Photo Collection 2011 Christmas Day Service Sunday, December 25, 2011 Holy Baptism Sunday, December 18, 2011 Bring a Buddy to Breakfast Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 The Floor Was Waxing Bold! Tuesday, July 26, 2011 It has been several years since the Fellowship Hall's floors have been waxed. It is not a simple project and it needs a commercial answer. Charlie Canning did his usual search for quality workmanship and discovered Eddie Taylor's "Complete Janitorial Service." Eddie with his crew of David Taylor and Steve Rogers were busy removing furniture, cleaning the Fellowship Hall floor, and then applying several layers of wax. Charlie Canning and Ernie Burnett were on hand for questions and "traffic control." Click each photo to enlarge. "Complete Janitorial Service" unloads its equipment from the company truck and trailer to wax the Fellowship Hall's scuffed floors. David Taylor (l) and Steve Rogers lay down multiple coats of wax with mop and sweat. Eddie, Steve, and David covered every spot in the large meeting area as well as in the Sunday School and office areas. We caught a sparkling floor, gleaming with two layers of wax, but there was more to come before the Complete Janitorial Service crew was on its way to another job. Eddie Taylor runs waxing equipment out of Fellowship Hall after the coatings have been laid down. Zion Calls Interim Pastor Sunday, July 17, 2011      Pastor Dr. Karnig Kazanjian of Mobile was called as Interim Pastor by Silverhill's Zion Lutheran Church on July 17. Several members of the congregation joined "Pastor K" for a photo-op after worship. Linda Gibbs, Church Chairman Peter Midgarden, Pastor K, Mack Gibbs, Charlie Canning, Martha Canning, Vera Avera, and Eva Engel (l to r) shared the moment. Historic Zion Lutheran Church, located a block off State Highway 104 at 15875 4th Avenue at 7th Street, is just across the street from Silverhill School and worships each Sunday with the Common Liturgy, a worship format shared with a variety of Lutheran synods. Pastor K will formally begin leading worship on August 7. Zion is affiliated with the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations, the fourth largest organized Lutheran group in America, and worships each Sunday at 10 AM. Further information can be obtained by calling the church at 251-945-5209. Visiting Pastor Neil Pape Sunday, July 3, 2011 Click each photo to enlarge. Pastor Pape visits with the congregation after the Sunday morning service. Gary Engle speaking with Pastor Pape. Steve Vasko and Gary Engle are discussing their upcoming 4th of July plans, while Ralph Utter greets Pastor Pape. Ernie Burnette greets Zion's organist, Mike Coleman. Pastor Neil Pape and wife Kathy Pape after the morning service. Pastor Neil Pape and wife Kathy Pape leaving Silverhill to return to their home in Pensacola. 50th Wedding Anniversary Sunday, June 26, 2011 Visiting Pastor Sunday, June 26, 2011 Dr. and Mrs. Karnig Kazanjian Good Friday April 22, 2011 Surprise Potluck April 10, 2011 Great Grandma Eva Engel Sunday, April 3, 2011      April is getting off to a great start with visitors. Great Grandma Eva Engel was accompanied by daughter Cynthia's family to worship on Sunday. That is great granddaughter Lexi in Lindsey's arms and grandson Jonathan and great grandaugher Halley (l to r). The Summick family resides near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Church Outreach Workshop Saturday, April 2, 2011      Association of Free Lutheran Congregations' Director of Evangelism, Pastor James Rasmussen (l), presented a workshop on church outreach at Silverhill's Zion Lutheran Church last Saturday. Church Council members Pete Midgarden, Mack Gibbs, Charlie Canning, Shirley Stephens, and Darlene Tasso (l to r) participated in the study. Zion will continue study in the "Friend to Friend" program developed by the Faith Search organization. Whitney Fritz Visit Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Click each photo to enlarge. Whitney Fritz (center), familiar to the folks at Zion from a variety of fund-raisers on her behalf, joined the congregation for soup and sandwich before Lenten Vespers on Wednesday. That's Dad holding a tray for her as Whitney made some wise meal choices. Whitney is now a teenager. She was doing a beach visit with her family. Charlie Canning was involved in spearheading fund-raisers for Whitney. He posed with Whitney after worship. (In case you haven't noticed, it was dark.) Whitney had a chance to have supper with Aunt Darlene Tasso. Yes, the sandwich choice was one of the harder choices to make. It was one step to filling the plate and grabbing that soup. New Loxley Family Visits Zion Sunday, March 27, 2011      Wisconsin transplants to Loxley, Gerry Heinzl, Janet Beard, and Katrina Black (l to r) recently visited Zion Lutheran Church of Silverhill. The mom and daughters worshipped at Zion for the first time the last Sunday in March. The Zion congregation is located across the street