EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN PARISH OF ST. MATTHEW AND ST. TIMOTHY The Parish News NOVEMBER, 2014 From the PastorвЂ™s PenвЂ¦ by Pastor Kristin Luana Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God (Matthew 5:9) This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of WW I. In the summer of 1914, at the very beginning of the war, the mood amongst the war entering nations seemed pretty swell! вЂњWeвЂ™ll be home by ChristmasвЂќ, soldiers promised when embarking on their journey to the front. Author H.G. Wells captured a common sentiment of allied leaders when calling WW I вЂњthe war to end all wars.вЂќ The idea being that the allied forces would be able to quickly and permanently destroy German militarism which was conceived to be at the center of it all. Fact is, nationalism, militarism, imperialism and arrogant underestimation of the enemyвЂ™s military might were features most of the war entering powers had in common. And, unfortunately, even after the war was over, with more than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians dead; with the entire Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire wiped out in genocide; with veteranвЂ™s bodies destroyed by poison gas and their souls destroyed by shell shock, the attitude of nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and arrogance maintained amongst the leaders of the nations. Adolf Hitler, Nazi Germany, and the horrors of WW II are the most nightmarish children of this culture of perceived superiority of self. Where are the peace makers in this world of self-centeredness and hatred? They can be found amongst the soldiers. On Christmas Day 1914, many spontaneous and unauthorized truces were forged in the no manвЂ™s lands between the trenches of the Western front. Soldiers from Great Britain, Germany and France exchanged Christmas greetings across the front. They met for joint funeral services, soccer games, meals, and caroling. Even in later years, when the war had revealed its utmost brutality, and the war leadership had sternly and strictly enforced the no-fraternization policy; even then, some Christmas truces still took place. To me, they symbolize the shining light of Christ in the midst of great darkness. Join your pastors and fellow parishioners for a screening of вЂњJoyeux NoelвЂќ, 2005, a Christmas truce movie in English, French, and German (subtitled) by Christian Carion, PG 13. Friday, November 28th, 7 pm @ St. TimothyвЂ™s. Special Events - November November 5th, 7-9 PM St. TimothyвЂ™s Christmas Tea & Bazaar вЂ“ join us as every year for yummy food, great stuff to win and buy, and, most importantly, great fellowship in Christ ! November 8th, 1 PM St. MatthewвЂ™s - Word and Prayer (Sanan ja Rukouksen ilta) a Finnish event where people can share the word they have on their hearts and sing hymns. November 9th , 3 and 7 PM Cambrian Open Studio, 93 Cedar Street This year is a special year for Germany and the world: We celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall between East and West Germany. Sudbury German School and Cambrian College honor the event with free screenings of the German East-West movie вЂњGood Bye, LeninвЂќ (PG 13), followed by panel discussions. The German Consul General, Walter Stechel, will be present. Pastors Baumann, both of German origin, cordially invite you to attend! November 22, 10 AM вЂ“ 12 PM St. MatthewвЂ™s Christmas Tea - join us as every year for yummy food, great stuff to win and buy, and, most importantly, great fellowship in Christ! November 25, 4:45 вЂ“ 7 PM Messy Church вЂ“ United Church, Copper Cliff A Christian family event with devotion, meal and crafts around the theme of Advent. Children, bring your parents! November 28, 7 PM Movie Night @ St. TimothyвЂ™s honoring the 100th anniversary of the start of WW I. Join your fellow pastors and parishioners and watch вЂњJoyeux NoelвЂќ, (PG 13), a Christmas truce movie in English, French and German (subtitled). November 30, 7 PM вЂњCarol of ChristmasвЂќ @ St. MatthewвЂ™s. A Christmas Cantata by John W. Peterson вЂ“ The Luther Bells & guests will gift us with a memorable choir performance of the Christmas story and favourite Christmas carols. Do come early! Seating is limited! Lest We Forget WHAT'S NEW? WHAT IS ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BIBLE? