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Ash Wednesday
Psychologists tell us that in order to be healthy people we need to be able to mourn. It is healthy to give voice to our grief. It is healthy to acknowledge the frailty of our human condition. This is not news for Christians. In the beatitudes Jesus tells us that...Read More -
Lenten package available at Trinity
Again, material was collected for a Lenten package for children and adults which is available at church in March. The display board contains many of the activities: 3 pancake recipes for Shrove Tuesday, information about Lent and Ash Wednesday, a pictorial record of our Lenten journey, information about St....Read More -
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
Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Member church of the Lutheran World Federation