ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod HOME GIVING ABOUT NEWS MINISTRY MISSIONS LINKS FUNERAL PLANNING Funeral Resources (click to view) Help and Guidance in the Event of my Death Form to List Funeral Plans Why Pre-Plan your Funeral? 1. It brings the subject out into the open and provides the family with an opportunity to share openly their thoughts and feelings about death and dying which might otherwise never be discussed or aired. 2. It shows love and concern for one’s survivors. 3. It allows a person to make his/her wishes clearly known. 4. It eases the burden often placed upon survivors of making major decision at an extremely emotional time. 5. It reduces disagreement between survivors regarding what should be done. 6. It assures that you have “set you house in order” and that you will receive the type of disposition you desire. 7. It diminishes the feeling of regret and guilt that so often surrounds death. 8 It promotes wise unemotional financial decisions. 9. It avoids costly and inappropriate expenses (emotional overspending). Organ Donations The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod encourages the donation of organs. At its 1981 National Convention the synod passed a resolution encouraging its members to become living organ donors. This donation is seen as an opportunity to help others out of love for Christ, through the donation of organs. Guidelines: • Any person 18 years of age or older may donate all or part of his/her body after death for transplantation, research, or placement is a tissue bank. • If a donor has not acted in his/her lifetime to specify a wish to donate, his/her survivors may do so in a specified order of priority (spouse, adult child, either parent, etc.). • Hospital staff will inform the family of all specifics regarding organ transplantation at the hospital. • The donor has the right to revoke the gift, and those for whom it is intended may also reject it. The donor arrangement has time limitations and must be reviewed periodically. Methods of Making an Organ Donation: Place the organ donation preference on your Driver’s license.Complete a uniform Donors Card. LEAVE A REPLY Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Website The purpose of Zion Lutheran Church is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people through Word and Sacrament; encouraging and supporting one another as a fellowship of believers. WORSHIP TIMES: Contemporary Worship – Saturday 5:00 pm Traditional Worship – Sunday 8:30 am Blended Worship – Sunday 10:45 am by *To begin online giving, simply click on the image and follow the instructions. RECENT POSTS The First Sunday in Advent – November 28, 2021 Thanksgiving Eve – November 25, 2021 The Last Sunday of the Church Year – November 21, 2021 November 21, 2021 – Life & Growth & Worship Bulletins The 25th Sunday after Pentecost – November 14, 2021 Search for: *To begin online giving, simply click on the image and follow the instructions. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH 413 Avenue D East Bismarck, ND 58501 701-223-8286 zionlcmsbis@gmail.com Contemporary Service - Saturday 5 pm Traditional Service - Sunday 8:30 am Blended Service - Sunday 10:45 am Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Monaco by Veselka Dobreva. http://andreasviklund.com