Photo Collection
2006
Zion Christmas Choir, morning worship, December 24, 2006.
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Zion Christmas Choir, morning worship, December 24, 2006.
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The Christ Lutheran Church congregation of Pascagoula is responsible for a Christmas remembrance just as Christmas arrives. It sent Zion its first new Chrismon decoration of the Millennium. The "Chi-Rho," an ancient monogram and symbol for Jesus Christ, is based on the first two Greek letters in the Greek spelling for "Christ." The chi and superimposed rho are highlighted in gold sequins in this Christogram designed for use on a Christmas tree. We caught Zion's Council Chairman Pete Midgarden and Sunday morning worshiper Elsie Wren admiring the decoration on Christmas Eve Sunday. Zion Lutheran Church befriended and aided the Pascagoula congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Christ Lutheran and its congregation have made major strides in recovery.
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Minnesota snowbird Ruth Ann Bultinck and Wisconsin snowbirds
Ruth and Norm Sanftleben enjoyed our Zion Lutheran Church coffee
fellowship on the last Sunday of November (November 26, 2006).
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Margaret Stevens and daughter Shirley stephens (center left) enjoy the
October 15, 2006 Camp Dixie Chicken Dinner Fellowship. Sister Tina Lyrene and
brother Paul Edhegard sit across the table. Other friends of Camp Dixie are
identifiable, including more people from Zion at the far end of this
table.
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Ed Engel (plaid shirt, third from left center) enjoyed his
last Camp Dixie Chicken Dinner Fellowship on October 15, 2006. He went
to be with the Lord a couple weeks later. Wife Eva is to his right.
Zion members and friends, Martha Canning, Henrie and Ernie Burnett, and
Betty and Wayne Pitcher, are on the same side of the table to Ed's
left. On the other side of the table is an Engel
grandchild, daughter Cynthia, and more friends of Zion, Charlie Canning
and Cindi Johnson. Ed Engel was instrumental to long-term
support for Camp Dixie and had worked on many Camp Dixie projects over
the years, including these chicken events.
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Sidewalk Project
October 6, 7, 2006
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Roland Masters Snarr, Jr., became a member of Zion Lutheran
Church on September 24, 2006. Roland has been a widower for several
years and has children in the Silverhill area. He hales from Spring
Hill and lives on Bohemian Hall Road in Silverhill.
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Patrick "Nels" Midgarden (r) with Grampa Pete joined us for
worship on August 27, 2006. Nels will be returning to school in Virginia for
his senior year. Son David with the USDA is attached to the
ambassador's office and resides with his family in Tatachula, Mexico.
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Paved Parking
Project
April 11, 2006
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Ernie and Henri Burnett welcomed friends from Montgomery, Alabama
to Zion's morning worship service on August 20, 2006. Standing in front of Zion's Fellowship Hall from left to right are, Ernie and Henri Burnett, Jade, Susan, and Christopher "Chris" Teel.
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New Members
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Zion welcomed Becky and Steve Vasko into membership July 9, 2006. This photo was taken at their home on June 26, 2006.
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New Members
Ed and Eva Engel joined the Zion Lutheran Church fellowship on June 4, 2006, Pentecost Sunday. This photo was taken on Sunday, July, 2, 2006.
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Members and friends of Zion will remember the kindness of Pastor Dr. St. Pierre in his brief interim pastoral ministry to the
congregation in the late 1990s after some difficult times during the
congregation's withdrawal from the ELCA and affiliation with the AFLC.
Pastor Ruport and Thelma St. Pierre visited the congregation on Sunday,
July 2, 2006. They are in the process of selling their home in
Fairhope and "retiring" to Sun City West in Arizona. Please pray for
the sale of their home according to the Lord's time table and for
travel and relocation mercies.
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Austin Gibbs recognized Sunday, May 21, 2006.
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Austin Gibbs was recognized by the congregation on Graduation Sunday, May 21, 2006. After the Sunday morning worship service, a brunch was served in celebration of Austin's high school graduation.
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Pete Midgarden, aided by Charlie Canning, were working on
applying the old hymn the morning of May 17, 2006. Yes, "Nearer, My God, to
Thee," might have been on Pete's mind particularly as he "rose to the
occasion," ascending that old ladder to again work on the roof of Zion
Lutheran Church in beautiful Silverhill. The valley gutter of metal
was warping and causing shingles to be deformed, so Pete and Charlie
got to work to fix the valley.
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Ralph Utter (l) and Pete Midgarden made short work of parsing
the cedar tree and getting it into Ralph's truck for removal. For many years the tree stood at the front southeast corner of the church sanctuary and was decorated with colorful lights during the Christams season. Removing the tree was the first step on April 11, 2006 in constructing the new paved
parking area.
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Bob Fuchs and new wife Mary were greeted by Linda and Mack Gibbs on Sunday, April 2, 2006. This is the first trip to Baldwin for the newlyweds.
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Henri Burnett (in the red) welcome daughter and
granddaughters on April 2, 2006 at the credenza at the back of Zion's
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Friends and members shared strawberry shortcake on March 26, 2006 with
Charlie Canning serving. Click to Enlarge.
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Jim and Elizabeth, Sunday, February 19, 2006. Click to Enlarge.
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Betty and Wayne Pitcher posed with snowbird visitors Pat and
Ron Rieves (center left and right) from St. Johns, MI, before leaving
for fried chicken at Camp Dixie's monthly fund-raiser on February 12,
2006. The Rieves had stopped for a couple days at the Styx River RV
Camp near Silverhill, Zion's home town, on their way to MS. Click to enlarge.
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Valentine Celebration February 11, 2006. Click to enlarge.
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Joan and Jim Schumaier of Beulah, North Dakota. Click to enlarge.
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Jim Schumaier of Beulah, North Dakota. Click to enlarge.
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Hi, We recently made a short visit to your church and were so warmly welcomed! Please tell Pastor Johnson that our Pastor Kris Nyman (of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Beulah, ND) extends his thanks for the Swedish Hymnal and commemorative coin. We also gave one of the coins to Lyndy, the Girl Scout that had collected school supplies and Bibles to you for distribution to Hurricane victims. Our family at Prince of Peace in Beulah were so excited to receive greetings from you. In fact your church is featured on our web site. It's at www.lutheransonline.com/popbeulah under Pop On the Move. Again we thank you for the warm welcome and for the prayer of Pastor David that sent us safely home.
In His Grip: Joan Schumaier, Beulah ND
News Archive of 2006
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