from Silverhill School. New Loxley Family Visits Zion Sunday, March 20, 2011      Jordan and Zach Kelly, and Zach, Jason, Michael, and Audrey McQuire (l to r), recent transplants from Lillian to Loxley, visited Zion Lutheran Church in Silverhill in late March. Zion is located in beautiful Silverhill, Alabama, none the worse for wear from the recent tornado touchdown a couple blocks away. Minnesota Snowbirds Visit Silverhill's Zion Lutheran Church Sunday, March 20, 2011      Spring is here, but the snowbirds keep a-coming. Georgia Obrien and Al Johnson (center) were visiting in the Silverhill area after traveling south from Duluth, Minneosta. Cindi and Pastor Dave Johnson (far l and r) posed with these "fellow-Minnesotans." Michigan Snowbirds Worship in Silverhill Sunday, March 13, 2011      Donna and Larry Sanborn (Clinton, MI) and Judy and Dean Craig (Tecumseh, MI) (l to r) worshipped at Zion Lutheran Church in beautiful Silverhill, AL, this past Sunday. Long-time Silverhill residents and Zion members Ralph and Gus Utter shared a few moments with the couples after services. The Sanborns and Craigs were staying at Wales West near Silverhill. The Michigander "snowbirds" worship at Grace Lutheran Church in Tecumseh, MI, when not in the "Sunny South." Bauer Brothers Visit Zion Sunday, March 13, 2011      Long-term Zion member Betty Pitcher (r) brought brothers William (l) and Richard Bauer (second from r) to worship on Sunday, March 13. Zion member Ralph Utter (second from l) discussed Illinois weather with the boys. Lenten Season March 9 - April 22, 2011 Work Project February 28, 2008 Click each to enlarge.     The door seal on the double doors on the south side of our Fellowship Hall recently failed. They are, after all, 11 years old. Mike Drury, a St. Louis, MO, transplant to Bay Minette, AL, took our doors off and altered the bottom of the doors to accommodate a new kind of seal. "He was in and out in very short order," Pete Midgarden says.     It is spring and who shows up to fix the shrubs? That's Ed Kinsey trimming things for the coming season outside the Fellowship Hall.     With Ed doing shrubs, Mary Kinsey worked on flowers lining the side entry to the church. Stay away from the fire ants, Mary!     Yesterday Zion Lutheran Church had its first use of the new sanctuary sound system. Pete Midgarden has been busy reading operating manuals but was able to pause for a snap shot. Thanks for the diligence, Pete. Swedish Visitor Sunday, February 27, 2011      Harriet and Perry Outlaw from Fairhope brought Swedish visitor Katarina Anderson and Florida resident Mickey Norell to worship at historic Zion Lutheran Church of Silverhill and visited Zion's museum after services. Harriet Outlaw (l) and Perry Outlaw (r) are residents of Fairhope, Alabama. Mickey Norell from Lake Mary, Florida (center l), accompanied Katarina Anderson who is from Eslov, Sweden. The Swedish flag is mounted over the doorway leading into the museum. Zion Lutheran Church was founded by Swedish émigrés in 1905. Valentine's Event February 12, 2011 Zion Sound System Tuesday, February 1, 2011      Council member Pete Midgarden, Matt Ponder (Fairhope's Jubilee Music), council member Charles Canning, and Gene Smith (Jubilee Music) (l to r) discussed a potential sound system for the Zion congregation. The Church Council has been soliciting ideas to enhance our Sunday worship experience after receiving designated funds for a new sound system. Snowbirds Worship at Zion Sunday, January 30, 2011      Lorraine and Roger Clark ("snowbirds" from Marseilles, IL) (l to r, foreground) joined the folks from Silverhill's Zion Lutheran Church for January "Coffee Fellowship" following Sunday morning worship. And yes, "it was a blizzard" on the way down to Baldwin. The couple is staying at a campground off Fort Morgan Road. Zion Installs 2011 Officers Sunday, January 30, 2011      Peter Midgarden (Silverhill), Charles Canning (Magnolia Springs), Ed Kinsey (Daphne), and Shirley Stephens (l to r) were installed as 2011 officers of Zion Lutheran Church in Silverhill on the last Sunday of January. Ernest Burnett (Fairhope), Mack Gibbs (Summerdale), and Becky Vasko (Silverhill) (not pictured) were installed in absentia. "Undecoration" Event Saturday, January 15, 2011 Time to Get Christmas Decorations Put Away Click each photo to enlarge. Canning week-end guest Stephen Mitchell and Pete Midgarden unstrung the lights mounted on the church sign. Becky Vasko (top), Cindi Johnson (l) and Betty Pitcher "defrocked" the Christmas tree of ornaments. Museum Co-Curator with husband Ernie began filing things away in the museum's new file cabinet. Mack Gibbs (l) and Charlie Canning dismantled Yogi Nitteberg's Christmas creche and removed the special lighting for the next Christmas Season. Ralph Utter raked leaves and ran the mower enough to dress up our church grounds for the New Year. Becky Vasko untangled extension cords for Christmas lighting and prepared them for storage until next Christmas.