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A DISCIPLE OF CHRIST? вЂњDiscipleship is a lifelong, dynamic journeyвЂќ. We can find some answers in discussion with fellow Christians through an Adult Christian Education group, such as the one we have at St. Timothy's on Thursday evenings. We can be comfortable and not fear repercussions by asking questions and airing our views. Inga Nelson Council Member We also have ELCIC magazines available to read containing many ideas and suggestions on how to St. TimothyвЂ™s become more involved in our own вЂњAdult Christian EducationвЂќ. Our вЂњCanada LutheranвЂќ is one of those magazines which prints many interesting articles and pictures of Lutheran congregations across Canada. If you read the article written by Jackie Nunns, in the September issue, you may find that some of her ideas about adult learning could be very effective and transforming. This magazine gives me much вЂњfood for thoughtвЂќ as well as information about our ELCIC churches. The topics of discussion are quite current and relevant to our times. I enjoy choosing articles for discussion at our LCW monthly meetings or for use at Hannah Lake Bible Centre Wednesday evening English devotionals during the summer months. There are words of encouragement, advice and hope, particularly helpful as we work towards a united congregation at St. Matthew's and St. Timothy's in the months and years ahead. Our church orders five copies of the вЂњCanada LutheranвЂќ and places them in the entrance so members may take and read them monthly and pass them on to others in our congregation as well. They are worth the read. We can also order your personal magazine, delivered to your home. See our church secretary for ordering information. It is often good to вЂњlook outside our boxвЂќ and consider other ideas and formats to our Christian studies and discipleship. We may find wonderful new ways to walk on the path that Jesus has made for us to follow. вЂњCanada LutheranвЂќ might help to point us in a new direction. Parish group participating in the What Would Luther Say ? series of Christian Ed classes held at St. TimothyвЂ™s in October Our next Christian Education course is called "Worship Matters". We will explore why we do what we do on Sunday mornings together. This is a great opportunity to deepen your worship experience, and, who knows, maybe you'll hear the call to become a worship helper through learning more about the matter ! Join us at St. MatthewвЂ™s on Thursdays @ 6:30 pm on: January 15th, 22th and 29th February 5th and 12th Thank you ! Thank you Pastors and Parish Council for all of your hard work in planning and facilitating the process of finding a path forward for our congregations. Rev. Christian Schweter is joining the Northern Area of our synod on Nov 30th at St. Paul's in Magnetawan. For any of you that would like to come to the celebration, please note that his installation will be the same day (Nov 30th) at 3 PM Discernment Event - October 5th Money, money, moneyвЂ¦. As a church, it is very important to act out of a spirit of generosity, and not out of a spirit of scarcity. After all, God generously gives us many gifts, most important of all the gift of grace and love which we shall freely share with others in our mission and ministry. Money is one of the means with which we aim to do the work of a disciple of Christ here in our neighborhoods of Greater Sudbury. However, it is also good to be aware of how we spend our money; if all of it is wisely spent; and if we are living within our means. To find out if there are areas within the work of the church where money could be reasonably saved, we are asking your help: Everybody is engaged in a different aspect of the work of our church. From your perspective, be it on council, in worship, in education, in administration, in music, in fellowship, or any other area of the church: Are you noticing unnecessary expenses? Or, do you have ideas for raising money? If so, please send an email to your church, or talk with any of the pastors. Thank you ! Pastor Kristin Luana St. MatthewвЂ™s Evangelical Lutheran Church 264 MacKenzie Street, Sudbury, ON P3C 4Y6 Tel: (705) 673-2933 Fax: (705) 673-7608 E-mail: [email protected] Website: stmatthews.vianet.ca St. TimothyвЂ™s Lutheran Church 12 Collins Drive, Copper Cliff, ON P0M 1N0 Tel: (705) 682-2511 Fax: (705) 682-4412 E-mail: [email protected] Pastor Kristin Luana Baumann, Pastor Olaf Baumann & Pastori Vihtori LeskelГ¤ Phone: 705 682-0259 705-673-0770 WEBSITE: lutheransudbury.ca For facebook, search: Evangelical Parish of St. Matthew and St. Timothy On the Facebook PAGE, click вЂњlikeвЂќ - to read. On the Facebook GROUP, click вЂњjoinвЂќ, even add info or pix. St. MatthewвЂ™s News вЂ“ November 2014 September Council Corner Participants at the Discernment Event chose three options for the Parish churches; sell and build at Finlandia; sell and build at Hannah Lake; or sell and buy an existing building to renovate. Representatives from both Parishes will form two teams to make preparations for the annual meetings