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BAPTISMS FOR JULY: 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 July in previous years: Jaidyn K. K. Rylen G. G. D. B.t Carlyn R. J. B. Jack M. M. S. Jett J. M. S.
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 Doreen S. - Luther Home Alfred T. - Red River Place, Selkirk Melita T. - Luther Home Alice V. - Middlechurch Home
VACATION TIME: Pastor Lynne will be on vacation from July 6-20th (back in the office on July 21st). During this time, please contact Pastor Bruce Gelhorn (204-339-0412), or a pastor whom you know, for any pastoral emergencies. Our worship will continue to be online on the Sundays (July 12th and 19th), with links on our Facebook page to help you join other congregations for worship. So, you can still go to Facebook.com/stlukeszion. While there won’t be anybody in the office on a regular basis, offerings can still be sent by mail, by e-transfer, or dropped off in the mailbox outside the church doors.
THANK YOU! + To all those who have been assisting with online worship + To all those who have been sending offerings + To those who have been looking after repairs + To those who have been keeping the finances in order + To those who have been counting the offering + To those who have been keeping in touch with other members + To all those who assisted with the delivery of the Father’s Day pens. + Thank you to all those who use their gifts for the benefit of the body of Christ!
THINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW: + the food bank continues to operate every other Thursday at St. John’s Presbyterian Church + The Urban continues to hand out bagged meals and emergency food and hygiene items. However, they are closed during July. + The sermon and prayers are posted on our website weekly (stlukeszion.ca). + The mail is secure. It does not get delivered to the church door.
SLZ WORSHIP SERVICE DURING CoVid19: Since March 22nd our worship services have been live streamed online on the St. Luke’s Zion Facebook page. If you missed them, you are still able to view the videos if you have a Facebook account. The worship services have been appreciated and welcomed by many. We are blessed to have the technology to still be able to connect with our church family and beyond.
FINANCIAL UPDATE: Thank you to all of you who have continued to support the ministry of this congregation over the past few months while we have been worshiping online. Those who have been faithful in sending or bringing their offerings are greatly appreciated! As of the end of June, we are half way through the year. Relative to the budget, we are about $8,500 short of what we would need. However, we are only about $3,500 short when it comes to actual income and expenses. Well done, good and faithful servants!
OPTIONS FOR OFFERINGS: 1. Sign up for PAR. This is an automatic debit on the 20th of each month. It costs 50 cents a month. 2. Give through the MNO synod website (mentioned below). However, Canada Helps receives 4% of each donation. 3. E-transfers are now available by contacting Sharon Appler. 4. Send in the mail. 5. Drop them off at the church.
SLZ SUNDAY SCHOOL: An invite has been sent out to our Sunday School families and teachers for Sunday School via Google Classroom. Each week the lesson/video will be posted for your children to view. Download the Google Classroom app and enter the code that was emailed to you. If you have trouble accessing the classroom please email Joanne Janzen at joannejanzen007@mymts.net Thank You Sunday School afternoon get together in July: We are planning a get together for this month. We are still in the planning stage and you will receive an email soon with the details. If you like you can send your availability information to joannejanzen007@mymts.net
YOUTH: Gift card raffle: We will still plan to hold the raffle - just have the draw at a later date as tickets are ready and prizes have been purchased. Draw date TBA Gift card raffle Prizes 1st prize $250 seasonal gift cards / 2nd prize Movie package / 3rd prize Chamois gold wash Tickets are currently available by contacting Lisa van Dijk. Her cell # is 204-293-6357 and her email is splc-youth@live.ca - Tickets are $5.00 each. Youth Yard Sale - will be postponed for now…we will do our best to still have one. We encourage you to keep saving your items. The new date TBA.
SLZ MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: We are updating our email information so that the newsletters can be emailed to you all during this pandemic. We will continue to mail out to those who do not have internet. If we do not have your current information and you would like to be included please email your information to stluzi@mymts.net. Stay Safe!!! May God Bless You All
LUTHER VILLAGE: Due to the uncertainty of the CoVid19 situation the following information may change as the situation continues… The 2020 Luther Village Guide is available online visit https://www.luthervillage.ca/ Join us at Luther Village this Summer! We are here and ready to host you at Luther Village! Join us for some fun in the sun this summer! We still have several openings for cabin and campground bookings! Check out our vacancy report and book your summer getaway today! Remember to Social Distance! We are so happy to have you out at camp! Please keep in mind that Ontario guidelines only allow for groups of 10 to gather both outdoors or indoors while practicing social distancing of 2 meters! Luther Village ConnectionConnection is such an important part of life. Luther Village alumni David Bragg shared a sermon about connection and his first time at Luther Village as a staff member in 2003! Feel free to give it a listen! 2020 CLOTHINGOrder your 2020 Luther Village gear before July 20 and it will be delivered to your home!MNO SYNOD: COVID-19 Updates: Bishop Jason and Office Administrator, Donna Jackson, have returned to the office, while taking necessary precautions to maintain safety. The office is not yet open to the public, so please continue to connect with us via email and phone. We will continue to pay close attention to the latest public health orders and emergency orders issued by the governments of Manitoba and Ontario. You can still reach us by email: Please continue to check the MNO Synod website and the ELCIC website for updates and resources. If your congregation's worship information is not listed on the synod web page, please send it to Donna Jackson (mnosynod@elcic.ca). Seeking Synod Bus Trip Pictures: With the delay of CLAY 2020, the synod bus trip was also cancelled this summer. Many youth and leaders are missing the chance to travel, get to know each other, and deepen relationships with others in the synod. As a way of commemorating the trip that won't be happening this summer, youth and leaders are invited to submit a photo from a previous Synod Bus Trip or CLAY Gathering for a special project that is being created. Pictures submitted must have permission to be shared via the synod's social media and other communications channels. Please send photos to Lisa VanDijk (splc-youth@live.ca) by July 12. Please include congregation name in the filename of the photo.
