Vacation Bible School 2007 - in progress

Well, no one was eaten by a bear.. at least we don't think so..

Still Not too late to come down and join in the fun !! 9 - 1130am til thursday !!!

Come and join in the fun ! The kids will learn stuff too !!!













Thanks to John and Lois for being the Campground Cooks !

a HUGE THANK YOU to Deana for coordinating this whole event !!!

Great Job !! whew !!

July Rummage Sale

Saturday's rummage sale, you know the one that was suppose to be held outside.. well due to the threat of rain, it was quickly put together inside. Thanks to ALL those that helped on set up and take down.

Not a lot of pictures.. cause we were helping set up and take down.. (he he)


Again a BIG THANKS TO MIKE AND CINDY and to all those that came and helped !!!


The proceeds are being used for the Youth Trip to minnesota next week !!

Heritage Parade 2007 review

Well, we walked the 2 miles and had fun ! weather was nice and we had a nice wind. crowd was friendly and we handed out cards and candy. nice parade.

All done with the parade ... on our way back to Zion !

THANKS TO ALL THE "Z" SHIRTS BELOW who participated in the parade and helped pass THE WORD !!

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Zion Appreciation Picnic

Sunday was the Zion Appreciation picnic held at Kim and Gary's place. A BIG THANK YOU to them for allowing us to enjoy such a wonderful place. Everyone had lots a food to eat, good conversation and fun playing the games that were available.







Even horses !!!



Pastor (bean bag pro) Otto - action shot !

Bell Ringers Polishing Party

Yup, even the bells have to be cleaned up and maintained on a regular basis.

Here you see the crew working hard on keeping their equipment in the best of shape.


(click on photos to enlarge it -
photos courtesy of Diane Larsen)





well, okay,, maybe it wasn't all work all the time........










of course, there has to be food... the chef at work .....

Last Service preformed by Pastor Harder

Pastor Harder gave his last service here at Zion. 5 years of his valuable time has been spent here. We greatly appreciate all that he has done and wish him well at his next stop in life, the Messiah Lutheran in Elgin is very blessed to have him.






On behalf of all those here at Zion, a plaque was presented to him.

Blessing of the Grads !

The blessing of the graduating Seniors took place this sunday.












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