BAPTISMS FOR DECEMBER:  

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 December in previous years: 

Sharon L. T.                 Dolphis V. S.          
William G.M. M.           Jody A. H.  
Anson P. G.                 Colton S. H.
Chase M.P. H.             Emma R. B.    
Donald G. J.               Jordan N. A. G.

Bradley C. J.               Myles L. L. G.          
Albert J. R.                  Ulrich F. A.

IN OUR PRAYERS: 

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

Carol A. - Holy Family

Phyllis A. - Concordia Place  

Claire D. - Fred Douglas Lodge

Dorothy H. - Luther Home 

Anne M. - Concordia Place

Melita T. - Luther Home

Ollie Z. - Fred Douglas Lodge

CITY-WIDE CONFIRMATION:

Will resume in January 2025

January 12     Sherwood Park - 7 Tudor Cres. 

January 19     Sherwood Park - 7 Tudor Cres.

January 26     Sherwood Park - 7 Tudor Cres.

February 2      Sherwood Park - 7 Tudor Cres.

Sat. Feb. 8      WinterQuest - SLZ - 2903 McPhillips

February 9      St. Mark’s - 600 Cambridge St.

February 16    NO CLASS (Long Weekend)

February 23    St. Mark’s - 600 Cambridge St.

March 2           St. Mark’s - 600 Cambridge St.

BIBLE CONVERSATIONS:

Wednesday’s at 12:00 p.m.

Bring your own bag lunch – coffee and tea provided. 

All are welcome!

ANNUAL SOUP AND PIE LUNCH:

It is time again for Soup and Pie!
Sunday, December 1st, following Worship.  

Mark your calendar and plan to attend this popular, annual event … Bring a friend! Everyone is welcome!
 

SLZ SUNDAY SCHOOL:

2024 / 2025 Sunday School classes have begun however it’s not too late to join our group.

All Children ages 18 months – 12 years are Welcome.

December:

  1st  - Regular class  – Advent Wreaths

  8th  - Regular class

15th  - Regular class

22nd - Christmas Party & Bake Sale

ANY Donations for baking that day will be greatly appreciated and accepted. Thank You!

JUNIOR YOUTH GROUP

Avent/ Christmas event at Abundant Life Lutheran in Bird's Hill 3486 Raleigh Street

When: Sunday December 22

Time: Drop off at 12:30 pm Pick up at 2:00 pm 

What: pizza lunch games activities and craft  

No cost- friends welcome

RSVP to Lisa vandijk316@gmail.com or 204 293-6357

Lisa van Dijk  (204)293-6357

Shared Youth Ministry Director

ALL-GLC-SLZ-SPLC-POP 

SLAW YOUTH:

Sun. Dec. 8th Youth led worship at Grace

Youth help with all parts of service

Please be there at 9:30 am

Bake Sale  please bring wrapped items for bake sale

Kick off wall of Money at Grace

Tues. Dec. 8th Hamper help at Abundant Life

Pizza supper at 5:30 pm

Thur. Dec. 12th Matilda Musical at Sturgeon Heights

7:00 pm (ride time TBA)

Cost and tickets tba

Sun. Dec. 15th Advent Travelling Supper

Start at house at #1 at 4:30 pm    Location 148 Leighton Ave

Pick up at the last house #4 at 8:45 pm   Location 65 Clydesdale Drive ESP

Christmas gift exchange $10 - $15 wrapped gift

Fri. Dec. 20th Sleigh Ride at Bird’s Hill Park

Meet at Tim’s on Headmaster at 7:00 pm

Parents bring treats – cookies Tim Bits etc.

Invite MNO youth

$15.00 per person

A BIG THANK YOU:

to the men who trimmed all the branches on the north side of the driveway, as well as the trees and shrubs around the church, removing the trimmings afterwards.

The following week, the Tyndall stone on the north side of the building was pressure washed, removing many years of dirt and grime.

PROFESSIONAL CLOTHING DRIVE:

A former MLA and Education Minister Peter Bjornson is part of a group that developed a student teacher clothing drive for the ACCESS program at the University of Winnipeg. Student Teachers do many weeks of practice teaching in schools and they are required to dress in professional attire. For many, this is extra financial challenges.

This might be of interest to some people who might have gently used professional wear clothing items hanging in their closets that are no longer needed.

To donate: you can reach out to Peter at: peter.bjornson@outlook.com

~Linda Edel

CLAY 2025 - August 21-24, 2025 - in Saskatoon

The next Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth Gathering (CLAY) will take place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, from August 21-24, 2025. Held every two years, CLAY is a national event that brings together Anglican and Lutheran youth and their leaders for an inspiring experience of faith, community and leadership building through worship and learning. Sign up for the latest updates at www.claygathering.ca and stay connected onFacebook and Instagram

LUTHERAN URBAN MINISTRY:

To those on my Urban monthly newsletter list - city and nearby,

We are having our Urban Christmas Carol Worship Service on December 22 at 1:30 with Pastor Don Engel leading the service and Donna Engel at the piano. This is also our special Christmas bagged lunch and gift giving day.

