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Jan. 7 |
Sherwood Park |
7 Tudor Cres. |
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Jan. 14 |
Sherwood Park |
7 Tudor Cres. |
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Jan. 21 |
St. Luke’s Zion |
2903 McPhillips St. |
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Jan. 28 |
St. Luke’s Zion |
2903 McPhillips St. |
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Feb. 4 |
Abundant Life |
3486 Raleigh St. (East St. Paul) |
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Feb. 11 |
Abundant Life |
3486 Raleigh St. (East St. Paul) |
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Feb. 18 |
Abundant Life |
3486 Raleigh St. (East St. Paul) |
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Feb. 25 |
TBA |
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COOKIES
If you might consider baking some cookies for confirmation classes, please let Pastor Lynne know. We need approximately 3 dozen cookies for Jan. 21st and Jan. 28th.
SLZ SUNDAY SCHOOL:
January
1/5/2020 - S.S. Christmas Play & Luncheon
1/12/2020 - regular classes
1/19/2020 - regular classes
1/26/2020 - regular classes
Please join us on Sun., Jan. 5th as the Sunday School presents their Christmas message during worship; followed by a Luncheon. Everyone is invited!!! There will be a free will offering to help cover the cost of the food.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RUBBER BOOT FUNDRAISER
SLZ Sunday School began this fundraising drive on May 26th at the wind-up. We accept gently worn and new rubber boots, as well as monetary donations. If you prefer you can put your donation through your weekly offering – please ensure you mark your donation as ‘SS RUBBER BOOTS’.
We will also have a donation box in the cloak room at St. Luke’s Zion.
Our goal is to provide rubber boots to all the homeless who frequent the Imaculate Conception Drop in Center located at Euclid & Austin St. by the Spring of 2020. Watch for updates.
Thank You
Joanne Janzen, Sharon Appler & the Sunday School Children
YOUTH: 2020
Sun. Jan. 5th - Prairie fire youth service at St. Stephen's St. Bede's Anglican church (meet at Tim Horton's at Headmaster at 4:45 p.m. / pick-up at Tim's about 8:45 p.m.)
ANNUAL REPORTS are due by the end of January (or Sunday, Jan. 26th)
SLZ ANNUAL MEETING will be held Sunday, February 23rd after worship and lunch
LADIES GROUP next meeting will be Saturday, January 25th, 2020 @ 10:00 a.m.at St. Luke's Zion. We will be working on more baptismal cloths and taking a look at our banner inventory and discussing upcoming events and ideas. Then, how about heading over to the Country Porch Cafe (Murray Ave. & McPhillips) for lunch? Please mark this on your calendar and come out to enjoy shared skills, conversation and fun.
LUTHER HOME:
2020 Calendars:
Calendars for 2020 are being produced and will be available for purchase soon. Money raised will be directed to the Lift Our Spirits campaign.
LUM :
December 2019 News from your Ministry Manager
The Urban is very happy to have just received word that we have received a grant from WRHA Healthy Together Now. This grant will cover the cost of the expertise of facilitators from the Canadian Mental Health Association Manitoba and Winnipeg to lead Mental Wellness Sharing Circles at the Urban. Seventeen consecutive Thursday facilitated co-ed circles will include information, questions and discussions on the subjects of anxiety, depression, addictions, schizophrenia, bi-polar, PTSD, FASD, personality disorders, suicide (many have family members who have died this way and some have spoken of suicide ideation in the past), family supports available, self-care, inner city/ West End resources available, etc. These facilitated co-ed sharing circles on Mental Wellness will run from
Feb. 21st - June 13th, 2020.
Winter Items are needed. The Urban is very grateful for donations of: socks (new and used in good condition for adults and children); scarves; toques; gloves; mitts; shoes and boots with good grips; warm jackets in good condition (note: the Urban no longer accepts clothing donations other than seasonal jackets); and clean, folded, used bedding (blankets, sheets, pillowcases, Afghans, quilts and towels); clean sleeping bags.
Women’s Sharing Circle “Healing through Art”, Sept. 11th, 2019 – Jan. 29th, 2020 bi-weekly on Wednesdays. Between 18 and 24 women are attending and we have been working with paint, oil pastels, pencil crayons and clay! We’ve also had fun with movement to music! Facilitated by an art therapist, each hour allows for some individual sharing as well as lots of conversation, laughter and fellowship as we explore our feelings and recognize our own creativity. This program is made possible through a grant from MNO CECF Project Funding.
Sharing Circles “Strength within Community”, Oct. 9th, 2019 – Jan. 29th, 2020. This program of facilitated circles is made possible through a One-Time Community Grant from The Winnipeg Foundation. Every Thursday Co-ed Sharing Circle, bi-weekly Wednesdays for the Men’s Group and once a month for the Wednesday Women’s Sharing Circle.
