Hilltop Headlines

8:00am:

Elders: Steven Cashio, Steve Muchow

Organist: Janet Meyer

Ushers: Gene Buchhorn, Jakob Knippa

Greeters: Carlene Schultz, Debbie Teinert

Communion Assistants: Brian Foster, Howard Horton

Hilltop Cafe: Jenny Kinard

Donut Pickup: Ken Litzler

Golf Cart: Brenda Walker

Tech Director: Cody Stephens

10:45am:

Elders: Rick Andersen, Bert Holmstrom

Greeters: Abby & Brandon Roznovak, Connie Cockerell, Yvonne Miller

Communion Assistants: Allen Cook, Gary Miller, Gwen Hohle, Mark Dankis, Mark Tlapak, Martin Warnasch

Hilltop Cafe: Janet Ramthun

Golf Cart: Matt Vande Werken

Connections Coordinator: Josh Hobratsch

Camera: Chad Mathews

Presentation: Sherlicia Patrick

Offerings/Electronic Giving for this week:

Home $11,954.88; General $14,986.91; Pam Hight Scholarship Fund $10,030.97; Annual Fund $602.50; Cemetery Fund $5; Camp Zion $5; Braille $5; Sr High Youth $200; Capital Campaign $900.09

Attendance: 8am - 173; 10:45 - 371.

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: $1,665.21

Dear Zion family –

The heat is on! As we continue making our way through 100-degree-plus days, we pray for the safety of those out in the heat and that relief from this sweltering summer weather will come soon.

This week, our business manager, Steve Cashio, has been in St. Louis attending an orientation for the SMP program at Concordia Seminary. SMP stands for Specific Ministry Pastor and is a distance-learning curriculum that allows students who want to be ordained as pastors in our church body study to do so in their local contexts. On September 8, Steve will be installed as a vicar, which is like a pastoral intern, at Zion. He’ll continue his current duties as our business manager – those will not change – but he will be taking on added studies. Please pray for Steve and his family and take a moment to congratulate him on his upcoming installation as a vicar. Steve has been and will continue to be a big blessing to our family of faith.

In worship this weekend, we continue our series on the book of Exodus where we will look at the story of the people of Israel worshiping a golden calf. The account is found in Exodus 32:1-4:

When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.” Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”

While Moses is on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, the first of which is a commandment against idolatry, the people of Israel are at the base of Mount Sinai engaging in the sin of...idolatry. One of the reasons we struggle with idolatry is because false gods are exceptionally enticing. Find out why idols tempt us and how we can fight against them 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

Dear friends,

As we prepare for our time with you in August to discuss Israel, Hamas, Zionism and antisemitism, I wanted to share a very important resource to lay a foundation for our time together.

Mt wife, Nancy, shared this book from her collection and I have found a FREE updated version online as a PDF.

Please click this link:

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Myths2023/mf2023.pdf

Myths & facts PDF

Looking forward to our time together August 18, 25 and September 1 in the sanctuary at 9:30 am.

In Y’shua – Steve Cohen

Here are some links to check out in order to prepare for class:

Palestine Origins.pdf

Messages Reveal Hamas Leader.pdf

The Forgotten History of the Term.pdf

Promised_Land to the sea.pdf

Have you been joining us for worship at Zion and are you ready to take the next step of becoming a member? Our next New Member Class begins Sunday, September 8 at 9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall and runs for four Sundays. If you’d like to be a part, email Josh Hobratsch at josh.hobratsch@zionwalburg.org or call 512-630-6231. You’re the reason Zion is such a wonderful place to be, and we’d love to have you as an official member of our family of faith!

Guest Teachers for Zion Lutheran School If you are interested in being a Guest Teacher for Zion Lutheran School, please fill out this questionnaire. Talk to Mrs. Winkelman if you have any questions.

Van Drivers for Zion Lutheran We are also looking for additional Van drivers for our students' morning and afternoon routes. Talk to Mrs. Winkelman if you are interested.

Dear Zion family, LINC (Lutheran Inner City Coalition) Austin has reached out as they are in great need of food items for the many people they serve. Below is a list of requested items, along with a link to an Amazon list you can order from that will ship straight to Zion. Collection will end Sunday, August 25.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YU5VJRP5XWGW?ref_=wl_share

· Ramen Noodle Cups (beef or chicken flavor)

· Chef Boy-R-Dee pop top lids any flavor (cans or bowls)

· Fruit cups of any sort

· Other types of single-serve meats or pastas

Also, they could use some of those to-go plasticware pouches you have stuffed in a drawer somewhere!

About LINC:

LINC Austin Outreach provides feet-on-the-ground mobile outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness. Our mobile outreach team provides friendship, hope and mentorship along with much needed basic needs and Case Management.

