BAPTISMS FOR SEPTEMBER:  

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 August in previous years: 

Jessica E. P.

Landon W. C. C.

Lisa M. G.

Hannah E. G.

Emersyn R. K.

Shasta D. E.

Tiara E. E.

Taven E. F.E.

Richard A. J.

Aubrie N. S. W.

Charlie A. H.

Aria B. T.

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

Irene K. - River Park Gardens

Anna M. – Fred Douglas Lodge

Doreen S. - Luther Home

Alice V. – Middlechurch Home 

ORDINATION OF REV. JASON ZINKO:

It is with great delight that we invite you to the ordination of Rev. Jason Zinko as Bishop of the Manitoba/Northwestern Ontario Synod. The ordination service will take place on Sept. 8th, 2018 at Lutheran Church of the Cross, 560 Arlington St., Winnipeg, MB starting at 3:00 p.m. A reception will follow.

Please pray for Bishop-Elect Jason and for our whole synod as we prepare for this celebration.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. Courtenay Reedman Parker

Secretary, MNO Synod Council

SAVE THE DATE:

Annual Corn & Weiner Roast & Sunday School registration on September 9th following worship.

Everyone is invited to attend. Invite your family & friends! Come and join us!!!  Weather permitting we will be outdoors – bring your lawn chairs, hats and appetite!!!             

**You can register your children ages 18 months to 12 years.  Regular Sunday School classes will begin on September 16th.

**This year we will be returning to the 2 eight week Toddler sessions (18 months to 4 years); the first session will run from Oct 21st to Dec. 16th; and the second session will run from Jan. 13th to Mar. 10th.

SLZ - UPCOMING IN SEPTEMBER:

Wed. Sept. 5th - Bible Conversations start

Wed. Sept. 5th - Choir starts

Tues. Sept. 11th - Confirmation classes start

Sun. Sept. 16th - Sunday school starts

Sun. Oct. 21st - 1st 8 week Toddler session starts

Sun. Jan.13th - 2nd 8 week Toddler session starts

*WEDNESDAY BIBLE CONVERSATIONS:

Will be held on Wednesday’s at 12:00 noon.

All are welcome! Bring a bag lunch.

*CHOIR:

We welcome new choir members! If you are interested in joining the choir please let Faith Peters or Pastor Lynne know.

*CONFIRMATION:

COOKIE BAKERS!  

Might you be willing to provide 2 dozen cookies for a confirmation class this Fall?  Cookies are needed for Sept. 18, 25 and Oct. 2.  If you can help, please speak to Pastor Lynne.

*SUNDAY SCHOOL:

We look forward to another fun year with the Sunday School Children and the Toddler’s. Feel free to invite your friends to join you 😊 You will be provided with more details on September 9th, registration day.

See you then!

OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE:  

Please fill out a Sunday Servant sheet located on the table in the narthex if you are interested in serving as Ushers, Communion Assistants, Readers,

Operating the projector and Choir members. 

All training is provided!!! 😊

LUTHER HOME:

Our SLZ Ladies group will be providing the September birthday party at Luther Home on Friday, Sept. 28th at 2:00 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to participate in this gathering.  Last year we sang hymns along with the residents and helped serve cake.  It was fun.  Please mark this on your calendar and watch our weekly bulletins for planning meeting dates.

YOUTH:

2018 CLAY Gathering:

We thank God for the safe return home of all the Youth & Leaders who attended the gathering in Thunder Bay.

Please check out the MNO website for highlights and pictures from the gathering.

mnosynod.org  

MNO YOUTH POST GATHERING CLAY EVENT:

Sunday Sept 9th hosted at Faith Lutheran Church - Approx. time 2-8 p.m. for those who attended CLAY.

More details to follow.

2018 ANNUALTHANKSGIVING RETREAT:

October 5th @ 5:00 p.m. - October 8th @ 5:00 p.m.

At Luther Village.

We CARE BAGS:

for Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)

We will be collecting bags until Sun. Oct. 21st  

There is also $5.00 shipping fee per bag if you are able to help with that - greatly appreciated but not mandatory.  

We will have the bags available in September and will let you know once we have them.

(if you do not get a bag please just put into a grocery bag or another reusable bag) 

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)

Now is a great time to shop as school supplies are on fantastic sales!

THANK YOU:

This year I was very fortunate to go to CLAY 2018 with the MNO Youth group. It was an amazing experience for me starting with the flight to Toronto, going up the CN Tower, the Sky Train, Canada’s Wonderland, and the bus trip to CLAY Thunder Bay and the CLAY Gathering and sleep. Along the way we spent 2 nights at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church in Niagara Falls and 1 night at Zion Evangelical Church in Sioux St. Marie and from there to Thunder Bay where we stayed at the Lakehead University in dorms.  

