Category: East Region News
Tirzah visits Barrie congregation
BARRIE, Ont. – CREW Ministries’ first-ever all-female team, Tirzah, performed at Loving Saviour Lutheran Church May 22. After the Saturday evening program, they shared their talents during Sunday morning service. The travelling troupe—made up of Jessica Roth, Michelle Groening and Stephanie Roller—uses music, skits, humour…
Pastors and people: together in missions
WATERLOO, Ont. – How do we as Lutherans engage the world in outreach? What issues are we up against? What do the Scriptures and the Confessions say about these things? And what is each person’s individual role? The Series Four Doctrinal Unity Conference addressed these questions,…
Newsletter named
KITCHENER, Ont. – What to name the new bimonthly East District newsletter? A general call went out for suggestions, and several people responded with variations on ED or Eden. Of these, The EDen Report made the cut as the new moniker. Tokens of appreciation went…
Parishes merge; install shared pastor
WEST LORNE, Ont. – On April 25 Redeemer Lutheran Church (St. Thomas, Ont.) and Grace Lutheran Church (West Lorne) officially formed a dual parish and installed Rev. Don Schieman as their pastor. Rev. Schieman has served as pastor of Redeemer alone since July 2009. After…
Ukrainian introduces sushi and God’s Word
KITCHENER — God’s crazy about food. Just ask Ukrainian seminarian Oleg Schewtschenko. The soon-to-be-ordained minister used sushi and other Japanese delicacies February 28 to show 35 youths how God uses food to reach his people. The afternoon of fun, food and fellowship took place at…
Lutherans, Muslims, Jews discuss faith’s challenges
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – It’s challenging to be a “fool” in the eyes of a secular society, believing in an ultimate truth in an age of postmodernism, says Andrew Korchok a member of Brock University’s Lutheran Student Fellowship (LSF). Korchok, who attends Trinity Lutheran Church,…
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