On behalf of the Zion Mission Board, thank you for your support! Any questions, please contact Shane Baylor, shanebaylor4@gmail.com

The Table is a group for young adults in their 20s and 30s where we read Scripture, discuss topics, encourage one another, and eat some good food! We are having a kickoff event THIS THURSDAY August 22nd in the Worship Center Lobby from 6:30-8:30 pm. Hope to see you there! Question? Contact laura-li.gaide@zionwalburg.org

The Women of Wisdom initiative is dedicated to offering heartfelt support and encouragement, fostering a warm and welcoming environment where women can build lasting friendships with others who share similar challenges. Through this community, we aim to inspire one another and gently guide each other closer to God. Our purpose is to provide a space where women can come together, share their experiences, and gather ideas for future events and programs that align with our faith journey.

Please see flyer below for more information and click the button to register!

Zion is looking for men who are willing to assist with communion at the 8am service. For more details and to find out how and when you can help contact our Connections Coordinator Josh Hobratsch at josh.hobratsch@zionwalburg.org or 512-630-6231

The Parlor Bible Study (Sunday mornings 9:30 A.M-10:30 A.M) is fully into the Apostles' Creed. Many of us placed Luther's Small Catechism on the shelf after confirmation, but there is so much we may have forgotten. This is an opportunity to return to the book that helped us realize the truths about the Holy Trinity: a mystery made known throughout the Bible.

Zion’s Mission Board is once again excited to be hosting family camp weekend later this fall. We only have a limited number of RV and tent campsites left from Thursday, October 10th through Monday, October 14th at Caddo Lake State Park in East Texas. Families are welcome to join us at camp as early as Thursday and can stay through till Monday – or anytime in between. The weekend will include fellowship, worship, and food as well as ample free time for families to experience together some of the wonderful activities that the surrounding area has to offer. Breakfast and dinner will be provided on Saturday and Sunday. All other meals are on your own to provide. The total cost covering all four nights per family is $50 per RV/tent site. We hope and pray that you as a family will consider joining us this year. Click the button below to RSVP by August 25th. Reserve your spot now before they are all gone! A completed registration form accompanied with cash/check payment into the church office is required for your site to be confirmed. Please contact the Church Office, Pastor Kevin or Shane Baylor for more information.

Tuesday Morning Women's Bible Study begins September 17th at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Jeanne Smith, l04 Dawson Trail, Georgetown, 78633 (Sun City). The study will be a 7-week study of "Isaiah" by Melissa Spoelstra. Workbooks are $22 (includes streaming) and can be ordered from Carlene Schultz at cls12363@yahoo.com or 713-542-6216 by September 3. Workbooks can be paid for and picked up at the first class.

For the week of August 25-31 pray for:

August 25 - Zion athletic program

August 26 - Zion elective classes

August 27 - Zion Academic Success program

August 28 - School nutrition program

August 29 - Athletic boosters

August 30 - School funding committee

August 31 - Safety and security committee

Thank you to the volunteer team that helped trim trees on our property. We appreciate you!

Irvin & Sherin Leschber

"Daily Devotions' Reach Impacts a Global Audience"

For years, LHM's Daily Devotions have been read or listened to by millions in the U.S., Canada, and around the world. These brief, Gospel-centered messages make an excellent resource for sharing and for personal or group meditation. Penned for many years by the late Rev. Dr. Kenneth Klaus, former Speaker of The Lutheran Hour, today they are written by Drs. Kari Vo and Carol Geisler, along with contributions from Speaker of the Lutheran Hour Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler, and former speakers. They are used in numerous countries where LHM has ministry presence.

According to Erik Lai, director for LHM-Malaysia, the Daily Devotions are translated into Chinese (simplified script) and Malay languages, and are used in English as well. "LHM's devotions - both daily and seasonal (Advent, Lent) - are shared online on our social media platforms, namely Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Many of our followers or readers share the Daily Devotions on their personal Facebook and on their churches' Facebook. We also share them via WhatsApp group chats and with individuals. For YouTube, the Daily Devotion is done as a video with subtitles or closed captioning," Lai said.

Feedback has been positive from both our neighbors in the Far East and across the border, to the north. "The Daily Devotions are well received by many readers who give us encouraging feedback, often by posting "Amen!"or "Thank You, Lord!" Lai said, pointing to one such reply: "It is a blessed assurance that God is with us every step of the way. Hallelujah to the risen Lamb of God!" Similarly, readers in Canada are blessed to receive the inspirational and relevant messages of these devotions.

You can access the Daily Devotions in English at lhm.org/dailydevotions.

SERMON SCHEDULE

Aug. 25

"When the Monsters Come"

Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Dale A. Meyer

Archives August: we can never be too vigilant against the devil's attacks but in Christ we can always be confident that the victory is ours. (Job 40:15-41:34)

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