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  • Bill 226 (Schedule 6)

    Posted: November 26, 2020 | Filed Under: COVID

    Dear Friends, Buried in Bill 229, the Ontario Government's Protect, Support and Recover from Covid-19 Act (Budget Measures), is a clause which seeks to limit the control Conservation Authorities have to protect wetlands, forests and other natural spaces. By doing so would give more control to developers to encroach on...
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  • ES Newsletter November 2020

    Posted: November 17, 2020 | Filed Under: Newsletters

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  • St David Church Shares Grant With Sharing Place Food Bank

    Posted: November 17, 2020 | Filed Under: Local, News

    When we, the faith community of St. David Anglican Lutheran church received a surprise gift of a pandemic grant from Canadian Lutheran World Relief, we unanimously agreed to share our blessing.    COVID-19 put a full stop to St David's free Sunday morning breakfast shared with neighbours. With physical distancing...
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  • Worship Resources for the Seasons of Advent and Christmas

    Posted: November 13, 2020 | Filed Under: Spotlight

    Over the past number of weeks, the Task Force for the Resumption of In-Person Worship has been working with leaders across the Eastern Synod to develop a new series of worship resources to support congregations during the seasons of Advent & Christmas.  Today, we are pleased to share this robust...
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  • Bishop’s Company 2020 Recap

    Posted: November 12, 2020 | Filed Under: News, Uncategorised

    In response to COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Bishop's Company for Mission was convened in an online virtual format! We are pleased to share this video combining a prepared presentation and the Bishop's remarks (beginning at 18:58). Together with leaders from across our Synod (and special guests from Martin Luther, Toronto;...
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  • Bill C-6

    Posted: November 12, 2020 | Filed Under: From the Bishop's Desk

    Below is the text of a letter that Bishop Michael Pryse sent to The Honourable David Lametti Minister of Justice and Attorney General or Canada on November 12, 2020: Dear Minister Lametti: On behalf of the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), I write to express...
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  • Our Ministry Together – Candidacy

    Posted: October 30, 2020 | Filed Under: Spotlight

    Grace and peace to you! As October draws to a close, I am pleased to share the second video in the Our Ministry Together project. Our Ministry Together is a series of twelve short videos intended to highlight and celebrate areas of our common mission across the Eastern Synod. Each...
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  • Stronger Together (Pandemic Edition)

    Posted: October 26, 2020 | Filed Under: Uncategorised

    Welcome to Stronger Together, the Pandemic Edition! Stronger Together generally brings together youth and young adult leaders from Dioceses and Synods from across the country to build community, worship and learn about issues facing Youth Ministry. This year we have moved our gathering online. While we know meeting online can’t...
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  • From Journey to Pivot

    Posted: October 15, 2020 | Filed Under: Congregational Redevelopment Services

    From journey to pivot: motion and change in congregational life By Henriette Thompson, October 15, 2020 We Christians are used to “journey” language. Our ancestors in the faith journeyed through the wilderness for 40 years; Jesus journeyed in the desert for 40 days. We are “people of the Way” (the...
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  • ES Newsletter October 2020

    Posted: October 15, 2020 | Filed Under: Newsletters

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