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The Table
In June 2024, the Eastern Synod will be electing a new bishop. As we engage in this time of discernment, Bishop Pryse offers some reflections on where and how the bishop’s ministry is exercised. Our synod’s constitutional documents tell us that the bishop is called to “provide pastoral leadership and...Read More -
Black History Month 2024
Additional Resources will be added as they become available As we welcome Black History Month throughout the coming month of February, we have another opportunity to learn and reflect on important events and some of the important contributions made by our black siblings throughout the world and here in Canada,...Read More -
The Hopes and Fears of All the Years – Christmas Greeting 2023
In his 2023 Christmas Greeting, 'The Hopes and Fears of All the Years', Bishop Michael reflects on the changed Nativity Scene at Christmas Lutheran Church, Bethlehem, as well as a God who loves creation so intensely, that God chose to enter into the very heart of our creaturely existence. https://youtu.be/GvishzvsPyo...Read More -
Leadership Transitions
Bishop Pryse issued the following pastoral letter in late September 2023. I am writing today to provide formal notice that the Eastern Synod will be electing new officers – Bishop, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer - at it’s June 2024 Synod Assembly. I will have ample opportunity in the coming months...Read More -
Life at the Eastern Synod
Last week, four lay preachers of three Toronto congregations participated in a workshop on preaching at the German language evangelical Lutheran church in Bogota, Columbia – San Mateo. Friedrich Brunzema (First Evangelical Lutheran Church) https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=first%20evangelical%20lutheran%20church%20toronto Tanya Zielke (Marting Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church (MLEC) https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=martin%20luther%20church%20toronto Valerie Ebert-Schewe. (Institut for Worship, Bavarian Evangelical-Lutheran Synod)...Read More -
War Between Israel and Hamas
ELCIC national, synod bishops write to members of the church "with heavy hearts, full of concern for the war between Israel and Hamas." "We grieve deeply with the people of Israel and Gaza whose lives have been horrifically impacted by unspeakable violence," say the bishops, in a letter dated October 20. The...Read More -
New Partnership Agreement Unlocks Redevelopment Opportunities at Church Sites
The Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with United Property Resource Corporation (UPRC) to support decision-making around church property that includes unlocking redevelopment opportunities at its church sites that could include affordable housing. The agreement is an important step in...Read More -
Bishops’ Company For Mission In Person Event
The Bishops’ Company for Mission was established in 2003 as a gathering of lay people whose financial generosity helps to support mission and ministry activities of the Eastern Synod, above and beyond the regular budget. This year’s gathering will see us celebrate 20 years of generous giving in the Synod!...Read More -
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem!
This article represents a portion of Bishop Pryse’s remarks at Assembly 2023 as Anglicans and Lutherans considered a joint resolution on Peace and Justice in Palestine and Israel. https://elcic.app.box.com/s/pn24luwv6aqx4lwfh0hbw8yv08wxv3e6/file/1214779289584 My first visit to Israel/Palestine took place in late 1986. I was a participant in a study tour specifically designed for...Read More -
Cambridge Community Garden Featured
St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cambridge was featured in a recent CBC News article about community gardens. Click here to read the story. Credit to Cameron Mahler, CBC News.Read More
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