BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3583@martinluther.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto;VALUE=DATE:20221120 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto;VALUE=DATE:20221121 DTSTAMP:20221119T171357Z URL:https://martinluther.ca/events/christ-the-king-sunday-930-am-christmas -play-rehearsal-4-1100-am-english-worship-with-sermon-by-guest-preacher-re v-adam-snook-assistant-to-the-bishop-at-the-eastern-synod-elcic/ SUMMARY:CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY --9:30 am Christmas Play Rehearsal 4 + 11:00 am English worship with sermon by guest preacher Rev. Adam Snook\, Assist ant to the Bishop at the Eastern Synod\, ELCIC. DESCRIPTION:Sunday November 20\, 2022 — CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY\n\nIn-Pers on Worship Service at our church at 11:00 am on November 20\, 2022\, Chris t the King Sunday. The service will be led by Pastor Annika Klappert in En glish with guest preacher Rev. Adam Snook\, Assistant to the Bishop at the Eastern Synod\, ELCIC.\n\nChristmas Play Rehearsal at 9:30 am.\nRehearsal s for our Christmas Play on the 2nd Sunday of Advent\, December 4\, 2022 a re on Sundays at 9:30 am. Sign up now to participate and help coordinate! The theme is peace.\n\nCOVID-19 Update from Bishop Michael Pryse\, Novembe r 14\, 2022:\n“I am once again strongly recommending that all participan ts return to wearing a well fitting mask during in-person worship as well as during all indoor social events.”\n\nSpecial Appeal for Donations by our Church Treasurer Martin Haefele on behalf of Church Council\nOur churc h has a large financial deficit. Donations to the general household are do wn and expenses are back to pre-pandemic levels. To be able to keep this c hurch doing the good work it does\, we need financial help. Please also ke ep the church in your prayers. If you have any questions\, please contact Martin Haefele at 416 569 5408 or treasurer@martinluther.ca\n\nRenovation Project\nLast Sunday November 13\, 2022 during the meeting of the congrega tion\, we voted for hope for a lively future rather than despair. Of the m embership present (45 people in person\, 5 online)\, 70% voted for the mot ion made by the renovation committee (Watson\, Sommerfeld\, O'Toole\, Haef ele\, Klappert\, Schweiger) to tackle extensive accessibility renovations in the back of the building and a more functional\, welcoming foyer. We ar e grateful for the many hours of fact finding\, discussion and discernment by our building committee and the excellent presentation of their motion. \n\nChoir practice\, Tuesdays at 6:00 pm in preparation for the First Sund ay of Advent\, November 27\, 2022 and Christmas Eve\, December 24\, 2022.\ n\nNext week: 1st Sun of Advent\, November 27\, 2022\n11:00 am English-Ger man Service with our church choir on the 67th Anniversary of our Martin Lu ther Church\n\nFIFA WORLD CUP 2022 Fundraising Events\nWe invite people to watch the German soccer team play in the group round of the FIFA World Cu p at our Martin Luther Church as a fundraiser for our programs. Tickets ar e $10- pay in advance through Canada Helps or at the door. Please make a d onation if you are unable to attend or can help even more. Coffee\, tea an d other non-alcoholic refreshments will be available for purchase. Contact Martin Haefele\, treasurer@martinluther.ca for more information.\n\nWedne sday November 23\, 2022 Germany against Japan.\nGame starts at 8:00 am. Do ors open at 7:30 am.\nhttps://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/martin-luth er-evangelical-lutheran-church/events/fifa-worldcup-germany-japan\n\nSunda y November 27\, 2022\, Germany vs Spain.\nGame starts at 2:00 pm. Doors op en at 1:00 pm.\nhttps://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/martin-luther-eva ngelical-lutheran-church/events/fundraising-watchparty-fifa-worldcup-germa ny-spain\n\nThursday December 1\, 2022\, Germany vs Costa Rica.\nGame star ts at 2:00 pm. Doors open at 1:00 pm.\nhttps://www.canadahelps.org/en/char ities/martin-luther-evangelical-lutheran-church/events/fundraising-watchpa rty-fifa-worldcup-germany-costa-rica\n\nWorship Schedule Jan-Easter 2023\n Together with the Pastor\, church council has come up with a 3-month plan for worship services in the new year\, considering our current resources\, both of volunteers and our financial deficit situation. From January to M arch 2023\, there will be 2 services on Sundays every other week: 9:45 am English and 11:00 am German (about twice per month). On the other Sundays\ , there will be 1 bilingual service at 11:00 am. We will revisit this wors hip model in the new year based on attendance and the development of our f inancial situation.\n\n*************************\n\nThe sermon will be rec orded live and later archived as a YouTube video on our Online Worship we bpage.\n\n********************\n\nListen to our German radio devotions whi ch air every Sunday at 9:30 am live on CHLO Radio station AM 530 (a multil ingual radio station) and later archived as a podcast recording on our Rad io Devotion webpage.\n\nYou can find further news at Church News-Blog: htt ps://martinluther.ca/news-of-the-church/\n\n****************************** ****\nMartin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church\n2379 Lake Shore Blvd West \, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada M8V 1B7\nTel.: (416) 251-8293 churchoffice@m artinluther.ca\n\nFollow the Martin Luther Church Toronto on social media: \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/martinlutherchurchtoronto\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lutheransbythelake\n\nMartin Luther Church Toro nto is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and p artners with the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD). 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