Chapel Service
School families are invited to join us for our morning school chapel service this week
Wednesday, October 1 at 8:05 a.m. Parents, family and friends are always welcome!
This year’s chapel offering is supporting our church’s new ministry work in the country
of Australia. Please pray for this ministry and the people it serves.
School Sports - Co-Ed Soccer
Soccer practices this week:
C Team - No practice this week. There are C Team matches on Monday and Tuesday
(see below).
A Team - No Practice Tuesday. Practice on Thursday, October 2 from 3-4:30 p.m.
Our C team has matches this week on Monday, September 27 HOME vs. St.Pauls, Livonia
at 4:30 p.m.
and Tuesday, September 30 HOME vs. the HCA Jr. Hawks at 4:30 p.m..
For A Team, this Saturday, October 4 are AWAY matches at Hope Christian Academy, Westland
for the HCA Soccer Tournament starting at 9 a.m. Mr. Roth will provide details to the players’
families.
This Friday, October 3 at 2:30 p.m. we will hold a PEP RALLY for our soccer teams. Parents and families are invited! GO WARRIORS!
Art Club
This year Mrs. Sordahl is organizing an Art Club that meets monthly, open to all Zion
students Pre-K to Grade 8. Parents of preschoolers are asked to attend with their child, but
all parents are welcome to attend.
Art Club meets in the church basement this Friday, October 3 from 3:05-5 p.m. There
is no fee to participate, but donations of supplies are always welcome! (Please speak to
Mrs. Sordahl to find out what items are needed.) All participants are asked to bring a paint
shirt and/or clothing that can get messy.
Projects made at Art Club will be saved for display at our Zion Art Fair in March.
Please speak to Mrs. Sordahl if you have any questions.
School Family Field Trip - Sterling State Park Kite Rally
Next week Tuesday, October 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. , after our regular morning classes,
we will head over to Sterling State Park, 2800 State Park Road, for an afternoon of fun and
kite flying.Students and families should bring themselves a picnic lunch and drinks, and
kites to flyhomemade or purchase).
We will have access to the park picnic shelter and playground, and we plan
to bring the CEA shave-ice machine!
There is no cost to participate, but a Michigan State Park pass is required
(typically purchased with your automobile license). If you don’t have one on your MI
license plate, the Monroe County Library has a limited number of passes available for
library card holders through the Michigan Activity Pass
program https://mymcls.com/michigan-activity-pass/We will also try to connect non-pass holders with pass holders who can carpool to the park
together (just 10 minutes away).
So pack your picnic lunch and grab your kites on Tuesday, October 7 and join the
Zion school family for some outdoor fun before our conference break!
Please register your student’s or family’s participation at the Google Form linked here:
https://forms.gle/CK1wtyQmgLsD9DJ58 or scan the QR code at right.
Questions? Please contact Mr. Schneck.
Zion Arts and Crafts Show - Saturday, October 11
Booth space is still available for students and/or families to sell their craft items! Please
speak to Mrs. Sordahl if you are interested in being a vendor at selling items at our show.
All are welcome to come and enjoy the Zion Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday,
October 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shop art and craft items made by our school and
church family. There will be food trucks and baked goods for purchase, as well as live
music and entertainment. Attendance is free, but there will be an opportunity to make a
free-will donation. Please join us!
Hot Lunch
Monday, September 29 - Chicken Parmesan Bake
Wednesday, October 1 - Corn Dogs
Friday, October 3 - Pizza
Please note that students need to have purchased a hot lunch punch card to participate
in the hot lunches. Punch cards are available in the church/school office. See the October Zion
school calendar for this month’s scheduled hot lunches.
The OCTOBER hot lunch order form is still available online. Please see the October
hot lunch email.
You may also access the sign-up form at https://forms.gle/pTR3dZjtsHLUSe399 .
CEA Mum Sale
The orders have all been placed. Thank you to everyone who is supporting this fundraiser.
We will need parent volunteers to help sort the orders when they arrive on Tuesday,
September 30. Please let coordinator Melissa Freiny know if you can help out.
For those who ordered, mums should be picked up between noon and 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
Parent Conversations - Forward in Christ
Attached to the email and hard copy newsletters is another article from Parent Conversations. This week’s focus: How Can We Raise a Generation That Cherishes Life?
Parent Conversations, from Forward in Christ magazine, offers articles on topics important to parents, written from a Christian perspective.
If you are interested in viewing all of the articles available, please visit
https://forwardinchrist.net/parents/ .
Delicious Coffee with Friends!
The Warrior Oasis Cafe is open on TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS in the gym. After dropping
off the kiddos, come enjoy a great cup of coffee or hot tea with fellow parents and friends
before heading out for the day, or grab a cup to go. Coffee is served starting at 7:45 a.m.
Cost is a free-will donation to the 7th-8th Field Trip Fund.
Warrior Oasis
The Zion Upper Grades “Warrior Oasis” is selling milk and juice options for lunches to students
daily. Students in grades K-8 wanting to purchase milk or juice for lunch can do so across from
the school library at the start of lunch hour, 11:45 to 11:55 a.m. Purchases are cash only. Profits
will go towards the upper grade field trip fund.
Drink items available:
Horizon Organic Whole Milk $1.50 Hershey Chocolate Milk $1.25
Nesquik Strawberry Milk (for a limited time) $1.25 Tropicana Orange Juice (bottle) $1.00
Juicy Juice Boxes $0.50 (Apple, Fruit Punch, Grape, Berry)
On the Calendar this Week…
Monday, September 29 - Hot Lunch - Chicken Parmesan Bake
HOME Soccer match (C Team) vs St. Paul’s, Livonia 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 30 - Warrior Oasis Coffee available in the gym 7:45-8:15 a.m.
CEA MUM ORDERS Available for pick-up after 12 p.m.
NO A Team practice
HOME Soccer match (C Team) vs HCA Junior Hawks 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 1 - Hot Lunch - Corn Dogs
School Chapel Service 8:05 a.m.
Worship Service at Zion Lutheran 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 2 - Grade 6-8 Field Trip - Adrian Symphony Epic Soundtracks
A Team (grades 5-8) Soccer Practice 3-4:30 p.m.
Friday, October 3 - Hot Lunch - Pizza
Warrior Oasis Coffee available in the gym 7:45-8:15 a.m.
SOCCER PEP RALLY 2:30 p.m.
Art Club 3:05-5 p.m.
Saturday, October 4 - AWAY HCA A Team Soccer Tournament at HCA, Westland 9 a.m.
Sunday, October 5 - Worship Service at Zion Lutheran 9 a.m.
Sunday School and Bible Class 10:15 a.m.
And Coming Up…
Tuesday, October 7 - School Family Field Trip - Kite Rally at Sterling State Park 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday, October 8 to
Friday, October 10 - NO SCHOOL CLASSES - Michigan District Teachers’ Conference
Saturday, October 11 - Zion Arts and Crafts Show 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
