BAPTISMS FOR MARCH:  

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 March in previous years: 

Katelyn F. S.

Alyssa L. T.

Colton D. B. M.

Sydnee J. S.

Owen A. J. Z.

Alyssa H. K.

Levi R. R.

Emily J. S.

IN OUR PRAYERS: 

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

Phyllis A. - Concordia Place  

Claire D. - Fred Douglas Lodge

Dorothy H. - Luther Home

Anne M. - Concordia Place

Doreen S. - Luther Home 

Alfred T. - Red River Place, Selkirk  

Melita T. - Luther Home

MID-WEEK DURING LENT:

On the Wednesdays during Lent (Mar. 1 to 29), St. Francis and others will be invited to join us at

St. Luke’s Zion for a soup & bread supper and The Chosen.  Each week, we will watch an episode together, with an opportunity for discussion to follow.  The time frame will be 6-8 p.m. 

This year, we will be sharing services Maundy Thursday with St. Francis Anglican (253 Burrin Ave.) at 7:00 p.m.

NOON-HOUR LENTEN SERVICES:

The Winnipeg Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists is pleased to be presenting a series of 5 short noon-hour Lenten services at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church,  637 Buckingham Road. These services will take place from 12:15-12:45 every Wednesday from March 1 - March 28. Each service will be led by Pastor Tyler G.; will feature five meditative organ pieces, a hymn, scripture, and prayers. The organists will be: 

March 1 - Joseph T.

March 8 - Anne K.

March 15 - Melissa G.

March 22 - Charmaine B.

March 28 - Haewook K.

All are welcome.

2023 - WORLD  DAY OF PRAYER:  

Friday,  March 3rd at 7:00 p.m.  The country sponsoring this year is Taiwan…Kildonan Community Church at 2373 Main Street is hosting. They have a very good parking lot, it is level with lots of lighting.  Please plan to attend this annual event and meet & greet people across our community.

WEEKLY BIBLE CONVERSATIONS:

*Weekly bible conversations will be cancelled during Lent.

We will resume after Easter.

WEEKLY SUNDAY SERVANTS:

We are looking for volunteers this month for a reader and a communion assistant for March 19th& 26th.

If you are available to help please let Pastor Lynne or Joanne know either by text, email, phone call or in person.

We appreciate all those who have volunteered up to this point. Thank You

WEEKLY FELLOWSHIP:

There is a sign-up located on the bulletin board for those of you who wish to sign-up to make coffee, tea, baking etc.  Thank You for those who have already signed up.

SLZ SUNDAY SCHOOL:

Children ages 18 months to 12 years are welcome to attend Sunday School – even if you have not been attending till now. Feel free to come and check us out on Sundays.

SAVE THE DATE

St. Luke's Zion's Got Talent - Ice Cream Socal

April 2nd - following Worship

Sunday School Fundraiser

Everyone is Welcome to attend -  Invite Your Friends & Family!

Come on out and cheer on our performers or. . .

Sign-up and share your talent with us…

Singing, Play a Musical Instrument, Dance, Tell a Joke, Magic Trick, Writing/Reciting Poetry

or even tell us your Own Story     The Possibilities are endless

**Great Food, Great Fellowship, Silent Auction, Door Prizes

Great FUN for everyone…help us make this event successful…

Free will offering for the Lunch

DONATIONS WELCOME:

Desserts, Beverages, Silent Auction Prizes, Door Prizes, or Monetary Donations

SILENT AUCTION PRIZES

1 sheet of 25 Raffle Tickets will be $10.00 – for the Silent Auction Prize Baskets

There are also 4 Grand Prizes you will be able to Secretly Bid on – highest bid wins the prize

#1 - New Singer Sewing Machine with case – starting bid $100.00

#2 – Camera, Case & Tri-pod – starting bid $100.00

#3 - Kitchen Aid Mixer– starting bid $75.00

#4 - Camping Package – starting bid $50.00

If you are not available to attend and would still like to participate here is how you can:

If you would like to place a bid for any of the 4 Grand Prizes you can bid in person by placing your bid in the box beside the prize or you can email your bid to Joanne at SLZ

As well if you would like to purchase a sheet of Raffle Tickets and have myself or Sharon A. put your tickets in the prize(s) of your choice let us know and we will gladly do this for you.

We will have a Poster available with pictures of the Prizes in the next week or two which will be posted at the church and as well emailed out.

OUR EFFORTS TO SAVE THE PLANET

We are also looking for volunteers to help out with washing & drying the dishes as we are trying not to use disposable paper products & plastic cutlery!  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

For questions or more information please contact Joanne or Sharon in person, email, text, or call

Thank You!

from the SLZ Sunday School Children & Parents & Teachers

YOUNG ADULT BIBLE STUDY:

Young adults (age 18-25) are invited to participate in a weekly Bible study being held at St. Luke's Zion in Winnipeg.  Discussion and gathering will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Fridays.  Young adults (age 18-25) are invited.  

SLZ ANNUAL MEETING:

Thank you to all of you who attended the annual meeting on Sun., Feb. 26th. We had a good turn-out.

Thank you to everyone who brought sandwiches, dainties and made coffee for the Fellowship – it was absolutely amazing. A Feast indeed!

Thank you to all those who have re-newed and accepted new positions on the SLZ Council.

SLZ COUNCIL MEETING:

The next council meeting will held on March 14th

at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome!  

SLAW and GRACE YOUTH UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sun. Mar. 19th  -  6:00-8:00 p.m.

      – Cookie Baking and Decorating with Emma at Abundant Life

MNO SYNOD YOUTH:

The next area synod youth event will be on Sunday, March 12th, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Winnipeg.  

The first hour will be games that are organized and led by youth, followed by a time of worship led by Prairie Fire.

This event will be an intergenerational/family event...children and their adults are invited/welcome to attend. This is a great opportunity to invite those who may not yet have an experience of 'MNO Synod Youth events' to come and see. Children, their adults, and anyone else there to play games, are welcome to stay for worship, which will conclude around 6:00 p.m.

There will be a brief time to share information about the Bus Trip and CLAY, followed by worship led by Prairie Fire at 5:00 p.m..

Let me know if you have questions.

Thanks!

Peace,

Deacon Michelle Collins

Assistant to the Bishop

(431) 278-5146

MITTEN BASKET:

We did have some knitted hats & mitts that were taken to Champlain William Write and King Edward Schools in November. Hopefully we will be able to continue this project in future years. Thank you to all who provided items for the schools.

Thanks goes out to everyone who donated new touques, mitts, gloves & scarves for the people who come to the Urban Mission. These items were placed in many of the 126 gift bags that were distributed at Christmas.

In 2022 many items like winter coats, boots, shoes, blankets, quilts, toiletries & food were also donated and taken to the Urban Mission. Thank you to Dennis and Don who deliver these items on Wednesday mornings.

This year we will also be asking for donations of lighter coats and shoes that would be appropriate for springtime. If anyone is cleaning out their closets, please put the items in the boxes for the Urban Mission.

Thanks again, as we serve the people in our community.

~Linda E.

LUTHER VILLAGE CAMP:

Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2023 season at Luther Village!

Join us to experience “Boundless- God beyond measure” and all camp has to offer in a rugged and beautiful setting on the shores of Dogtooth Lake.

#seeyouatLV #campinglife #registernow

www.luthervillage.ca

ONLINE WORSHIP:

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

1. Sign into your Facebook account and search for @stlukeszion.  Video will not appear until the live stream begins, usually a few minutes before 10:30 am.  You can also view it any time after that.

2. 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.

Thank you to all of you who have joined our Sunday Worship Services online and who have sent in their offerings by mail, e-transfers and in-person.

Your offerings are greatly appreciated.

ELCIC: GIFTS FROM THE HEART:

Help us Care for Children in Cameroon

Within this program, 60 children suffering from extreme poverty receive support with school tuition, supplementary food for their diets and emergency medical care.

Donations can be made through any MNO Synod congregation by marking “Kids in Cameroon” on your offering envelope.

Booklets are available on the table in the narthex.

If you would like to receive ELCIC News directly? From information and resources, to upcoming events

click on the following link

sign up for ELCIC NEWS today

CLAY 2023 UPDATES:

Online registration will open on March 1, 2023.
Registration information is found at this link.

National Youth Project - More Precious
Check out the new "More Precious" National Youth Project Resource! Join youth and leaders across the country in learning about the issues of human trafficking. Many assume that human trafficking is a problem beyond our borders, but the reality is, it is happening here in our communities. And it’s happening to Canadian youth.
To find out more, to download the resource pack go to: claygathering.ca/nyp

LUM (LUTHERAN URBAN MINISTRY:

February 2023 News from your Ministry Manager

BRRR…...We are so grateful for all of the winter jackets, boots and hoodies donated. Sometimes a person will ask if we have winter items, but we might also notice the condition of the boots (or that shoes are worn in the bitter cold) or an inadequate jacket and we’ll say, “hold on, I think we’ve got a pair of boots, a jacket, etc. that will fit you”. Often people are a bit shy to ask.

Urban Lutheran Ministry Sunday Worship: As pandemic worries have lessened, we are so happy to have resumed our Sunday worship services, as of January 15. The door opens at 1:00 and the worship service is from 1:30 – 2:15.

• Communion is included in every worship service. I bake bannock for the communion bread.

• We have a prayer bucket with paper and pencils. Prayers written down and dropped into the bucket are read during the prayers of the church. The prayers written by our Urban community are for family members, friends, and often for the community/world at large.

• The two low children’s tables and little chairs have been filled with children busily colouring during the service and the low background chatter of little children is music to our ears.

• We are still requiring masks to be worn but anticipate that requirement will be ending soon and coffee/tea will be served in the half hour before our worship service.

• Those attending the worship service receive their bagged lunch when leaving at 2:15. Bagged lunches are distributed at the side door on Sunday between 1:00 and 2:00 for those not coming in for the service.

Men’s Lunch/Sharing Circle: In mid-March 2020 we had pivoted to a bagged lunch distributed at the side door. • On Wednesday, February 22, we are so happy to resume the Men’s Lunch/Sharing Circle downstairs from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday.

Women’s Sharing Circle: Resumed on Wednesday, February 8 from 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. • So wonderful to sit together again and it seems like such a long time now since the pandemic began and we suspended our circles. We all talked about life in the past three years!

We plan to resume the Thursday Co-ed Sharing Circles sometime in March. A women’s drop-in following the Wednesday Women’s Sharing Circle is also in the planning stages - after school so that children can attend with them and be busy with arts and crafts while the women drink coffee and tea….and visit together.

As our worship services have resumed and sharing circles are once again starting up, bagged meal distribution will continue outside the side door on Wednesdays and Thursdays (and Sundays) at the times listed on the door.

Our website: www.theurban.ca

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 G.; 

Ministry Manager, Lutheran Urban Ministry Corp.