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Joint Ash Wednesday Service, Mar 09, 7:30 pm @ Christ Lutheran, 815 Inkster Blvd at Sinclair St.
Joint Mid-Week Services, 7:30 pm Worship: Holden Evening Prayer Time for renewal, growing in faith, and building community.
All @ St. Luke’s Zion, 2903 McPhillips, just south of perimeter
Mar 16 St. Luke’s Zion leads
Mar 23 Abundant Life leads
Mar 30 joint youth groups leads
Apr 06 Christ Lutheran leads
Apr 13 Healing Service, shared leadership
Face to Face with Faces of Faith
Face to face with contemporary role models, with our neighbours, with our community, with our discipleship, with God in Christ
HOLY WEEK
Palm/Passion Sunday -- Maundy Thursday -- Good Friday(see your local listings)
EASTER
Joint Easter Sunrise Service, Apr 24, 6:00 am @ Abundant Life, 3486 Raleigh St, ½ km north of Hoddinott Rd
Outdoors with bonfire (weather permitting), Communion, bring a lawn chair.
Coffee and croissants following.
Coffee and croissants following.
Easter Breakfast -- Festive Easter Service(see your local listings)
Be a part of The Urban’s ODD SOCK GIVING CAMPAIGN!
ODD SOCKS?
What's it all about?
It's The Urban's 3rd special giving campaign, an opportunity for outreach to help The Urban during the Lenten season. In the last two years around $10,000.00 was raised for the Urban by the Odd Sock campaign. As we think of slowly discarding our winter socks, what better time to think about what to do with all of those 'odd socks' we all have? At The Urban we know great things often come from humble beginnings... and like odd socks, we know we can make the most out of little.At The Urban, we are challenged daily to accept the many people from diverse circumstances who come to our doors, many from different cultures and societal backgrounds. Every day, The Urban joyfully opens its doors to all kinds of people – to help them, to love and accept them the way they are. Our Odd Sock Campaign is a reminder to give... just as we are... and to care for others... just as they are...
During this Lenten season, as you participate in our Odd Sock Campaign, reflect on what internal work you may need to do, to be accepting of the people around you…
If you have questions or need more info,
contact: The Urban (Lutheran Urban Ministry) 641 St. Matthews Ave ~ Winnipeg, MB ~ R3G 0G6
Here are some great ways to participate: Collect your spare change (including any found in the bottom of the washing machine!) in an odd sock (clean and without holes!) from now until the end of Lent Write a cheque and put it in an odd sock from now until the end of Lent. (Make cheques out to “The Urban”, and write 'Odd Sock' in the memo line of the cheque.)Kick off a monthly giving plan by either direct debit or online - call or email Rhonda Abraham for details. (rabra@shaw.ca or call Rhonda h: 257-3061 cell : 232-7186.)
Starting March 9th until Easter Sunday (April 24), 2011 Tax receipts are available for donations of $15 or more – just leave your info in your odd sock and it will be processed.
YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE URBAN!
ALL ODD SOCKS ARE WELCOME
Pot-Luck Lunch & Birthday Party
On Sunday, March 13th after worship there will be a pot-luck lunch and 104th Birthday party for Winnie Gorner. Winnie says that you can come only if you do not bring cards or gifts. However, if you insist on bringing something, a donation for the food bank would be just fine. J It would also be a good idea to bring some food to share for lunch. All are invited, and all are welcome!
Congregational Meeting
A brief congregational meeting will be held on Sunday, March 20th following the service. This will be to approve the revised treasurer’s report for 2010.
Youth Fund
For a few years there, not much was being used out of our youth fund. However, thankfully those funds are being used again now that Kelly is on board as our director of youth ministry. This means that any donations to the youth fund are now welcome! On that “Special” line on your envelope, you can just say “youth” if you wish to add to this fund. At the same time, please continue to give to our weekly budget, as the other bills need to be paid, too!
