BAPTISMS FOR OCTOBER:  

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 October in previous years: 

Dianne S.                     Madison I. M.
Aiden F. D.                   Alyssa  M. B.
Jessica J. B.                 Chloe E.J. H.
Noah K. R.                   Sarah E. G.
Helena J.                      Ryan T. J.
Corey S. J.                   Malakai L.
Ethan N. C.                  Evan A. C.
Reese A. C.                 Riley D.W.

Jackson R.J. S.      Abby S. W.

Kaiya H. A. C.

IN OUR PRAYERS:

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

Phyllis A. – Concordia Place

Laura G. - Red River Place, Selkirk

Irene K. - River Park Gardens

Anna M. – Fred Douglas Lodge

Doreen S. - Luther Home

Alice V. – Middlechurch Home 

LADIES GROUP:  

Please mark your calendar to meet at the church @ 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 27th to help scrutinize/repair the banners.  See you there! 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE AT SLZ:  

Please fill out a Sunday Servant sheet located on the table in the narthex if you are interested in serving as Ushers, Communion Assistants, Readers,

Operating the projector and Choir members. All training is provided!!! 😊

LUTHER VILLAGE:

Urgent Disaster Assistance for Luther Village!!!

Dear friends of Luther Village,

We need your help to recover from a terrible storm that has shut down Luther Village. 

For the safety of our campers, we made the difficult decision to cancel all reservations for the season, including the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Synod Thanksgiving Youth Retreat. This year would have been the 50th year this retreat was held at Luther Village. We are saddened to see this impact on the important ministry of Luther Village, but are hopeful that with your help, we can recover, repair, rebuild and re-open camp to continue God's work!

We are still in the process of obtaining quotes, but it is clear that it will cost tens of thousands of dollars to simply patch the roads and assess the stability of the affected hills. A longer term solution to improve drainage and use stronger road materials will cost significantly more. These large and unexpected expenses are not within our already stretched budget (we're also dealing with expensive and urgent repairs to the kitchen and dining hall that are expected to exceed $15,000).

We need your help! Please:
1) Pray for Luther Village
2) Share this message with others
3) Visit our Canada Help's page here and consider how you can help us financially
4) If you are a Civil, Structural and/or Geotechnical Engineer willing to lend us your expertise, please contact us 

We are hopeful that with your help, we can recover, repair, rebuild and re-open camp again to continue this important ministry!

Thank You

Call us at the camp 807-543-4052

Email: lv@luthervillage.ca

Website: www.luthervillage.ca

***Check out the pictures of the damage on the Luther Village website.

SUNDAY SCHOOL:

October

 **7th – no Sunday School - Thanksgiving Sunday

14th -  Sunday School classes    

21st -  Sunday School classes & first 8 week Toddler session begins

         *distribute Samaritan Purse shoeboxes

28th - Sunday School classes & Toddlers

          *staying upstairs for Confirmation

November

  4th – Sunday School classes & Toddlers

       *Sunday School Bake Sale – donations welcome

**11th -  no Sunday School - Remembrance Day 

18th - Sunday School classes & Toddlers

         *drop off Samaritan Purse shoeboxes

25th - Sunday School classes & Toddlers

December

  2nd – Sunday School classes & Toddlers

          *make Advent wreaths

  9th – Sunday School classes & Toddlers

16th –  Sunday School classes & Toddlers  

23rd – Sunday School & Toddlers Christmas Party

**30th – no Sunday School – Christmas break 

2019

January

**6th –  Sunday School & Toddlers Christmas message 

13th –  Sunday School classes & second 8 week Toddler session begins  

20th - Sunday School classes & Toddlers

27th - Sunday School classes & Toddlers

LUTHER HOME:

Luther Home’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 28, 2018 @ 2:00 pm in the Chapel at 1081Andrews Street.  All Corporate Members and anyone interested are welcome to attend. The meeting usually lasts about an hour followed by refreshments.

LUTHER HOME 50th ANNIVERSARY – 1969 – 2019

Next year will be Luther Home’s 50 Anniversary and in preparation there will be a wine tasting fundraiser on Friday, November 16, 2018 at Holy Eucharist Parish Centre, 460 Munroe Avenue from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm to TOAST THEIR GOLDEN YEARS.  There will be wine tasting, appetizers, dainty table coffee/tea, door prizes, silent auction draws and 50/50 tickets for sale.  The 50/50 will run for 6 months to allow the jackpot to build.  They will also be selling their Luther Home 2019 calendar at this event.  Tickets can be purchased from Linda Kostiuk (204-633-8635)  (lkostiuk@mymts.net).  Tickets are $20 to attend.  Also, for sale are $10 ‘Support tickets’ if you can’t attend.

