2023-11-26 Newsletter

TLC’S UPCOMING SCHEDULE & EVENTS November – December 31, 2023

Nov 21^st    11:00 am Bible Study

Nov 22^nd   10:00 am Women’s Sewing for Missions

Nov 26^th   10:30 am Worship Service / Memory Tree Ornament Workshop (1 Hr)

Nov 28^th   11:00 am Bible Study

Nov 29^th   10:00 am Sewing for Missions

Dec 3^rd       10:30 am Communion Service / 1^st Sunday in Advent

Dec 5^th       9:30 am WINKEL

Dec 5^th       11:00 am Bible Study

Dec 6^th    10:00 am Sewing for Missions

Dec 10^th  10:30 am Worship Service / 2^nd Sunday in Advent / Prayer Pal Party

Dec 15^th   5:30 pm Young Life Meeting

Dec 16^th   4:30 pm Christmas Program / 6:00 pm Christmas Banquet

Dec 17^th   10:30 am Communion Service / 3^rd Sunday in Advent

Dec 24^th   10:30 am Worship Service / 4^th Sunday in Advent / Christmas Eve

Dec 24^th   7:00 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Dec 25^th   10:30 am Christmas Day Communion Service

Dec 31^st    10:30 am Worship Service / New Year’s Eve

OFFICE ASSISTANCE
The Elders would like to hear from any of the members who might be interested in providing some assistance in the Church office starting December 1. Please contact Eric, Lorne or John.

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

We have completed 100 shoebox/hygiene kits from Trinity church this year and have now delivered them to the drop-off church and soon they will be on their way to Calgary and then round the world.

THANKS to the 14 gals who came faithfully and sewed, and stuffed and assembled on Wed. and then took some more home to sew as well. Thank you Sew and Sews for helping fill these kits and boxes and get them ready for children. THANK you, members, for your donations to help with shipping charges for all these boxes and making this mission happen for Trinity, Abbotsford.

This year the shoeboxes are going to ten countries: West Africa (Gambiz, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Guinea), Costa Rica, El Salvador, Philippines, Nicaragua, and Ukraine.

We plan on continuing with our Sew and Sews in 2024 and beginning work on more hygiene kits. So come and join us! Darlene and Lucille

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! TLC’s Annual Christmas Banquet will take place on Saturday, December 16^th! Tickets will be on sale in the Narthex after Sunday Service November 26, December 3 & 10

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.

Mite Envelopes
Mite envelopes are available in the Narthex. These donations, to help cover LWMLC Mission Projects, go to the national office, and they issue a tax receipt. You can hand your envelope in to Rosalind who remits the Mite donations once a month or as needed. Thank you.

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.

Learn to know Christ and Him crucified. Learn to sing to Him, and say, “Lord Jesus, You are my righteousness, I am Your sin. You have taken upon Yourself what is mine and given me what is Yours. You have become what You were not so that I might become what I was not.” ― Martin Luther Quotes by Martin Luther (gracequotes.org)

UKRAINE AID FUND UPDATE: As of November 10, the people of LCC have raised a total of $778,242.89 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.