Shared Ministry on Flora and King
Psalm 91:1 (depending on the translation) uses ‘secret place’, ‘shelter’, ‘habitat’, ‘place’ or ‘centre’ as the place where we abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Secret Place Ministry, First Nations Family Worship Centre, Trinity Food Pantry, Aberdeen Mennonite and Trinity Lutheran Church have all chosen to abide under Trinity Place.

In 2007, Trinity Lutheran celebrates 119 years of ministry in Winnipeg.

By way of some history, the city of Winnipeg expropriated the Trinity Lutheran property on Dufferin and Salter in 1964. Trinity chose to rebuild in the renewal area on Flora and King. A new building was dedicated in 1968.

The neighbourhood was originally settled by Northern European immigrants. It is now being settled by immigrants from Northern Manitoba.

Trinity has struggled to continue to do ministry in the neighbourhood, arguably one of the most difficult in which to raise a family. However, The Spirit is here and bringing about wonderful transformations in peoples’ hearts.

The Neighbourhood Outreach Ministry (Trinity Food Pantry) was started about 20 years ago to help in the ministry. It has always been a separate entity under the umbrella of Trinity Lutheran. At the moment, Trinity, Grace, Sherwood Park, Christ, Epiphany and St. Luke Zion Lutheran churches and people from the community continue that ministry. They do it by providing food, clothes, money and volunteers. Financial support from outside groups like Downtown Kiwanis is gratefully received. With tremendous help from Winnipeg Harvest forty to fifty families receive two weeks supply of free food and free clothes once a month. At the same time, with Luther Home’s assistance, a nutritious meal for 100 – 200 people is also provided.

Many children from David Livingstone school drop in for lunch.
In 1998, the stress of maintaining a ministry at Flora and King almost reached the breaking point and a congregational meeting was called to vote on the closing of the congregation. The motion was defeated. Many people had and continued to leave the congregation. When Pastor Kalthoff accepted a Call to another congregation, the German Worship service ended.

Trinity Lutheran and Pastor Ronald Nelson, both looking for part time ministry, found each other in April 1999. Six weeks became six months, six months became six years and now eight years later, they are still together. Was it a match made in heaven? Probably not, but 75 stubborn Germans and one stubborn Swede are still together doing ministry on Flora and King.

In June 2004, First Nations Family Worship Centre (who had been using space in the building) inquired about buying the building. Trinity decided to list the building to test the market.

Prior to the listing of the building, Trinity made the following their mandate. If the building is sold:

• We will continue to worship someplace in the North End.
• We will use some of the proceeds to purchase property for an office, meetings and storage.
• We will use some of the proceeds to ensure the heritage and artifacts will not be lost.
• That immediately at the sale of the property, 10 % of the proceeds would be divided equally between MNO Synod, GHDA, CLWR, NEST and the Food Pantry.

Once the building had been listed for sale, numerous church and community groups from the area, indicated an interest in it. They, like Trinity, all wanted to continue in the neighbourhood. These groups have all expressed the following: “The finding of funds to run the programmes is hard enough, to also find capital funding is almost impossible.” So, Trinity had the building and others had programmes or at least ideas for programmes.

Currently, besides Trinity Lutheran and Trinity Food Pantry, Aberdeen Mennonite, First Nations Family Worship Centre and Secret Place Ministry use the building.

A totally accessible building and a congregation that is learning to share the facility, enables Trinity to serve the community better than they ever have.

Through the continued support of the small group at Trinity and contributions and money and ministry from the other groups who use the building, Trinity Place continues to keep the doors open and do ministry on Flora and King.

Gifts designated for one or more of Trinity Place’s occupants goes directly to that ministry.

Trinity Place welcomes the larger community to visit us at Flora and King.

Volunteers at the Trinity Food Pantry Christmas Party

Next week
Find out how Trinity Lutheran Church in Dauphin is warming up the Parkland Region during the cold winter months.

What's Your Mission?
Does your congregation or organization have a mission moment? Share your story with CrossWord readers. Tell MNO Synod members what you are doing in your community and around the world when it comes to mission. Email stories to rscherger@elcic.ca.

