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

Jackson R.J. S.                       Abby S.

Kaiya H. A. C.         

IN OUR PRAYERS:

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

Phyllis A. – Concordia Place

Helen B. – Holy Family Nursing Home

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

Alice V.  – Middlechurch Home 

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!

SUNDAY SCHOOL: To celebrate the 500th Anniversary commemorating the Reformation,

the Sunday School will be collecting 500 cans of food to help the poor. We have named this challenge

‘St. Luke’s Zion Community Chest’

We will be collecting non-perishable food items from Sept.10th until Reformation Sunday, Oct. 29th, 2017. If you would prefer to make a monetary donation please feel free to include it in your Sunday offering marked ‘Community Chest’. Thank You!   

YOUTH:

*Abundant Life/ Sherwood Park / St. Luke’s Zion We will be collecting We CARE BAGS

for Canadian Lutheran World Relief ( CLWR)

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). We will be collecting bags until Sun. Oct.22nd, Confirmation Sunday at Sherwood Park. If you have any questions please speak to Lisa.

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)

*GREY CUP scratch off  RAFFLE  tickets are in:

Anybody that is willing to sell over the summer - please let me know and we can make arrangements to get to you. Let Lisa van Dijk know how many you want  25- 50-100. We have 2 series of 900 tickets - so 1800 available ($2.00each)

*THANKSGIVING YOUTH RETREAT:

at LUTHER VILLAGE Fri., Oct. 6th until Mon., Oct. 9th, 2017.

*Reformation 500 Social: Sat. Oct. 14th, 2017

Transcona Country Club, 2070 Dugald Road (hosts:  St. Luke's Zion, Abundant Life, Sherwood Park and Prince of Peace) Come celebrate Luther's 500th  anniversary of the Reformation! Win some great prizes, dance the polka, raise a pint to Luther, get together with some really awesome LUTHERANS.  The Oompah Band, Live Band starting 8:30 p.m., DJ Evan Irwin (Wavelength sound and Light) Proceeds will go to Reformation 500 challenge - LWF endowment fund. Sponsored by Faithlife Financial

Tickets Contact: Lisa van Dijk: splc-youth@live.ca / (204) 293-6357

Anyone wishing to donate a prize for the Silent Auction Contact Kim Gerbinski kim.gerbinsk@gmail.com, cell 204-799-5324 Donations will be acknowledged.

*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.

NEST: 

In 1986, three congregations in Winnipeg’s North End joined forces to sponsor an Eritrean mother and daughter. Since then, the North End Sponsorship Team (NEST) has welcomed 181 persons to Winnipeg from 18 countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burundi, Columbia, Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo and Vietnam. As well, NEST has provided care giving and assistance to additional refugees and groups who have asked or been referred to NEST for help.

NEST is now a cooperative ministry of one United Church congregation (Kildonan United) and four Lutheran congregations (Abundant Life, Grace, St. John’s & St. Luke’s Zion), plus individual members who work together in harmony to sponsor and welcome refugees into our midst. NEST also interacts with several other congregations and organizations in sponsoring refugees. NEST is a registered charity for income tax purposes.

Sponsorship Update:

Martha MUKENDI, her husband Kazadi MBUYI, sons Jacques (13), Justin (12) & twins Joseph & Josephine (5) and Martha’s siblings Rebecca (26), Bill (24) and Marie (21) arrived in Winnipeg on September 20, 2017 originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 1997, Martha’s parents and their children fled their country for Zambia. After her parents were killed, Martha cared for her three younger siblings and her two young sons. NEST submitted this application to Canada Immigration (CIC) in June 2008. Since then, Martha has married Kazadi and their twins have been born. The family was interviewed in 2016. Changes to which Canada Immigration visa office was responsible for this file delayed progress. NEST will provide all financial support and care giving for this family.

There are three Full Sponsorships awaiting processing by the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Approval for entry into Canada can take several years, and may be denied. Under a full sponsorship NEST provides care giving, household goods and all financial support for one year after each family arrives. NEST hopes for the safe and early arrival in Winnipeg of all these people:

-Rose ASAN EJIRA and her eight children and two grandchildren originally from Sudan and currently living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.

-Betty AKUMU EJIRA & husband Jean LOMAMI AMIST and four children. Originally from Sudan and now in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Betty is the younger sister of Rose EJIRA.

-Chancé KAJINAKE, husband Jean LOMAMI AMISI and their daughter Michaella, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and now living in Bujumbura, Burundi. Chancé is the daughter of Kahindisa KOBWA who arrived in Winnipeg in 2013 with her family.

NEST has submitted applications to the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for three ‘nominal’, or ‘family-linked’, sponsorships. Under such a sponsorship, relatives or others in Winnipeg have agreed to provide all financial support, care giving and household goods for the sponsored persons after their arrival in Winnipeg.

-Abdelraheem KHATAB, his wife Ghroub and their daughter (2 1/2 years) originally from Aleppo, Syria and now in Jordan.

-Nuur HASSAN DIGALE a young man originally from Somalia, now living in a refugee camp in Ethiopia.

-Sibhatu ANDOM GEBREMESKEL is a young man originally from Eritrea, now living in Sudan.

NEST sponsorships are normally arranged through Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR), our Sponsorship Agreeement Holder with the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). NEST also works in cooperation with Welcome Place and other groups involved in bringing refugees to Canada.

