More News from Zion UCC

In October, we plan on reopening the Thursday Drop-in Center for the season.  In September, we are looking forward to holding a Swiss Steak Dinner which we hope will become a regular event; participate in the Tremont Arts Festival with a booth and join our affiliate church West Park UCC for a Gabriel's Horns Concert. We are currently working on a Pancake Breakfast Brunch Buffet being held on August 27th to help fund the ministries of Zion UCC..

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Our Annual Outdoor Worship Service and Picnic at Lakewood Park was enriched with the presence of Bethany UCC and West Park UCC.  We had a wonderful time and lots of fun.

Our Potluck Spooktacular Buffet will be held following worship service on October 30th. Our Annual Mini-Mart will be November 12th and we will again host the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra on December 4th. This concert will be broadcast on WCLV-FM on December 19th.  Many other exciting events are on the horizon. Please check back often for details.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer carried a brief article and a picture of the scaffolding going up around the steeple. It's not a big article and they didn't even get the church name in it but if you would like to take a look for yourself, click here.

The Tuesday and Thursday Drop-in Centers have resumed operations. We held a brief reception for Ralph Randall, our newest member, following worship service Oct. 9th and had the opportunity to meet his family.  In September we participated in the community with a booth at the Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival. Ralph Randall joined the congregation as our newest member.  The Tuesday and Thursday Drop-in Centers were temporarily closed to allow our staff members a brief vacation. However the Saturday Meals program continued throughout the month. Scaffolding for the Steeple repairs has begun. The Steeple repairs are expected to be completed in early December.

In August we held our Annual Outdoor Worship and Picnic at Lakewood Park where we again joined by the congregation of Bethany UCC. Bethany's Rev. Robin Schreiber presided over the service. Concert pianist, Jason Peterson  performed with a woodwind ensemble from the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra and the Black River String Quartet.  The Black River String Quartet is based at Lorain County Community College. Tina Fitzgerald was installed as our newest elder. We participated in a pulpit exchange with West Park UCC and enjoyed the sermon and fellowship time with the Rev. Lawrence H. Craig.

MTV filmed a documentary at Zion that will be airing sometime in January.  Donna Herbster has been approved to serve her internship at Zion UCC of Tremont. She will be working primarily with the Drop-in Center and Drop-in Meals Program and will serve the congregation in the absence of our pastor. 

We celebrated our 138th Anniversary with an elegant brunch prepared by Mike and Tina following the service on May 8th and on May 14th and 15th held our Annual Plant Sale.    Thanks to a generous donation from Hinkley Lighting Products of Cleveland we also sold a huge selection of  Indoor and Outdoor Light Fixtures, all new, still in cartons for goodwill offerings to cover the renovations to our fellowship hall. 

 On this website the church history has been updated to include the former pastors, a new section for press releases and event flyers, a photo gallery, and a section on our Drop-in Center and Meals Program. In the church we have had the pleasure of welcoming a new member, Mr. Melvin Moore. Our Sweetheart Buffet this year had a German menu and we hosted Gabriel's Horns on the same day... wonderful music.

On April 10th we hosted the Cleveland Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble presenting "A Festival of Music" by Johann Sebastian Bach. A reception followed the concert. The Drop-in Center held a Super Bowl Party and scheduled special meals for Christmas Day and New Years Day. Due to scheduling problems our World AIDS Day service was cancelled, however the kitchen was open and we had displays from many organizations around the world. December 11 saw the return of the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra in a special Seasonal Concert for the Holidays. On November 28 we witnessed the infant baptism of Zoe Elinor Lukacs. 

We opened a drop-in center for the homeless on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and had begun offering a light evening meal on Saturdays in October of 2003. We offered games, movies, quiet music, reading materials, snacks, fellowship and a place of retreat. People came forward and donated games and snacks. For the same funds, Elaine (Zion's kitchen angel) and her crew were able to provide fabulous meals of meat, potatoes, rice or pasta, vegetables, salads, deserts and drinks. We are now serving as many as 100 people on a Saturday evening.