BAPTISMS FOR SEPTEMBER:         

Inspired by the congregational pledge made in the service of Holy Baptism (see page 228, EvLW), we will be including names of those baptized at St. Luke's Zion in our monthly newsletters. 

We hope this will be a reminder to lift them up in prayer, wherever they may be in their faith-walk.  The following were baptized in the month of September in previous years: 

Jessica Emilie P.

Landon Warren Carmen C.

Lisa May G.

Hannah Elizabeth G.

Emersyn Raine K.

Shasta Dawn E.                                         

Tiara Elizabeth E.l

Taven Evan F.-E.l

Richard Allan J.

Aubrie Nicole Stark W.

Charlie Anderson H.

IN OUR PRAYERS:                 

Please remember in your prayers our shut-in’s in long term care:

Helen  – Holy Family Nursing Home

Laura - Red River Place, Selkirk

Albert – Middlechurch Home

Agnes – Middlechurch Home

Irene  - River Park Gardens

Anna  – Fred Douglas Lodge

Mary  – Luther Home

Della  - Donwood Manor

Elfrieda  - Luther Home

YOUTH:

Post-CLAY event
Afternoon/evening of September 18 at Faith Lutheran (details still being finalized. Schedule to be publicized in early September. Save the date and plan to come.)

NEWS FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: 

Please hand in any Items for the October newsletter by September 25th to Joanne Janzen or email to the church stluzi@mymts.net or joannejanzen007@mymts.net Thank You!

LADIES GROUP:

The ladies group had a picnic lunch in July and are looking forward to meeting again in the fall.  

A new project is in the works; we are hopeful that participation in the Luther Home Birthday Party will become part of our activities.  

If you are interested please keep watch in the fall for possible announcements. 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

We invite you to join us on Sunday, September 11th for our Annual Corn & Wiener Roast following worship.

 All are welcome! Bring your family and friends!!!

Sunday School Registration:

is also on September 11th.

We look forward to seeing you there!!!

Our 1st new upcoming

Toddler Program begins September 18th

Sunday School starts on September 18th

SLZ - HELP WANTED:

 The following opportunities for service continue to be available. 

Can you help?

*Ministers of Transportation   (People need rides to church!)  

*NEST Board Member  

*Choir Members  

*Sunday Servants

NEST: 

We are looking forward to the celebration of NEST’s 30th Anniversary at Grace Lutheran Church on Saturday, Sept.17, 4-7 p.m.

There is ‘no charge’ except a pot-luck dish. All are welcome to share in the fellowship and supper and hear the stories of former refugees who have made their ‘new home’ in Canada. We also want to make sure everyone is aware that Grace Lutheran Church has a no nut policy due to some members' severe air-borne allergies to nuts. This includes coconut, soy products and pine nuts.

We are not expecting any new arrivals during the coming year. Applications for families (2 from Sudan, 1 from Congo) were submitted in 2008 and 2009. An application from another family from the Congo was made in 2015 and they have relatives already settled here. One of the families (2008) will be having a second interview (which is good news!) on September 28th and we pray that all goes well.

Upcoming:

NEST General Meeting will be held on September 27th, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church.

All are welcome! Refreshments to follow

We give thanks for your continued prayers and support.          

- Dorothy Handkamer

THE URBAN:

The Board of Directors is happy to announce the hiring of Rhonda Gorham as the new Ministry Manager of the Lutheran Urban Ministry Corp. Blessings and Congratulations to Rhonda, a very capable and skilled person who has already proven her abilities in wonderful organizational success and new directions for our precious Urban.

Need for Emergency Food at the Urban:

Pasta (macaroni, spaghetti, egg noodles, Side Kicks, rice); canned meat (salmon, tuna, ham, Klik or Spam, ravioli, zoodles); instant noodles (beef, chicken, mama noodles); cereal; soups (tomato, vegetable, chicken noodle, mushroom, Campbell's chunky soups); Kraft Dinner; peanut butter; jams; crackers; cookies; jarred baby food; baby formula; diapers (sizes 4 & 5); baby wipes; shampoos; socks (men's, women's & children's); toilet paper; tooth brushes.