Six facilitators to date have led us through some great discussions such as: sharing our gifts and what we are proud of; relationship with self; good communicating; handling stress in a good way; the buffalo symbol of respect in the seven sacred grandfather teachings; autonomy and choices; speaking your truth; faith stories that give us strength; power of kindness; handling stress in good ways; taking good care of our whole self; acceptance and forgiveness; and spirituality. The goal of this program is to foster greater inner strength within individuals and families to build stronger community.
Please note: The Urban is closed for holidays: Wed., Dec. 25th; Thur., Dec. 26th, 2019; and Wed., Jan. 1st, 2020.
Please visit our website! The website address is the same (www.theurban.ca). Our new website supports video and will regularly feature short snippets of happenings at the Urban! Check out: The Lutheran Urban Ministry Short Documentary Film: Hope is Never Lost (12 minutes) captures the heart and soul of the Urban. View from our website or through YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FatPtzT9HhY
Thank you to the meal teams who ensure that no one leaves the Urban hungry, and to all those who donate groceries for our emergency food. Our website calendar shows available dates for meal teams. Please contact me: rhonda@theurban.ca for additional information, or to have your meal team added to the calendar.
Kind regards, Rhonda Gorham Ministry Manager, Lutheran Urban Ministry
LUTHER VILLAGE:
For 55 years, Luther Village has been blessed to provide outdoor ministry - providing all individuals an opportunity for renewal of mind, body and soul.
As you know, our camp infrastructure is aging and in need of repairs and maintenance to provide long-term sustainability. By reaching our 2019 fundraising goal of $40,000, we are able to proceed with some vital plans, ensuring the camp will continue to fulfill our mission for future generations.
As we reach the half way point of our Annual Giving Challenge, we have made it half way to our goal of $40,000! We still need your help to reach our target, so please consider donating today!
WAYS TO DONATE
Mail In - 560 Arlington Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 1Z5
Donate Online - www.luthervillage.ca or hit 'DONATE NOW' button in this email
Phone in credit card - phone our office between 10am-4pm at 204-783-3337
Thank you for prayerfully considering what you can contribute to this campaign. All donations are appreciated and celebrated.
***The 2020 Luther Village Guide is available on the table in the narthex. Pick up your copy today!
TRINITY FOOD PANTRY:
Board of Trinity Lutheran Food Pantry
Seeking applicants for the position of Chairperson, to begin April 1, 2020. This person manages a core group of volunteers in providing food bank services once a month to registered clients. The food bank is held at Trinity Place (formerly Trinity Lutheran Church), corner of Flora Ave. and King St. A summary of the duties involved is available on request. Applications and requests for information should be addressed to: Ivor Schledewitz, 204-667-3705, email: ivors@mymts.net
NEWS & EVENTS AROUND THE SYNOD:
St. Mark's Lutheran Church - Part-time Custodian
Seeking a part-time custodian for general cleaning of the church interior and seasonal outside work including lawn care and clearance of sidewalks and entrance ways of snow. For more information about the position and how to apply…the information sheet is posted on the bulletin board or visit mnosynod.org/
CANADA LUTHERAN MAGAZINE:
Canada Lutheran’s synod editors need your help . These editors depend on you to tell them about the special events and special people in your ministries. Why not take a moment to have someone write about one of these, take some photos to go with the story and send your material to the editor of your synod section.
Rev. David Lowe is our new editor for the MNO Synod section of the Canada Lutheran. He can be reached at mnoeditor@elcic.ca
Palliative Manitoba 2020 Grief Seminars:
Palliative Manitoba offers monthly grief seminars hosted by Chapel Lawn Funeral Home, Cropo Funeral Chapel and Glen Eden Funeral Home.
The seminars are free and are open to the general public.
Cropo Funeral Chapel
1142 Main St. (7:00-8:00 p.m.)
Jan. 21st - Winter Blues
Chapel Lawn Funeral Home
4000 Portage Ave. (12:00-1:00 p.m.)
Jan. 7th - The Holidays are Over, Now What?
CONTACT US:
2109 Portage Ave. Wpg., MB R3J 0L3
Phone: (204) 889-8525
Toll-free in Manitoba: 1-800-539-0295
Fax: (204) 888-8874
info@palliativemanitoba.ca www.palliativemanitoba.ca
Poet’s Corner
The Lord has Spoken – HOPE
Based on Isaiah 25:6-8
Here on Mount Zion
The Lord Almighty
A banquet will prepare
A banquet of richest food
A banquet of finest wine.
The Lord Almighty
Will remove the cloud of sorrow,
The cloud of sorrow hanging over all nations.
The Lord Almighty
Will remove death forever
Will wipe away the tears of everyone’s eyes
Will take away the disgrace his people have suffered
The disgrace they have suffered throughout the world.
The Lord himself has spoken.
Then everyone will say:
We have put our trust in God.
His is our Lord.
He has saved us.
We are now happy.
We are now joyful.
He is our Lord God Here on Mount Zion.
by Anna McDonald