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 R. L.
Ethan N. C.

Evan A. C.
Reese A. C.     

Riley D. W.

Abby S. W.

Jackson R. J. S.           

Kaiya H. A. C.

Ramona A. C.

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

Alfred T. - Red River Place, Selkirk  

Melita T. - Luther Home

Ollie Z. - Fred Douglas Lodge

B2CS

October is Back to Church Month.Who has God been preparing in your life?Who will you invite to come with you to church?Keep praying! J

BRING A FRIEND SUNDAY:

October 29th is Bring a Friend Sunday!  Invite your friends & family!

October is Pastor Appreciation Month

WEEKLY BIBLE CONVERSATIONS:

Bible Conversations are held each Wednesday at noon. Bring a bagged lunch – coffee & tea provided. We are currently doing an interactive Bible study based on ‘The Chosen’.

All are Welcome.

CONFIRMATION:

Joint classes on October 3rd & 10th will be held at Faith Lutheran Church and October 17th and 24th will be at SPLC. and no confirmation class on the 31st

If you would like more information about confirmation please speak to Pastor Lynne.

YOUTH RETREAT at LUTHER VILLAGE:

The Thanksgiving Youth Retreat at Luther Village is on October 6th-9th. I am so looking forward to this retreat! Let me know if you have any questions!

emmakushnier@hotmail.com   ~Emma

WEEKLY FELLOWSHIP VOLUNTEERS:

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

WEEKLY SUNDAY SERVANTS VOLUNTEERS:

We NEED volunteers:

*Readers:

All Sundays from Oct. 8th through to Dec. 31st

*Communion assistants: 

Oct. 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th, and Nov. through to Dec.     

- 2 communion assistants each week

*Counters: every Sunday we need 2 people to count

If you are available please sign-up on the sheet on the table or let Joanne Janzen know either by text, email, phone call or in person.

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

*Ushers: When possible we would like to have 1 volunteer to Usher. This would entail greeting people and as well counting those in attendance.

*LiveStreaming & Projector: we are still needing more volunteers to learn and operate the livestream & projector. It is not difficult to operate. October is a good month to learn the system as each Sunday there is 1 trained person available, and we are looking for a 2nd person each Sunday in October.

SLZ SUNDAY SCHOOL:

All Children ages 18 months - 12 yrs. are Welcome.

This year we have started to learn ‘The Bible Stories’ in Chronological order. We will also be presenting a Christmas Play & Easter Play.

The Sunday School will be having a Halloween Costume Party on Oct. 29th as well as our first Luncheon and Fundraiser following Worship.

Thank You

ONLINE WORSHIP:

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

-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.

-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.

THE MITTEN BASKET:

All items for this project should be in by Sunday, October 29th. Hopefully we will have some lovely items which will be distributed to a few Inner City Schools and given out at the Urban Mission. Also, if you have any good used children’s or adult winter items (hats, scarves, gloves, mitts, coats, boots) please consider donating them as they definitely can be used by many people. The Urban Mission is always needing these types of items especially for men. Thank You  ~ Linda 

LADIES GROUP: LUM Luncheon  

Part of our ongoing support of The Urban is providing a bag lunch once each year.  October 29 is the date set aside for us this 2023.  We will have an assembly line stile gathering on Saturday, October 28 at 10:00am.  Please consider participating in this project.  Help is surely appreciated; shopping for supplies, assembling the bags on Saturday, delivering the bags to The Urban on Sunday or a financial contribution.  Thank you for joining in with this project that has been a part of our mission for many years.  As Jesus taught “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me” Matthew 25:40.  This co-ordinated effort is provided by the Ladies Group, all are welcome.
~Beverley 

LUTHERAN URBAN MINISTRY:

September 2023 News from your Ministry Manager

Back to School! That fall feeling of new beginnings! Thanks to all for the school supply donations!

Our Going the Distance for the Urban fundraiser on September 16th was a wonderful day. Thank you so much to the volunteers, the eight teams and participants, and to those who donated to them for the Urban. Online donations will be possible until October 31. Link is also on our website. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/lutheran-urban-ministry-corporation/p2p/2023Going-theDistance/

Our Mental Wellness Sharing Circles with facilitators from the Canadian Mental Health Association Manitoba/Winnipeg will take place the first week of each month during our Wednesday Men’s Lunch/Sharing Circle, our Wednesday Women’s Sharing Circle and our Thursday Co-ed Sharing Circle – from September 2023 to April 2024. The topics will include anxiety, depression, managing stress, selfcompassion and self-esteem, establishing boundaries, adapting to change, and a wellness toolkit. I really encourage MNO congregation members to drop in and sit with us in our circles – great discussions and fellowship.

