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Vulnerable groups at risk as Canada expands physician assisted suicide
CANADA – The move by Canada’s federal government to extend legal physician assisted suicide and euthanasia has been met with widespread concern that the most vulnerable in our society are being placed at risk. On March 17, 2021, Bill C-7 received royal assent, following a…
Long-term church administrator retires
SOUTHLAND CIRCUIT, Sask. – Recently, Roberta Freitag retired as church secretary of St. John and St. Peter Lutheran Parish, after serving for 37 years. During that time she has served alongside six pastors: Rev. Greg Heidorn, Rev. Keith Reisdorf, Rev. Neil Otke, Rev. Bill…
Resurrection Lutheran moves upward
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – In 1970, Resurrection Lutheran Church in St. Catharines secured a mortgage from the East District Church Extension Fund to build an uncommon church facility nestled at the bottom of the Niagara Escarpment, featuring 1970s architecture and ascending levels toward the sanctuary….
Martin Luther’s Candy Farm
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – It has been difficult to find creative ideas for children’s ministry during the pandemic, so on October 30, 2020, St. Paul’s Lutheran hosted an outdoor event called “Martin Luther’s Candy Farm,” where children got to have fun collecting treats and hearing about…
CLTS releases new edition of sacred poetry
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has published My Light and My Salvation, a new edition of the poetry of Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt. Rev. Reinhardt, who serves as pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kurtzville, Ontario, previously released a volume…
No major damage after volcano eruption in Nicaragua
NICARAGUA – An eruption at Nicaragua’s San Cristobal Volcano on March 9, 2021 showered the nearby area, including the city of Chinandega, in ash but otherwise caused no major damage. Following the eruption, Nicaragua’s National System for the Prevention, Mitigation, and Attention of Disasters encouraged…
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