We give 75 women's, 75 men's, and approx. 100 children/youth gift bags (with their name tags and age on the tag - infant to 18 yrs).  For many of the men it's their only Christmas present.

Quite a few people have asked me if there's anything in particular that we need this year - and here are a few suggestions of items that would be great if you happen to have any of these on hand, and it is a duplicate or unwanted:

- Like-new board games 

(maybe children/grandchildren only played with the game a few times and now unwanted)

- Like-new Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars that children/grandchildren no longer want

- Like-new Barbie dolls (outgrown and not interested in keeping)

- Playing cards or shampoo (for men's gift bags)

- New stretchy gloves

- Full size unopened shampoo or conditioner (for the teenagers)

- Small like-new knickknacks for the women's gift bags

- Unwanted and unused toiletry "gifty type" items for women & teenage girls

Wednesdays for drop-off at the Urban

Nov. 13 - Dec. 11 - 9:00 a.m. -  7:00 p.m. 

(or for meal teams - on the day you come to the Urban until Dec. 11).  Please ring the doorbell at the side door of the church.

Thanks so much, Rhonda Gorham

Lutheran Urban Ministry Corp. (the Urban)
Rm 25, 560 Arlington St.
Winnipeg, MB R3G 1Z5               
Phone (204) 774-3143        
www.theurban.ca

Nov. 2024 News from your Ministry Manager:

What is the Lutheran Urban Ministry all about?

We distribute bagged meals three times each week (over 1,000 / month) as well as a sit-down Wednesday Men’s Lunch/Sharing Circle. However, the Urban is a ministry and not a soup kitchen.

Food for the body is an important part of the Urban, but it is actually not our main purpose.

The Urban is a ministry of fellowship, friendship, spiritual care, and the reassurance that we are deeply loved by our Creator.

I formed our Men’s, Women’s, and co-ed sharing circles almost eight years ago and they warm my heart to bursting every week.

Our attendees are Indigenous, Caucasian settlers, Southeast Asian, Asian, African, and Caribbean - a wonderful multi-cultural diversity who bring such richness to our conversations together – lifelong Canadians, as well as newcomers. We have wonderful Sunday afternoon worship services with communion.

The pandemic shifted our procedures to bagged meals to go instead of sit-down meals, and this unexpected pandemic event afforded me the opportunity to continue that procedure - and hone in on our primary purpose of this partner ministry of the Manitoba Northwest Ontario Synod:

Why is spiritual and emotional support the bedrock of the Lutheran Urban Ministry?

Our Urban community faces daily struggles of many different combinations: marginalization, food and/or housing insecurity, physical and/or mental health disabilities, loneliness, health worries, grief, worries about friends and/or family, the search for individual meaning of life. There’s hope and happiness too.

The Urban is a ministry of presence through spiritual care, conversation, fellowship, and connection with each other. And that connection and fellowship (and spiritual support) happens on the church sidewalk as well.

Everywhere in this world we are all so much more alike than we are different. We’re all in this life together.

At the Urban, we talk together and listen to each other in our sharing circles. We talk about our introspection about life, childhood anecdotes, pondering the complexities of this existence of ours, and a lot of laughter at times as well. We invite our suburban congregation members and clergy to drop in and sit with us in our sharing circles and our worship services. This is our very own MNO Synod outreach right here in Winnipeg. We’re all mutually fed in this ministry to each other.

To our MNO Congregation Members and Clergy:

A wonderful opportunity to have fellowship with our Urban Community - please drop by anytime to our:

Sunday Worship Service: door opens at 1:00 p.m. with coffee/tea. Worship service 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Men’s Lunch/Sharing Circle every Wednesday - Downstairs at Noon

Please stop by at 12:00 p.m. Noon (ring the doorbell) for lunch and great fellowship and conversation!

Women’s Sharing Circle every Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. (until 3:30 p.m.)

Please arrive at 2:00 p.m. (ring the doorbell) for coffee/tea/dessert and great fellowship and conversation!

Women’s Drop-in every Wednesday from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Please drop in (ring the doorbell) for coffee/tea/cookies and visiting together! Kids & grandkids welcome to come with you and we have colouring and arts and crafts to keep them busy.

Co-ed Sharing Circle every Thursday at 4:30 p.m. (please arrive at 4:30 p.m.)

(ring the doorbell) Join us for great fellowship and conversation! And coffee/tea/dessert.

- Rhonda Gorham,

Ministry Manager, Lutheran Urban Ministry Corp.