Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

28005 Old Towne Road
Chisago City, MN 55013
651-257-2713
651-257-2715
Fax: 651-257-8981

Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Mission Statement

To make the love of Christ known to all.

Our next sermon series will be..
“The Prodigal Church.”

Based, in part,
on Jeff Lucas’ book:

“Creating a Prodigal-Friendly Church.”
If we looked at our churches through the lens of Jesus’ story of ‘the Prodigal Son’ how would we compare to the list of characters there? What meaning did this story have for its original hearers? What does this story mean for us. Let’s try to put ourselves into the story and see how we can change our church to be more ‘prodigal friendly’ yet respect the concern of the older brother. Here is the schedule for this four-part series.

April 29th…. “The Father’s Church”
   Who does the father figure in this story really represent? What would our world look like if more congregations behaved like the father in our story? Would you really be comfortable with this type of father?

May 6th…”The Church of the Younger Brother”
Hold on to your socks…with the younger brother in charge we are sure to have a good time! But for how long? Can we trust the sincerity of his confession and witness? Will he ever learn to be responsible?

May 13th…”The Church of the Responsible Brother”
   The ‘good son’ stays home and works his heart out for the father. He knows it is up to him to keep the farm solvent because his father has lost all interest in the farm after his little brother took a third of the wealth. The father sits by the road every day and waits for that worthless son, thinking he will return. Then when the slacker does come back, the father takes part of the older brother’s inheritance and spends it on an extravagant party for the loser. What reward is there in being responsible? How would things look if the older brother was in charge?

May 20th… “The Church of Brotherly Love”
   The Father has thrown a big party. But the party has caused friction in the family. Will the older brother ever be able to celebrate his father’s extravagance? Will the younger brother ever truly appreciate the gifts? Will the brothers ever come together?

Worship Schedule

8:30 and 10:45.
Sunday School is held in between worship times
at 9:40 am.
· Traditional worship service is held at 8:30 am.
Coffee Fellowship between services
· 2 CC's Service
(Contemporary) is held at 10:45 am.

2CC's (to Come Closer)

Want to know more about this new ministry at Zion? Click on the 2CC's above.

Pentecost Sunday
“Red Sunday”
May 20th – 8:30 and 10:45 am

As may be noted in other places of the FOCUS this month, at Zion this year, the recognition of PENTECOST Sunday will be observed on May 20th instead of May 27th due to the Memorial Day weekend. We again would like to make our sanctuary festive and are requesting that you WEAR RED and share a red floral plant….geraniums, tulips, roses or whatever “red” plants you would be planting in your summer gardens.

Bring your potted arrangement, with your name on it, to our worship services on May 20th. These plants will be placed in the sanctuary, helping to bring forth the joy and excitement of our “fired-up congregation of witnesses;” renewing our recognition of receiving the Holy Spirit into our lives. When the services are over, you may take your plant home to beautify your garden and to remind yourselves that the Holy Spirit has touched YOUR life as well.