LUM: *Until further notice, during the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Manitoba:* the Lutheran Urban Ministry has temporarily suspended all programs (sit-down community meals, coffee times, sharing circles, men's group, worship services, etc.). Bagged lunches will be distributed at the door in place of our usual sit-down meal times (time schedule is posted on the side door). Closed for holidays from July 1 – July 31. June 2020 News from your Ministry Manager The Urban is closed for holidays for the month of July. Until further notice, the Urban is continuing the suspension of all regular programming (sit-down community meals, coffee hours, sharing circles, men’s group, worship services, etc.), in the lower level of Lutheran Church of the Cross, due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. The Lutheran Urban Ministry is committed to enforcing 2 m social distancing on the church grounds of Lutheran Church of the Cross during bagged lunch distribution. In the meantime, we are continuing to provide physical and spiritual nourishment in the best way we can in the present circumstances: Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, 2020: Bagged lunches were distributed outside on Father’s Day. In honour of Dad’s (living and deceased and in honour of father figures) a gift bag was given to all of the men who attended who stopped by for a bagged lunch. Each gift bag contained donated socks and toothpaste from congregations, treats, and donated full sized men’s Avon products. In place of the Wednesday Men’s Group Lunches, Wednesday & Thursday Community Suppers, and Sunday Lunches: Bagged lunches (sandwich, dessert, juice box, etc.) to take home are given outside the door in place of sit-down meals at our regularly scheduled mealtimes. The schedule is posted on the north side door of Lutheran Church of the Cross. Our meal teams are happy to help us in this way and we are so very grateful for this. Our website calendar shows available dates for meal teams. Fellowship is happening in the parking lot! We have so much gratitude for our volunteers and the meal teams, for the prayers, and for all those who provide financial support toward our operating expenses. Sunday devotional messages for printing are sent to me weekly from Pastor Barry Bence who has preached once a month at the Urban. This is tucked into every Sunday lunch bag and also his mid-week devotional finds its way into every Wednesday supper bagged lunch. Spiritual care provided with the sandwich!! Sunday, June 28, during the bagged lunch pick-up, Pastor Nancy Walker will be leading 4 brief worship services with communion for the Urban on the front lawn of Church of the Cross. Eight chairs, 2 m apart and socially distanced communion on the front step of the church. We are planning also to do the same one Sunday in August, September and October outside. Pastor Nancy will be speaking above the traffic noise!! Continuing: Winnipeg Harvest Foodbank at the Urban. Those registered for our 560 Arlington St. Winnipeg Harvest Foodbank will continue to pick up their hampers on foodbank days. However, each hamper is brought outside the side door to the recipient. Winnipeg Harvest has recently reduced foodbank dates to once a month. Please keep our vulnerable Lutheran Urban Ministry community in your prayers. Please visit our website! (www.theurban.ca). Links to our 2020 Ride for Refuge fundraiser for the Urban - October 3! It’s exciting this year with lots of Freestyle options besides walking or riding! Join an Urban team, form an Urban team or donate to one of our participants! This is a national fundraiser for charities and non-profits working with the vulnerable and disadvantaged. 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
Palliative Manitoba 2020 Grief Seminars: Bereavement Services Death is a natural part of life and finding one’s way through grief is to discover that there is no right or wrong way to grieve. Your experience of grief will be unique. Grieving is normal, but it can be difficult, and support after a loved one’s death can be helpful. Telephone Bereavement Program Palliative Manitoba offers one-to-one telephone support by trained volunteers for grieving individuals throughout Manitoba. This program offers a safe environment to grieving individuals where they can speak openly about their feelings. Each individual can expect to receive a weekly call from a trained volunteer once a match has been made. A match can last for 12 – 15 months. Please note this is not a 24 hour service or a crisis line. This is not professional counselling but rather a friendly support. Clients will be matched with a volunteer following an intake with a Palliative Manitoba staff member. This may take several weeks to be assigned to a volunteer depending on how busy we are. Please call our office for more information or to sign up for service at 204-889-8525. For those in crisis please contact Klinic Crisis Line at 204-786-8686 |
