All reports for our annual meeting should be submitted by Sunday, January 19th. They can be either handed in or e-mailed to the church. The annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 9th following worship and lunch. Please plan on attending!
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
A “Festival of Prayer” will take place in WinnipegJanuary 19 – 26, 2014 to mark the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The theme for the week asks “Has Christ been divided?” (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:1-17). The initial work on the theme and resources for 2014 was prepared by a group of representatives from different parts of Canada, brought together at the invitation of the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism in Montreal and the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism in Saskatoon. The texts were finalized during a meeting of the International Committee nominated by the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches, and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
The 2014 Festival of Prayer will begin with a City-wide Ecumenical Worship Service at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday January 19th at CrescentFortRougeUnitedChurch, 525 Wardlaw Avenue at Nassau Street North, Winnipeg. All are cordially invited to participate in this opening celebration with church leaders and to experience different Christian traditions in the various services that will be held throughout the Festival of Prayer. This year, St. Luke’s Zion will be hosting the service on Tuesday, Jan. 21st at 7:30 pm. For more information, please see the “FESTIVAL OF PRAYER” poster on the church bulletin board.
Ecumenical Choir for City-wide Celebration
An ecumenical choir is being formed to lead music at the forthcoming celebration on January 19th which will mark the opening of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the 2014 Festival of Prayer. No audition is required. Anyone who can carry a tune and wishes to sing in the choir is welcome! Rehearsals will be held at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 525 Wardlaw Avenue at Nassau Street North, Winnipeg, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, 2014 and on Sunday, January 12, 2014. (Please enter via the doors on the Wardlaw Avenue south side.) A short final rehearsal will be held immediately before the Ecumenical Worship Service on Sunday, January 19, 2014. For further information, you may call Michele Barr at 204-453-5016 or contact her via email: mbarr41@shaw.ca
THE MITTEN BASKET
This year numerous people contributed knitted mitts, hats, scarfs and sweaters to this project. A huge thank you to all of you. At the end of October, the items were distributed to LUM, Agape Table (West Broadway Area) and our Church Food Bank. These items were for all ages.
To help us get started knitting in 2014, I want to give a big thank you to Gary, owner of A.A.A. Consignment, 197 Osborne St., who gave me a huge bag of wool, all different colours. This wool has already been distributed. We are always in need of wool, so I am asking for donation of wool or else a monetary donation, would be greatly appreciated, please mark on your envelope, KNITTING PROJECT. Your continuing support is greatly appreciated!
EDITOR’S DESK:
Please be sure to submit any items for February’s Newsletter no later than January 22nd, 2014. When submitting the items to my email address: helenjanzen@mymts.net. please indicate in the Re or Message line of your sent email to her that it is pertaining to the Church’s Monthly Newsletter. An example could be: Re: Church Newsletter Material. You can also leave a message for Helen anytime at 338-1432.
