CrossWord


The MNO Synod is pleased to announce that the synod youth will now have their own section included within CrossWord. Yooth Loops will be the place where all youth, youth leaders, pastors, and church administrators can turn for up to date youth news and information. If any congregation in the synod needs to get information out regarding youth events or notices, this will the place to find it. CrossWord Yooth Loops. We hope you enjoy.
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And speaking of youth...
Synod Fall Retreats approaching quickly
Don't forget to remind your youth that the Junior High and Senior High Youth Retreats at Luther Village are coming quickly and the deadline to register is upon us. The fall youth retreat information for the synod retreats at Luther Village is available below. Get the message out soon before the spots are full, and get your registrations in early so as not to be disappointed, since we have a limit of 80 participants for each retreat. Follow the link below to find information, posters and registration forms
Click here for the most important information
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Reclaiming our name
We are called to be the “Evangelical” Lutheran Church in Canada, a church in mission, partners with Christ in bringing God’s reign of love. Five individuals from our MNO Synod, Anne Marie MacIntosh, Kim Scherger, Dave Chell, Robert Grewe, Jason Zinko, and two Anglicans from the Diocese of Rupertsland, Jennifer Sisson and Preston Parsons, joined me at the Mission Developer’s Training Event in Chicago from August 17-21, 2007. While it will take a bit to process all the information that we took in during the five days, particularly how this translates into our setting, we came back with a clear sense that we each need to see ourselves as today’s “petros” (Peter) from Matthew 16: 18. We are to be a “petros” not afraid to speak about who Jesus is in our life, a “petros” fired up to reclaim our calling to be “evangelical”, to be in mission, partners with Christ. We heard stories about rural churches giving birth to something new, about remissioning congregations who seemed to have lost their purpose, about new starts in areas of growing population, and even about a new congregational outreach that does Word and Sacrament ministry under a bridge, with the homeless who live there. We were inspired, prodded, challenged to pray and vision, and then reminded that even though we are a “petros” whom Christ will use to build the church, it is nevertheless Christ’s project, Christ who builds, and not us. Watch next week for some pictures and some further reflections. Larry Ulrich, Synod Mission Director
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Companion Synod Sunday
In June congregational representatives were invited to attend a Companion Synod Dinner in which they were introduced to our upcoming Companion Synod Sunday. We have designated September 30th as Companion Synod Sunday in all congregations of the MNO synod and hope that your congregation will support this “In Mission for Others” emphasis.
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Faith turns 50
Friends and family of Faith Lutheran Church, Winnipeg are invited to the 50th anniversary celebration taking place on the weekend of September 7 - 9. The Sunday morning service will take place at 10 am. We will be blessed with pastors!! – Pastor Dave, Pastor (Irwin) 'Dex', Pastor Art McCaughan, Pastor Larry, Pastor Dale, and Pastor Art Leichnitz who is coming all the way from Ethiopia to be our guest preacher!
For a complete itinerary, click here
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It's a girl
Please give thanks and celebrate with us. This afternoon, August 16 at 1:06 pm CDT, Hazel Pauleen Picklyk made her entrance into the world. We first saw her when she was just 3 hours old. She is beautiful and looks so peaceful and content. I think she even smiled at me. Hazel is a beautiful daughter for Chris (my son) and Wendy (my daughter-in-law). Hazel was delivered by C section and weighed in at exactly 7 pounds. We are all delighted and are giving thanks to God for her safe arrival.
Peace, Kolleen & Owen Rev. Kolleen Karlowsky-Clark
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Braille Lutheran Book of Worship
A patron of the Brokenhead Regional Library has some Braille worship books in need of a new home. They are: - The Lutheran Book of Worship in 3 volumes (Green Book) - With One Voice in 2 volumes (Blue Book) If you are interested in these items please contact Debbie Winnicke, Head Librarian, Brokenhead River Regional Library at 204.268.7570.
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Job Posting for Editor of Canada Lutheran
Canada Lutheran, the award-winning national publication of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), is seeking an energetic and creative journalist or communications professional with a commitment to excellence for the position of Editor. The successful candidate will have a post-secondary degree or diploma in journalism, public relations or communications and a minimum of five years experience with editing a publication with paid-circulation. The Editor will report to the ELCIC’s Manager of Communications and be responsible for overseeing the content and theme development of Canada Lutheran’s eight annual issues, including writing, editing and seeking freelance writers when appropriate. Experience working with an advisory board would be an asset. This position is a part-time position and requires the Editor to be available for approximately 100 hours per issue of the publication. As this position serves the Evangelical Lutheran community, candidates must have an understanding of the Lutheran faith, its people and leadership as well as the relationships of the ELCIC with its ecumenical partners. Please forward your cover letter and resume along with salary expectations, by September 15, 2007 to: Trina Gallop Manager of Communications Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada 302-393 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0T6 tgallop@elcic.ca We thank all applicants but only those candidate considered for an interview will be contacted.

