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Zion School Connection #7 - October 29, 2025

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.

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