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Happy Father's Day, New Children's Registration, Father's Day Giveaway (Pastoral Emphasis from 6/21)

Happy Father's Day! If earthly fathers, with their sinful nature, delights to do right for their children, it makes sense that the righteous, Heavenly Father will much more reward His children spiritually. I praise God for being our Heavenly Father who has given us the good gifts of His Son and His Spirit. His Son provides access to a relationship with the Father and His Spirit indwells within us and seals us for the day of redemption. We had an awesome VBS last week. The theme for the week that really stuck with me is "God is unforgettable". God has done so much for us that we should never forget His goodness towards us. Men: The deadline to pay your $150 toward the upcoming Men's Retreat on August 13th to 15th is Sunday, June 28th. The table is still open at the Welcome Center for you to pay your money up until this date. Mt. Zion will partner with "With Love from Jesus" Ministries in Raleigh for outreach on Saturday, June 27th from 9:00am to 12:30pm.

VBS starts, Love Dare Challenge, Youth Car Wash (Pastoral Emphasis from 6/14)

Vacation Bible School is starting tomorrow. You can still register for VBS. Join us for a week of food, fellowship, fun, and learning. We will conclude with a tailgate party on Saturday. Invite someone to be your guest for VBS and/or the tailgate party. Mt. Zion ministered at Phoenix Assisted Care this afternoon at 2:00pm. The College Ministry accompanied Minister Jacquelyn Harrison as speaker and the Sisters of Praise rendered the music. The Couples Ministry is doing the Love Dare challenge. All the Love Dare books have been sold. If you still would like to participate in the Love Dare challenge you can purchase the book from any area book store. Then contact Janice Long, Michele Skeen, or Cynthia Whitney for further details. The Youth Ministry Car Wash is on Saturday, June 27th from 8:00am to 1:00pm. The Men's Ministry will be providing a hot dog and drink to everyone making a monetary donation at the car wash! Volunteers are needed. Please sign up at the Welcome Center. Al

Father's Day Giveaway

It's so easy to talk about bad fathers, but I want to celebrate and encourage our good fathers by giving away study resources (commentaries, concordances, dictionaries) to a few deserving fathers on Father's Day. See the details below...

Celebrating with CFCFC & Pastoral Emphasis from 6/7

I missed the Mt. Zion family on Sunday as I was speaking at Christ First Christian Fellowship Center for their First Church and Pastoral Anniversary. My topic was "The End of One Era, the Beginning of a New Era" (Deut. 34:5-9). God's word was to exhort Pastor Snead to not dwell heavily on what he use to do at Mt. Zion but to do a radical new things at Christ First! I attended their afternoon service where Pastor Marshall Mays from Virginia (Pastor Snead's home church) preached on "Stay" (Acts 27:31). He encouraged Pastor Snead to endure to the end even though storms will come. And congratulations to all of our High School graduates. I'm so proud of you for reaching this significant milestone in your life. Also, very proud of all the youth and children for the wonderful job I heard they did for the Children & Youth Day service. While I was away...Elder Roderick Harrison provided the following pastoral emphasis... There is a sign-up sheet at the

FPU interest, Habitat for Mt. Zion postponed, Children's Day (Pastoral Emphasis from 5/31)

Parents: There was a brief meeting after church on Sunday for all parents who participate in the Children's Ministry. If you missed the meeting, please see someone in the Children's Ministry to get updated. And we do need more parent volunteers. Just a little bit of your time makes a big difference. On Monday night, we hosted a replay of the Town Hall for Hope featuring Dave Ramsey. I found it to be very enlightening and encouraging. We are also gathering interesting in Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University . Please sign up at the Welcome Center if you would be interested in attending this course. Tentative plans are to offer it in the fall. The "Habitat for Mt. Zion" project that was scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed. We are waiting on an inspection. We hope to do this project next Saturday. This Sunday is our Children & Youth Day. All High School seniors should wear their caps and gowns. Our young people will be leading and parti