BAPTISMS FOR MARCH:  

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 March in previous years: 

Katelyn F. S.

Alyssa L. T.

Colton D. B. M.

Sydnee J. S.

Owen A. J. Z.

Alyssa H. K.

Levi R. R.

Emily J. S.

IN OUR PRAYERS:

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

Phyllis A. – Concordia Place

Laura G. - Red River Place, Selkirk

Agnes J. – Middlechurch Home

Irene K. - River Park Gardens

Anna M. – Fred Douglas Lodge

Mary M. – Luther Home

Elfrieda S. - Luther Home

Doreen S. - Luther Home

Alice V. – Middlechurch Home 

MID-WEEK LENTEN SERIES 2018

 “Meeting our Neighbours”

Wednesdays at St. Luke’s Zion Lutheran Church

2903 McPhillips Street

Weekly Schedule:

6:00 pm – Soup & Bread Supper (downstairs)

6:20 or 6:25 pm – Guest Speaker (downstairs)

7:30 pm – Holden Evening Prayer (upstairs)

Wed. February 21

Meeting our Syrian Neighbours, Part I

Guest: Nour Ali

Wed. February 28

Meeting our Ghanaian Neighbours

Guest: Razak Iyal

Wed. March 7

Meeting our Indigenous Neighbours

Guest: Elder Sylvia James

Wed. March 14

Meeting our Syrian Neighbours, Part II

Guest: Nour Ali & Yazidi family

Wed. March 21

Meeting our Métis Neighbours

Guest:

Healing Service

Offerings are designated for ELCJHL schools. 

Scholarships will help send children to school in Jordan and the Holy Land.

MAUNDY THURSDAY:

This year, we will have our Maundy Thursday service at St. Francis Anglican Church (253 Burrin Ave.).  We will be joining the congregations from St. Francis Anglican, St. John’s Presbyterian and Kildonan United churches.

SUNDAY SCHOOL & YOUTH:

2018 St. Luke’s Got Talent & Pancake Lunch:

Scheduled for ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­March 11th

The Sunday School & Youth will be working together on March 11th following Worship.

The Youth will host a Pancake Lunch Fundraiser and the Sunday School will be hosting the annual

St. Luke’s Zion’s Got Talent – Ice Cream Social.

We invite you all to join us for Lunch!

Following lunch you are all invited to stay and support our talented performers as they share their gifts with us.

Everyone is welcome to come on out & cheer or. . . Sign-up yourself and share your talent with us...

singing, playing a musical instrument, writing/reciting poetry or even tell us your own stories, crafts, cooking, baking, photography etc. 

Possibilities are endless!!!

**Great Fellowship, Silent Auction, Door Prizes, Photo Booth, Great FUN for everyone…

help us make this event successful…join us!!!!

Donations are welcomed and appreciated:

We are accepting any donations you may have for the silent auction & door prizes.

Please see Joanne Janzen, Sharon Appler or Betty Gunn for more information and to answer any questions you may have. Thank You! SLZ Sunday School.

A BIG Thank You to those who have been donating items throughout the year for our silent auction.

Sunday School Easter Message:

Scheduled for April 15th and will be presented during Worship with a Luncheon or Buffet following.

Hosted by the Sunday School. Watch for details!

NEWSLETTER ITEMS:

Items for the April newsletter can be given to Joanne Janzen or emailed to stluzi@mymts.net  

or joannejanzen007@mymts.net by March 29th.

Thank you!

YOUTH:

CURLING FUNSPIEL

The Youth had travelled to Starbuck, MB on the weekend of Feb. 3rd to 4th.

This is the message that was received following the Curling weekend:

Please extend my thanks to all your youth and leaders who were part of our funspiel.  This entire group was the best I have ever come across with the youth events that I have co-ordinated.  They were courteous, polite, helpful, enthusiastic, fun, good sports, kind, loving, spiritual...and all other good adjectives one can think of!

Best wishes to you and your group.  

Kindest Regards,

Robert Livingston

YOUTH SCHEDULE:

Sun. Mar. 4th - Prairie Fire service at First Lutheran - Watch for details

Sun. Mar. 11th - Pancake lunch at SLZ

Sun. Mar. 18th - PANCAKE CHURCH - ALLC  (to be confirmed)

Fri. Apr. 20th – Sat. Apr. 21st Yard Sale - SPLC

*CLAY 2018 - Save the Date! 

