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G R A C E L U T H E R A N C H U R C H

1107 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 1B8

905-527-0877 glc.ca

Pastor: Rev. Loretta Jaunzarins

acer_grisium@hotmail.com

Home of: Grace Healing/Meditation Garden Grace Good Food Box Program Grace Permaculture Teaching Garden Cooking With Grace Community Kitchen Grace Outdoor Cooking East-West Community Outreach Grace Urban Orchard

October 10 2016

INDEX

Grace News ................. Pgs 1 - 3

Community News ........ Pgs 3 - 6

Grace Schedules ................. Pg 7

The Grace Good Food Box

Program is generously sup-

ported by the Eastern Synod

of the ELCIC.

NEW!

More ways to

give!

See Pg 3

October 11 & 12

Pastor Loretta will be away Oct 11 & 12.

In case of pastoral emergency, please

leave a message on the church phone

(905-527-0877).

Film: “Trick or Treaty”

On Tuesday, October 25 at 7 :30 pm join us in watching the Na-

tional Film Board film "Trick or Treaty" which was shown at the

Toronto International Film Festival in 2014. This film is being

shown in the lead up to Treaties Recognition Week, the first week

of November. This film will also be shown at St. John's Lutheran

Church (corner of Hughson and Wilson) on Friday, November 4th.

Read about Treaties Recognition Week on Pg. 2.

Spiritual Cinema Circle

Friday Oct 21; 7:00 pm

Feature Film: Frank vs God

David Frank thinks he's lost everything. Unable to move past the grief of losing his wife, this former lawyer has all but given up. That is, until a tornado not only de-stroys his house, but takes from him the last real connection to the world, his be-loved dog Brutus. When the insurance company deems the loss an "act of God," David decides that someone has to pay. He decides to serve God . . . with a law-suit. Shorts: Heartbreak and Beauty, Not a Stranger and Welcome to Willowsbrook

Bring a snack to share, and a friend!

The Week In Review

Thanksgiving Sunday we had an intergenerational service, so that families could worship together on this

festive day.

After the first reading, Matthew 6:25-33, Pr. Loretta spoke to the children about what chickadees can teach

us (that we need to share with each other instead of being greedy). Each child received a quantity of Nyjer

seed so that they could try luring a chickadee to sit on their hands. Ezekiel 34:25-31 introduced the second

learning segment, on being showered with blessings. Her focus here was on the freedom we can give each

other by following the Golden Rule (to treat each other as we would want to be treated - a blessing given

by God to all peoples). Last, the reading from 1 Thessalonians 1:2-5a was the lead-in to Pastor Loretta’s

talk on “I Am Thankful for You”. She talked about her absence on Good Food Box day and how folks had

volunteered to do various aspects of the Good Food Box procedure in her absence. She mentioned that she

was making a special donation in thanks to God for this blessing; she also encouraged us to make special

“gratitude” offerings for blessings we receive in our lives.

Our worship was enhanced by special music by Bill Renwick on the organ and John H on trumpet.

Special Envelopes available for:

Benevolence

Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)

Christians Against Poverty (CAP)

Good Food Box

World Vision

Refugee Concert & Silent Auction

We expect that everyone at Grace has some way that they can be involved in the Refugee Concert & Silent

Auction, and we want to be able to get the word out to everyone about what ways you can be involved and

why you will want to be involved. So, we are planning a special ‘Refugee Concert & Silent Auction’ edition

of the newsletter. There will be information about the refugee family and how it comes about that they are

coming to Hamilton, and details about the concert & silent auction event. Look for this to arrive in your

mailbox in a couple of weeks.

Treaties Recognition Week

With the passing of the Treaties Recognition Week Act on May 30 this year, Ontario has designated the

first full week of November as Treaties Recognition Week (November 7-13). The Province is seeking to

highlight the importance of treaties and to raise awareness of the treaty relationships which exist between

indigenous and non-indigenous people in Ontario. In observance of the inaugural week, a joint Anglican/

Lutheran working group is hosting a Blanket Exercise on Wednesday November 9 at 7pm at St. Mark’s An-

glican Church Brantford and an afternoon of presentations, discussion and worship on Sunday November

13 beginning at 2pm at the Woodland Cultural Centre Brantford and concluding at Her Majesty’s Royal

Chapel of the Mohawk. There is no charge for any of the activities; donations are always welcome! Spaces

are limited. Please register with Anne or Kathy at office@stmarks.on.ca or 519-752-6451.

