BAPTISMS FOR APRIL:  

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 April in previous years: 

Christina F. K.

Madison M. N.

Haley M. N.

Candace L. K.

Piper R. S.

Isaak W. W.

Aidan A. S. J.

Lucas A. Z.

Reese O. H.

Nathan A. P. S.

Richard G. L. P.

Karrie-Lee J. P.

AnneMarie B. A.

IN OUR PRAYERS: 

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

Phyllis A. - Concordia Place  

Doreen S. - Luther Home 

Alfred T. - Red River Place, Selkirk  

Melita T. - Luther Home  

HEALING SERVICE / HOLDEN EVENING PRAYER

Wednesday, April 6th at 7:00 p.m.  The service will be both in person and online and will include an opportunity for laying on of hands and anointing with oil for healing.

WORSHIP DURING HOLY WEEK

April 14th,   7:00 p.m. – Holy Communion (Maundy Thursday)

April 15th,   3:00 p.m. – Good Friday Service

April 16th,   5:00 p.m. – online MNO Synod Easter Vigil service

April 17th, 10:30 a.m. – Holy Communion (Easter Sunday)

MNO Easter Vigil Service

A pre-recorded Easter Vigil service will be premiered on the MNO Synod YouTube channel on Saturday, April 16 at 5:00 p.m.  This service is a collaboration of more than 12 congregations throughout the synod and includes contributions from more than 40 people.  Plan on setting aside some time on Holy Saturday to join with others and hear the stories and songs of our faith as a way of ushering in the Light of the Resurrection.

COVID COVENANT:

At this point in time, our St. Luke’s Zion Covid Covenant is still in effect.  We will only be changing things when it seems prudent to do so.

ONLINE WORSHIP:

For those who would like to join in our online worship, here's how to do it:

1. If you have a Facebook account, sign into Facebook and search for @stlukeszion.  The video will not appear until the live stream begins, which is usually a few minutes before 10:30 am.  You can also view it any time after that.

2. With no Facebook account, go to Facebook.com/stlukeszion.  Click on "Not now" when it asks you to sign in or to sign up.  You should be able to view the service any time after 10:30 on the same day as it is recorded. 

WORSHIPING IN PERSON:

While we do continue to livestream our Sunday worship, here are a few things you might want to know about coming in person:

-Our Covid Covenant is in effect, available in the previous newsletter or on the St. Luke’s Zion website.

-Every other pew is roped off so that nobody is sitting directly behind you.

-You may wish to bring your own elements for communion, especially if you a) have allergies, or b) are concerned about plastic waste.  Otherwise, prefilled cups containing a wafer and red grape juice are available.

-Most of the service can be followed on the screen, but a small number of printed bulletins are available for those who require them.

OPTIONS FOR OFFERINGS DURING COVID:

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 (mnosynod.org).  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.  Thank you!

SUNDAY SCHOOL:

We are currently meeting in-person and will continue to wear masks and practice physical distancing except when eating and drinking and reading.

April

April  3rd  –  regular class

April 10th – Easter Egg Hunt at SLZ

April 17th – Easter Sunday - no class

April 24th – regular class

May

  1st  – regular class

  8th  – regular class

15th  – regular class

22nd – no regular class

May  29th – 12:45 - 3:00 p.m. - Sunday School Wind-up – bowling at Billy Mosianko Lanes (Main & Redwood)

**there will not be a regular 10:30 a.m. class.on May 29th - we will meet at 12:45 at Billy Mosianko Lanes

YOUTH:

UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS:

Fri. April 8th  

5:45 p.m. -  pizza supper

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. - Luther Village Campfire Night @ Grace Lutheran

Sun. April 10th 

Youth service at Sherwood Park 

Youth will be helping with parts of the service, reading prayers etc.

12:00 noon - Grades 3-6 at Sherwood Park

*This will also be a thank you/ goodbye service for Lisa/ past leaders 

Fri. April 22nd

8:30 p.m. - MTYP Selina Hay as Fiona in SHREK - at the FORKS

Sun. April 24th

Youth service at St Luke's Zion

Youth will be helping with parts of the service, reading prayers etc.

This will also be a thank you/ goodbye service for Lisa

Sun. June 12th

Bird's Hill park day and LV bike a thon

Watch for details 

Details are at www.stlukeszion.ca under “Youth”

Dear God,

As we say farewell to Lisa we entrust her into your care. We pray for happiness and joy to be ahead of Lisa and Ad, for wisdom and guidance to be beside them, and for grace and truth to be behind them, pushing them onwards into your goodness. We know that you will always love and protect them, wherever they go.

Amen

LUTHER VILLAGE:

Staff Applications 2022

Application are now open on-line. Apply to join the 2022 staff team at Luther Village.

Looking for spring/summer and fall staff in maintenance, program/ kitchen/ housekeeping and office.

For more info please contact the Co- Executive Director Lisa van Dijk executivedirector@luthervillage.ca

CAMPFIRE NIGHT

Join us for a Campfire night & Auction Showcase
Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church 211 Kimberly Ave.
 

Join us in person for a CAMPFIRE NIGHT featuring past Luther Village staff and some of your favorite LV songs!

We are so excited to gather together and sing out loud.
We will showcase some of our amazing auction prizes and remind you all about the bidding process!

We will have a few special raffle prizes only available to be won at this one night only event. 
We will have last years LV gear for sale at greatly reduced prices.
Debit and credit will be available 

…and yes, in case you were wondering, snack will be served after campfire! 