Evangelical Lutheran Worship
In the near future, we will be receiving a shipment of hymnals, sometimes referred to as the “cranberry book.” This purchase was approved at our annual meeting on February 13th. At the same time, we voted to invite donations for the hymnals from anybody who wishes to give one or two or more. To this end, there will be a sign-up sheet available where you can indicate how many you would like to donate, as well as if it is in memory of anybody. The cost is $28 per hymnal, which can be included in your offering under “Special.” Simply mark it “hymnals” or “EvLW.”
Job Opportunities
Youth Leader wanted at Messiah Lutheran to lead established youth group.
Please contact Wes at 471-5601 or lonewolf67@live.ca for information.
Upcoming Concert
Upcoming Concert:
The University of South Dakota Chamber Singers
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
7:30 p.m.
Westminster United Church
745 Westminster Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ecumenical Service of Ecumenical Service of Prayer and Healing
Ecumenical Service of Prayer and Healing:
The Order of St. Luke, Westwood Chapter is having an Ecumenical Service of Prayer and Healing on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Service will be held at the Assiniboia Christian Centre, 3390 Portage Avenue. All Welcome - come and bring a friend!
MNO Synod News
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Call for Auditions - Prairie Fire, our Synod Youth Worship Band, will have two openings (keyboard player and bass player) for the fall of 2011. Youth and young adults who desire more information or may be interested in applying are asked to be in contact with Pastor Larry (lulrich@elcic.ca). Deadline for applications has been set at March 15, 2011.
Wish list Highlights for Luther Village:
Safety Boat – 17-18' aluminum; at least 75 HP motor; in excellent condition
10-12 Computers for our Digital Photography portion of LV's Got Talent Camp – have you just replaced
your home, church or work computer that is only a couple years old? If so, we'd love to have your computer
donated to LV! We need them to be capable of operating Photoshop or Light Room and have:
o Minimum of 2 gigs of ram per computer
o Minimum of Pentium 3 Processor on each computer
o Windows XP (or Vista or Windows 7) installed
Last Call for staff applications! Property Manager (6 months) Lifeguards (2-3 months) Program Leaders
(2-3 months) Kitchen & Housekeeping assistants (2-4 months) Cook (4-6 months) Maintenance assistants
(2-4 months).
Deadline February 28. Applications available at www.luthervillage.ca
Time to plan for the best Family Experience Ever!!! Come to one of our five weeks of Family Camp! Some weeks filling, so call/email to book a cabin or campground site
Two Seasonal Sites left - one in our upper campground $1150 + HST and one in the lower $1850 + HST.
Call for details.
ELCIC NEWS
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), through its partnership with
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR), is appealing to its members for financial
support for relief operations underway to assist the people of Colombia.
Over two million people in northern and central Colombia are affected by the country’s
worst flooding in over 30 years. Heavy rains that began in April 2010 due to the La
Nina weather phenomenon has left almost 300 people dead. Hundreds of thousands of
Colombians are living in temporary shelters and relying on food aid. Approximately
680,000 hectares of farmland has been destroyed.
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) has issued an appeal for financial support for
relief operations underway to assist the people of Colombia. CLWR, through its
membership in the ACT Alliance, a 100 member international ecumenical coalition, will
take emergency and rehabilitation action in the regions most affected by the weather.
Since 2003, the ELCIC's Synod of Alberta and the Territories has been in a Companion
Synod relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (Iglesia
Evangelica Luterana de Colombia.
Donations may be made in the following ways:
1. ELCIC members are asked to donate to the appeal by making a designated
offering donation for “Colombia Flood 2011 Relief” through their ELCIC
congregation.
2. Donations may also be made through CLWR.
o Online at www.clwr.org/donate. Chose the “General Donation” option.
On the form's drop-down menu, chose "Colombia Flood 2011 Relief".
o By credit card over the phone by calling toll-free:
1.800.661.2597 1.800.661.2597 . If you do not need to
use a toll-free line or are calling locally from the Winnipeg area, call:
204.694.5602 204.694.5602 .
o By sending a cheque made payable to CLWR to 303-392 Portage
Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 3H6. Please indicate in your
correspondence that you wish to contribute to "Colombia Flood 2011
Relief".