Sunday Worship Service: door opens at 1:00 p.m. with coffee/tea. Worship service 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Men’s Lunch/Sharing Circle every Wednesday - Downstairs at Noon Please stop by at 12:00 p.m. Noon (ring the doorbell) for lunch and great fellowship and conversation!

Women’s Sharing Circle every Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. (until 3:30 p.m.) Please arrive at 2:00 p.m. (ring the doorbell) for coffee/tea/dessert and great fellowship and conversation!

Women’s Drop-in every Wednesday from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Please stop by (ring the doorbell) for coffee/tea/cookies and visiting together! Kids & grandkids welcome to come with you and we have colouring and arts and crafts to keep them busy.

Co-ed Sharing Circle every Thursday at 4:30 p.m. (please arrive at 4:30 p.m.) Please stop by at 4:30 (ring the doorbell) for great fellowship and conversation! And coffee/tea/dessert.

Kind regards, Rhonda Gorham, Ministry Manager,

Lutheran Urban Ministry Corp.

TRINITY FOOD PANTRY:

The Trinity Food Pantry (TFP) continues to operate out of Trinity Place at Flora and King. This was the home of the former Trinity Lutheran Church. Ownership of the building passed to Aberdeen Mennonite Church. The Archdiocese of Winnipeg purchased the building. Trinity Place is now the home of Saint Katerie Tekakwitha Roman Catholic Church.  Aberdeen Mennonite Church continues to worship in the multi-purpose room.

During COVID Harvest Manitoba experienced a great increase in demand for food. Hamper distribution was reduced from every two weeks to every four weeks. During COVID TFP also experienced a decline of in-kind donations because congregations did not gather for worship. TFP continues to supplement the hampers with fresh produce and high protein foods. 

TFP would appreciate receiving contributions of high protein foods, such as canned meats and fish, vegetables, soups and peanut butter. There is also a need for women’s sanitary products. With Thanksgiving just weeks away congregations may want to adopt one or two of these projects. Cash donations are aways welcome and are used to purchase fresh produce and high protein foods for hamper distribution. Checks marked Trinity Food Pantry made out to Grace Lutheran Church are greatly appreciated. 

TFP presently provides hampers to 24 households that include 58 adults and 33 children (3 infants). Coffee and cookies are served on hamper day in a Coffee Corner. TFP volunteers and staff from Saint Katerie interact with hamper recipients. It is a time to just sit and listen to their stories.

For more information contact Don  pastordonengel@gmail.com

E.LC.I.C

Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are invited to observe September 30TH as Orange Shirt Day, which marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. There are many ways that we can observe that day, and help us learn, reflect and participate. Find more information and resources from our partners by clicking on any of the following links below:
The United Church of Canada Orange Shirt Day (2023)
Anglican Church of Canada Reconciliation and Healing Resources
Churches Beyond Borders 2021 Statement on Teaching the Truth
KAIROS Canada Orange Shirt Day

Other helpful resources:
Orange Shirt Day - Phyllis Webstad's Story
Truth and Reconciliation Week 2023: Daily Lunch and Learn Sessions (Online)
September 2021 Letter from National Bishop Susan C. Johnson (with a Prayer of Reconciliation by Cari Klassen)
A Statement on the Indian Residential Schools from Indigenous Survivors, Elders and Leaders
Prayer for the Children from the Remembering the Children Tour
Journey for Reconciliation - Intercession Prayers for Orange Shirt Day
 

SLZ BAND:

‘The Band’’ here at St Luke’s Zion began in September 2019; the first live performance was September 8, 2019.   We have been so blessed to have the band lead our Worship Music. All of the band members are a great asset during our Worship Services. Craig, Chris, Madison, Thera and Pastor Lynne as well as Paul  and Faith  who were both members for a short while.

We want you all to know that we enjoy your music very much and we are very thankful for each one of you. 

Each band member works full-time and or attends University. They practice most Thursday evenings as well as Sunday mornings before Worship.

During Covid the band was a huge part of our LiveStream Worship Services. On most Sunday mornings the band played in an empty church as well as maintaining social distances. 

We would like to Thank each one of you for sharing your talents with us. You are all a Blessing.

Over the past years there have been mentions about a name for The Band…maybe now is the right time to find a suitable name for this wonderful band.

If you have any suggestions that you would like to submit for the band to consider, please let the band know – In person it would be helpful if you submitted your suggestion on a piece of paper or you can email your suggestion to stlukeszionchurch@gmail.com

This will be a lot of fun!!!

Thank You

SLZ

O Heavenly Father:

We thank Thee for food and remember the hungry.

We thank Thee for health and remember the sick.

We thank Thee for friends and remember the friendless.

We thank Thee for freedom and remember the enslaved.

May these remembrances stir us to service.

That Thy gifts to us may be used for others. Amen.

– Abigail Van Buren