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WCC-AI and Our Information Society: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Posted: October 8, 2025 |

On October 15th, the World Council of Churches is hosting the first in a series of webinars, ““AI and Our Information Society: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,” on the positive and negative aspects of artificial intelligence and its impact in the digital communication sphere. The webinar is hosted by the Faith and Science Working Group of the Commission of Churches on Health and Healing.

For more information on the webinar please CLICK HERE

Register for the webinar HERE

Song of Sorrow…Sounds of Hope

Posted: October 8, 2025 |

Together, the ELCIC and Eastern Synod are launching an appeal to support the
ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
(ELCJHL). You are invited to be part of this support. Please plan to attend this special service.

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Retirement Celebration for Rev. Tuula Van Gaasbeek

Posted: September 22, 2025 |

On Saturday 18th October, St. Philip’s is holding a retirement/Celebration of Ministry party for our pastor, Rev. Tuula Van Gaasbeek, who is leaving on 19th October after 13 years at St. Philip’s.

Future Visions: Dreaming Together for Tomorrow

Posted: September 17, 2025 |

The Eastern Synod extends an invitation to all who are interested in dreaming together about the future of our churches in the Grand River and Two Rivers Ministry Areas in the Waterloo and Wellington Regions.

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Installation of Service for Bishop-elect Larry Kochendorfer

Posted: September 16, 2025 |

You are invited to the Service of Installation for Bishop-elect Larry Kochendorfer on Saturday, September 27 at Faith Lutheran Church in Winnipeg. 

This celebration will bring together both rostered and lay people, and will also be available via livestream at elcic.ca. For those that are able, you are invited to attend in person. For those unable to be with us, you are invited to gather in your homes, congregations and communities to view the livestream (and we encourage you to share a photo of your gathering with us at info@elcic.ca and on social using #myelcic).

The offering for the day is designated to the ELCJHL Appeal and CLWR’s Friends of Creation.

Written greetings to Bishop-elect Larry are also welcome and may be sent directly to lkochendorfer@elcic.ca.

We invite you to take part – whether in person or online, and to share this invitation in your congregation’s bulletin, print it out for your information boards, and help spread the word. 

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Camp Lutherlyn 60th Anniversary Celebration

Posted: September 15, 2025 |

Greetings from Camp Lutherlyn!  We would like to invite you (and others) to join us for a 60th Anniversary Celebration for Camp Lutherlyn. It will feature a fabulous roast beef dinner with live music by Gate 47 – a renowned Ottawa Valley contemporary christian band and an opportunity beforehand to tour the camp or do crafts or both. 

If you are travelling from afar – a special offer – we’ll open up our wonderful Four Seasons Lodge – at no cost to you – for the first 8 requestors. Contact us at lutherlyncamp.ca@gmail.com>

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