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CVdC Weekend #51

Diane Zand, Rectora

A Message from the Rectora

I’m Diane Zand, and I am honored to be the Rectora for VDC #51. For those of you that
don’t know me, allow me to introduce myself to our wonderful 4 th Day community.
I attended VDC #9 in 2001 as a pilgrim and sat at the table of Kindness. It was a life-
changing weekend for me where I experienced God’s unconditional love and saw how
we are called to love each other. Make a friend, be a friend and introduce our friend to
Jesus! Since then, I have served multiple weekends, most recently as VDC #50
Assistant Rectora .
I have been a life-long Lutheran, growing up in the LCMS church in Southwestern
Minnesota. When I moved to Colorado Springs, I became a member of Holy Cross
Lutheran (LCMS) and eventually switched over to my neighborhood church, Christ the
King Lutheran Church (ELCA), in Colorado Springs in 2015. I have been involved
throughout my life in the churches I have attended. Most recently with Christ the King, I
have served on our church council for the past 8 years, 6 of them as president. I sing
with our choir, run the sound board and assist our minister. If that sounds like a lot, it is,
because we are a small church and everyone wears multiple hats.
As I’ve grown older, it has become more and more apparent to me what my gifts are,
and what they aren’t. I am so grateful to work at a company where my gifts are utilized
every day. I work as a Consultant level Software Developer at Progressive Insurance
company. At this level I don’t really develop much software anymore and I get to guide,
mentor and help grow the people around me. I absolutely love it. The mantra from
VDC where we say make a friend, be a friend is core to my being. So the idea that I get
to help everyone be the best version of themselves and offer my friendship to them is a
reason I get up every day and look forward to working with them.
Thank you for letting me share a bit about myself. I’m so excited to see what God has in
store for us. I am incredibly honored to serve as the Rectora for VDC #51. I ask that
each of you prayerfully consider where you might serve on team or sponsor a pilgrim in
this upcoming weekend.

May the God of peace be with you,
Diane Zand

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or
praiseworthy—think about such things.  Whatever you have learned or received or
heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with
you. Phillippians 4:8-9

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