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Mission Trip Leaders Seminar Planned for Winnipeg
Two or three-week mission exposure and work trips are very popular in the ELCIC as they are for many church denominations at present. ELCIC Mission in the World (MW) encourages best practices on these mission trips so they can be beneficial to participants and host churches alike. By working ecumenically with the Canadian Churches Forum for Global Ministries, ELCIC MW is now able to offer the Mission Trip Leaders’ Training program and accompanying resource Sojourning, A Leader’s Guide for Short Term Mission Travel.

The next training seminar is planned for Winnipeg, March 8-9, 2008 and the registration deadline of February 10 is coming up soon. The registration form is on the Forum’s web site www.ccforum.ca. See the attached poster for further details.

There will also be carnival games for the kids, face painting, clowns, crafts, hot dogs, chips, drinks and more! Get your tickets before they are gone!

Call 783.3337 or email luthervi@mts.net for yours. We now accept VISA and MasterCard!

Check out our new website for more details www.luthervillage.ca

See you there!

Staff Recruitment Poster
Luther Village is hiring staff for spring, summer and fall positions. For a list of job opportunities, go to the LV website www.luthervillage.ca/emplyment.html

Download and print the LV staff recruitment poster here.

Coupon Books
A few Entertainment Coupon Books for 2008 are still available for purchase at a discounted rate of $20 each. If interested please call or email the camp office.

The Church of St. Stephen and St. Bede invites written applications for THE POSITION OF PART TIME PARISH SECRETARY

The Church of St. Stephen and St. Bede is a suburban Anglican and Lutheran parish of approximately 150 households.  Laity and clergy work together in the ministry of the parish, as well as of the wider church.  The Parish Secretary is a vital part of this ministry.

As this position is an integral part of the ministry of the parish, the Secretary should be an active member of a Christian community.  The Secretary will be the initial contact with the parish for many persons, and their perception of the parish may be influenced through this contact.

Good organizational skills, and the ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information are essential.  Further requirements include proven secretarial and management skills in a small office setting, computer competence, promptness in attending to work assignments, and an ability to work with a minimum of supervision.  Written and oral communication skills and the ability to function as part of a team are also requirements.

Hours of employment are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for the months of September through June inclusive.

Starting salary is $10.00 per hour.

Written applications, accompanied by resumes, will be accepted up to and including Friday, January 25, 2008.  Interviews will be conducted during the following week, with the job to commence on Friday, February 1, 2008. 
Please forward applications to:

The Rev. Canon Richard Condo
Church of St. Stephen and St. Bede
99 Turner Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 2S9
or by email to: rickcondo@hotmail.com

Nor' West Co-op Community Health Centre invites you to attend upcoming events with Michael Chettleburgh - street gang expert and author of Young Thugs: Inside the Dangerous World of Canadian Street Gangs.

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from one of Canada's foremost authorities on street gangs. Since 1991, Chettleburgh has run his own consultancy specializing in criminal justice issues. He wrote the 2002 Canadian Police Survey on Youth Gangs for the federal government and has also developed street-gang awareness training programs for law-enforcement agencies.

The following events will take place in Winnipeg next month:

An Evening Town Hall
Offers parents, educators, law enforcement professionals and community leaders essential advice on how we can keep children out of gangs and what we can do to help children who are already in one.

Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008
From 7-10 pm
Open to the public
No fee

Full Day Workshop
Geared towards policy makers and front line workers in law enforcement, justice, education and social services, Chettleburgh will address the following topics with a particular emphasis on Winnipeg:
State of street gangs in Canada
Causes of the street gang situation
Street gang mentality and culture
Girls in gangs
Gang economics
Best and promising practices: street gang prevention and suppression for front line workers
Thursday, Feb 7, 2008
From 9 am - 4 pm (registration 8:30 am)
Lunch provided
Fee: $120 reg; $75 student

See attached poster for more details or visit www.youngthugs.ca
Registration form for the Feb 7 workshop also attached below.

Contact Elizabete Caetano for more details at 940.8589 or ecaetano@norwesthealth.ca

Feb. 17 at Advent, Thompson
Mar. 16, Faith, Winnipeg
Apr. 20, Trinity, Starbuck
All services begin at 7 p.m.