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First Sunday of Advent
Today we celebrate the First Sunday of Advent. Many of us across the Eastern Synod are unable to gather in our usual ways to mark this season of hope-filled anticipation. But we are united, in the one body of Christ. No matter where we find ourselves this morning - God...Read More -
Bill 226 (Schedule 6)
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...Read More -
St David Church Shares Grant With Sharing Place Food Bank
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...Read More -
Worship Resources for the Seasons of Advent and Christmas
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...Read More -
Bishop’s Company 2020 Recap
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;...Read More -
Bill C-6
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...Read More -
Our Ministry Together – Candidacy
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...Read More -
Stronger Together (Pandemic Edition)
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...Read More -
From Journey to Pivot
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...Read More
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