Just an update

Hello ZPV,

Trish stunned me the other day when she mentioned that school starts this month. We are two-thirds done with summer! Where does time fly? Well, I'd better make sure we all know what's going on.

• The Extreme Makeover Series continues this Sunday, August 9 with Pastor Paul.
• Men@Millers continues every Saturday at 7AM for about an hour, guys. Some buy breakfast; some buy coffee. The only Saturdays we don't meet are the first Saturdays of the month.
• Our next DRIVE meeting at the Clarion campus will be Aug. 30 at 6PM. Come hear what God is doing all around Zion!
• The next ZPV BBQ will be Sept. 13 after church!
• Also, later that day, we will have a DZ101 (Discovering Zion). If you've not attended one, this is where you can learn all you've ever wanted to learn about Zion. We meet from 4-6PM.
• Say, why don't skip church one Sunday? Actually, on Sept. 20, Zion will participate in One Day. We are currently meeting with community leaders to see if there are opportunities for us to bless them in Jesus' name: park clean ups, fix ups, helping neighbors, etc. If you happen to see a need in your community, please let me know. We are not committing to anything yet, so please don't make any promises. Yes, we will meet briefly that morning, but the majority of our time will be in service.
• And, there is always need for more prayer (frankly, we don't pray enough!). Trish is at ZPV at noon each Friday (during summer) with one agenda item: pray for Zion and our community. There are only a few meetings left.
• For students, don't forget Thursday nights at our home. Until school starts, we meet from 7-9PM. Yes, we'll open the pool if the weather allows. Come for some fun, hanging with friends, and hearing from God.
• And, also for students, we will open the church up for games and snacks after KCHS home football games. Details later.
• Need to be baptized? What's stopping you? Let me know and we can set it up.

Wow, we often think of summer as a slow time! I'm begging God to work in our lives and in our community. It's so much more than activities; they provide the opportunities. I want to be on board with his plans.

See you Sunday.

Pastor Joe
Zion of Petroleum Valley