Weekly News from Zion and our Ministries Under the Cross: Evergreen Academy & Nina's Place

July 2, 2025

Assembling Backpacks for the Homeless

Our Summer 2025 Service Project

Thanks to a recent Action Team Grant from Thrivent, we will be gathering the supplies necessary to assemble backpacks for the homeless and unhoused neighbors that come to Nina's Place.

Homelessness in Broward County continues to be an urgent issue, especially among seniors and families with children. We know of students in several Deerfield Beach schools who are sleeping in their cars or couch surfing among family and friends.

We are asking our families at Evergreen Academy and our members at Zion to bring items that can be included in these backpacks. All items need to be single use, pop-top, or pull-tab items. We do not assume that our homeless neighbors have can openers or cooking facilities.

Beginning this week, items can be dropped off in the box outside the Evergreen Academy Office or brought to worship on Sundays. This service project will run through Sunday, August 3rd. Thank you for your compassion and generosity!

NEEDED ITEMS

Individual Fruit Cups

Individual Chef Boyardee Meals

Individual Pull-Top Soups

Individual Cereal Boxes/Cups

Peanut Butter Crackers

Cheese Crackers

Vienna Sausages

Fruit Snacks

Granola Bars

Juice Boxes (not Pouches)

8oz Small Water Bottles

If your workplace would like to share in the collection of items, you can download our flyer by clicking here.

Holiday Hours

The Church Office and Evergreen Academy will be closed on Friday, July 4th. Nina's Place will be open its regular hours on Saturday, July 5th.

Lutheran Summer Music Continues

The LSM experience is packed with music lessons, concerts and recitals. The best way to stay connected is to visit the Live from LSM page, where most of the concerts and recitals will be livestreamed.

This Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

God is the source of our nourishment. Jesus’ invitation to “take and eat . . . take and drink” is a repeated one. In holy communion, in the word read and proclaimed, in the assembly of the people of God, the dominion of God has come near. Rejoice! Your name is written in heaven.

Sunday's bulletin can be found here.

Kurt R. Schmidt

Synodically-Authorized Minister

954-421-3146, option 2 (Church)

954-913-2125 (Cell)

kschmidt@zion-lutheran.org

Zion is a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community, and extends God's radical welcome to all people, because we're all created in God's image.