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2023 Church Theme, New Year's Eve Service, Merry Christmas (Pastoral Emphasis for 12/25)

Our church theme for 2023 is Bearing Witness to the Gospel of Christ . The theme verse is Acts 1:8 . We want to focus on being effective witnesses for Jesus at home and outside of the church.  Join us for our New Year's Eve service at 10pm. After midnight, we will celebrate Communion. And we will NOT have service on New Year's Day.  Mt. Zion has partnered with the Town of Cary to participate in the MLK 2023 Dreamfest weekend to honor Dr. Martin L King Jr’s legacy through service. We have a Walk of Hope on January 16th starting at 9am to raise awareness for survivors of abuse & addiction. We're asking people to bring donations to the walk. You can register in Realm.  MERRY CHRISTMAS! This Christmas, let us celebrate the salvation brought by the virgin-born, Son of God, Jesus Christ!

Praise Reports, Christmas Day Service, Lunch with College Students (Pastoral Emphasis for 12/18)

Praise Reports Deacon Phil Blango's surgery to remove cancer went very well. He's out of ICU and in a regular room. He's started moving around with the help of a walker. Sis. Angela Perry's daughter was diagnosed with terminal cancer with only a few months to live. She recently had a scan done that showed no cancer present!! There will be no Bible Study for the next couple of weeks. We'll resume on January 4th by starting our study in the book of Acts. Read chapters 1-4 in preparation.  Sunday, we're moving our service from 10 am to 8 am. Join us on Christmas morning as we recognize and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. There will be no service at 10 am.  Invite someone to join us for our New Year's Eve service at 10pm. After midnight, we will celebrate Communion. And we will NOT have service on New Year's Day.  I enjoyed lunch with college students after church today. We talked about the best and worst things about college, challenges to th

December Birthdays & Anniversaries, Upcoming Service Schedule Changes, Gamer's Lounge (Pastoral Emphasis for 12/4)

Bro. Julius Brown went to be with the Lord last night. Elders Bullock, Dunn, and I had an opportunity to visit with him before his death. Please keep his widow, Sis. Doris and her family in your prayers. Deacon Phil Blango was admitted to ICU with fluid in his lungs. He's doing much better and should be coming home today or tomorrow.  Happy Birthday to our December babies: On 12/2, Sis. Lois Arrington celebrated her 97th birthday !  Happy Anniversary to our December couples:  George & Daureen Richards is celebrating 23 years Jerome & Antoinette Norton is celebrating 25 years Rick & Maureen Holland is celebrating 36 years   Our Senior Birthday Surprise goes to Sis. Jean Strudwick. Since Christmas falls on Sunday, we will move our service up to 8 am. For New Year's, we're having our NYE service at 10 pm and we'll have Communion after midnight. So we will NOT have service on New Year's Day.  The Youth Ministry will have a Gamer's Lounge on 12/10 fro