Photo Collection 2007     The 2007 Christmas Eve Service was blessed by the Zion Christmas Choir, directed by Cindi Johnson. - Click to enlarge.     Choir members were (left to right) Steve Vasko, Charles Canning, Peter Midgarden, Phil Owen (back row), Ruth Ann Bulltinck, Linda Gibbs, Michael Johnson, and Kent Owen (front row). - Click to enlarge.     Children from Silverhill School stopped briefly at Zion Lutheran Church on their annual Christmas tour of the Town of Silverhill on December 18, 2007. - Click to enlarge.     Mr. Pete (Midgarden) and Pastor Dave shared Christmas history with the children from Silverhill of days past. - Click to enlarge.      Brother John Schell from Harvest Church in Summerdale, Alabama, recently entertained Sona (center) and DC Kaushal (right) from New Delhi, India. They discussed their ministry, "Living Hope Ministries," with Pastor Dave Johnson from Silverhill's Zion Lutheran Church (left). The Kaushals were last in the U.S. in 2005. - Click picture to Enlarge. Dixie Dedicates Sign June 10, 2007 Work Day April 21, 2007          April 8, 2007, Easter Sunday, Zion Lutheran Church. - Click each picture to Enlarge. The Easter Choir praised the Lord in song during our service. Director Cindi Johnson (back to camera) encouraged Violet Buonauro, Linda Gibbs, Henrie Burnett, Betty Pitcher, Ruth Ann Bultinck (front row, l to r), Steve Vasko, Pete Midgarden, Charlie Canning, and Wayne Pitcher (back row, l to r) to praise the Lord with our congregation. Pastor Dave sits next to the altar during the special music, "I Know That My Redeemer Lives." We don't have a lot of good pictures of Mike Coleman playing the organ. So many of them wash out with the light behind him. This one may be a little better. Zion dedicated its most recent banner acquisition which has an Advent/Christmas focus. The message, however, is very consistent with the Easter Season when we call on people to recognize Christ and His resurrection.      Zion dedicated a sanctuary banner on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007. The banner has an Advent-Christmas motif calling for the recognition of Jesus Christ, God's own Son Who is God's gift to the world. There is a similar call in the Easter Season to recognize the sacrifice of God's own Son for the sins of the world on the cross of Calvary.     Zion's church council notes that, "Easter is a very appropriate time to celebrate and dedicate God's love for the world with this beautiful banner dedication." Zion's Easter Crosses     Girl Scout Brownie Troop 564, pictured during their regular Monday meeting, were special guests on Sunday, March 25, 2007 at Zion Lutheran Church. Girls led in the Pledge of Allegiance before the Sunday service and received recognition for work on badges over this past year after the service. Long-time Boy Scout Leader, Pete Midgarden, received Girl Scout Troop 564's thank you on behalf of the church at that time. The girls posed outside Zion's Fellowship Hall Monday with Scout Leader Tamara Pactor. Girls (l to r) include Melanie H., Deja V., Faith B., and Cassidy D. in the back row, Raquel G., Rhian P., Mikah F., Mary Ashlee H., and Karsyn H. in the middle row, and Dona J., Houston H., and Saige P. in the front row. Not pictured, Shayla N.     Lutheran Schools Week at Elberta's Good Shepherd Lutheran School has had a number of guests in recognition of the week's focus. This group assembled on Tuesday morning March 6, 2007, for devotions with Pastor Dave of Silverhill's Zion Lutheran Church. The careful observer will note the group was supervised by Miss Charlene Crump (adult left) and Miss Shelley Stockwell (adult right).     A variety of churches were represented at the recent Gideon Recognition Dinner held on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at the Foley Civic Center. Seated around the "Zion Lutheran Church" table, beginning at the 7:00 position and proceeding clockwise: Mack Gibbs (Gideon Member), Martha Canning, Charlie Canning, Pastor Dave Johnson, Steve Vasco, Becky Vasco, Cindi Johnson, and Linda Gibbs (Gideon Auxiliary Member). - Click to enlarge.     Pastor Dave in India-garb, recently returned from Chirala, Andhra Pradesh, India. Here he shares a a variety of India items received while on his trip to India January - February, 2007, including a wooden sculpture of the "suffering Christ," a gift from Dr. Anand Kumar who works with the Association Free Lutheran Congregations--India. The presentation shawl and wooden "Suffering Christ" figure will soon be newly featured in Zion's Museum. - Click to enlarge.     On Pastor Dave's return from India on February 18, 2007, Miss Cindi and Pastor Dave modeled "Indian Dress." Miss Cindi wears traditional Indian women's wear and Pastor Dave wears traditional male wear. Both sets of clothing were received from friends in the Association Free Lutheran Congregations--India. - Click to enlarge. Valentine Celebration 2007 News Archive of 2007