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National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
October 4th is the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People (MMIWG2S+). This is a day for action and advocacy, and to remember the lives of victims and survivors and the many communities who have been impacted by violence. The Eastern Synod Circle...Read More -
Orange Shirt Day 2022
Phyllis Jack Webstad was six years old when she left her community of Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation to attend St. Joseph Residential School. Like most six year olds, she was excited to attend school for the first time. Her grandmother bought her a new, bright orange shirt for her to wear...Read More -
Picture Something You Cannot See
Over 85 years ago, Finnish immigrants to Timmins and first generation families gathered to formalize St. John’s Lutheran as a faith community. Over the decades, the church was a bustling center of activity as each Sunday they gathered for worship, taught the children about their faith, held language classes in...Read More -
The Gift of Summer
“Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God you are very great. You are clothed with majesty, wrapped in light as with a garment. You stretch out the heavens like a tent, you set the beams of your chambers on the waters, you make the clouds your chariot,...Read More -
Greeting Card Ministry
It all began with an idea at a Sunday morning coffee hour chat. A few members of Zion Philipsburg Lutheran Church’s worship and music committee were discussing ways to reach out to lonely seniors in area retirement and long-term care homes during the second pandemic lockdown of 2021 last spring. ...Read More -
A Visit to St. John’s, Arnprior
Jacob and Sawyer lead Prayers of the People while perched on their booster box- formerly a large candle stand. To close worship, we gathered outside for a blessing of our newly planted community garden, ecologically friendly with compost and earthworms part of the mix. Radishes, carrots and beets grown here...Read More -
A Prodigal God
Earlier this spring I had occasion to preach on the story of the prodigal son. And as I reflected on that day’s gospel lesson, I kept asking “who is the real prodigal in this story?” Certainly, there is the prodigal after whom this parable has been traditionally named – the...Read More -
COVID-19 Best Practices (June 2022)
Grace to you and peace, With the arrival of warmer weather, many congregations are actively planning for a fulsome schedule of summer activities and events. Some of these cherished programs haven’t occurred since 2019. There is a palpable sense of excitement and renewed energy across our Synod! Thanks be to...Read More -
Rev. Jennifer Hoover To Serve As Next Congregational Redevelopment Advisor
Bishop Pryse is delighted to announce that the Eastern Synod Officers have issued a Call to Specialized Ministry to the Rev. Jennifer Hoover to serve as our next Congregational Redevelopment Advisor. Pastor Jennifer has provided pastoral leadership in two congregational redevelopment efforts that have been supported by the work of the Eastern...Read More
Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
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