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.         Jackson R.J. S.      
Aiden F. D.               Alyssa  M. B.          Abby S. W.​
Jessica J. B.             Chloe E.J. H.         Reese A. C. 
Noah K. R.                Sarah E. G.           Riley D.W.
Helena J.                  Ryan T. J.              Ethan N. C.
Corey S. J.                Malakai L.             Evan A. C.

IN OUR PRAYERS:

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

Helen B. – Holy Family Nursing Home

Laura G. - Red River Place, Selkirk

Albert J. – Middlechurch Home

Agnes J. – Middlechurch Home

Irene K. - River Park Gardens

Anna M. – Fred Douglas Lodge

Mary M. – Luther Home

Della S. - Donwood Manor

Elfrieda S. - Luther Home

YOUTH:

Oct. 7th-10th - Thanksgiving Retreat at Luther Village

Oct.14th - Corn Maze at Deer Meadows

Oct 23rd - Post Gathering Youth Service at SPLC

Oct.30th - Confirmation Sunday at ALL

THANKSGIVING RETREAT AT LUTHER VILLAGE:

The Thanksgiving retreat at Luther village is quickly approaching October 7-10 2016. This retreat is for ALL YOUTH grades 7 and up (including those recently graduated).

Abundant Life / Sherwood Park / St. Luke’s Zion… along with the youth and their families will be collecting We CARE BAGS for Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR). The kick off was Sept 11th. We will have the bags available starting Sept. 11th  (if you do not get a bag please just put into a grocery bag or another reusable bag) We will be collecting bags until Sunday October 16th

If you have any questions please speak to Lisa. Thank you J

Learning and Living Kit: 

- 3 lined notebooks

- 10 unsharpened pencils with erasers

- 1 metric ruler (30 centimeters), 1 pencil sharpener and 1 eraser

- 1 pack of crayons (or pencil crayons)

- 1 small and simple toy (new and not requiring batteries)*

- 1 bar of soap and 1 toothbrush (new and wrapped)

- 1 tube of toothpaste (expiration date no earlier than one year)

Lisa van Dijk
Youth Coordinator SPLC
Minister of Youth ALL-SLZ
splc-youth@live.ca
 

CLAY UPDATE: 

From August 17-21, almost 1000 youth, leaders and volunteers from both the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) gathered together in Charlottetown, PEI for several days filled with worship, learning and servant events. Canadian Lutheran-Anglican Youth (CLAY) participants engaged in the Reformation theme of Not for Sale. 

The highlights of the event included serving the wider community through servant events on the first day together; being entertained and challenged through the work of the Drama Troupe; singing worship songs together during the Large Group Gatherings; and meeting other youths and leaders from across the country as they learned about the National Youth Project, The Right to Water.

The next CLAY gathering will be held in Thunder Bay, Ontario, hosted by the MNO Synod of the ELCIC and the Diocese of Algoma of the ACC, and will take place in August 2018.

LUTHER HOME ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:

Please mark your calendar for Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 2:00 to attend the Annual General Meeting, which will be held in the chapel at Luther Home, 1081 Andrews Street.  The meeting will be followed by refreshments.  This will be a great opportunity to meet the new Board Members and reconnect with other Corporation members.  If you are not a Corporation member, this would also be an opportunity to sign a Membership Declaration form to become one.  Corporate Members are eligible to vote on the appointment of Board Members and Auditors.  They also review the annual financial statements.  There is no fee to become a Corporation member.  A notice will be sent out either by e-mail or Canada Post to Corporation members in advance of the meeting and the agenda and accompanying documentation will be available at Luther Home.

NEST: 

  We were blessed to celebrate our 30th anniversary on September 17th at the Grace Lutheran Church. Following an abundant (and varied!) potluck supper, some 120 ‘guests’ heard brief messagesfrom one of the founders, ELISABETH KUNKEL (with husband PASTOR JOHANN), current member (chair – DOREEN THORLACIUS) and early arrivals (JUNE CHAU from Viet Nam in 1992). Doreen’s husband, ERNEST BERBUSCH, played an important role, as he had served at Canadian Embassier throughout the world. Our thanks to Grace Lutheran for hosting the event, and our monthly meetings as well. NEST’s Anniversary was also recognized in the Sept. 17th edition of the Winnipeg Free Press. It included a large close-up picture of Elisabeth, Jim Mair (our refugee co-ordinator) and a former refugee KOFFI SEDZRO from TOGO (2004).

