As we begin the final countdown to our 300th birthday, we have renamed this year as Celebrate 300. Mission 300--or M300-- was our fundraising effort for our 300th anniversary, but we needed to have a new name for the actual anniversary. We hope you agree that Celebrate 300 captures our spirit.
Be ready for August 4, when we officially kick off our year of special events as we lead up to our 300th birthday on August 3, 2014. This year, we will begin with a special service with a liturgy from the 1970’s. It should be a wonderful worship that many of us will remember, and let our kids find out what church was like when we were growing up.
August 4 also returns our Sunday worship to the church where all sorts of special improvements have been made over the summer months. Be prepared to "ooh and ah" and enjoy our revitalized and renewed church building. You won't be able to miss us (that's all the hint I am giving for now)!
As the year goes on, watch for more exciting events to occur. Our Sunday School, which will restart in September, will have lots of special events to help celebrate our year of festivities. Also in September, a group of Zion members will travel to Germany to trace the steps of Martin Luther and visit the birthplace of Zion’s founders and our first pastors. We can all follow along by reading their blog, which should be a lot of fun! In October, we will be hosting the Wagner College Choir for a special concert, and we hope to have a unique service with lots of the descendants of the German Palatines who first settled in Hunterdon County.
Things will be happening throughout this coming year. We hope you will join us as we "Celebrate 300"!
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