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Love messages from Trinity, Ayton
Messages of love (valentines) in all shapes and sizes were created by children and adults alike from our church and local community. Covid restrictions demanded thinking outside the box to involve children and adults in a way to create the messages and more importantly to send or deliver these messages...Read More -
Prayer Service for Ukraine
Because of the recent aggression of Russia into Ukraine, Trinity Ayton held a prayer service on Wednesday, March 2, prior to the Ash Wednesday service at 7:00 p.m. This come and go service was open for the community to come to pray and light candles. Pastor Heather Spencer- Stoltz began...Read More -
The End of the Radio Golden Hour
ministry at St. MatthewsAs of January 1st, 2022, the 91-year Radio Golden Hour ministry at St. Matthews, Kitchener has regretfully come to a close. This difficult decision was made in large part due to Kitchener FaithFM 93.7 (our most recent radio partner) no longer being able to offer same-day broadcasts, and thus our contract...Read More -
What a journey we have been on!
St James Lutheran Church, Renfrew ON is a small congregation in the Upper Ottawa Valley. We have been watching our membership decline and our 60-year-old building age and need expensive repairs. Just the cost of heat and electricity was straining our budget. How do we keep going? Years ago, we...Read More -
For The Love Of Creation
Tell us what God's Creation means to you! Get messy...have fun! Take a picture of your creation or send us a video! Theme: For The Love Of CreationCategories: 12 and Under OR 13+Submission Examples: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Poetry, Song, Dance. Story-Telling/WritingDeadline: March 31, 2022Winning entries will be featured on the Eastern...Read More -
COVID-19 Update (March 10, 2022)
Dear Siblings in Christ, In a few days we will mark two years since our regular church routines were first disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In those earliest days, we committed ourselves to doing whatever was necessary to love and care for our neighbours by protecting their...Read More -
Hammers be damned!
If there is any truth to the criticism that the church is just another business, you’d have to concede that by business standards we’ve never looked particularly adept! Imagine a fictional systems analyst reviewing our fledgling faith tradition in its first days. MEMO: “Location of the operation is much too...Read More -
Congregational Treasurer T3010 Workshop
MORE SPOTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR BOTH DATES!!! *REGISTRATION LIMIT NOW SET AT 35 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION* Attention congregational treasurers! High on the list of tasks most dreaded by congregational treasurers is completing CRA's annual Registered Charity Information Return (T3010). Eastern Synod Treasurer, Keith Myra, isn't promising to make this task...Read More -
Ukraine Emergency Appeal CLWR
Canadian Lutheran World Relief is calling on Canadians to pray for peace in Ukraine, and to give generously in support of the urgent humanitarian needs of all those affected.CLWR joins its partners and millions around the world in calling for an immediate end to violence in Ukraine.Early estimates are that millions of...Read More
Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Member church of the Lutheran World Federation