  The ISSA family HANI and SLVANA, two daughters (11 and 5) and son (9), who arrived from IRAQ,

Nov. 30, 2015, have moved to Windsor, Ontario (Sept.) to be closer to family. HANI has 3 brothers and families living in Detroit, and his Mother soon to come. Mr. Mair is in touch with a Catholic Support Group to help them get settled. Messiah Luthern church formed a “care-giver group’ to see the ISSA’s comfortably settled (including household goods) and welcomed to the community. NEST has rented a locker to store the furniture and furnishings, etc. that will benefit our future arrivals.

  A family originally from the CONGO, whose application was submitted in 2008 are having a second interview Nov. 28, 2016, which is a step-closer to being accepted by Canada Immigration! They include mother (MARTHA), father (KAZADI),4 children and 3 siblings of Martha (in their 20’s). Their arrival may be expected in 2017.

Coming Events:

NEST General Meeting will be held on October 25th, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church.

All are welcome! Refreshments to follow

FLAPJACK Fundraiser at APPLEBEE’s on Regent, Feb. 11, 2017 (Saturday) Details will follow.

- Dorothy Handkamer

NEWS FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: 

Please hand in any Items for the November newsletter by October 26th to Joanne Janzen or email to the church stluzi@mymts.net or joannejanzen007@mymts.net Thank You!

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

SLZ - HELP WANTED:

The following opportunities for service continue to be available.  Can you help?

*Ministers of Transportation   (People need rides to church!)  

*NEST Board Member  

*Choir Members  

*Sunday Servants

LUTHER VILLAGE NEWS:

Summer is ending on a quieter note at Luther Village and we are kicking into gear for a beautiful Fall at the lake. We are offering new and one returning retreat: 
Personal Retreat, September 16-25 for $20 + hst per night, including continental breakfast (you pick from one to five nights during this time)
Photography in the Woods, September 23-25 for $149 + hst
Professionals in their fields will be teaching and leading the Weekend in the Wild and Photography weekends. 

For more information please visit http://luthervillage.ca/retreats.html

ELCIC:

Synod office is willing to coordinate and promote a synod wide emphasis from November 2016 to November 2017.

We will begin to post ideas or your events on the synod website and Facebook page should the information reach the Communications Coordinator by November 1, 2017. We would also encourage partnerships wherever possible, and for events to be ecumenical as well. We would like to ensure that there are no conflicts of dates for congregations/groups and would be especially excited if we had an event every week anywhere across the synod. Wouldn’t it be great to travel around our synod to a variety of events and activities?

Here are some events already planned:

November 10-13, 2016: Bus Trip to Minneapolis to visit Luther Exhibit (Find more info here)
July, 2017 ELCIC National Convention Celebratory Worship Service
November 17, 2017 Lecture presentation by renowned Luther scholar, Dr. Tim Wengert, St. Stephen and St. Bede, Winnipeg 

ALIGN Update:

It was very encouraging to engage with the 80 Lutherans and Anglicans who came together at Faith Lutheran, Winnipeg for the information meeting (September 14) with Dr. Roxburgh and the ALIGN team. In addition to those who gathered in the worship space, there were several more who attended online. At the end of the level of excitement in this response is an inspiration to us and the ALIGN team. At the end of the evening, more than 30 persons signed up indicating their interest to come along on this exciting new journey as we seek out where God is active among our neighbours and in the neighbourhoods we call home. Since last week, we have learned of several more persons who are interested in becoming involved. The level of excitement in this response is an inspiration to us and the ALIGN team.

For those who were unable to attend, videos of the event were posted at  
http://www.mnosynod.org/align-rampup-videos.html

As explained at the meeting, for the first stage of this experimental journey, the ALIGN team has now chosen four neighbourhoods from where the greatest interest was expressed.  These are:  
        Wolseley/West End of Winnipeg
        Selkirk, MB area
        Southwest Winnipeg (Whyte Ridge,    

        Lindenwoods, Waverley West, Richmond)
        West and East Kildonan, Winnipeg
(If your neighborhood was not chosen, please know that we really value your interest and will seek to include you in further stages of this work.)

