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OK…What’s Next?
REGISTER NOW OK…What’s Next? Many of us are asking this question right now, whether we are Lay or Rostered Leaders engaged in worship in the Eastern Synod. In anticipating a move to hybrid worship-presenting, both online and in-person church gatherings, the Eastern Synod and the Centre for Spirituality and Media at Martin Luther University College invite you to...Read More -
Bill C-15
Dear Friends, On May 4, 2021, the Canadian Council of Churches hosted a panel discussion with Truth and Reconciliation Commissioners, Dr. Marie Wilson, the Honourable Murray Sinclair and Chief Wilton Littlechild. The Commissioners were addressing Bill C-15 which received second reading in the Senate on April 11, 2021. Bill C-15 is...Read More -
India Emergency Appeal (CLWR)
India’s total number of COVID-19 cases has dramatically risen to over 18 million as of April 29, with more than 300,000 cases reported for seven straight days and with no immediate signs of slowing down — and medical experts believe that the numbers are even higher with many cases not...Read More -
George Floyd Anniversary and Verdict
It’s been a year.It has been a year, and what has changed?A year since a man begged for his life from an officer of the law. A year since a woman was shot in her bed. A year since national sports leagues boycotted games. A year since we saw #saytheirnames trending on...Read More -
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Property Redevelopment Will Include Affordable Housing
St. Peter's Lutheran Church congregation recently voted to alter their land holding in support of redeveloping their property at 49 Queen St. N, Kitchener. The redeveloped downtown Kitchener site will include up to 40 single, affordable housing apartments on the second and third floors of their existing building. The church’s...Read More -
Newsletter April 2021
Easter Pictures...St. Peter's Redevelopment News...Ministry Opportunities...Organ Shoes...and MUCH more! Read all about our April 2021 News! ES-Newsletter-April-2021DownloadRead More -
“Oh Poop” – An Evening With Stella Bowles
REGISTER NOW! Stella Bowles, M.S.M., O.N.S. When she was just eleven years old, Stella Bowles wanted to go swimming in the LaHave River, but her mother explained that the water was contaminated. Many homes still have illegal straight pipes that allow sewage from the toilet to flush directly into the river. Stella was appalled and wondered...Read More -
SOLIDARITY WITH ASIAN-CANADIANS AGAINST ANTI-ASIAN PACIFIC ISLAND INCIDENTS
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself.” (Matthew 37-39) Dear Siblings in Christ, We, the Eastern Synod, acknowledge and denounce...Read More -
An Easter Greeting from Bishop Michael
Dear friends in Christ, Grace and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Risen Savior Jesus Christ! The Lord is Risen! He is Risen, indeed! Alleluia! I am so grateful for this opportunity to offer an Easter greeting to you! And I do so...Read More -
Pastoral Letter – March 2021
Dear friends in Christ, Grace and peace be to you from God our father and from our Lord and savior Jesus Christ! In recent weeks many of us have been contemplating how and when our congregations might return to in-person worship. Some of us have already begun to physically gather....Read More
Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
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