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22
June 2022
St. Paul’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Chilliwack, BC
Message from the Pastor
activities are resuming. As you
Dear Friends in Christ,
read through the newsletter and
What a privilege! What an keep updated via our
opportunity we have as website, www.chilliwacklutheran.
Christians! St. Paul encourages us com be sure to check out the
to speak the truth in love. We opportunities that are available
know the truth of Jesus! We know February
for you and your family to grow in
the love of Jesus! the love and truth of Jesus.
Our congregation is all about Jesus Every person needs love! Every
and what He has done for us and person needs truth! Every person
for the world. Everyone, from needs Jesus! I encourage all of us
seniors to children, from families to look for ways in which to
with older children to younger do not yet know the amazing love demonstrate in word and in action
families needs to know the joy, the and truth of Jesus. the love and truth of our amazing
love, the hope, the peace that Saviour!
Jesus brings. We gather together to worship our
Lord who has done for us what we I also encourage you to invite your
Despite the fact that there are could not do for ourselves. We hold friends, family members and
numerous churches in Chilliwack, Christian education programmes neighbours to events which will
there are still so many people who for children to seniors. Fellowship help them know the love and
truth of Jesus! An
excellent place to start is
the Friday Night
Children’s Club coming
up on June 3rd.
May God bless each of
us as we live and share
the love and truth of
Christ!
Are you graduating in June? St. Paul's would like to acknowledge our
congregation's grads from high school, college, university, or technical Yours in His Service,
school. We will have a small gift for each graduate as well as a slide show Pastor Wayne Lunderby
for the congregation. Please email the office by June 5 if you, or a loved one
from the congregation, are part of the Class of 2022. We will be
recognizing our graduates during the worship service on June 12.
You are invited to …
Pastor Ray’s Bring A Friend Bible Study
Sunday, June 12/22 at 9:00 am
Place: Church Basement
This Bible Study Is Especially For Those Who Seldom or Ever Attend
Bible Studies. (Everyone Welcome)
Offering a chance to let God’s word and prayer touch your mind and heart. (No pressure to
answer questions or look up scripture.) Bring a friend, so you are not alone in Bible Class, or
bring two or more!
Pastor Ray Is Bringing A Friend: Jerry Paladino. Pastor Ray will present God’s word (Jerry will
help him.)
The goal of the Bible Study is to help those attending to let their minds dwell on what is true,
honorable/noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, or praiseworthy. Philippians 4:8
God reveals himself in his word as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit so that we believe that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of God. By believing we may have life in his name. (John 20:31) Thus please
come to this Christ-Centered and faith-affirming Bible Study with a friend or two.
share the wealth with your way we can support each
How Does Your church community. other in our church
Garden Grow? Just leave your excess community. Happy
gardening!
produce on the table near the
How are those sunflowers front door. Leave what you
growing? We have several have to share – take what you
families participating in the need. This is another small
Sunflower Challenge contest
with our friends from Hope
Lutheran Church in Port
Coquitlam.
While these gardeners are
encouraging their sunflowers
to grow, we know there are
many other avid gardeners in
the congregation as well. Do
you have too much rhubard?
Are you expecting to be
overrun with zuccini and
tomatoes? If your garden has
an overabundance of
produce, you are welcome to
On the Road and learning, and we’ll tell
you all about it when we get
June 2 Dieter Sperling with the Lutheran back.
June 5 Frank Murphy
Women’s
Also appreciated would be
Missionary League continued prayers for myself,
June 12 Karissa McDonald
Please keep in your prayers Dianne Donovan, as I will be
June 16 Isabelle Jarman Marjorie and Stephanie staying in Alberta a little
June 17 Diane Burkowsky Nielsen and Dianne longer than the Nielsen girls.
Donovan as they make their Since I’ll be in Alberta, I
June 17 Yvonne Sandau way to the final ABC District thought I would take a little
June 18 Alfred Dyck LWMLC Convention in Red side trip to Devon for a visit
Deer, Alberta, June 2 to 4. with my son.
June 18 Cohen Stroup
We’ll be leaving Chilliwack Please pray for safe travels
June 19 Cheryl Keet
on May 31 and driving to the for all 3 of us, and we hope
June 21 Linda Vandermeulen Convention and back. We’re to have some interesting
June 24 Mike Mann looking forward to a good stories to tell you all upon
time of worship, fellowship our return.
June 27 Lyle Warkentin
June 28 June Lemieux Dianne Donovan
June 29 Madeleine Warkentin
June 29 Jim Boivin
Each month we will pray for one other
Lutheran denomination somewhere in
the world, then one social ministry,
auxiliary or mission organization, then
one of our congregations and its
pastor(s) going from west to east.
