Nov. 18, Sherwood Park, Winnipeg
Dec. 16, Christ Lutheran, Winnipeg
Jan. 20, St. Stephen's/St Bede's, Winnipeg
Feb. 17 at Advent, Thompson
Mar. 16, Faith, Winnipeg
Apr. 20, Trinity, Starbuck
All services begin at 7 p.m.

November is one of Project Peacemakers’ busiest months, as it contains two of our more well-known events. We hope that you will consider passing on the following announcements to your congregations, for when people of faith work together, amazing things will happen!

Peaceful Play for our Children Are you concerned with the level of violence in children’s toys? Do you believe it is important to work towards a more peaceful world in a practical hands-on way? Can you donate one Saturday of your time? On November 17th we need volunteers (working in teams) to visit designated toy stores and rate them based on criteria that will be provided to you. There are no age restrictions – invite you grandson / grandmother along. If you are interested in more information, please contact Project Peacemakers (775.8178 or info@projectpeacemakers.org).

Good Music for a Good Cause! Sunday November 11 at 2:00 pm
Please join Project Peacemakers at our Annual Sing for Peace Benefit Concert at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church (on the corner of Wardlaw Ave. and Nassau St. in Osborn Village). Tickets are $10 (children 12 and under free) and can be purchased at the door, or by contacting Project Peacemakers (775.8178 or info@projectpeacemakers.org).

Are you interested in learning more about how our Lutheran Worship was developed and how it reflects our biblical teachings? A course entitled

Worship: History and Structure will be offered at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Steinbach on the weekend of November 23-24, 2007. This is a credit course if you are registered in the Certificate in Lay Ministry program, but the course is open to anyone interested in digging deeper into the study of worship.

Co-facilitators for this event are Rev. Don Engel and Ms Donna Engel. This spousal team has been working together in many congregational settings through decades of service to the church. Pastor Don currently serves as chair of the ELCIC Program Committee for Worship. Donna is an accomplished musician who has been sharing her musical gifts in a variety of roles over the years.

Bring your personal Evangelical Lutheran Worship hymnal with you or one will be provided at the event. Come and learn together.

The registration form is available below and on the MNO Synod website. Please register by November 16th to dbeyer@elcic.ca

Next Youth Worship Service
Sherwood Park Lutheran Youth would like to invite you all to supper before the Prairie Fire youth service on Sunday November 18th Supper will start at 5:30pm Cost $5 person
RSVP to Lisa at 668.1779 or vandijk16@shaw.ca by Sat, Nov. 17th
We are planning to have SUBWAY

Sherwood Park’s 6th Annual Sleigh Ride!!
Where: Meeting at Bird’s Hill Park Ranch
When: 6:30pm Friday December 21st, 2007
Cost:$6.00
What to bring: yourself, friends, warm clothing
Contact: Lisa @ 668.1779 or e-mail or vandijk16@ shaw.ca 
by Friday December 14th as we need to either add or subtract sleighs by then.
After the sleigh ride we will be having hot chocolate and a bonfire!

YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING - Mark January 11-12, 2008 on your calendars. An MNO Synod youth leadership training event for youth and junior youth leaders will be hosted at Faith Lutheran Church, 1311 Dakota St. on those two days. As part of the training, you will receive a manual and be trained in Peer Ministry, one of the most effective ways to do youth ministry, as well as to build leadership in your youth. Information will be coming to your Church Council in the next week, because they are being asked to pay the cost for youth leaders to attend.

Manitoba Interfaith Council invites you to the November 15, 2007 meeting at which the right honourable Edward Schreyer, former governor general of Canada, will be the guest presenter. The meeting is at Misericordia education centre on Wolesley Ave. in the upper lounge, main floor of the centre, which is located across the street from the north entrance of Misericordia health centre (corner of Wolesley and Sherbrook st.)

Mr. Schreyer's topic is "meeting the needs of challenged adults for housing and independent living".

All MIC members, spiritual care directors and coordinators and staff, CPE students, pastoral care givers and workers and interested persons are invited. A brief meeting of Members of Manitoba Interfaith Council will follow.

Canada Lutheran has hired a new Editor.

Lucia Carruthers, who most recently was the editor of Winnipeg Women, will be sharing with us her vast experience and knowledge in the area of publications; she has a bachelor's degree in mass communication and a masters degree in magazine journalism, has edited award-winning trade publications, consumer publications and books, and has written countless magazine articles. We look forward to her enthusiasm, Christian faith and experience pushing our publication to reach new heights.

Lucia will officially start this week and will be in the office approximately two days a week. Her email address will be editor@elcic.ca. For the next issue, she will work collaboratively with Trina Gallop as she begins to gain insight into our unique publication and after that Trina will return to her role of overseeing the publication from a strategic point of view and the connection to her work as the manager of communications.

Charleswood Faith & Light is a non-denominational faith group for people who are mentally challenged (of all ages) their families and friends (anyone can be a friend). We meet at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 637 Buckingham Rd, the third Sunday of the month, at 1:30 PM. (wheelchair accessible).

A team of volunteer coordinators present the Bible stories and music in a very simple concrete manner. Our gatherings include a time of welcoming and sharing, a time of music, a time for Bible study and reflection, craft time, and fellowship time. We have fun and celebrate our friendships made possible through our faith and commitment to one another.

For more information call Linda Ormonde 895.0877.

Raising Voices for God

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church welcomes Natalie Queau, who has accepted the position of Youth Leader. She will be working with the junior and senior high youth of the congregation. Natalie is an education student at the University of Winnipeg and a graduate of Oak Park High School. She has worked at Luther Village for the past four summers, this past year on the program staff. Natalie is a member of St. Mary's Anglican Parish.

New Winnipeg Personal-Care Home To Provide Quality Care for Seniors:

River Park Gardens, a new $14.5-million personal-care home in Winnipeg, was officially opened today by Health Minister Theresa Oswald, Healthy Living Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross, Minister
responsible for seniors, and Réal Cloutier of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA).

Wouldn't you love to have Christmas shopping completed so that you could focus on Advent and the "Reason for the Season"? Perhaps Christ Lutheran (815 Inkster, Winnipeg) can help.
On Nov. 17, come for breakfast - bring a friend - and then shop the fair trade goods of Canadian Lutheran World Relief. Below is a printable poster for your bulletin board and all the information needed to print in a Sunday bulletin. Skip the mall and meet your neighbour.

First English artifacts available

Dear family, friends and supporters:
Water, water, everywhere . . .
. . . but if it's from the tap, you probably wouldn't want to drink a drop of it, anyway . . .
even if there were a drop or two.