Zion Episcopal Church

Mission Bells

 
 

Announcements – June 8, 2025


ZION WELCOMES ALL. Welcome to Zion Episcopal Church. Regardless of your denomination or faith tradition, we welcome you – especially if you are joining us for the very first time.  We hope this will become your spiritual home, whether you gather in person, on Facebook, or YouTube.

 

A SERVICE OF CONFIRMATION for Scott Conners, Jade Hooten-Trosa, and Joshua Roberts will take place today, June 8th, The Feast of Pentecost. Important: the service will be at 10 am. Several of our parishioners will also be reaffirming their baptismal vows this day. Bishop Allen Shin will be celebrant and preacher. Please join us for this most joyous occasion.

 

THE BAPTISM OF CADEN PAVIA will be on Sunday, June 15thImportant: the service will be at 10 am. Caden is the newborn son of Michael and Amanda Pavia, two beloved new members of the Zion community. A coffee hour reception will follow.

 

BLESSING OF GARDENS FOR ROGATION SEASON: Father Alex will be available to bless home gardens for the months of May and June. If you would like your gardens, grounds, or house plants blessed for the spring season, please email Father Alex at FrAlexZion@gmail.com. Zion's Food Pantry Garden plots are also now available. Please contact John Karge at 845-489-5899.

 

OUR MONTHLY SUNDAY SCHOOL will be Sunday June 22nd during our worship service. All children are welcome. Questions? Speak with Cathy Pendzuk or Jody Fredeman.

THE NEXT ZION FORMATION CLASS will be Sunday, June 22nd at 11:00 am in the Rectory Conference Room. Our topic: “The Holy Spirit and Discerning your Spiritual Gifts.”     

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: Pledge cards for the Capital Campaign are still being accepted. Pledge cards and envelopes are available in the pews and in the parish hall. Please make pledge checks out to Zion Church, with “capital campaign” in the memo.Pledges and checks can be mailed to Zion or placed in the Sunday offering plate. Questions or concerns? See Steve Carlough or Maya Hennebery. Bless you all for your continued generosity and prayers.

FOOD PANTRYJune is cereal month. Please bring donations on Sunday mornings so that they can be blessed during the Offertory. You may also leave your donation in the box on the Rectory front porch. Your support is greatly appreciated!         

MEALS ON WHEELS NEED VOLUNTEERS: Please call Patrice Stabile (914) 475-8677.

Altar flowers are given in memory of George Oommen and Chinnamma Mathew by Betty Oommen and in celebration of the confirmation of Scott Conners, Jade Trosa-Hooten, and Joshua Roberts by your Zion brothers and sisters.

Altar candles given in memory of Bruce Duncan by Florence Duncan.

ZION WORSHIP – Zion now has a YouTube Channel which also carries the Sunday service live in addition to Facebook live.  To watch the service, click on the link below and then go to our “live” playlist.    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaq67kuX_d0cL29tUG0t3kQ                                            
You can also watch previous services by going to our “orders” link.                                     
To view on Facebook (live) or in person: Zion Episcopal Church is inviting you to the Sunday Service broadcast live on the “Zion Episcopal Church” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/welcometozionchurch/ If you are on the page at 9:00 am the service will automatically appear - You need to do nothing but be on the page to view                    
Bulletin can be downloaded on Zion’s website:  www.zionwappingersfalls.org.       
This will bring you to the "Welcome" page on the website. There’s a link to the Church Bulletin.
The Hymnal can be found online here: https://hymnary.org/hymnal/EH1982  

 

HYMNS FOR THIS WEEK:

Processional:   225      “Hail thee, festival day!”                            Blue Hymnal

Gradual:          511     “Holy Spirit, ever living”                            Blue Hymnal                          

Offertory Hymn: 516   “Come down, O Love divine”                  Blue Hymnal

Communion:  505   “O Spirit of life, O Spirit of God”            Blue Hymnal

                         504   “Come Holy Ghost our souls inspire       Blue Hymnal

Recessional Hymn: 500   “Creator, Spirit by whose aid”        Blue Hymnal

NEXT WEEK’S READINGS:  First Reading: Proverbs 8:1-4; Second Reading:

Romans 5:1-5 Gospel: John 16:12-15, (25-27); Response; Canticle 13

COLUMBARIUM GARDEN can be accessed on Sundays before and after services through the Chapel. If there is a special request, please contact Alison Friedland. 

TUESDAY MORNING HEALING SERVICE - On Tuesday mornings from 9:30 am-10:30 am in the Resurrection Chapel. We celebrate a BCP Morning Prayer Rite II Liturgy; pray healing prayers; and discuss the Sunday lectionary readings and Saint of the Day.

Zion’s Prayer List (as of June 3rd, 2025) 

To add someone to the prayer list, please email ZionPrayerList@gmail.com                      
or call 845-297-9797.
Please specify which prayer list you would like to be added to.