You can start thinking now about whether you are interested in going; the poster will appear in next

week’s newsletter.

St. John’s Lutheran Church

104 Hughson St N, Hamilton

Invites you to join us for a

“German Afternoon”

Saturday, October, 15, 2016

Language: German

Worship at 2:00 pm

Followed by “Kaffee and Kuchen”

and an encounter with

Katharina von Bora (Martin Luther’s wife)

Parking ($ 1.50) available behind the church

Registration at 905-527-6611 kindly requested!

Good Food Box News

October’s Good Food Box day was extra busy, with several of the usual volunteers, including Pastor Loret-

ta, being away that day; the great news was that other volunteers stepped up to the plate and got the job

done! Thanks to Andrew, Zel, Ray, and Lynne & Rick for setting up the tables, boxes & bags in the Hall the

night before, to Marilyn (Ruth’s cousin) for helping to fold & bag the Good Food newsletters and Foodland

Ontario recipe booklets, to John & Ryan for delivering boxes, and to Melody, Lynne and Diane for supple-

menting Lois & Gerd being at the ‘reception desk’. Special thanks to Jim S, who directed the sorting &

packing operations in Judi’s absence. Everyone’s extra help was greatly appreciated! And regular volun-

teers - your help is appreciated every month!!

Even better news: because some produce was left over when sorting/bagging were finished, we were able

to offer extra produce to one of our long-term customers who has a need for financial assistance, and she

was most appreciative of the extra peppers, green beans and tomatoes. And we had several boxes that

were not picked up, so we were able to give them to the pre-school for aboriginal children (the children

had grown the tobacco that was given to Chief Hill when she gave a talk here the week before). It’s won-

derful to see how the food boxes have helped us to develop more connections in the community!

More Ways to Give

We are all looking for ways to make our lives more convenient - and Grace Church is going to help you

with that . . . by giving you more ways to give.

1. Canada Helps. There are several ways to do this, but the easiest is to go to our website (glc.ca). Click

on the ‘Donate Now” button, then follow the instructions to make a donation using your credit card.

(Idea: if you wanted to make a special Thanksgiving donation but didn’t have extra cash handy on Sun-

day, you could try out donating online some time during this week - no more having to remember un-

til next Sunday!).

2. Square. Coming soon. A point of sale device that allows you to make a credit card transaction. It will be

available for use the night of the Refugee Concert & Silent Auction (so you won’t have to bring a wad of

cash to pay for the items you successfully bid on - how convenient is that?!).

MacNeill Baptist Church

Sunday, October 23rd this year is the eighty seventh anniversary of Westdale/MacNeill Baptist Church, and

we are happy to announce that our preacher for that date is a person with strong ties to the Westdale

community. The Hon. Rev. Dr. Lois M. Wilson will be that speaker. Dr. Wilson, in partnership with her

husband, Roy, was minister at First United Church, Hamilton, and has also served a number of congrega-

tions in Canada. She has also served as the President of the World Council of Churches, on the Board of

Amnesty International, and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. She has traveled extensively through-

out the world meeting with Church leaders and their congregants in a number of countries where the pro-

phetic voice of our faith was being forced into silence.

Dr. Wilson has also served as a Senator in Canada’s “house of sober second thought”. She is the author of

seven books, including her memoir, Turning the World Upside Down[1989], and most recently her delight-

ful collection of anecdotes of the Christians she has throughout her life’s journey, entitled I Want to be in

That umber: Cool Saints I have Known [2014]. Incidentally, she is one of the coolest!

Following the service a simple lunch will be served.

Please let Pastor Loretta know if you

want to attend the event by leaving a

message at 905-527-0877 or

acer_grisium@hotmail.com . . . and

definitely let her know if you will be

needing a ride!

