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Whether your child has received communion before or are preparing for their first time, this family-centered workshop will help students explore the history, ritual, tradition and meaning of the sacrament of Communion. This class is designed for children in grade 3 and older. 

Holy Communion is a part of all worship services on the first Sunday of the month.

If you are attending the online worship service, we know you won’t have the exact same elements that we use when we are in worship in the sanctuary. Gather any variety or wine or fruit juice, and any kind of bread product.

If you are receiving communion at any worship service, please complete an electronic communion card.

Sunday School is offered for age 3 to grade 5 during the 8:30 and 10:30 worship services.

Zion's Sunday School program follows a large group/small group model. Children will begin in worship with their families and then attend Sunday School after the Children's Message. When the children’s message is over, kids will gather for large group time to join in fun music, videos, activities, and skits to learn about the bible stories. After large group, kids will then follow their teachers to a classroom for small group time. Small group time is a time to dig deeper, ask questions, make crafts, do experiments, build friendships, and strengthen our relationship with God.

Spring Cleaning at Marysville Swedesberg Church & Zion Lutheran Church

On Sunday, May 17th at 12:30

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As Spring begins to shine around, it’s a great time to refresh the outdoors! On Sunday after church, join others for some projects at historic Marysville Church as we prepare for weekly Monday services or join for outdoor projects around Zion on Highway 25.

Please send a message to jcliftonblock@gmail.com or text at 612.759.5934 if your able to help.

Storytime with Jesus is a social opportunity at Zion for families with young children.  This is for all caregivers and children at Zion and in the wider community.  In other words: you do not need to be a member to attend---all are welcome! 

The focus is on children learning through stories, songs, and play that Jesus loves them.  

First & third Tuesday of each month at 9:15 am to 10:30 am, in Trinity Hall. If you can’t be here by 9:15, come anyway!

Families are welcome to join this new opportunity for a themed story time each month.  Caregivers are encouraged to socialize while the children learn and play together.   No registration required, just come and enjoy! 

July 22, 1928 – May 9, 2026

Betty Ann (Manteufel) Root age 97, passed away on May 9, 2026 after a sudden illness. Her memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at Zion Lutheran Church, Buffalo, at 11:00 a.m., with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service.

A graduate of St, Paul Humboldt HS, Betty married Jim Root in 1949. Together they raised their family of four children in the Crystal/New Hope area. After retiring from their respective jobs in 1983, Jim and Betty moved to Hackensack, MN where they spent the next sixteen years. In 1999, they completed their final move together and settled in Buffalo.  After Jim’s passing in 2017, Betty moved to Oaklee of Medina until her recent passing.

Betty was a loving and devoted wife and mother whose primary focus was the care and well-being of her family. Her fun-loving personality was infectious and she impacted all who were around her. She loved engaging with others in all sorts of activities – from card and board games to friendly discussions. Her introspective side was satisfied with her interests in crafts, quilting, crossword puzzles, and reading. In 1964 she began recording a list of the books she had read in an attempt to avoid reading the same book twice. From that time forward until her recent passing she had read 2565 different books.  A person of strong faith, Betty had hoped to live to be 100, but God had other plans for her. She is with him now.

Betty was preceded in death by Jim, her parents and brother, and granddaughter, Maggie.  She is survived by her children Deborah and Steven Buchholz, Stephen and Teresa Root, Elizabeth and Roland Dehmer, and Cynthia and Michael Windsor; 11 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

Memorials preferred to Zion Lutheran Church or donors choice.