Also needed: empty margarine/yogurt containers; plastic grocery bags.

Please contact rhonda@theurban.ca for drop off times. Thanks so much.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Part-time Employment Opportunities
Abundant Life Lutheran Church in East St Paul, MB is seeking the following:

Caretaker (Casual)
Approximately 3 hours/wk.
Details of remuneration and responsibilities available upon request.

Office Administration (Part-time)
Approximately 7 hours/wk.
Reception, mail, bulletins, records and financial data entry
Details of remuneration and responsibilities available upon request.

Starting dates, asap.
Please email questions and applications to allife@mymts.net

CLWR:

You’re invited to CLWR’s We Care open house!

Canadian Lutheran World Relief's We Care Program is hosting an open house and you're invited!

Come help us celebrate reaching the 100,000 mark in We Care orders!

When: September 9, 2016

Time: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. -  Drop by anytime!

Where: 549 King Edward St., Winnipeg, MB..

Come meet the We Care program staff. Learn about the program and our recent shipments. Enjoy some snacks and beverages.

We hope to see you there! For more information, contact wecare@clwr.mb.ca.

Reformation Commemoration Kick-off:

Bus Trip to Minneapolis to Visit “Luther Exhibit” November 10th – 13th, 2016
The MNO Synod is hosting an inter-generational bus trip to visit the "Luther Exhibit" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This is an exhibit of Martin Luther artifacts that have traveled from Germany to North America for the first time ever.

In addition to the Luther Exhibit, other activities are being planned, and some free time will be available.

Registration for the bus trip will begin in September.
Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
There will be a limit of 45 participants.
for more  information:

Visit the MNO Synod website

http://www.mnosynod.org/index.html

LUTHER VILLAGE NEWS:

Weekend In the Wild: Foraging & Bushcraft, September 16-18 for $149 + hst

Grown up fun in the woods at Luther Village. Learn to forage and harvest wild food to create our Saturday evening meal. An experience of basic tracking, campfire building and learning for adults.

Personal Retreat, September 16-25 for $20 + hst per night, including continental breakfast (you pick from one to five nights during this time)

Make time for you with a personal retreat at camp this autumn.

Photography in the Woods, September 23-25 for $149 + hst

Explore the Canadian Shield with camera in hand. Learn while exploring your creative side while surrounded by beautiful Fall colours.

Professionals in their fields will be out teaching and leading the Weekend in the Wild and Photography weekends. See more details in our brochure (page 7) http://luthervillage.ca/PDFs/LV2016brochure_site.pdf or on our website http://luthervillage.ca/retreats.html .

Register now to get a spot so you are not disappointed http://luthervillage.ca/PDFs/LV_Family_Retreat_2016RegForm.pdf

You can catch up and see the pictures and videos that were posted to our FaceBook page weekly; lots of fun and exciting experiences and journeys took place this summer.

Enjoy the rest of summer and remember, 50% off cabins and campground sites this week if you still need a quick end of summer get-a-way! See FB/instagram (@luthervillager) posts from last week!

Kim Scherger

Executive Director

Luther Village Camp

winter office ph#: 204-783-3337

summer site ph#:  807-543-4052

year round ph# 204-898-4052

www.luthervillage.ca

ST. LUKE’S ZION’S KIDS at

LUTHER VILLAGE CAMP - 2016

Tayla:

Luther Village   

Day 1 – Friday Night

My Aunty B and her boyfriend Jason drove me there because his Mom lives in Kenora.  We got there on Friday night about 9:30. What did you do when you got there? I had a snack and I went to a meet up.  All the kids were there.  We made partners for groups and mine were Marley, who is 8, and Hanna, who is 7.  I also met my councilors, but forgot their names. 

We got along really really well.  Marley and me were best friends.  We went back to our cabin and had a Dance Party.  It was so fun.  The best song was “Shake It Off”.  Then we went to sleep.