The CLAY Gathering experience was awesome. I really enjoyed meeting youth from all across Canada. I am blessed to have met many new friends which I intend to stay in touch with. Spending this week together, our SLAW group got to know each other better and we did our best to support each other and had a great time. The activities at CLAY were well planned and the ‘app’ made finding places and planning very easy.

The Worship, the Large & small Group gatherings, the story time groups, the games, the mingling and the free time all inspired me in some way. I learned a lot about myself and feel I have grown closer to God during this time.  I have a new outlook on life which I am very excited about.

I am very thankful that I had the opportunity to go on this trip and I would like to thank everyone for their support which made this trip possible; Thank you to  Lisa and the leaders for their support and guidance; Thank you to all the youth for your stories, jokes and your friendship. It was amazing and I’m super thankful. I am looking forward to the CLAY 2020 gathering which will be held in Calgary.

Thank you all again for your prayers and support

I really appreciate it.  

~ Thera Goertzen

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE:

We invite the other SLZ youth who attended the CLAY Gathering to share their experience with us for our next newsletter.

NEST:

The next NEST General Meeting will be held on September 18th at 7:00 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church (211 Kimberly Avenue).

LUM:

2018 Ride for Refuge

The Urban is taking part in their second Ride for Refuge (a 5 km walk here in the city, or a 10, 25 or 50 km bike ride leaving from North Kildonan) on Sept. 29th, 2018. For more information please see the letter posted on the bulletin board or online

Event info: https://rideforrefuge.org/location/winnipeg

Frequently Asked Question: https://rideforrefuge.org/faq

To register "your team" to walk or ride (or both) for the Urban:  https://rideforrefuge.org/register

To join the "Urban Board and Friends" Team or donate to a team walking or riding for the Urban:  https://rideforrefuge.org/charity/theurban

Urban 2018 Spring Needs

Current Immediate Needs:  Bedding & towels; sleeping bags for the homeless; socks / underwear (for men, women, children); shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste; toilet paper; disposable razors; slippers (handmade or otherwise); used backpacks (especially for adults - any condition as long as the zippers work) always welcomed. 

Urban Current Emergency Food Needs:

Canned meats: tuna/salmon, chicken, ham, corned beef, Klik or Spam; Pasta sauce; canned vegetables: peas, corn, yellow and green beans, pork and beans; Fruit cocktail, small mandarin oranges; Peanut butter, jam/jelly; Pudding cups; Cookies; Instant coffee (small jars).  Please see Donate tab: "food items" for additional regular needs.

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  Rhonda

We ask that you also consider donating men's clothing to the John Howard Society, 583 Ellice Ave. Call 204-775-1514 for drop off times. Clothing donations are also received at the Siloam Mission, 300 Princess St.

Palliative Manitoba – 2018 Grief Seminars:

Chapel Lawn Funeral Home  4000 Portage Ave.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Tuesdays

September 25th - Parents that are Left Behind 

Cropo Funeral Chapel  1442 Main Street

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Tuesdays

October 16th - Importance of Rituals

LUTHER VILLAGE:

Luther Village is looking for a fall staff member to join our team!  We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible until we close for the season! 

Please email lv@luthervillage.ca for more details!

Upcoming:

September 14th – 16th - Throw Back to Camp Retreat

September 15th – 30th - Personal Retreat

September 21st – 23rd - Couple's Retreat

See website for more information on these programs

Call us at the camp 807-543-4052 to book your time at Luther Village!

Summer
Phone & fax 807.543.4052 or

Phone 204.898.4052

Email: lv@luthervillage.ca

Website: www.luthervillage.ca

NEWS & EVENTS AROUND THE SYNOD:

Synod Council

Synod Council meets next on the evening of September 14th and all day September 15th.

 LTS graduate program for Parish Nursing and Health Care

The Lutheran Theological Seminary is pleased to offer a new graduate degree program for health care professionals, parish nurses, and those with theological, pastoral and personal interest. The program is MASTER OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN HEALTH CARE AND PARISH NURSING.

For more information visit mnosynod.org.

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

Joanne Janzen (MNO Synod section editor) 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Faith Lutheran Church - Organist/Pianist Position
Looking for someone to play at Sunday worship services on a casual basis. Rate of pay is $100.00/service. Call Cathy at 204.253.1491 (ext. 20) for more information.

St. John's Lutheran Church - Organist or Pianist Position
Looking for someone to play at worship services every 2nd Sunday. Rate of pay would be $70.00/service (two services per Sunday = $140). If you are interested please call Doris 204-334-0374.