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LV Tidbits
MOTHER/DAUGHTER RETREAT This is the time you have been waiting for! Come to camp with your mother/daughter for a weekend of bonding, laughter and relaxation. The theme is "Stepping Stones: Stepping from the Ideal to the Real". Resource leaders are mother and daughter teams, Pearl & Caroline Wintoniw and Shelley & Rebecca Schultz. They will be exploring the mother-daughter relationship through stories, song and worship. Due to programming, minimum age, 15 years. Get your registration form from the Luther Village website or your brochure. See you at camp! ANNUAL LUTHER VILLAGE GOLF TOURNAMENT Come join us for this annual tournament taking place on Saturday September 8, 2007 at the Tuxedo Golf Course, 12 noon. Cost is $60/person which includes golf, prizes, food and a tax receipt. You can enter as a team or an individual. ALL proceeds to Luther Village Camp. Call Don at 669.4321 to register. DAN BJORNSON MEMORIAL YOUTH GAMES/MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM The next exciting project for Luther Village is the Youth Games/Multipurpose room being built in memory of Dan Bjornson, a long time camper who passed away suddenly in 2004. A committee was struck to organize this project and to do separate fundraising for this. The target amount has been raised to begin construction of the building which will start in the Fall of this year! The building will be located where the existing chalet lounge is currently located. If anyone would like to assist with this building project, which will be built by volunteers, the weekends of Sept. 7-9 and 14 - 16 have been set for this project. The week between this, Sept 10-14, is open to volunteers out to build as well. We will provide lodging and meals in exchange for the work you provide! A dedication service is planned for Sun. Sept. 16, in the afternoon. If anyone would like to donate to this fund, you are welcome to do so. Call Luther Village for more information at 807.543.4052. Thank you for walking together with us into the future at Luther Village!
Pictures from the week at LV
View more pictures from the first LV Eco Challenge
View pictures from the LV Grades 10 - 12 retreat
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You can go back to school (circle one): True False
As parents in Canada scrutinize the flyers in their mailboxes for the best back-to-school deals, they are sharing a basic experience with others across the world. They are trying to figure out just how many tools they can afford to give their children to help them learn in school. For many parents and orphans, however, the decision isn’t about whether or not to spend the extra money for a better computer. It’s about whether to spend the money on something as basic as a pad of paper—or whether they can afford going to school at all. The challenge of educational resources affects entire communities as well. In places like Mozambique and Zambia, teachers struggle to make classes work in outdoor spaces with no more than a tree for shade and shelter. A chalkboard propped against the tree trunk can sometimes be the only clue to an outsider that the gathered children are in class. You can help! In fact, there’s several ways to improve the opportunity for education of those overseas, starting with a basic financial donation earmarked “education.” And if you find yourself shopping for school supplies, consider picking up a few extra pencils, an inexpensive ruler and a few other basic items for one of our We Care School Kits (www.clwr.org/WeCare)? These kits, when put together by your own child, can be a useful way to teach your own children about compassionate giving.

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August 21, 2007 Volume 1, Issue 27 Editor: Rick Scherger