Day 2 – Saturday

We got up and went to breakfast.  We had cereal, yogurt, fruit and juice.  Then we went on a bog walk.  A bog is a big pond and it has a bunch of plants around it.  There is a very thin plant that if you stepped on you would sink into the bog.  We had to wear rain boot.  There was lots of bugs.  We had lunch, spaghetti, and then quiet time.  Then changed into our bathing suits and put on life jackets.  We went on a speed boat.  It was really fun.  Then we had supper of chicken fingers, salad, potatoes and juice.  We went back to our cabins for a while and then went to the meeting place.  We talked about having church service on Sunday.  Then we made paper hands and went back to the cabin to sleep.

Day 3 – Sunday

We woke up and had breakfast.  Then went to the church service and we wrote something special on our hands.  I wrote “I am special because I have a nice family”.  We sang songs and one was from the service at Kildonan Park.  After we went and got our bathing suits on and went swimming and tubing.  Tubing was really really fun!  We went to the cafeteria and got a camp shirt and I waited for my Aunty B and Jason to pick me up to go home!

It was soooo fun I want to go back next year.

Thank you for helping me go to camp.

- Tayla

Thera:

My Third year at Luther Village: So this was my Third year at Luther Village and it was awesome! I stayed in Fox Den, and my Councillors were Monelle and Melissa. They are both so nice. All of the Councillors are always so nice.
I’m really thankful that I got to go for another year.
I’m also very happy that Madi came with me.
I did some things that I've never done before, like Kayaking which was fun even though I fell off twice.
I met so many nice people and made great friends.
I made great memories. Luther Village is a great place to make memories and they will always with me in my heart. Thank you so much for the awesome memories and I'm excited for more memories too make! I can't thank everybody enough who made this happen; and a big Thank You St Luke’s Zion for the opportunity to go to Luther Village! I just can't put into words how thankfull I am;  its amazing that I can go to a place so great. I hope when I have kids they can have those memories too! I also hope someday I can work at Luther Village during the summer.

Sincerily-Thera

Kaiden:

This was my first sleepover camp and my first time at Luther Village. My friend Aiden was in the same cabin so it was fun. Some of my favorite things that I did there was campfire, fiddle jam, and breakfast. It was fun cause we were always doing something fun like relay races and swimming. I can't wait to go back next year.                    

By:Kaiden

Aidan:

This was my first time going to camp and it was fun! There was a lot of fun activities like: kyacking, tubing and archery. My favorite activity was tubing because it was going so fast the water blasted in your face it was EXTREME! I look forward to go back next yea

-Aidan

THANKSGIVING RETREAT AT LUTHER VILLAGE:

The Thanksgiving retreat at Luther village is quickly approaching October 7-10 2016. This retreat is for ALL YOUTH grades 7 and up ( including those recently graduated). We are still waiting on registration forms and final costs

If you are interested please let me know as soon as possible to ensure a spot for you.

This is a great weekend and hope all of you will consider it.

There will be some funds available to SLZ youth attending this retreat. The final amount will depend of number of youth going to the retreat.

Lisa
Youth Coordinator SPLC
Minister of Youth ALL-SLZ
splc-youth@live.ca

A Back to School Prayer:

As you head off to school today, this is what we pray for you:
We pray that your day will go smoothly – that your locker will open, that you’ll get
to class on time, that you won’t forget anything, that you’ll find friends in your
classes.
We pray that your teacher will know just how to teach you in a way that you will
love to learn.
We pray that you will make friends who will have your back, make you laugh and
will make you better.
We pray that you’ll have the opportunity to be the light of Jesus to someone.
We pray that you will always be kind, even in the face of conflict.
We pray that you will seek out the new person or the lonely person and help them
find their place.
We pray that you’ll learn to be a leader.
We pray that you will do everything to the best of your ability – even when you
don’t want to.
We pray that you’ll have confidence from knowing you are a child of God.
We pray that if things go wrong, you’ll always remember that God loves you and
so do we.
We pray that you’ll laugh a lot during the day.
We pray that you will follow in Jesus’ footsteps and grow in wisdom.
Most of all, we pray that this year will be filled with learning, growth, joy and fun.
Have a great year!

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