If you don’t like going out at night, do

consider going to this event at ‘Central’.

Pastor Loretta will be attending and

offering one of the prayers.

Mom to Mom Sale

@ Westdale Reformed Church

201 Paradise Road North, Hamilton

October 15, 2016

8:30 - 11:00am

$2 admission

Sign up now for a table to sell your baby and children's items.

Cost is $20/table.

Just have a large item such as a crib to sell?

Sell in the large item area for $5/item.

Product vendor tables also available.

Contact Tessa Slote to sign up and for more details:

westdalemom2mom@gmail.com

Find us on Facebook by searching @westdalemom2mom

Rental and admission proceeds go towards the sponsorship

of a Syrian Refugee family.

This weekend is for all ages and abilities. Food and accommodation

will be provided by Edgewood as well as a Saturday evening Edge-

wood State of the Union, bonfire and Sunday church service all on

site!

Registration can be found online at www.edgewood-camp.on.ca/

workweekend .

AGING LITERATURE READING GROUP, FACILITATED BY ELLEN RYAN

Aging Writers: Intergenerational Stories, Memoir, Poetry, and Fiction

Term I: Fridays, Oct. 14 & Nov. 18 1:30-3:30pm

Term II: Fridays, April 7 & April 21 1:30-3:30pm

McMaster University, KTH-227

Sessions are free, but require advanced regis-

tration. For information, inexpensive materials

for purchase, and free registration, con-

tact gilbrea@mcmaster.ca .

Small Groups at Grace Scheduling

Cooking With Grace Community Kitchen

These free classes are held at 6:00 pm on the first

Tuesday of each month. The class includes in-

struction, participant preparation & cooking, and

some great tasting food before we wrap up at 8.

Next class: Nov 1

The Cumberland Group

This book discussion group meets in Grace Hall at

7:15 pm on Mondays. All are welcome! Currently

reading Everyday Grace by Marianne Williamson.

Next: resumes October 17

Earth Body Spirit

This is a practical spirituality program

for women. It runs the last Thursday of

every month at 7:30 pm.

Next: Thurs Oct 27

Topic: Antique Beliefs

Spiritual Cinema Circle

The group meets in Grace Hall at 7:00 pm on the

3rd Friday of each month to watch uplifting sto-

ries from independent filmmakers. See films that

you won’t see at the movie theatre, and have a

chance to discuss them afterward.

Next: Friday Oct 21; 7:00 pm

Serving on October 16:

Assisting Minister: Zel F

Reader: Jamie-Lynn L

Acolyte: Matthew P

Chalice Bearer: Lynne S

Ushers: Allan G / volunteer

Altar Guild: Lois H

Sunday School: Cathy T / Cathy P

A/V: Carter vV / Ruth M

Flowers: Pastor Loretta

Coffee Hour: everyone

Counters: Jordin J / Cathy T

Program & Committee Schedule

Oct 16 10:30am Worship with Communion

Oct 17 7:15pm Cumberland Group

Oct 19 7:00pm Board of Directors Mtg

Oct 21 7:00pm Spiritual Cinema Circle

Oct 23 10:30am Worship with Communion

Oct 24 7:15pm Cumberland Group

Oct 27 7:30pm Earth Body Spirit

Oct 30 10:30am Worship with Communion

Oct 31 7:15pm Cumberland Group

Nov 6 10:30am Worship with Communion

Food Box ordering deadline

Nov 8 all day Good Food Box

6:00pm Cooking Class

Nov 13 10:30am Worship with Communion

Nov 14 7:15pm Cumberland Group

Nov 16 7:00pm Board of Directors Mtg

Nov 20 10:30am Worship with Communion

Nov 21 7:15pm Cumberland Group

Nov 24 7:30pm Earth Body Spirit

Nov 27 10:30am Worship with Communion

Advent Service of Lessons & Carols

Nov 28 7:15pm Cumberland Group

Dec 4 10:30am Worship with Communion

Steps to Health Gardening

Fall schedule: Gardening every Wednesday at

1:00 pm.

All welcome!