The planning team is happy to announce the dates for CLAY 2018 in Thunder Bay, ON. Lutheran and Anglican youth from across Canada are invited to meet in Thunder Bay from August 15th – 19th, 2018.

It is sure to be an amazing time! Watch for more details over the new few months.

EL.C.I.C.

Monthly Ecumenical Prayer Vigil for Peace in the Middle East
On the 24th of each month, you are invited to pray for Christian communities in Palestine and Israel, for all those who are suffering in the Holy Land, for Palestinians and Israelis, and for peace in the Middle East and the world.

MNO SYNOD:

Mark your calendars for the next
MNO Synod Convention in Winnipeg, Manitoba  

April 26th – 28th, 2018  

LAY DELEGATES will soon be elected for both the MNO Synod Convention in April and for the 2019 ELCIC National Convention. 

If you are interested in being a delegate, please speak to Pastor Lynne or to a member of council.

Synod News pages in the Canada Lutheran:

We would love to hear stories from around the synod! If you have stories and or pictures to share, please send them to mnoeditor@gmail.com

Thank you    

~Joanne Janzen (MNO Synod section editor)

LUM: 

2018 Winter Needs:

Needs:  blankets/sheets/pillows, sleeping bags for the homeless; towels; facecloths; regular socks/underwear (for men, women, children); diapers (sizes 4 & 5); baby wipes; shampoos; socks; toilet paper; sanitary pads/ tampons; men's disposable razors; deodorant; toothbrushes; toothpaste; jackets/coats any size with all buttons and/or working zippers (particularly men's lge or extra-lge); slippers (handmade or otherwise); used backpacks (especially for adults - any condition as long as the zippers work) always welcomed. 

Need for Emergency Food at the Urban: Pasta (macaroni, spaghetti, egg noodles, Side Kicks, rice); pasta sauce, pork and beans, canned meat (salmon, tuna, ham, Klik or Spam, ravioli, zoodles); instant noodles (beef, chicken, mama noodles); cereal; soups (vegetable, chicken noodle, Campbell's chunky soups); Kraft Dinner; peanut butter; jams; regular tea bags (ex. Red Rose), crackers; cookies; juice boxes. 

Also needed:

plastic grocery bags; empty margarine/yogurt containers.

Coffee for the coffee urn and tea are welcomed donations as the coffee urn and tea pots are always

on here for those who attend! 

Please contact rhonda@theurban.ca  for drop off times.  Thanks so much.  

Palliative Manitoba – 2018 Grief Seminars:

Cropo Funeral Chapel

1442 Main Street, Winnipeg 7 – 8:00 pm – Tuesdays

April 10th - Discovering Your New Normal

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

LUTHER VILLAGE:

Camp Manager - Term Position

See Luther Village website for more information.

SLZ YARD WORKER:

Beginning in 2018, a volunteer is needed to look after the yard work at the church (cutting grass, trimming, etc.).  Speak to a member of council or Pastor Lynne if you are interested.

POET’S CORNER

A Toast to Bread

BREAD.  The staff of Life.  One important component of the health chart and so we continue to pray:  Give us this day our daily bread.

BREAD.  The tantalizing aroma of fresh baked bread.  How it arouses our senses to its refreshing taste.  We walk through the bakery aisles and lose count of its many varieties.   Together let us name some: white, brown and rye; fruit, cherry and sourdough; seven grain, twelve grain and alfalfa plain; cheese, onion, garlic, alpine, pumpernickel; organic; and the list goes on.  Let us not forget those specialty breads throughout the year: German stolen for Christmas, Ukrainian paska for Easter, English hot cross buns for Good Friday, and Jewish Matzah for the Passover.

BREAD.  What do we do with leftover bread? Here are some of my favorite uses:  stuffing for chicken, goose and turkey; ground crumbs to enhance the taste of fish, chicken and pork; delicious for dried fruit bread pudding; and even may be made into coconut sweet bread fingers for dessert.  But to me, chicken soup would never be complete without round butter-bread dumplings (with lots of allspice).  Are you ready to add to my list?  Please do.

This litany to BREAD would not be complete without the words of Jesus at the Last supper when he took the bread and broke it, saying: "Take, eat, this is my body, broken for you."  BREAD sanctified.

"Come, let us break bread together."

by
Anna McDonald