If you live in one of these four neighborhoods and did not yet sign up, please indicate your interest by emailing us ASAP at aligntogether@gmail.com  Please use this email address as well if you wish to be regularly updated on what is taking place with ALIGN.

Be Part of a Network Interested in Issues of Criminal Justice and Restorative Justice:

The ELCIC is seeking to create a network of members who are interested in issues of criminal justice and restorative justice. Network members will receive periodic updates on resources available and may be invited to give input on this area of work.
If you are interested in being part of this network, please contact Assistant to the Bishop Rev. Paul Gehrs at pgehrs@elcic.ca. In July 2015, the ELCIC National Convention adopted a Resolution on the Criminal Justice and Correctional Systems in Canada. For more information, please click on the following link: http://elcic.ca/Documents/documents/CriminalJusticeMotionFINAL.pdf

Reformation Commemoration Kick-off:

Bus Trip to Minneapolis to Visit “Luther Exhibit”

November 10th – 13th, 2016
Can’t travel to Wittenberg Germany to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of the Ninety-five Theses on the church door?

……. then join Bishop Elaine and other fellow Lutherans for a Bus Trip to Minneapolis to visit the Exhibit of Martin Luther artifacts that have traveled from Germany to North America for the first time ever. http://new.artsmia.org/luther
The Bus trip will take place from November 10 - 13, 2016 

for more information: Visit the MNO Synod website http://www.mnosynod.org/index.html

We continue to encourage congregations and individuals to support the ELCIC Reformation Challenge - scholarships to students in the Holy Land, planting trees, LWF Endowment and refugee sponsorships.

There has been an interest in coordinating other reformation commemoration events in 2017. Some of the ideas floating around are: choral festivals, special worship services, Art exhibits, plays, concerts, study groups, pub nights, large scale picnics, Medieval Games, etc.

Have an idea and looking for partners to do it with you?
Lets put a note on the website/facebook page and find partners.

What if I got Hit by a Bus?

This seminar provides participants with a comprehensive resource for organizing their personal wishes and information in a non-threatening, user friendlily format. It is geared at helping a person collate their personal information and wishes, and by doing so, ensure that this information is
readily available at the moment it is needed, thus reducing stress at a potentially stressful time.

Grace Lutheran Church,

211 Kimberly Ave, Winnipeg
204.661.2562
Saturday October 15, 2016
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Registration due by: October 8th
Register by September 30th  for early bird discount
 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Administrative Assistant-Community Relations:

Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is seeking a full time Administrative Assistant – Community Relations (maternity leave replacement to September 2017) at its Winnipeg office.

Inspired by God's love for humanity, Canadian Lutheran World Relief challenges the causes and responds to the consequences of human suffering and poverty, through community development, emergency relief, refugee resettlement, and other programs.

Administrative Assistant:

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant, 12-15 hours per week (weekdays).

The Admin Assistant provides support for the Pastor, the Church Council and committees of the church including preparation of weekly church bulletins, power point presentations, monthly newsletters, schedules, reception and other duties assigned. Candidate must have strong clerical, computer and organizational skills. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, effective oral and written communication skills, and proofreading.

Closing date for applications is October 5, 2016.

Please send cover letter and resume to: B Coss, 930 Winakwa Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2J 1E7 or email to: popoffice@peacechurch.ca.

Editor and Social Media Coordinator:

The Diocese of Rupert’s Land is looking for a creative individual with exceptional written communication skills to take on the role of Editor and Social Media Coordinator. The Editor will produce the monthly magazine in conjunction with the designer and contributing writers, as well as the RLN Weekly and regular updates on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. This position is 15 hours a week.

The ideal candidate will have experience with the following software: WordPress, Photoshop or Pixelmator, Mailchimp, Basecamp, and Mail Designer Pro. He or she, while not necessarily ordained, will be biblically and theologically literate, able to bring together a diversity of ideas and create dialogue among Anglicans in Rupert’s Land. He or she will also possess a vision for the mission of Rupert’s Land News: to “connect Church and community.”

Inquiries about the position may be directed to rlnews@rupertsland.ca; applications and resumes may be sent to bishop@rupertsland.ca.