St. Luke's Zion Lutheran Church Welcomes You!

LADIES GROUP We will be serving a Chili lunch at Lutheran Urban Ministry on Sunday, May 30^th, 1:30 p.m. Last year was very successful and we are looking forward to another wonderful event! Please come out and lend your support.

Thank you.

BILLIOUS POND UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday May 30, 2010 at 7:00 pm at Elim Baptist Church; Beausejour, Manitoba

Saturday July 17, 2010 at 1:00 pm Manitoba Gospel Jamboree in Beausejour, Manitoba where Dave will be joining the group. We will also be in Carmen the last Sunday in August, doing the service and performing in the park as we gather to worship with Dave’s mother’s church. (More info. to follow).

SUNDAY SCHOOL A huge THANK YOU to Val Kunkel, the Sunday School Staff, and students for their wonderful Easter presentation! Thank you also to the Sunday School and their families for hosting the “Believe Again Bistro”. Great job!

FAREWELL We say farewell to Dave & Sonia Sawatzkyas they leave us and head for Russell, Manitoba. We are losing a member of Billious Pond, a volunteer for LUM, and a great cook! Both Dave & Sonia have been active members of our church and will be greatly missed. God’s Blessings as you move to your new home and community!

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

At St. Luke’s Zion we have many things to be thankful for and today we would like to thank all our ‘volunteers’. These are the people in our congregation who quietly go about making sure everything that needs to be done is done.

Amazingly, every Sunday, Communion is set up, plants are regularly watered and tended, fresh flowers often appear at the front, flower baskets at the entrance, light bulbs changed, grass cut, baking for after worship fellowship, setting up and cleaning before and after the fellowship, our choir, church council members, committee members, delegates, money is counted, knitting is done, wool is provided, hospital visitation, prison ministry, visiting and singing at senior’s homes, putting together and working the yard sale, sending out cards to families, praying for others, cleaning up after communion, reading the lessons, teaching Sunday school, refugee sponsorship, working the projector, food bank, hampers, L.U.M., shovelling the snow, spring clean up, selecting the hymns, rolling pennies and warmly greeting guests and members each Sunday.

I am sure that many things have been left out but the fact is that the church cannot properly function without everyone pitching in and using their God given gifts. So thank you one and all for all your hard work and dedication.

You are greatly appreciated!

NEW ELCIC NATIONAL OFFICE

Meet the new staff members:

Rev. Carla Blakley has been appointed to the position of Assistant to the Bishop, Global Mission. She assumes this role in a part-time capacity while maintaining her current call as senior pastor at Bread of Life Lutheran Church, Regina, SK. She brings many gifts to this new position, including international experience, creativity, and a commitment to and passion for the mission of the church around the world. Within this portfolio, Rev. Blakley is responsible for coordinating ELCIC Global Mission with the work of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Global Mission staff, supervising deployed staff of the ELCIC Global Mission program, assisting in the development and maintenance of Companion Church relationships, and assisting with the ELCIC Companion Synod Program.

Rev. Lyle McKenzie has been appointed to the position of Assistant to the Bishop, Worship. Rev. McKenzie assumes this role in a part-time capacity while maintaining his current call as pastor at Lutheran Church of the Cross, Victoria, BC. With a passion for worship, Rev. McKenzie brings many gifts to this new position, including his experience as chair of the local worship planning committee for the 2009 ELCIC National Convention and 2000 National Worship Conference, and as chair/co-chair of several synod convention worship committees. Within this portfolio, Rev. McKenzie is responsible for relating to the Program Committee for Worship, the National Worship Conference, and worship at the National Convention, along with responsibilities for maintaining and building relationships with the worship expressions of the ELCA, Anglican Church of Canada and Augsburg Fortress.

Rev. André Lavergne has been appointed to the position of Assistant to the Bishop, Ecumenical and Interfaith. Rev. Lavergne also assumes this role in a part-time capacity while continuing his current call as pastor at Trinity Lutheran, New Hamburg, ON, where he works in a team ministry. In addition to his passion for the ecumenical and interfaith relations of the church, Rev. Lavergne brings to the position his previous experience of working in a deployed staff position for the National Office which enabled him to develop and foster many ecumenical relationships. Some of the partners Rev. Lavergne is responsible for relating to include The Lutheran World Federation, World Council of Churches, Canadian Council of Churches and interfaith relations.

NEWSLETTER ITEMS can be given to Teresa Rumley or emailed to treerumley@shaw.ca by May 23rd. Thank You.

GOOD HUMOUR

What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth? Ruthless

What do they call Pastors in Germany? German Shepherds

Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation

Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible? Pharaohs daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet

May Saturday, May 1st, 2010

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Saturday, May 1st, 2010