in February, 2015. The Wanup Chapel devotions and bible study will no longer take place due to the passing of core members and very few participants. A celebration of the chapel and stripping of the altar will take place in Dec. 2014. Proceeds from the Bilingual Picnic at Hannah Lake in Sept. was $397.55, which was sent to CLWR. St. MatthewвЂ™s is attempting to update the six group lists. Please check to see if your name is in included in one of the groups. If not, please add your personal information on a sheet at the back of the lists. The PastorsвЂ™ will announce when the lists are being circulated. The Parish is now licenced to show movies at the Parish churches. The first adult movie (age 13+), entitled вЂ�Joyeux NoelвЂ™, takes place at 7 pm on Friday, Nov. 28 at St. TimothyвЂ™s. The church and tree-decorating gathering takes place on Sat. Nov. 29 at 4 pm at St. MatthewвЂ™s. A potluck dinner will follow downstairs. You may bring hot or cold dishes. Families, their children and grandchildren are all invited to come. A Christmas carol sing-along will start at 6 pm. Everyone welcome! The Luther Bells Cantata - 7 pm on Sun.Nov.30. English Christmas worship service with communion - Wed. Dec. 24 at 7:30 pm. (Please note only one service on Christmas Eve.) The SamaritanвЂ™s Purse boxes are now available. Kindly return every box to the church by November 16. If you are unable to package the gifts for the children, please give them to the secretary Hilkka, along with a $7. cheque to SamaritanвЂ™s Purse and she will assemble them. Cancelled The Parish Council meeting on November 5 has been cancelled. Next meeting is December 3, 6:30 at St. Matthews. Income Expenses Defecit Bank Current Raffle Memorial Total Funerals $ 16,069.65 22,284.97 -6,215.32 $ - 696.82 695.85 6,936.76 6,935.79 $ Meeri Nenonen 96 yrs Susana Rasi 47 yrs Eeva Helsten 77 yrs Baptism Colton Robert Ryan Chevrette Mark your Calendar ! The annual Christmas Tea & Bazaar will be held at St. MatthewвЂ™s Lutheran Church on Nov 22, 2014. Workshops On September 27, 2014 I attended the вЂњCongregational Treasurer WorkshopвЂќ at Trinity Lutheran Church. Having never been to a workshop before I was very nervous going in, but Keith Myra, the Eastern Synod Treasurer quickly put us all at ease. Keith began the workshop with everyone introducing themselves. I soon realized that I was not the only treasurer that was new to the job. We covered a lot of topics in a short period of time including some forms, and he pointed out some common mistakes that we all make. On October 23, 2014 I attended the вЂњSecretaryвЂ™s WorkshopвЂќ at the Synod office in Kitchener. Riitta HepomГ¤ki covered many subjects and gave us many tips that would help make our job easier. She also made sure we understood that if we ever needed help with anything, the Synod office was only a phone call away. During the workshop Riitta had some very special guests come and see us. Bishop Michael Pryse, National Bishop Susan Johnson and Bishop Munib Younan who is the President of the Lutheran World Federation and the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Both of these workshops were extremely helpful, and I feel very lucky to have been able to attend. Hilkka McDowell CHRISTMAS TEA Come one, come all! The Christmas Tea at St. MatthewвЂ™s Lutheran Church will be held on Saturday, November 22nd from 10:00 to 12:00 noon. There will be a bake sale, with Finnish pulla, piirakkas, cakes, cookies and other goodies! The craft room will be filled with wonderful gift ideas for yourself and others. Hand-woven Finnish mats will also be sold. The raffle tickets, at a cost of $2.00 each, will give you a chance to win one of three prizes: a cash prize of $150.00, a three crock buffet slow cooker and a $75.00 gift card to Canadian Tire. For $4.00, your entry ticket will entitle you to enjoy coffee/tea, sandwiches, pulla and cookies, and also to enter a draw for interesting door prizes. All draws will be made at 12:00 noon. We would appreciate donations of baked goods for the sale, cookies for the tea tables, and items for the craft sale. Whether you purchase tickets, attend the tea, do handiwork for the craft sale or donate baked goods, your support of this tea is greatly appreciated. If you can help us on the day of the tea or have any questions, please contact Diane Laamanen at 705-524-3743. Up coming events December 6 Finnish Independence Day at Finlandia Voima Hall December 7 Christmas Concert at C.C. United Church December 13 Kauneimat Joululaulut December 14 Luther Bells Concert at St. TimothyвЂ™s December 14 German Christmas Service at St. MatthewвЂ™s December 19 Joint Bilingual Christmas Celebration At Siion Church December 22 Confirmation вЂњLutherвЂќ Movie Night at St. TimothyвЂ™s December 24 Christmas Service at Finlandia December 24 Family Service at St. MatthewвЂ™s December 25 Christmas Morning Service at St. MatthewвЂ™s A Sunday school teacher asked her children as they were on the way to church service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" One bright little girl replied, "Because people are sleeping." Warm up the North ! Please drop off all items for Foodbank recipientвЂ™s Christmas presents by November 23 into the box downstairs at the church. вЂњA goat can help a little girl go to school. ThatвЂ™s what we learned in Sunday school!