We Pray for: River Gabriel Alexander, Barbara Beska-Borowitz, Dionne and Ashley Brooks, Olga Gallo, Peggy Harten, Ken Durr, Christopher S. Mahabir, Donna-Marie Mahabir, Matthew S. Mahabir, Matthew Pavia and family, Joshua Roberts, Melanie Roberts, Heather Schlemm and her family and loved ones, Vivian Santini-Velasquez, Elijah and Jeremiah Velez, Shantelle Whyte

Health Care Facilities: Fredericka Adams, Carol Boscher, Judie Buck, Yvonne Broestler, Danine Curtis, Diane Deeney, Carole DiNonno, David Eisenhower, Anne Friedland, Hak Shil Kim, Gilly Leech, Scarlet Ludwich, Joseph McKinney, Marialice Olsen, Dennis Pendzuk, Cathrine Tolbert

At Home:  Ann Marie, Bill, Bob, Bob R, Bryon, Cale, Cindy, Debbie, Eddie, Emmy, Janice, Jason, Jay, Lynn, Karen & Kenny, Matthew, Michele, Patty, Randal, Zayden, Marc, Mike A., Renee Allen, Jose Baez, Aurora, Troy, and Kenny Behnken, Christopher Blatz, Fred Boniello, Mary Boscher, Donna Boundy,  Patrick Brooks, Yvonne Broestler, Nicholas Browne,  Lynda Byrne, Terry Daley, Steve Dearborn, Rose Ann DeFini, Ron DeLuca, Jr. and Debbie DeLuca, Beth Devine, John DiLorenzo, Chris Dorsey, Karen Durr, Tracy Fisher, Karen Flaherty, the Frederick family, Anne Friedland, Chris Gall, Kathleen Garrison, Monica Goff, Oscar “Tito” Gomez, Robert Heady, Gwen Higgins, Gary Hill, Marcine Humphrey, Vicki Humeston, Tom Humphries, Martin Jay, Cathy Kennedy, Pat Kiernan, Jennifer Klein, Susan Klein, Katherine Kobos, Vinnie Kobos, Catherine Konno, Richard Little, Ruth Little, Christine Lowery, John Lowery, Marcia Lumia, Andy Mahabir, the Mahoney family, the Maiorana family, Norman Mattè, Delroy Matthews, Rich McCabe, Sheren Meier, Brandon Miller, Ann Molina, Nancy Montgomery, Natalie Morgan, Sylvia Morgan, Leon Muller, Tony Niro, Eileen Nock, Julian Paige, Tina Paige, Patrice Palm, Sherri Palm, Bobbie Pascoe, Dennis Pendzuk, Bonnie Perkins, Lori Pizzola, the Rao family, Brigitte Reckley, Kim Robson, Arnie Ruf, Bill Ruf, Conrad Ruppert, Jr., Cindy Russo, Darryl Secor, Lynn Sheppard, Paulette Sibert, Debbie Singler, John Skipp, Hyacinth Stewart, Mary Sugg, Donna Taylor, Ellen Timmeny, Peggy Timmeny, Chris Uhl, Terrence Vaughan, Thomasine Vaughan, Janet Versace, Kevin Wirsch, Debbie Wong, Mona Wong

This week we asked to pray for: Christ Church, Red Hook                                                       

We pray for our brothers and sisters in the Armed Forces:  Luke Adams, Mason Adams, Joshua Bautz, William Cohen, Matthew Fein, Brandon Fry, Michael Greifenstein, Patrick Holly, John Howe, Andre Jordan Mondie, Chris Montgomery, Michael Patterson, Vivica Patterson, Anthony Perry, Luke Stone, Jennie Trady, Warren VanAllen, Christopher Walker, and for National Guard Service Members activated to maintain national security, or to mitigate human suffering.


Calendar

Office Hours for the Week of June 8th, 2025  

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9-12; 1–5. Closed, Monday and Friday

 

Monday, June 9th   Compana

NA Group 7:00-9:00 pm, Parish Hall

Tuesday, June 10th   Ephram of Isibis

Healing Service 9:30 am., Chapel

Finance Meeting, 7:00 Zoom

AA Group 7:30-10:30 pm, Parish Hall

Wednesday, June11th   Ember Day, Saint Barnabus the Apostle

Food Pantry Distribution, 12-2, 6-7

Thursday, June 12th   Enmegahbowh

 AA Group 7:30-10:30 pm, Parish Hall

Friday, June 13th    Ember Day, First Book of Common Prayer

Saturday, June 14th   Ember Day, Basil of Caesarea

AA 7:30-10:30 pm, Parish Hall 

Sunday, June 15th   Trinity Sunday, Father’s Day

Holy Eucharist in-Person, Facebook Live, and You Tube, 10:00 am

Bring your gifts of thanks and giving.                                                                                            

Zion's Online Contribution system is powered by VANCO, which is used by many churches. It is safe and easy to bring your thanks offering to support the work of the saints at Zion as they feed the hungry, welcome the stranger, and preach the Good News.  You can sign up for VANCO through Zion’s website www.zionwappingersfalls.org and clicking on “Donate” and “Sign Up”.  Thank you and thank God!

ZION’S WEBSITE address is:  https://zionwappingersfalls.org.   Note: The link for the Mission Bells will take you to the latest versions of those documents. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please send a note to  zionwfalls@gmail.com.