Do you have time set aside to reflect on this journey of Lent that we undertake every year?
St. Mary Magdalene Church invites you to:
Take a 'day away' for Lenten Reflection
to be held on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
from 9am to 4pm
at St Mary Magdalene Church - 3 St. Vital Road Winnipeg
Led by The Rev Aubrey Hemminger with music provided by Ms Nancy Aasland, this 'day away' will provide a
venue for quiet reflection, away from the normal stresses of life. Please join our Anglican brothers and sisters
in prayer and meditation.
Hosted by the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer, the cost is $20 to cover lunch and snacks. You can register
before Friday March 25 by calling 253-0555
yer and Healing
CLWR UPDATE/NEWS
CLWR ships school supplies and other valuable commodities to assist with relief efforts in Haiti
CLWR has finalized a shipment of supplies which will assist Haitians displaced by the January 12, 2010 earthquake. The 40-foot shipping container was loaded at our warehouse on January 20 and 21, 2011. The supplies are estimated to arrive in Haiti mid-to-late March.
CLWR has finalized a shipment of supplies which will assist Haitians displaced by the January 12, 2010 earthquake. The 40-foot shipping container was loaded at our warehouse on January 20 and 21, 2011. The supplies are estimated to arrive in Haiti mid-to-late March.
Although the shipment contains everything from quilts to medical equipment, its focus is to provide for the education of children. CLWR’s Director of Community Relations Tom Brook was part of a CLWR-led delegation that visited Haiti in the fall of 2010 to view 50 temporary and 60 semi-permanent schools constructed by CLWR. One hundred more semi-permanent schools are planned.
“As Haitians continue the difficult process of rebuilding their lives and livelihood, even a year after the earthquake the needs of that region are still great,” says Brook. “Schools, although temporary, are available for use in Haiti, but school supplies are still needed.”
In October 2010, CLWR put out a special appeal to the members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and Lutheran Church—Canada for donations of school supplies. In addition, a special request was made as part of the appeal for soccer balls for use during recreation breaks.
“On my last day in Port-au-Prince, I spoke to a young boy asked for only one thing which was to ‘please send him a ball,’” says Brook.
Approximately 2,000 packs of school supplies – which include pencils, notebooks, and soccer balls - is included in the shipment. The medical supplies include 25 hospital beds and seven wheelchairs, and were provided through CLWR’s partnership with International H.O.P.E. The shipment’s total value is approximately $80,000 CDN.
NEWS FROM NEST
The coming calendar for NEST is a busy one!
Tuesday, March 15th @ 10 am – NEST has been asked to host the Canadian Citizenship Ceremony at the Via Rail Station. To welcome and serve the refreshments (coffee, juice, and cookies) to 85 new citizens; their families and friends.
Tuesday, April 26th @ 7pm – NEST Annual Meeting to be hosted by Sherwood Park Lutheran Church. (More information to follow)
Sunday, June 12th @ 2:30 pm – The 25th Anniversary of the Founding of NEST, at Grace Lutheran Church. (More information to follow)
Saturday, July 16th - NEST Picnic at Winnipeg Beach
(More information to follow)
Jim Mair, Vice Chair, has been informed of the possible arrival of a family, (a mother and 3 children ages 20, 17 and 7 from Bogota, Columbia to be here as early as April! This is a “Joint Assistance Sponsorship.)
(Canada Immigration provides the financial support.)
A care-giver team from Sherwood Park Lutheran is being readied, with assist of 2 NEST members. Grace Lutheran reported that their “POT LUCK SUPPER held on January 30th was a success and it was good to see a member of our refugees attending. The supper and donations netted $1134.00 for NEST.
Tuesday, March 22nd @ 7pm - The next scheduled NEST General Meeting to be held at Grace Lutheran Church located at 211 Kimberly Avenue. Refreshments to be provided. All are welcome to the meetings and to the coming events as well! More information regarding the coming events will be provided at a later date.
Still needing that second representative from St. Luke’s Zion...
Respectfully;
Dorothy Handkamer