BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4093@martinluther.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto;VALUE=DATE:20241201 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto;VALUE=DATE:20241202 DTSTAMP:20241130T145634Z URL:https://martinluther.ca/events/advent-1-1100-am-bilingual-service-with -holy-communion-choir-pastor-nkanyiso-kingdom-altar-art-by-michelle-reid-w ill-be-revealed-followed-by-christmas-bazaar-12-noon-to-200-pm/ SUMMARY:ADVENT 1 - 11:00 am BILINGUAL Service with Holy Communion\, Choir ( Pastor Nkanyiso Kingdom). Altar Art by Michelle Reid will be revealed. Fol lowed by Christmas Bazaar 12 noon to 2:00 pm DESCRIPTION:December 1\, 2024 - ADVENT 1 &\; 69th Anniversary of Martin Luther Church Toronto - 11:00 am Bilingual German-English Service with Hol y Communion\, and Church Choir (Pastor Nkanyiso Kingdom). Altar Art by Mic helle Reid will be revealed at the beginning of the service. Followed by C hristmas Bazaar 12 noon to 2:00 pm\n\n\n\nService starting with Altar Art by Michelle Reid being revealed.\n\nIn addition to the Advent wreath\, the re will be something new above the altar to celebrate the 69th anniversary of our church on the first Sunday of Advent. On Tuesday November 26\, 202 4 artist Michelle Reid delivered three large canvases from her studio in K ingston\, Ontario. This altar art was commissioned for our Martin Luther C hurch. Come see it for the first time this Sunday. Many thanks to our alta r art committee\, especially Leanne Grammenz for installing the pieces wit h her husband Stefan. This project was made possible by a generous donatio n by the late Reiner Mauke in 2018 in memory of his dear wife Christine.\n \n\n\nUPDATE November 29\, 2024: One more invitation for everyone to join us for this year’s Christmas Bazaar on Sunday December 1\, 2024 from 12- 2 pm at Martin Luther Church!\n\nSo many donations are coming in! We have jam\, knitted socks &\; hats\, goats milk soap\, jewellery\, ornaments\ , artwork\, chocolates\, baked goods\, wood coasters\, and more! Scroll th rough this post for a few more sneak peeks.\nYou’ll also be able to sati sfy your hunger with sausage on a bun (from Brandt Meats!) or hot soup and bread\, rinse it all down with a steaming mug of traditional German Gluhw ein (non-alcoholic)\, while shopping everyone’s creative offerings for u nique Christmas gifts.\n\n*Note this year we do not have debit or credit/t ap available\, so please bring cash! (Though e-transfer may be available f or larger purchases.) Proceeds will help to offset costs to fix our church basement flood damage.\nSpread the word to any and all of your friends/fa mily and ask them for their support. The more the merrier!\n\nOriginal Pos ting October 2024: We invite you to join us for this year's Christmas Baza ar as Crafters\, Bakers and Makers!\nWe are looking for a wide variety of handmade and homemade items\, here are some examples:\n-handmade crafts (e xamples may include artistic Christmas decorations\, keychains\, decor)\n- jewellery\n-artisanal soaps\, lotions\, creams\n-hand knit goods (mittens\ , hats\, scarves\, socks\, etc.)\n-wood products (such as carved items\, p lanter boxes\, wood coasters\, etc.)\n-tasty baked treats (tarts\, pies\, cakes\, cookies\, gingerbread etc.) *Very popular: any specialty GERMAN tr aditional Christmas baking!\n-handmade chocolates\n-homemade preserves (ja ms\, jellies\, pickles\, sauces\, etc.)\n-artwork (originals in any medium \, including prints and photographs)\n-food offering that can be served on the day of the event to attendees (in the past we have had hot soup and a bun\, bagels\, waffles\, sausage on a bun\, cold and hot beverages etc.) These items are terrific for raising funds\, so please consider volunteeri ng for this area if you are not crafty!\n\nPerhaps you have a creative tal ent not mentioned above\, and would like to contribute? We want to hear fr om you!\nKindly send an email to bazaar@martinluther.ca AS SOON AS POSSIBL E or NO LATER THAN THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17\, 2024 with: Your full name\, p hone number\, your contribution description\, the suggested price for your item and the quantity you can offer. *It would be great to have a photo o f your item to help us put together some advertising to get everyone excit ed for the Bazaar this year.\n\nPlease feel free to forward this invite to any and all of your friends/family and ask them for their support. The mo re the merrier!\n\nCan you help with Hospitality at the Bazaar? Volunteers needed on the day of the event for setup\, sales and cleanup too!\nThanks in advance from your 2024 MLC Christmas Bazaar Team\nJocelyn Sommerfeld a nd Leanne Grammenz\n\n\n\nFrom home: Listen to our 15 minute German radio devotions which airs every Sunday at 9:30 am live on CHLO Radio station AM 530 (a multilingual radio station broadcasting from Brampton\, Ontario). Later archived as a podcast recording on our Radio Devotions webpage.\n\nS ubscribe to our weekly Email updates by contacting office@martinluther.ca\ nYou can find further news at Church News-Blog: https://martinluther.ca/ne ws-of-the-church/\n\nMartin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church\n2379 Lake Shore Blvd West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada M8V 1B7\nTel.: (416) 251-8293 office@martinluther.ca\n\nFollow us on social media:\nFacebook: https://w ww.facebook.com/martinlutherchurchtoronto\nInstagram: https://www.instagra m.com/lutheransbythelake\n\nMartin Luther Church Toronto is a member of th e Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and partners with the Evan gelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR