Philadelphia Seminary.  The exhibit is at Zion until September 16th.  So, if you've always wondered what the life of a student in 18th century Germany is really about... now you know where to find out!

Things I did not expect to see at the Muhlenberg exhibit...

Squeak!  I was just taking a peek at the Henry Melchior Muhlenberg exhibit, and did NOT expect to see THIS!  Yikes!  Any guesses on what this is a picture of?  Visit the exhibit weekends at the Christian Education Building until September 16 (or check with the office if you want to stop by another time) and find out for yourself.  Even better - you can come on September 8th to hear Dr. Timothy Weingart from the Philadelphia Seminary lecture about Muhlenberg, what he meant to Lutheranism in America, and his connection with Zion.  Be sure to ask him what's up with the scary animals.

Check back in here for more peeks and squeaks from the exhibit!