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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 -
Virtual Camino de Santiago Walk
In this time of Covid-19 virus restrictions and lockdowns, where religious and social gatherings have been curtailed or cancelled, it has been difficult for churches to maintain a “sense of community” that is so important to the well-being of parishioners and those they serve. At St. John’s Lutheran Church in Petawawa,...Read More -
Luther Board Appoints Rev. Dr. Kristine Lund As New Principal-Dean
Dear Friends, I am absolutely delighted to announce that The Rev. Dr. Kristine Lund has been chosen to lead Martin Luther University College as our Principal-Dean; the first ever woman to serve in this position! While fulfilling this role in an interim capacity for the past year, she has shown herself...Read More
Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Member church of the Lutheran World Federation