Category Archives: Events

The church is decked in green during this time of year because the color green symbolizes the new life and growth God bestows through Word and Sacrament.  As the days grow shorter, seasons change, and things in nature begin to die, we look forward to the final Harvest on the Last...

For many Lutherans, first Communion creates one of the most meaningful and lasting memories.  Yet memories don’t get to the essence of what happens in the Lord’s Supper–a meal of forgiveness, unity, and peace through the body and blood of Christ.  First Communion embraces more than a moment.  It begins a lifetime of communion...

Confirmation is a three-year program covering the fundamentals of Christian teaching, focusing on Holy Scripture and Luther’s Small Catechism.  This is instruction that is intended to lay the foundation for a whole life of growing in the faith.  The goal of catechesis, according to Luther, is that God’s people may...

 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.  In order to celebrate this event we have set up our very own screening of the new movie “Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World” at the Carmike Theater at the Oakwood Mall in Eau Claire on Wednesday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. Get your tickets here: http://eauclaire2.NewLutherMovie.com      ...

People come to church, especially during the Easter season, because they are looking for hope and new life.  If you are one of those people, you have come to the right place.  Hope and new life are found in Jesus. The Easter celebration doesn’t last only one day.  The Church...

The preparatory time of Lent culminates in Holy Week, which begins with Palm Sunday.  The palm procession, which recalls Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, dates to the practice of Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem in the fourth century.  The use of palms, however, can be found in Jesus’ own lifetime, when...

On Wednesdays in Lent, we serve a Meager Meal at noon and 6:00 p.m.–before each of the Lenten services.  Enjoy homemade soup and bread.  A freewill offering is taken for mission work in Wisconsin and beyond....

On this eighth day of Christmas we gather to thank God for the blessings, both spiritual and physical, He has bestowed on us in the past year and to forward in Jesus’ name to another year of grace in 2017....

Jesus said, “Let the children come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14). For this reason Zion offers a Sunday School for children at 8:30 a.m.  Zion has a good group of volunteer teachers who offer a traditional classroom Sunday School for...

At this time of year the church is decked with the color green.  Green is the color of grass, leaves, and crops.  Green symbolizes growth and life.  God bestows Christian growth and eternal life by His Holy Spirit, who works through the Word and Sacraments. The Sunday worship service is at 9:30...