We are an affirming, "open-table" congregration and all are welcome.
They are located in a clear wall holder to the right or (west) of the church mailboxes.
These were provided by SERC (Sexual Education Resource Centre) Brandon office at one of the Open Futures sessions that Krisjanis Kaktins-Gorsline organized this past month at the church.
Substance Use and the impact it has on an individual, their family and community can be a life-or-death matter. Naloxone is safe to administer and having a Naloxone kit available can save a life. Also, a frequent cause of overdose is opioid toxicity, ie: people who take prescription opioids by accident thinking they're another drug.
The kit comes with an instructional pamphlet and there is also a video to show you exactly what to watch out for if you feel someone has had an overdose, and shows you all the steps including checking for breathing, calling 911, and using the kit itself. The link to the video is included here and we hope that it won’t be needed but in case it is, we would like to be prepared. Also, please let us know if you are interested in further training, or feel that you need to take a kit with you to have on hand. Thank you
https://www.naloxonetraining.com/training/save-me-steps
I want to share with you the information that we can draw on when we start thinking about working with our ecumenical neighbors in our community. My prayer and hope is that we can search and engage in unity for many more occasions throughout the year. Each month I will share additional information and we will invite others to join us through our Inter-faith work.
The biblical text for 2025 is John 11:17-27 with the Theme “Do you Believe?”, and of significance this year in 2025 is that Easter falls on April 20th. All Christians have the same date! I will be sharing more about this in Sundays to come and other newsletters.
My prayer for us is that we never stop growing in faith and love for our neighbor.
The traditional period in the northern hemisphere for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is 18-25 January. Those dates were proposed in 1908 by Paul Wattson to cover the days between the feasts of St Peter and St Paul, and therefore have a symbolic significance. In the southern hemisphere where January is a vacation time churches often find other days to celebrate the Week of Prayer, for example around Pentecost (suggested by the Faith and Order movement in 1926), which is also a symbolic date for the unity of the Church.
Mindful of the need for flexibility, we invite you to use this material throughout the whole year to express the degree of communion which the churches have already reached, and to pray together for that full unity which is Christ’s will.
This material is offered with the understanding that, whenever possible, it will be adapted for use in local situations. Account should be taken of local liturgical and devotional practice, and of the whole social and cultural context. Such adaptation should ideally take place ecumenically. In some places ecumenical structures are already set up for adapting the material; in other places, we hope that the need to adapt it will be a stimulus to creating such structures.
In Peace, Pastor Heather
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A Special Congregational meeting was held on Sept 15th, minutes are posted in the Narthex.
Updating the website has become more complicated than expected so we are currently looking for someone to do this. The Efficiency MB Hydro grant is approved and will go towards the cost of updating all lighting in the Church. Removing the old fixtures for new ones that will be able to use LED bulbs.
Autumn is not only a time to harvest the crops/garden but also a season of Thanksgiving and praise. We can gather with family and friends to thank God for the many blessings He has given us.
Full minutes are posted on the bulletin board in the narthex of the Church
God Bless, ELC Council
A Special Congregational meeting was held on Sept 15th, minutes are posted in the Narthex.
Updating the website has become more complicated than expected so we are currently looking for someone to do this. The Efficiency MB Hydro grant is approved and will go towards the cost of updating all lighting in the Church. Removing the old fixtures for new ones that will be able to use LED bulbs.
Autumn is not only a time to harvest the crops/garden but also a season of Thanksgiving and praise. We can gather with family and friends to thank God for the many blessings He has given us.
Unlike past reports this one will be quite brief.
The original funding for the PYH will cAME to an end at the end of May. This means that I will be halting my work for the time being.
We’re still waiting to hear back from the MNO Synod regarding additional funding. We also have a grant in with Healthy Together Now we’re waiting to hear about. I will also be applying for a substantial grant From the Ground Up grant through the Province of Manitoba.
I feel that our program is strong. Many of the people I speak with are very positive about what we do. We just have to wait and see what happens over the summer.
Working with the church has been a very positive and enriching experience. I’m very grateful to have had this opportunity. I hope that we’ll be able to continue working together in the future. Programs like PYH are so important to communities like ours.
The October Bible Study is on Thursday, October 10thth at 7:00 pm. at Dolores' home. The topic is GRADITUDE AND GENEROSITY. Please have Bible passages to share.
As well please bring items for a thanksgiving display to the church on or before 10:00 a.m. on October 12th. Thanks
UPCOMING BIBLE THEMES FOR 2024: November - “Faithfulness “
Report Submitted by Dolores Hall
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where you may access online services.
ELC Service links will be posted on our Facebook page.
We pray for healthcare providers, vaccine suppliers, those who are ill and those who are mourning the loss of loved ones.
REMEMBER... GOD IS WITH US; WE ARE NOT ALONE.
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Sunday worship is at conducted at 10:30 am all year long using the Lutheran Order of Worship. The first Sunday is a Service of the Word followed by a potluck lunch. The second Sunday is Communion Sunday followed by coffee. On the third Sunday of the month, a Hymn Sing is held before worship. On the fourth Sunday of the month there a Service of the Word followed by coffee. Should there be a fifth Sunday in the month, then it is a Gospel Song Service followed by coffee.
We are located just south of beautiful Riding Mountain National Park on Highway 10, Manitoba.
We will be using Facebook, our website and our newsletter as our primary ways of communicating with members and want everyone to be informed in a timely manner.
While we are back into in-person services, our services will be available online on the church's Facebook site for those who are unable to come to our in-person services
Anyone wishing to be more involved with our faith community and advocacy please call us at 1-204-636-2259. May the Peace of Christ be with you!
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