Zion Episcopal Church

Mission Bells

Announcements – August 10, 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.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - Coming August 11th-15th - Save the dates and tell friends and neighbors, parents and grandparents. Open to all children ages 4-12. Registration forms are available at the church office - 845-297-9797 ZionWappingersOffice@gmail.com.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL BBQ: Friday, August 15th at 6:00 pm on the Zion Church Lawn. Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Salads, and S’Mores! Fun, Games, and Music. All are invited...and bring a friend! And, if you’d like, bring a desert or beverage to share.

THE FEAST OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN/VBS SUNDAY: On Sunday, August 17th at 9:00 am, we will have a family Eucharistic service to celebrate the feast day of St. Mary, the mother of Jesus. We will sing VBS songs and there will be a children’s sermon. Families are encouraged to attend. Please come to support the next generation of Christian believers 😊.NATIONAL SPIRIT OF 45’ COMMEMORATION: Come celebrate the 80-year anniversary of the end of World War II on Sunday, August 10th at 11:00 am at the Wappingers Falls VFW Post 5913. The program includes an interactive wreath-laying ceremony, a Nationwide Tribute to "Taps," music by the Club Swing Band, and a flyby of the historic C-47 aircraft Placid Lassie from the D-Day Normandy landings. Father Alex will lead the opening prayer and concluding benediction.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE: work on the Parish Hall continues! Interior demolition is complete and the walls of the Parish Hall are now being reconstructed. The south wall foundation has been excavated, waterproofed, and secured and new electric lines buried to prepare for A/C installation. The deteriorating EPDM roof and gutters have also been replaced. A/C estimates are currently being discussed. Coffee Hour has been relocated to the rectory porch, gardens, and interior. Thank you for your continued generosity, support, and patience as we tackle this monumental project. The Parish Hall is going to be truly beautiful!

OUTBACK LUNCHEON FUNDRAISER FOR ZION: will be on September 21st at 11am. The cost is $30 per person. For tickets, call Ann H 845-337-5505. Please join us!

ARE YOU CONSIDERING BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION, OR RECEPTION? If so, please either speak to Father Alex or email him at FrAlexZion@gmail.com or call the office at 845-297-9797. Father Alex needs to know soon to organize formation classes for 2025-2026.

FOOD PANTRY –August is canned fruit 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 memoriam for Edward McGovern by Gary McGovern and Donna Ruf.
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: 427 Blue Hymnal
Gradual: 7 Blue Hymnal
Offertory Hymn: 366 Blue Hymnal
Communion: 137 “O wondrous type. O vision fair!” Blue Hymnal
“When morning gilds the morning skies” “Christ, whose glory fills the skies” “Holy God we praise thy name”
335 “I am the bread of life”
Recessional: 129 “Christ on the Mountain Top”

NEXT WEEK’S READINGS: First Reading; Isaiah 61:10-11;
Second Reading: Galatians 4:4-7; Gospel: Luke 1:46-55; Psalm: 34
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 August 6, 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: Barbara Beska-Borowitz, Dionne and Ashley Brooks, Linda Byrne, Valerie Fashiani King, Sara Goodwin, Peggy Harten, Ken Durr, the soul of Ginny Marcus, Christopher S. Mahabir, Donna-Marie Mahabir, Matthew S. Mahabir, Mary Pat Martini, Barbara Mooradian, Ariah and Alliance Neal, Joshua Roberts, Melanie Roberts, Paulette Sibert
Health Care Facilities: Fredericka Adams, Carol Boscher, Judie Buck, Gail Burger, Yvonne Broestler, Danine Curtis, Diane Deeney, Carole DiNonno, David Eisenhower, Anne Friedland, Hak Shil Kim, Gilly Leech, Scarlet Ludwich, Joseph McKinney, Barbara Mooradian, 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, 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, Pat Kiernan, Jennifer Klein, Susan Klein, Katherine Kobos, Vinnie Kobos, Catherine Konno, Kathy Krilow, 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: The Church of the Resurrection, Hopewell Junction

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 August 11th, 2025
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9-12; 1–5. Closed, Monday and Friday

Monday, August 11th Clare of Assisi

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

Tuesday, August 12th Florence Nightingale

Healing Service 9:30 am., Chapel
AA Group 7:30-10:30 pm, Parish Hall
Wednesday, August 13th Jeremy Taylor
Food Pantry Distribution, 12-2, 6-7
Thursday, August 14th Jonathan Myrick Daniels
MOW Bd Mtg 9-10am Conference Room
AA Group 7:30-10:30 pm, Parish Hall
Friday, August 15th Saint Mary the Virgin, The Assumption of Saint Mary,

Dormition of Theotokos

Saturday, August 16th

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

Sunday, August 17th Pentecost 10

Holy Eucharist in-Person, Facebook Live, and You Tube, 9:00 am

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