Zion School Connection Newsletter #5 20 September 2021

 “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people.” – 1 Timothy 2:5-6

He didn’t mean to do it. Practicing baseball in the back yard, he swung at the ball he just tossed in the air, and the bat connected. Crash! The perfect hit sent the ball flying into the neighbor’s window. The neighbor was angry, and stormed over to tell his mother what the child had done. When he finally appeared, his mother scolded him and said that his father would deal with him when he got home from work. For the next hour the boy lay on his bed in tears, fearing his fate. But just before his father arrived, the boy went to talk to his mother. Would this woman with a caring heart perhaps speak up for her son and soften the father’s potential anger?

Not a baseball, but instead our many sins have shattered mankind’s relationship with the Holy God. Even just one sin is enough to condemn. How can we stand before our righteous heavenly Father? Enter Jesus. He is our go-between, softening the Father’s wrath not with convincing words, but with action. Jesus took our punishment, suffering in our place on the cross for the sins we committed. The Father listens to him because Jesus has already paid the debt. That is the reason he became man, to give himself as a ransom for all people. As true God and true man, his blood was precious and his death powerful enough to cover the world’s sins. When Jesus our Redeemer mediates for us with God we are forgiven. With Jesus as our go-between, we can approach our Holy God fearlessly knowing that he call us his children and, for Jesus’ sake, remembers our sins no more.

May God remind us daily that we have peace with him through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Chapel Services

School families are invited to join us for our Wednesday school chapel service this week Wednesday, September 22^nd from 8:05 to 8:35 a.m. Parents, family and friends are welcome!

A chapel offering is collected at our chapel services to be designated to a mission project each year. An envelope is provided with the hard copy of this note to remind the students of our collection. This year our chapel offerings will benefit the WELS World Missions program serving the people of Pakistan. Please remember this ministry in your family’s daily prayers.

 MCHD Vision/Hearing Screening

The Monroe County Health Department will be conducting hearing and vision screenings for our students in Grades K-7 on Tuesday, September 21^st. Students in grades K, 2, and 4 will receive hearing screenings, while students in grades K, 1, 3, 5, and 7 will receive vision screenings. For those students receiving vision screening, a form was sent home requesting information from parents to be returned last Friday. If you are a parent of a student in grades K, 1, 3, 5, or 7 and did not return your form, please do so by Tuesday morning. Extra forms are available from your child’s teacher.

Students who do not pass screenings will be given a letter to take home to parents with information regarding recommendations.

 Hot Lunch

Hot Lunch is on this week! Thank you, school family, for your patience. For those who ordered:

Monday, September 20 – Make Your Own Salad Bar

Wednesday, September 22 – Hot Dogs with Chips

Friday, September 24 – Pizza!

Missed lunches from our weeks off will be moved to October.

Soccer

Soccer practices continue this week Monday and Wednesday, September 20^th and 22^nd.

There is a HOME game vs St. John’s, Westland on Tuesday, September 21^st at 4:30 p.m. here at Zion. There is an AWAY game on Thursday, September 23^rd vs Peace, Livonia at Huron Valley Lutheran High School in Westland. Then on Saturday, September 25^th there is a Soccer Tournament for WELS area schools at Huron Valley Lutheran High School in Westland. Coach Roth will share the schedule and details with the team this week. GO WARRIORS!

 Christian Education Sunday

Because of our school cancellation, we are moving our Christian Education Sunday to October 24^th at the 10:45 a.m. service. Students in grades K-8 will be singing for this worship service.

 Junior Choir / Handchimes

We plan to start Junior Choir and Handchimes this week. Junior Choir meets with Mrs. Roth on Tuesdays during noon recess, and Handchime choir meets on Thursdays with Mr. Schneck. There are sign-up sheets available on the school bulletin board for both groups. Students in grades 3-8 are eligible to participate.

 School Photos

Our school picture day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 2^nd. We will once again be using Lifetouch.

We have had some difficulty getting last year’s 2020-21 yearbook completed, but hope to have it available to distribute by mid-October. My apologies for the delay.

 Please be mindful of Covid

We want to do our best to minimize any potential spread within our school family by practicing safe mitigation strategies at school and at home. Please help us by keeping the following in mind:

·         If you have any indication that your child might be ill, please keep them home. A seemingly mild cold can turn out to be something else. Even allergy-like symptoms can potentially turn out to be a bigger concern. If it turns out to be Covid that impacts every student he or she comes in contact with.

·         Please remind your child to practice hand washing and sanitizing often, as well as avoiding sharing any personal items, like supplies or toys brought from home.

·         While we do not require masks to be worn, parents may have their child mask if they feel the need to do so. For parents dropping off and picking up their children in the building, masks are not required, but if you are comfortable with masking, we appreciate the extra consideration, especially if your work has you coming into contact with a lot of people during the day.

We understand that there is no way to protect our school family 100 percent of the time, but if we keep vigilant we can hopefully avoid any major issues. Please help us keep our school family safe and healthy!

 On the Calendar…

·         Monday, September 20^th  –

Hot Lunch – Make Your Own Salad Bar

Soccer Practice 3 to 4:30 p.m.

·         Tuesday, September 21^st  –

HOME Soccer Game @ St. John’s, Westland at 4:30 p.m.

·         Wednesday, September 22^nd –

School Chapel Service at 8:05 a.m.

           Hot Lunch – Hot Dogs with Chips

           Soccer Practice 3 to 4:30 p.m.

           Worship Service at Zion Lutheran 7:00 p.m.

·         Thursday, September 23^rd  –

              Thursday, September 23^rd  –

AWAY Soccer Game vs Peace, Livonia @ HVL, Westland at 4:30 p.m.

·         Friday, September 24^th –

Hot Lunch – Pizza

·         Saturday, September 25^th –

AWAY Soccer Games Tournament @ HVL, Westland

 Times TBA

·         Sunday, September 26^th –

Worship Service at Zion Lutheran

8:15 and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School / Bible Class @ 9:30 a.m.