The world continues to produce refugees in need of our help. NEST is limited in the number of sponsorships it can take by the finances and by the number of volunteers available for care giving. If you feel you can help, or you would like more information, please call NEST Chair ‘Jim Mair’ at 204-632-4757.

The North End Sponsorship Team (NEST) very much appreciates the kind and generous support given to it in so many ways by the congregation of Kildonan United Church, and by many others.

***The Winnipeg Free Press on September 22, 2017 printed a story on the “Long, Slow path to Canada’.

Please see bulletin board for the full story and pictures. This story was printed two days after Martha MUKENDI arrived in Winnipeg.

Upcoming NEST Events:

*Next General Meeting will be held on October 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church (211 Kimberly Avenue).

*November 24th, 2017 - Ten Thousand Villages Fundraiser from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at #10-936 Henderson (at the store), in support of NEST. 

FAIR TRADE COFFEE and SNACKS SERVED

*February 24, 2018 – Applebee’s Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser. Details TBA.

~ Thank You  Dorothy

LUTHER HOME: Corporation Membership and Annual General Meeting

Luther Home is endeavouring to grow its membership number. We are seeking people interested in furthering the Vision and Mission of Luther Home as a private, not-for-profit, faith based organization.  Our mission statement is “To minister, with love and compassion, to the physical, mental, spiritual, and social needs of persons within our home and community.”

The corporation manages an 80 bed personal care home, 2 apartment buildings (which include some mobility suites) and an adult day program.  As a corporation member you would receive communications and information on the annual general meeting, which will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 22, 2017 in the chapel at Luther Home, 1081 Andrews Street. The meeting will be followed by coffee & fellowship.

As a Corporation Member you would be entitled to vote at the AGM.  To become a Corporation Member you must be of legal age and not be a staff member of Luther Home.  There is no membership fee.  You merely complete a Membership Declaration form which can be obtained from Linda Kostiuk (204-633-8635) or Liz Maas, Director of Recreation/Volunteers (204-336-5380) OR you can come to the Annual General Meeting and sign a Membership Declaration at that time.

MNO SYNOD:

Reformation Commemoration 2017:

Special Guest Lectures in November

*Dr. Timothy Wengert will be giving a lecture on

Nov. 18th, at St Mary's Academy

(550 Wellington Cres.) from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

*Dr. Dirk Lange will be giving a lecture on Nov. 25th from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Cross (560 Arlington).

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)

PALLIATIVE MANITOBA - GRIEF SEMINARS:

Palliative Manitoba offers monthly grief seminars which are free and are open to the general public.

Cropo Funeral Chapel: 1442 Main St.
October 10, 2017 - Family Dynamics
November 14, 2017 - Using Rituals in Loss and Grief
December 12, 2017 - I’m Not in the “Holiday” Mood

Chapel Lawn Funeral Home: 4000 Portage Ave.
December 5, 2017 - The Holidays Can Be a Difficult

                                 Season

LUM:  The Lutheran Urban Ministry (the Urban) is a community of many marginalized and vulnerable in the West End of Winnipeg, many who live in extreme poverty. The Urban strives to feed the body and the spirit of those who attend. Strength and brokenness, faith and despair, resilience and hopelessness are within many of the stories shared. It is an incredible group of staff and volunteers and Urban community members who come through the door - sharing a lot of laughter, life stories, some tears at times and hope.

Thank you to the meal teams who ensure that no one leaves the Urban hungry.  Our website calendar shows available dates for meal teams: http://www.theurban.ca/calendar.php  Please contact me: rhonda@theurban.ca for additional information or to add your meal team to the calendar.

Thank you to the congregations who donate food items to fill our pantry with emergency food for our Urban community members who at times experience extra hardships.  

Thank you to Jac and Ben from Steinbach who bring bread and pastries from the Steinbach Helping Hands Food Bank and to those who bake cookies and loaves for coffee.

Thank you to all of the individuals who support the Urban to keep us operating, and to the MNO Synod who supports us with 20% of our operating expenses.

Thank you to all of the individuals who drop off bedding, towels, coats and boots and items for prizes for our monthly nocharge family bingo.

2017 Winter Needs: blankets/sheets/pillows, sleeping bags for the homeless, regular socks (men's, women's, children's), underwear (men's, women's, children's), towels, facecloths, jackets/coats any size with all buttons and/or working zippers (particularly men's large or extra-large), slippers (handmade or otherwise), used backpacks (especially for adults - any condition as long as the zippers work) are always welcomed. 
Need for Emergency Food at the Urban: Pasta (macaroni, spaghetti, egg noodles, Side Kicks, rice); canned meat (salmon, tuna, ham, Klik or Spam, ravioli, zoodles); instant noodles (beef, chicken, mama noodles); cereal; soups (tomato, vegetable, chicken noodle, mushroom, Campbell's chunky soups); Kraft Dinner; peanut butter; jams; crackers; cookies; jarred baby food; baby formula; diapers (sizes 4 & 5); baby wipes; shampoos; socks (men's, women's & children's); toilet paper; sanitary pads/tampons, and tooth brushes. 
Also needed: empty margarine/yogurt containers; plastic grocery bags.  Coffee for the coffee urn and powdered creamer are always welcomed donations as the coffee is always on here for those who attend!     Please contact rhonda@theurban.ca  for drop off times.  

~Thanks so much  Rhonda Gorham