вЂќ This might seem like a strange thing to say, but the Sunday School children will be collecting money during the end of October and into November to help others in need. It may be a little thing to bring some change to Sunday School collection, but we are learning that even little things can add up to big things. So how does a goat help a little girl? A goat provides milk, which the children can drink, but excess milk they can also sell. The money goes towards school fees. The fees pay for a child to go to school. Then when the goat has kids, the family gives those babies to another family, and so on, and so on. So, if you see our colourful collection box on the coffee tables, please think about putting in some spare change to help other families. THANK YOU! Paula Reynolds ST. TIMOTHYвЂ™S HAPPENINGS OCTOBER 2014 St. Timothy's Church Council Report For October 14th St. TimothyвЂ™s Finances for September, 2014 By John Nelson Treasurer п‚· The Parish service and picnic was a huge success. Bank Balance August 31, 2014 Over 100 people attended. The food was excellent. The activities for the young and old were enjoyed by all. п‚· The Suomi Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn May 2015. A suggestion was made to hold a two day conference. The theme will be decided at the next meeting. п‚· A reminder to everyone that the coffee money collected on November 2nd will go towards the Christian Children's Fund. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. п‚· The Sunday School is promoting a project named вЂњGifts from the HeartвЂќ. The plan is to send a letter to Prime Minister Harper asking to bring the people out of Syria. Your help is needed in this great cause. п‚· An idea was brought forth to form two separate teams to help with the following: пѓ Ministry vision вЂ“ uniting St. TimothyвЂ™s and St. MatthewвЂ™s вЂ“ where do we want to go? пѓ Nitty Gritty вЂ“ Administrative вЂ“ Re-organization of the churches into one. What are the requirements ? Jim Krats and Inga Nelson have volunteered to sit on this committee. More volunteers are needed. If you are interested please let Cheryl know. п‚· Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 2nd. Remember to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed Sat. Evening. Don't be late for church ! п‚· Our next meeting is Nov. 11th, 2014 Income Offerings Synod Benevolence CLWR Wedding/Donated Items Interest Other $14,035.97 September $3,890.00 390.00 123.40 608.50 1.52 GSU-Lighting Rebate ######## 100.00 CCFC (Church Council) Total September Income GSU rebate will be used for other lighting improvements Total as of September 30/14 Less September Expenses: Bank Balance September 30, 2014 $6,553.42 20,589.39 -6,876.23 $13,713.16 Memorial Fund $90,009.79 Year-to-date totals Cumulative 59,036 Benevolence 4,600 Commitment 68,994 4,050 900 $ (9,958.00) 550 255 Budget Difference CLWR 1155 Without the GSU Rebate, our September Loss is Actually $1,762.81 - which puts St. Timothy's $11,398 behind the Budget. PAR - is a great way to contribute each month in supporting your Church. September Baptisms Wednesday, November 5th, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM TICKETS $ 3.00 DOOR PRIZE Madison Elizabeth Lahti and Laurie Ann Hansen BAKE TABLE WITH FINNISH BUN QUILT RAFFLE LCW Notes For October 6th Meeting By Peggy Kujala Secretary п‚· Nine members attended our October meeting. We welcomed Jane Ansamaa from St. MatthewвЂ™s as a new member. п‚· Twelve tie tack quilts and 32 вЂњWe Care Project вЂњ kits were shipped to Canadian Lutheran World Relief ( CLWR ) via Home Hardware who provide free shipping for us. п‚· The Fall Northern Area Lutheran WomenвЂ™s Gathering held at Trinity was attended by four members. A motion was made and passed that we donated $ 5000 to the ELCIC вЂњ Women of Faith Fund вЂњ. п‚· A short business meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 4th during a break from bun making and our Christmas Tea set up. In Memoriam Ruth Ritari October 12th, 2014 - 73 yrs Messy Church hosted by St. TimothyвЂ™s on October 21st