March 2010
The most recent newsletter has just been posted, links are at the right on this page. These previous updates were made March 1:
A new service: starting March 1, 2010 LUMS will be offering a year round free tax service for low income individuals and families. We are only able to accommodate basic taxes (welfare, CPP, OAS, EI). Call the office for more information: 604-682-2362 (this service has been discontinued)
Recent updates on the website:
- Advocacy issues - proposed Bill C-304
- 2010 meal schedule posted
A new service: starting March 1, 2010 LUMS will be offering a year round free tax service for low income individuals and families. We are only able to accommodate basic taxes (welfare, CPP, OAS, EI). Call the office for more information: 604-682-2362 (this service has been discontinued)
Recent updates on the website:
- Advocacy issues - proposed Bill C-304
- 2010 meal schedule posted
- new pictures in the photo album
(Christmas and Adrian’s baby Sebastian)
(Christmas and Adrian’s baby Sebastian)
- donations page updated
Sept 2009
We have moved! Into 360 Jackson Avenue (near the alley between Hastings and Cordova Streets) very near the southeast corner of Oppenheimer Park and just a block away from our meal site at 373 Cordova ... Now we are in the throes of getting rewired for tech and settling in. The location is great. We are very much in the midst of the DTES again ... Better than any of the places we had checked out and “more than we could have asked or imagined” ... God is faithful. God is faithful beyond our reckoning. The potential for renewed ministries in this new place is full of equally mind blowing possibilities .... Read more about our new location and how it came to be in the fall 2009 newsletter
We are planning a House Blessing and Open House at our new digs Sunday October 18 the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Please come by and join us. Help us celebrate God’s generosity to us. Please continue to support our ministries as we are now tenants with a hefty monthly rent in addition to our other expenses.
Goodbye Aidan! Hello Susan! With a new baby on the way, Aidan will be taking her leave of LUMS on September 30. LUMS thanks Aidan for her invaluable contributions to our organization, and gives her best wishes as she starts a new journey into motherhood. The board of LUMS is pleased to announce the hiring of Susan Beck to the role of Administrative Assistant and Meal Coordinator. Susan joined us August 22 and brings a wealth of experience in outreach service to the Downtown Eastside. We are blessed to have her as a part of LUMS.
Mark Your Calendars! The North Shore Concert Band, under direction of Mr. Tak Maeda, will perform at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, Tuesday December 15, by donation, with proceeds to LUMS. Entertainment Books 2010 are available from LUMS. Ask your congregational LUMS contact, or pick one up at our office, or we are prepared to deliver to any church in the lower mainland (a minimum order of 4 books).
For details on any of the above items, and for the latest advocacy information, articles from Pastor Brian, and updates on cookies, justice, homelessness and lots more, download our latest fall 2009 newsletter
Aug 2009
Dear friends This is just to let you know that after 18 months of being in exile & diligently looking for a new location in the downtown east side without very much success we've finally located a new office space at 360 Jackson Street .. more
July 2009
Our webservant is now using Serif WebPlusX software to create and manage this site.
New pictures from meals at “The Door is Open” and from last spring’s Grand March have been posted.
The Spring Newsletter is still available for downloading.
The video page has new video content, links to two other online videos have been posted.
Are you having problems viewing the LUMS embedded youtube videos? It may be the configuration of the video viewing plug-in on the web browser program on your computer.
New pictures from meals at “The Door is Open” and from last spring’s Grand March have been posted.
The Spring Newsletter is still available for downloading.
The video page has new video content, links to two other online videos have been posted.
Are you having problems viewing the LUMS embedded youtube videos? It may be the configuration of the video viewing plug-in on the web browser program on your computer.
March 2009
Our newest newsletter (Spring 2009) is available
April 4th - Grand March for Housing.
Feb 2009
Now you can donate online Our treasurer has arranged for online giving to LUMS through CanadaHelps. Just use the link on the "Participate/Donate page of this website. CanadaHelps offers individual receipts, or one at year-end for all your giving, as well as monthly donations.
Looking for something? A search feature for this website was recently added to the front page
Winter 2008 Newsletter
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