Hilltop Headlines

8:00am:

Elders: Mark Breckenridge, Wayne Cavalier

Organist: Kyle Borcherding

Offering Assistant: Chuck Jett

Donut Pickup: Marianne Baum

Greeters: Lydia Kelm, Karen & Emily Hayes

Hilltop Cafe: Jenny Kinard

Golf Cart Driver: Mark Shipman

Audio: Clay Braun

Presentation: Brenda Schroeder

Connections Coordinator: Josh Hobratsch

10:45am:

Elders: Bert Holmstrom, Mark Breckenridge

Greeters/Offering Assistants: Bonnie McNemar, Joy Stuewe, Ruby Kinard

Hilltop Cafe: David & Linda Ditto

Golf Cart Driver: Chris Carpenter

Audio: Jim Kelton

Camera: Preston Fischer

Presentation: Jen Jordan

AV Tech Director: Cody Stephens

Offerings/Electronic Giving for this week:

Home $53,092.92; General $32,257.46; Operating Fund $276.41; Annual Fund $15,402.65; Pam Hight Scholarship Fund $2,880.80; Learning Legacy Endowment $54,500; Poinsettias $300; School Activity Fund $2,000; Cemetery Fund $10.53; Capital Campaign $4,610.09

Attendance: December 29: 9:30am - 345

10% of General Funds go to the following organizations: TX Dist LCMS, CHS Round Rock, Water Mission, Camp Lone Star, Brookwood in Georgetown, Faith in Action, Rev. John H. Kieschnick Endowment: $3,584.16

Dear Zion family –

Happy New Year! It has been an incredible opportunity and blessing to watch all God has done at Zion over the past year. From a booming student population in our school to welcoming all sorts of new people into our church, from mission trips to service events to lots of family fun, God is at work. We’re excited to see what He will do among us in 2025!

This Sunday, we’ll wrap up our series “Gift Exchange,” where we’ve been exploring the gifts God wants to exchange with us. This weekend, we’ll talk about how God wants to take the take the control issues all of us can struggle with and exchange it for an invitation to worship Him. We’ll look at a famous story about some wise men from Matthew 2:1-12:

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the One who has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.” When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.’” Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.” After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

When the Magi meet King Herod, they encounter a ruler who is obsessed with control and terrified of anyone – even a baby – who might try to seize it from him. In contrast to Herod, the Magi joyfully and willingly worship this newborn King. The antidote to control is worship. Find out how to surrender control to God this weekend in worship. We worship at 8 am in our beautiful historic sanctuary, at 10:45 am in our wonderful worship center, or online at zionwalburg.org.

Your pastors love you!

– Pastor Zach, Pastor Kevin & Pastor Kyle

Have you ever closed your Bible and thought “what did I just read?” Starting January 12, we will partner with The Bible Recap to read through the Old Testament. The Bible Recap is a chronological reading plan with a daily podcast that highlights and summarizes the Bible in an easy-to-understand way. It will not only help you read scripture but help you love reading it. Click the button below for the reading plan or paper copies are available in the Lobby and Narthex.

New THIS Sunday... Jesus in the Old Testament . This 10-week course will summarize the 39 books of the Old Testament. The course connects with the Old Testament Bible reading challenge at Zion this year. Each week we will look at 4-5 books of the Old Testament providing an overview of each book and looking at how Jesus fits into the story. This is a basic Old Testament survey course designed to assist in reading through the Old Testament in 2025. Led by Pastor Dave Kluth in the Sanctuary.

The Apostles Creed continues in the Parlor.

2025 offering envelopes are on the tables in the entryway of the narthex. If you no longer use/need paper envelopes, please drop your box in the bin below the table so we don't reorder for next year. OR if you don't see a box and you'd like one assigned, please let the Church Office know 512-863-3065. Thank you!

Mark your calendars. Registration will open in mid January for the 2025 Spring Faith and Film series at Film Alley Theater on the first Sundays of the month. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Click the button below for more info!

Choir benches from the old Sanctuary Choir Loft are available on a first come basis until they are gone. The suggested price is $100.00 each and the benches can be viewed outside near the music room steps and smoke house (see photo below). Please contact Dave Rowland at 737-240-0444 or email: old149er@gmail.com if you are interested.

SAVE the DATE - Tuesday, 01/14/25 - The Zion Hilltoppers is a NEWLY created group of Friends that will begin meeting monthly at 11:00 a.m. for Devotions, Food, Fellowship, Dominoes/Games, ETC. in Zion's Lobby. If you are interested in joining this group, please come to the initial informational meeting on Tuesday, 01/14/25. NOTE: In order to provide enough food for those attending this meeting, please RSVP to Stanley at his email below by Sunday, 01/12/25.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Danny Ihrig - JohnDIhrig@gmail.com

LaJuan Ihrig - AnnaLaJuanIhrig@gmail.com

Kathy Pitts - KklmP@aol.com

Stanley Bielss - SBielss@hotmail.com

Audrey Bielss - Audrey.Bielss@hotmail.com

Jan. 5

"In the Beginning Was Dialogue"

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler

Do you need more faith? Then you need the Word. Faith comes from hearing the Word of Christ. (John 1:1)

You can listen to The Lutheran Hour on KLBJ on Sunday mornings at 7 a.m. or online at lutheranhour.org, through a mobile app, and on new media platforms like Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Sirius XM satellite radio.

Pastors: Zach McIntosh, Kevin Hintze and Kyle Borcherding

Interim Principal: Suzan Winkelman

Church Office Hours: 8am-4pm Monday-Friday

Church Phone: 512-863-3065

School Phone: 512-863-5345 Fax 512-686-5807

www.zionwalburg.org

6001 FM 1105, Georgetown, TX 78626