Luther Home Corporation Membership:

If you are interested in getting information on becoming a member of the Luther Home Corporation please contact Linda Kostiuk at 204-633-8635 (message can be left).  I can provide you with a Membership Declaration form.

We are seeking those residents of Manitoba of legal age interested in furthering the Vision and Mission of Luther Home Corporation as a private, not-for-profit, faith-based organization.

The corporation manages a personal care home, 2 apartment buildings which include some mobility suites, a group home, and an adult day program.

As a Corporate Member you would receive regular communications and information regarding the annual general meeting, which is usually held in the afternoon of the last Sunday in October.  You would be eligible to vote at the annual general meeting.

To become a Corporation Member you must reside in the province of Manitoba, be of legal age and not be a staff member of Luther Home.

There is no membership fee.

We are also recruiting Board Members.  If you are interested, please submit a “letter of interest”, outlining your area of expertise, to the Nomination Committee at Luther Home, 1081 Andrews St., Winnipeg, MB  R2V 2G9

IN OUR PRAYERS:

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

Helen  – Holy Family Nursing Home

Irene  - River Park Gardens

Lilla  - Luther Home

Elfrieda - Luther Home 

Adeline – Maples PCH Home

Anna – Fred Douglas Lodge

Laura - Red River Place, Selkirk

Mary – Luther Home

Announcement  from Faith Lutheran Church

1311 Dakota Street and Faith Gardens Inc.

As part of our ongoing efforts to support the Spiritual Care Program at River Park Gardens Personal Care Home in St. Vital, we have organized a fun filled fund raising concert to be held at:

Neil Bardal Inc.

3030 Notre Dame Ave.

Sat. May 2, 2015

7:30 pm

You will be entertained by  <<REWIND<<   (www.rewindharmonies.com) Rather than try to describe the group’s performance, you can check it out on their website. You won't be disappointed!

For more information and tickets ($20), contact Dan Ruppel @ 204-254-4690 or Sue Care @ 204-253-4385.

Baptism Commemoration

Inspired by the congregation pledge made in the service of Holy Baptism (see page 228, ELW), 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

Madison

Haley

Candace

Piper

Isaak

Aidan

Lucas

Reese

Nathan

Richard

Karrie-Lee

Worship During Holy Week

Maundy Thursday (Apr. 2) – 7:30 pm at Abundant Life (3486 Raleigh St in Bird’s Hill, ½ km north of Hoddinott)

Good Friday (Apr. 3) – 3:00 pm at St. Luke’s Zion

Easter Sunday (Apr. 5) – Breakfast at 9:00 am, Worship and Sunday School at 10:30 am

EDITOR’S DESK:

Please be sure to submit any items for May’s Newsletter no later than April 23rd, 2015.   When submitting the items to my email address: helenjanzen@mymts.net  please indicate in the Re or Message line of your sent email to me, 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.

NEWS FROM NEST:

Upcoming Events:

NEST Annual Meeting will be held on

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm.

Hosted by St. Luke’s Zion Lutheran Church.

Pastor Lynne will give the opening welcome from the congregation.

The agenda will include:

*Annual report from chairperson Pastor Annemarie MacIntosh who will also have the opening devotions.

*Election of executives (nominations have been made and also accepted from the floor).

*Guest Speaker Dr. James Creswell PhD from Booth University College, Winnipeg. His topic will be “SPIRITED CITIZENSHIP PARTNERSHIP PROJECT” (Salvation Army).

*Guests: the pleasant KOBWA family; mother, 2 grown teenagers and 2 cousins. They are originally from the Congo and speak English & French, working and attending schools.

Refreshments follow!  All Welcome!!!

NEST Potluck Supper will be held on Sunday, May 3rd at 5:00 p.m. at Kildonan United Church, 187 Kilbride Avenue.

**Tickets: Adults $5.00/Child $2.00  Plus a Supper Dish

Tickets available from Dorothy Handkamer or at the door.

Please watch for this FUNDRAISER POSTER!!!

NEST General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 26th at 7:00 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church.

Respectfully

Dorothy Handkamer