• Synod of Evangelical Lutheran
Churches in Ukraine and its parishes
• B.C. Mission Boat
• Hope Lutheran Church in Port
Coquitlam, BC and their Pastor Laverne
Hautz
The “Dream team” has been asking God to lead our group experience with forest fires,
renamed to Future Focus forward in a direction that is they were sympathetic to our
Committee. As a group, we best for His needs. This is situation with the damage to
felt that “Dream team” didn’t not an easy task. We can get our basement. This donation
describe fully what our task bogged down by earthly was put towards the Building
was about. situations and negativity. Fund, which gives us a good
start towards future funding
Our group consists of Donna Please pray for our situation. needs.
Little, Ray Gagnon, Marisa The congregation has the
Neels, Paul Schenderling, final say, but this will be a Would you prayerfully
Tyler Schenderling, Jonathan long process. consider designating a
Wearing, Becky Watkins, financial gift above your
Amanda Gervais, and Pastor We also want to inform the regular giving to the
Lunderby. congregation that a Building Building Fund? If so, please
Fund was established some mark “Building Fund” on
We are tasked with looking time ago for the future needs your offering envelope.
outside the box at different of our church home. After
ideas for the church building. the floods last year, we were Thank you for your prayers
We also are asked to look at blessed with a generous and support.
staffing needs moving donation of $2,500 from our Donna Little,
forward. Both these two sister congregation in Fort Coordinator
tasks take time. We are McMurray. After their own
Save the Date Did Someone Say “Coffee?”
On Sunday, September 11 we will Now that we can gather more freely, we want to get
celebrate being back together back to enjoying a time of fellowship after the
again! Watch for updates as we worship service …. And of course we love to enjoy a
cup of coffee and some goodies together.
get closer to September, but we
hope that our entire church We need people each week to
community will plan to attend the set up and clean up the
celebration .. yes, there will be refreshment table, and to
provide some goodies for us to
food!
share. If two families a week
share this job, it will not be a
burden on any one person.
If you can help, even once in a
while, please add your name to
the sign up sheet on the main bulletin board … or on
the refreshment table this Sunday.
A Letter from Ukraine
A letter from Rev. Yuriy Popel, pastor of our partner the great needs of my ministry and appealed to
church the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches LCC to use funds from the Ukraine Aid Fund to
in Ukraine (SELCU). purchase a vehicle.
My dear brothers Thanks to the Lord
and sisters of and all of you we
Lutheran Church– have purchased a
Canada, Peace be van, which we are
with you all in our now using to deliver
Lord Jesus Christ. I humanitarian aid to
want to thank all of my community and
you for your prayers the surrounding
and for donating so area. This great
generously to our blessing allows me
Church. Your support to visit my members
has been a great and to offer pastoral
blessing to my care to various
ministry. people in my
community. We are
Unfortunately, I had so very happy that
to sell my car due to the Lord has opened
the economic your hearts to
challenges we are support such a need.
facing here. This car May God continue to
was primarily used bless you for your
for my ministry, allowing me to visit my generous hearts. This vehicle will bring many
parishioners, and to minister at our local boarding benefits to the Church and help to people in need.
school and nursing homes. It became increasingly
difficult to address the growing needs of my “And my God will supply every need of yours
community during this war. There are so many according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. To
people here in need of food, clothing, hygiene and our God and Father be glory forever and ever.
medical supplies. Our SELCU leaders recognized Amen.” – Philippians 4:19-20
With great gratitude and respect, Rev. Yuriy Popel
Ukrainian Family Sponsorship
Our friends at Holy Apostles Orthodox
Mission (which meets in our Annex) have LCC Ukraine Aid Fund Update
undertaken to sponsor a refugee family from To date, the people of Lutheran Church-Canada
Ukraine. We would like to assist in this effort have raised a total of $514,361.69 for the LCC
by helping to raise funds for the airfare. This is Ukraine Relief Aid Fund. For those who would like
a family of five people - a couple with two to direct financial support to the pastors and
children plus a grandparent. people of the SELCU, you can do so through the
Lutheran Church Canada website at
If you would like to assist, you may etransfer https://lutheranchurch-canada.tng-
our church at info@chilliwacklutheran.com or secure.com/?pageId=donation-
add your designated gift to your regular edit&categoryId=10976
offering. Please indicate the amount you are
donating for “Ukrainian Refugees.” If you need assistance using the online giving
system please contact the church office.
Friday Night Kid's Club
Wrap Up Party-June 3
Kid's Club will be hosting their last session for
the school year on Friday June 3 from 6:00-8:00
pm. We are having a BBQ along with our regular
scheduled activities including a craft, board games,
hockey, chapel time and lesson time. In addition we
will be playing the game show "Minute to Win It"
during our chapel time complete with prizes and
all! Be sure to invite your friends. You do not want
to miss this! Please contact the office to register.
