The bulletin for the 10 am service for March 23 is posted below.
To read or download bulletins from previous weeks, click here to go to the Bulletins page.
THIS WEEK’S PARISH NEWS – March 23 – March 30 (**New Items, *Revised Items)
Please stay for Coffee Time this Sunday after the 10 am service – Park on Synod Road for easy access via the side door of the hall. If you can help with the coffee set up in these first months of 2025, please let Barb Felsing know.
Sacred Frontiers – A spiritual exploration/faith formation group for teens and their parents; adults considering baptism and/or confirmation; anyone who wants to be welcomed into St. Luke’s from another denomination; anyone who would like to formally renew their baptismal commitment; anyone who has faith questions; anyone who wants to deepen their faith outside of Sunday morning. The group is meeting weekly each Sunday and will end on Pentecost Sunday, June 8th, with a celebration of baptism and reaffirmation and welcome. The group will meet in the church from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. See more information at the News page.
*Prescription Deadline – This Friday, March 28th is the deadline for submissions for the Easter issue of St. Luke's Prescription. Please send along your articles, photos, poems, and other creative endeavours to Neil in St. Luke’s Office (admin@stlukecedarhill.ca) or to Barb Prescott (communications@stlukecedarhill.ca).
*An Invitation from the Shelbourne Community Kitchen to St. Luke’s to visit Next Sunday, March 30th after the 10 am service. We are all invited to a Coffee Time (across the street) at the Shelbourne Community Kitchen for a “Sneak Peek/Tour” of their new commercial kitchen. The Shelbourne Community Kitchen is located at 101-3787 Cedar Hill Rd, on the ground level of Lutheran Church of the Cross. A sign up sheet is at the back of the church, so that we can let them know how many people to expect. No coffee time at St. Luke’s that Sunday.
Thank You from the Shelbourne Community Kitchen for Your Donations to a Mountain of Love – In a note to St. Luke’s, Clarice Dillman, Board Past Chair of the Shelbourne Community Kitchen, comments: “I was amazed by all the food that was collected at the St. Luke’s food drive. A heartfelt thanks! This will really help stock our empty food shelves!” Thank you to everyone who contributed food items and monetary donations to the Mountain of Love. See pictures at the News page.
Save the Date for St. Luke’s Spring Fair – Saturday, April 26th, from 9 am – 2 pm. 9 am to 10 am will be for Early Bird shoppers, with an entry fee of $10. There will be no charge from 10 am – 2 pm. Now is the time to think of items you could make for the sale, such as craft items, jams and jellies, or baking which could be frozen. Thank you in advance for your help with this major fundraiser and community event. If you have questions, please talk to Carol Turnham.
Plants for the Spring Fair – With the spring around the corner, if you are dividing plants or planting seeds, please consider doing a few extras for our plant stall at the Spring Fair. We have extra pots if you need them, or if you need help with dividing, please call Noreen Saville.
*St. Luke’s Players Present “Out of Sight…Out of Murder”, written by Fred Carmichael and directed by Geoff Davidson. Peter Knight is grinding out a murder story in an old mansion where another author was murdered years before. A weird electrical storm causes a cosmic snafu, and his characters come to life. The last show is today at 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased from Eventbrite or at the door. They are $18 each (plus their service fee if purchased through Eventbrite). See more information at the Events page.
Opioid Crisis and Naloxone Training – Thursday, April 3rd, 7 pm- 9 pm at Grace Lutheran Church, 1273 Fort St. You are invited to a second, updated presentation on the Opioid Crisis and Naloxone Training. The first presentation in the fall was well received, but some people who were interested were unable to attend then. We hope you will consider helping to reach as many people as you can who may encounter other people in distress from opioid use, so we can help prevent unnecessary deaths due to an opioid overdose. If you have any questions, or to register, please contact Barb Smart at barbsmart2@shaw.ca.
**Our Next Fantastic Friday will be Friday, April 4th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm – Invite your friends, neighbours, children, and grandchildren to join in the fun and find out why these Fridays are fantastic! Dinner is included. For more information or to offer to help (always greatly appreciated!), please talk to Tara Poilievre, Barb Prescott, Sharon Hallsor, or Claire White.
*Registration will open April 1st for This Year’s Amazing Journey Day Camp, which will be held July 7th – 11th in the mornings, 9 am to noon at St. Luke’s. St. Luke's joins with Church of the Cross each summer for a week-long day camp hosted at one of the churches. If you have children, grandchildren, or friends with children ages 4 through 11, please consider reserving this week for them to participate in the day camp. Children born January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2021 are eligible to be campers. We will also be looking for Middle School students to be Leaders in Training and High School students to be Small Group Leaders. Questions? Please talk to Tara Poilievre, Sharon Hallsor, or Barb Prescott.
St. Luke’s Is On Instagram – Did you know that St. Luke’s is now on Instagram? Thanks to Sahar Saeidbakhsh for setting up Instagram for us. You’ll find the Instagram link in the top right corner of the home page of our website or at this link. Please follow St. Luke’s on Instagram.
Karren Stinson Bursary for Lutherans and Anglicans based in Western Canada – Application Deadline: March 31st, 2025 – The Karren Stinson Bursary Fund celebrates the life of a parish worker at Lutheran Church of the Cross, the late Karren Louise Stinson. The purpose of this Bursary Fund is to give financial assistance to Lutherans and Anglicans based in Western Canada who are currently involved in post-secondary education leading to a vocation of service. We invite applications for this year’s bursary of $1000. To apply for the 2025 Karren Stinson Bursary, please visit the News page and carefully follow the instructions given. The Bursary is scheduled to be awarded in the late spring of 2025.