Watch for more announcements regarding events being planned for 2019.

YOUTH:

**we are selling Grey Cup Raffle tickets starting on

Sun. Sept. 9th - $2.00 each in support of youth ministry.

**We are getting ready for our Fall Youth Fundraising Dinner

3 course dinner, entertainment and silent auction

Where: Sherwood Park 

When:  Saturday November 10th

Time: Doors open 5:30 p.m. supper at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets: $15.00 each – contact Lisa van Dijk for tickets.

**2018 ANNUALTHANKSGIVING RETREAT:

Due to the disaster from flooding at Luther Village the youth retreat will be held at Calvary Temple Camp on Red Rock Lake in the Whiteshell! 

October 5th @ 5:00 p.m. - October 8th @ 5:00 p.m.

We CARE BAGS:

for Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)

We will be collecting bags until Sun. Oct. 21st  

     There is also $5.00 shipping fee per bag if you are able to help with that - greatly appreciated but not mandatory.  

The bags are available (if you do not get a bag please just put into a grocery bag or another reusable bag) 

Learning and Living Kit: 

- 3 lined notebooks

- 10 unsharpened pencils with erasers

- 1 metric ruler (30 centimeters),

- 1 pencil sharpener and 1 eraser

- 1 pack of crayons (or pencil crayons)

- 1 small and simple toy (new and not requiring batteries)*

- 1 bar of soap and 1 toothbrush (new and wrapped)

- 1 tube of toothpaste (expiration date no earlier than one year)

Youth October Schedule

Sun. Oct. 21st – 9:30 a.m. - Post gathering service (SPLC)

Sun. Oct. 21st – 3:00 p.m. - Youth & Family event – Bigger & Better Car Rally (ALLC) 

Sun. Oct. 21st – 5:00-7:15 p.m.-“Eat. Praise.Repeat.”  (formally pizza church) (ALLC)

Sun. Oct. 28st – 10:30 a.m. - Confirmation & Post gathering service (SLZ)

NEST:

The next NEST General Meeting will be held on October 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church (211 Kimberly Avenue).

LUM:

Urban 2018 Fall Needs

Current Immediate Needs:  Bedding & towels; sleeping bags for the homeless; socks / underwear (for men, women, children); shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste; toilet paper; disposable razors; slippers (handmade or otherwise); used backpacks (especially for adults - any condition as long as the zippers work) always welcomed. 

Current Immediate Needs for Emergency Food at the Urban: Canned meats: tuna/salmon, chicken, ham, corned beef, Klik or Spam; Pasta sauce; canned vegetables: peas, corn, yellow and green beans, pork and beans; Fruit cocktail, small mandarin oranges; Peanut butter, jam/jelly; Pudding cups; Cookies; Instant coffee (small jars).  Please see Donate tab: "food items" for additional regular needs.

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

Coffee for the coffee urn and tea are welcomed donations as the coffee urn and tea pots are always on here for those who attend! 

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

We ask that you also consider donating men's clothing to the John Howard Society, 583 Ellice Ave. Call 204-775-1514 for drop off times. Clothing donations are also received at the Siloam Mission, 300 Princess St.

Palliative Manitoba – 2018 Grief Seminars:

Palliative Manitoba offers monthly grief seminars hosted by Chapel Lawn  Funeral Home and Cropo Funeral Chapel. The seminars are free and are open to the general public.

Chapel Lawn Funeral Home  4000 Portage Ave.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Tuesdays

December 4th - Not so Jolly Holiday Season

Cropo Funeral Chapel  1442 Main Street

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Tuesdays

October 16th - Importance of Rituals

November 13th  - Helpful Resources

December 11th - It’s Not Always a Happy Holiday 

NEWS & EVENTS AROUND THE SYNOD:

Celebration of New Ministry

Bishop Elaine Sauer as Incumbent of the Parish of St. Chad. Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Kirkfield Park United Church, 472 Kirkfield St., Winnipeg.

A Celebration of a New Ministry

Join the 6 congregations of the Interlake Regional Shared Ministry as they celebrate the beginning of a new ministry on All Saints Sunday, Nov. 4th, 2018 at Good Shepherd - Selkirk at 10:30 a.m. Bishop Jason Zinko will be preaching. There will be a potluck to follow.

For more information email PastorParker@icloud.com

All are welcome! 

Exploring Compassion, Accompanying Suffering

Sponsored by Manitoba Multifaith Council, this event (which requires registration) is happening Wednesday, November 14th, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.

For more information see the poster on the bulletin board or visit mnosynod.org 

Synod News pages in the Canada Lutheran:

We would love to hear stories from around the synod! If you have stories and or pictures to share, please send them to mnoeditor@gmail.com

Joanne Janzen (MNO Synod section editor)