Thank you to Amanda Gervais who’s article about
Kid's Club was published in the Canadian Lutheran
last month. Check it out at this link …
https://issuu.com/thecanadianlutheran/docs/cl3702-
web
Mission and Ministry – We’re Excited!
It’s been exciting! What has been exciting? It’s been 3. Connect with those who are not yet back. There
wonderful to be seeing people return to “in-person” are people, many of whom are immune compromised
worship after such a long time. We’ve missed who need to yet be cautious. I am sure that a phone
everyone. On Sunday I found myself just stopping and call would go a long way to reconnecting them with
listening to the singing…the sound of many voices in our congregation and making them feel a part of the
unison singing praise to our God who has brought us church family.
through this pandemic. By the way, I loved hearing
4. Continue to pray, pray, pray! It is an exciting time
the many male voices…just think what it will sound like
for St. Paul’s. There are lots of projects in the
in heaven…amazing!
works. We have a Connections Committee, a
Covid had disrupted so many things in our lives, Development Committee, a Technology
including our church life… As we again gather, may I Committee. They are all looking for ways to help our
share a couple of tips for what we can do missionally congregation move forward post pandemic. Please
and intentionally to love and encourage one another. pray for these committees as well as for our regular
activities, classes and programmes. They all exist to
1. We can welcome one another back to worship. It help us proclaim the love and truth of Jesus and His
is great to be able to gather around God’s Word and Word. Watch for updates on these committees,
participate in His Supper as brothers and sisters in programmes and activities in this newsletter and on
Christ. What a joy it is to see more and more faces, our website, www.chilliwacklutheran.com
young, old and in between gathered together in
worship and praise of our living Lord and Saviour! May I 5. Invite a friend to join you in worship and/or a bible
challenge you to greet and talk with someone in study or even the Monday morning Walking group that
church that you don’t know well…get to know them. meets at the Prospera Center to walk indoor and enjoy
fellowship and devotions.
2. You may have noticed we have started Coffee
Fellowship after church. Grab a coffee/juice/snack and 6. Look for ways to Bless others. We have all been
head outside to enjoy visiting and become blessed and so we bless others, all for the purpose of
reacquainted with others. On this topic, we are looking pointing people to the amazing love and truth of Jesus.
for others to host. There is a sign up sheet in the God bless you as you live out your lives in missional
narthex on the east wall. Grab a friend and sign up. If ways that proclaim Jesus! And, thank you for ways you
you are unable to host but would like to provide snacks are responding to God’s great love for you!
or boxed juices, please talk to Cindy Lunderby.
Cindy Lunderby, Missions Ministry Team Leader
BC Mission Boat Society
In 1999, a group of people living on Vancouver Island, had a vision to build a boat and travel
to remote parts of the BC Coast to share the love of Jesus Christ with people living in remote
communities. In more recent years the BC Mission Boat Society has sent teams using various
modes of transportation including car, water taxi and ferry to these communities. Teams from
all over Canada and the USA have joined in the effort to offer kid’s club, men’s and women’s
bible studies, family games nights, elder breakfasts and spa nights for the people living in the
communities we travel to. Our hope is to encourage believers in the communities and share
the love of our Saviour to the people.
IMPACT of Your Gift
Over the past 24 years, BC Mission Boat Society has developed incredible faith-based
relationships with the First Nations communities along the remote BC coast. We are now
serving a second generation of children and families. Your gift enables children to learn about
God’s amazing love for them and the great gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. We have an
opportunity to go and share God’s love and encourage people in their faith again and we are
excited to see what God has in store for this summer. Here are some examples of our travel
costs:
• Water taxi to Kyuquot (return trip)- $650
• Truck Rental for a week- $900- $1100
• Ferry to Klemtu (return trip per adult)- $215
• Fuel for a return trip- $350-500
• Housing in Kyuquot- $1300
You can support the Society by Etransfer to donations@bcmissionboat.org or you may
designate a special gift through your church offering.
June 2022
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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7:00 pm Adult 10:30 am 6:00 pm Friday 10:00 am Men’s
Bible Study Ladies’ Bible Night Kids’ Club Breakfast
Study
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
PENTECOST 7:00 pm Adult 10:30 am
Bible Study Ladies’ Bible
9:00 am Bible Study
Study
10:00 am Worship
Service
6:30 pm
CONFIRMATION LWML
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9:00 am Bible 7:00 pm Adult 10:30 am 10:00 am Men’s
Study Bible Study Ladies’ Bible Breakfast
Study
10:00 am Worship
Service with Grad
Recognition
6:00 pm
Sip’n’Stitch
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FATHERS’ DAY 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Adult 10:30 am
Ministry Team Bible Study Ladies’ Bible
9:00 am Bible Meeting Study
Study
10:00 am Worship
Service
26 27 28 29 30
9:00 am Bible 7:00 pm Adult 10:30 am
Study Bible Study Ladies’ Bible
Study
10:00 am Worship
Service
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