We will not be checking for vaccinations but are still asking people to wear masks while in the church (they can be removed when seated in pews) 

Luther Village Work Weekend

May Long Weekend – May 20-23, 2022

Bring the family and join us for a weekend of preparing the camp for the season. Meals and lodging are provided for volunteers in exchange for work. Work Weekend begins Friday evening with snack at 8:00 p.m. and ends Monday mid-afternoon. Free time, campfire, and community worship will also be part of the weekend.

Bike-a-Thon

When: June 3-5, 2022

Where: at Luther Village (pending COVID-19 restrictions)

Why: To help raise funds for the ministry of LV.

What: Join us for this fundraiser and bring the whole family to enjoy Luther Village. Its a great way to combine being active, fellowship and raising money for LV. Cost includes all meals, accommodations and use of the camp facility.

Our Bike-a-thon is one of our largest fundraisers of the year and we still need your support to help keep the camp operating. 

Fee: Registration Fee $55.00 - Non-participant fees: Adult $75; 6-12 year olds $35 3-5 year olds $25 2 and under – free

Here is how you can participate:

-Register before May 30th - picking the cycle length that best suits you. Non-riding family members can also register for an additional fee.                    

-Raise funds for the camp by directing your supports to our donation link on the main page of our website. Send the link to all your friends and family, add it to your social media, ask to be added to your church bulletin, and tell anyone that you can to donate in your name.

-Show up for the Bike-a-thon weekend and we will take care of all the details.

-We will track your pledges for you and send you a weekly summary of where you are at with your fundraising goals. All your donors will get a Charitable Tax Receipt for their gift and if you raise over $100, you will get a FREE 2022 Luther Village Bike-a-thon Shirt. If you want to participate as a TEAM, you can do that. Come up with a great team name and get EACH member of the team to register and indicate their Team Name on their registration form. Ask your community to donate to your Team Name instead of to you as individuals. Don’t forget to post on social medias.

LUM (Lutheran Urban Ministry):

March 2022 News from your Ministry Manager

Cold, snowy, icy, and windy weather just doesn’t seem to let up as we’ve moved into March! Anyone needing to walk any distance in the city has such a difficult time navigating through the sidewalks. Every person with a car has white knuckles trying to see past the snowbanks at the end of roads, lanes, and driveways. We’ll all be so happy to see spring! Masks will continue to be required on the church property during bagged meal pickup at the side door (Sunday lunch, Wednesday men’s lunch, Wednesday and Thursday evening bagged meals). The pandemic hasn’t finished with us yet and the Urban isn’t finished with mask wearing until the danger of Covid-19 transmission has passed in Winnipeg. Urban worship services: we’re holding off awhile yet on resuming worship services. I continue to hear of too many people who have contracted Covid lately - and it’s better to wait than hear that someone is home sick who had unknowingly passed it around downstairs at the Urban. We’re looking forward to our men’s, women’s and co-ed sharing circles resuming after we feel comfortable for awhile following a healthy resumption of worship services. So much gratitude for the individuals, churches, congregation members, prayers, meal teams, and volunteers - all form the backbone of the Lutheran Urban Ministry in a myriad of ways.

Food insecurity in Manitoba will continue to worsen with food prices continuing to rise. Many who attend the Urban are unable to work because of a variety of reasons, or are looking for work, or the paycheque doesn’t stretch for groceries until the end of the month. Food and housing insecurity is a huge source of worry for a lot of people.

Pandemic Notes: Pandemic worries are not yet over in Winnipeg and the Urban continues with the following:

Until Further Notice: the Urban is continuing the suspension of all regular programming (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. Struggling and vulnerable single people and families (in the same numbers as pre-pandemic times when we were open downstairs) are continuing to come to the Urban - bagged lunches 4x/week are distributed outside (Wednesday men’s lunch, Wednesday & Thursday supper times and Sunday lunch). 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 briefly in the parking lot as long as weather permits! Worship services and sharing circles will resume when the pandemic is over.

We have changed our pre-pandemic emergency food bags to an equitable “one food item” (if enough in our pantry) per person (two items if a family) once or twice each week during the distribution of bagged lunches. Gloves, socks, seasonal jackets etc. (and weekly bread/pastries) are also distributed outside.

Masks and 2 m social distancing continue to be mandatory on the church sidewalk and parking lot. The line sometimes overflows to the city sidewalk if necessary and all current gathering sizes are enforced as per provincial regulations. The Urban provides a disposable mask if needed.

The Lutheran Urban Ministry has so much gratitude for our volunteers and the meal teams; for the pantry donations, for the prayers; and for all those who donate financial support toward our operating expenses. Our website: www.theurban.ca. Check out our new video on our website, “Urban Gratitude”! Please keep our vulnerable Lutheran Urban Ministry community in your prayers. 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 Corp.

New Book Helping to Raise Funds for The Urban:

Fire and Iron is a new book of short stories by Norman Fullerton.  After the worship service at Epiphany Lutheran on March 20 as well as St. Mark's Lutheran on April 3, Norman Fullerton has been invited to read an excerpt from his book Fire and Iron.  Norman is donating $5.00 from the sale of each book at these readings to the Lutheran Urban Ministry (www.theurban.ca).  

Additional congregational dates are upcoming also.  

As the title Fire and Iron suggests, the stories are of individuals tempered by the fires of hurt, strengthened by the pain, and helped by the kindness of another. The book is a good Lenten read as the story characters must reflect on their lives and make some changes. 

If you would like Norman to visit your church to promote the Urban and this appeal or if you wish to purchase a book, contact Norman at norman@thefullertons.ca   

Those wishing to purchase a book online visit www.normfullerton.com. 

A percentage of all online purchases during March and April will also be given to Urban.