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Regina congregation helps feed the hungry
REGINA – On May 17, members of New Beginnings Lutheran Church cooked up supper for people in need. Congregation members volunteered at Souls Harbour Rescue Mission, where they prepared a meal of shepherd’s pie. More than 300 people were fed through their work. The congregation…
Standing Together
by Mathew Block In June, Lutheran Church–Canada held its synodical convention, our first national gathering since the decision to restructure in 2017. I’ve been asked by several people how the convention went, and my repeated refrain has been: “Joyful!” One of the blessings of our…
On Vocatio
by James Gimbel The Latin vocare often refers to a naming or calling. From this root, we get the word vocatio (or “vocation”), which describes God’s call for His creation to serve Him with a distinct mission and purpose. All of creation has a vocatio Psalm…
Is it all worth it? 2.0 — Reflections on three and a half years
by David Haberstock In January 2019, the second phase of Lutheran Church–Canada’s new structure rolled out as the District corporations stopped providing ecclesiastical oversight and three newly elected Regional Pastors took up the task. In my first column as Regional Pastor, I asked, “Is all this…
Being Missionary Parents
by Garry Dombrosky When we think of missionaries, we picture those servants of God who hear the call of God to carry out their calling as servants of God in places far away. When my wife and I went to our first parish, mission work…
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