TLC REGULAR OFFICE HOURS 2023:
Mon – Thurs: 9:00am – 1:30pm ~ Friday & Holidays-Closed
Please make arrangements in advance should you require access to the church
outside of posted hours. Thank you
The last Sunday in October is our annual festival of Reformation. Reformation celebrates the basics of the Christian faith and renewal in the church. On Oct. 31, 1517, Dr. Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk and teacher, posted his Ninety-Five Theses on the Castle Church door — the church bulletin door — in Wittenberg, Germany. It was the day before All Hallows (All Saints) Day, when all would come to the Castle Church for worship. Luther’s All Hallows Eve action — desiring that the church be faithful to the Gospel — is widely regarded as the beginning of the Reformation.
TLC’S UPCOMING SCHEDULE & EVENTS October – November 2023
Oct 29th 10:30 am Worship Service / Reformation Sunday /Bulletin Sunday
Oct 31st 11:00 am New Bible Study – Halloween
Nov 1st 10:00 am Women’s Sewing for Missions
Nov 3rd 5:30-8:30 pm Young Life Meeting
Nov 4th 9:00 am LWML-C Ladies Fall Gathering – St. Paul’s Lutheran, Chwk.
Nov 5th 10:30 am Communion Service/ All Saints Sunday/Daylight Savings Ends
Nov 7th 9:30 am WINKEL
Nov 7th 11:00 am Bible Study
Nov 8th 10:00 am LWML-C Meeting
Nov 11th Remembrance Day
Nov 12th 10:30 am Worship Service /Guest Pastor Norm Miller/ Shoebox Deadline
Nov 13th Church Office Closed
Nov 14th 11:00 am Bible Study
Nov 15th 10:00 am Women’s Sewing for Missions
Nov 17th 5:30 pm Young Life Meeting
Nov 19th 10:30 am Communion Service / Christmas Banquet Tickets available
Nov 21st 11:00 am Bible Study
Nov 22nd 10:00 am Women’s Sewing for Missions
Nov 26th 10:30 am Worship Service / Memory Tree Ornament Workshop (1 Hr)
Nov 28th 11:00 am Bible Study
Nov 29th 10:00 am Sewing for Missions
Volunteers are needed:
It would be wonderful to have a list of volunteer readers to assist Pastor Henock Sunday mornings! They would read the Old Testament, Psalm & the Epistle Readings. If you can help, please speak to Pastor Henock or phone/email the church office.
Tuesday Adult Bible Study!
Pastor Henock invites you to join him for his weekly Tuesday bible study, from 11:00 – 12:00pm.
All are welcome to attend!
SEWING FOR MISSIONS~ OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE November 1st – 10:00-12:00pm
Hi everyone,
We are excited to be part of the Christmas Child mission and pray that we can continue to bless children through the shoeboxes.
Please see / phone Darlene or Lucille if you need more information.
THANK YOU for all your help!
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! TLC’s Annual Christmas Banquet will take place on Saturday, December 16th!
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School at Trinity Lutheran Church is in full swing. It takes place every Sunday morning, starting right after the children’s message (about 15 minutes into the Divine Service).
All children from K to grade 7/8 are welcome. Teens are invited to come and help out. Please contact Hella if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.
Christmas joy in a Shoe Box Kick Off ~ October 15th! (This Sunday!)
The best Christmas gifts are the ones that come from the heart. And sometimes, they come from a Shoe Box!
The Canada-wide 2023 Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box collection season has begun, and thousands of individuals, families, churches, businesses, and community groups will be filling Shoe Boxes with gifts for less fortunate kids around the world.
These Shoe Boxes bring joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world, regardless of gender, race, religion or age.
Literature on the procedure of the project is included in each Shoe Box. Please fill a Shoe Box or two or even three and help bring the joy of Christmas to children around the world.
**The return date for gift-filled Shoe Boxes is November 12th
LWMLC Fraser Valley Zone – Ladies Fall Gathering
Saturday, November 4, 2023 / St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chilliwack 9 am – 2 pm – $12. Includes registration, coffee, and lunch.
Come and celebrate LWMLC’s 30th anniversary!
Speaker – Sherley Hearty, LWMLC VP ABC Admin.
An ingathering for the Ann Davis Transition House will be collected. This is a safe shelter for adult women and their children who are victims of domestic violence. There is a list of needed items, and donations would be gratefully received. There will be a box in the Narthex for donations which will be taken to the gathering. Please see the posters, and the sign-up sheet for carpooling, in the Narthex.
Memory Tree Ornament Workshop
We are planning a workshop for adult members of the congregation who would like to make a “memory ornament” to go on the Memory Tree. The fee will be $3. each to help cover cost of materials. This will be following church on November 26th and there will be a sign-up sheet so we know how many to plan for. The ornament is to commemorate a family loved-one who has passed on. It will be from 11:30 – 12:30 pm and you can take the ornament home to finish if not completed in the one-hour time-frame. The tree will be put up at the start of Advent, Dec.
November Meeting – Our next LWMLC meeting will be on Wednesday, November 8th at 10am in the conference/library room. All ladies are welcome to join us for coffee and Christian fellowship.
Prayer Pal Party ~ Plans are underway for the annual Prayer Pal Party. Please mark your calendar for Sunday, December 10th. This will follow the regular Sunday service.
| “I cannot choose but adhere to the word of God, which has possession of my conscience; nor can I possibly, nor will I even make any recantation, since it is neither safe nor honest to act contrary to conscience! Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God! Amen.” ― Martin Luther Martin Luther Quotes (Author of The Bondage of the Will) (goodreads.com) |
UKRAINE AID FUND UPDATE: As of September 14, 2023, the people of LCC have raised a total of $777,867.89 for the LCC Ukraine Relief Aid Fund. @ Lutheran Church-Canada Donate
REMINDER: Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s Ukraine Aid Fund directly supports our partner church, the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) during this current crisis. The Ukraine Aid Fund established by Concordia Lutheran Mission Society (CLMS) will contribute to rebuilding efforts and other expenses, anticipating the significant financial need that will arise in the aftermath of this current conflict. As auxiliaries of LCC, the funds raised through CLMS, and Lutheran Women’s Missionary League of Canada (LWMLC) to name another example, will be directed to our partner Church in Ukraine through LCC. This is just one of the ways that the various auxiliaries, listed service organizations, and people of our Synod are working together, as one Body under Christ in support of humanitarian works of mercy. Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is also working to provide general humanitarian relief in Ukraine through the help of their partner organizations.