Category: Regional News
A joyful noise: Families celebrate faith, fun, and fellowship
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – With the music of the brass band, the congregation of Grace Lutheran Church welcomed the community to their second annual Family Fun Day. Held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, this community outreach brought together families from the neighbourhood. There was something…
Local food bank support
FORT FRANCES, Ont. – The congregation of The Church of the Lutheran Hour in Fort Frances gave donations of food for the local food bank during the month of October. The congregation recognizes the need for food banks during these difficult times and thanks God…
Dual parish installation in the Toronto circuit
TORONTO – On August 17, 2025, East Regional Pastor Marvin Bublitz ordained and installed Rev. Vijay Samuel as the Associate Pastor of the dual parish of Immanuel Lutheran in Georgetown and Risen Christ in Mississauga. The Service of Ordination and Installation was well-attended, and the…
Cornwall congregation joins LCC
CORNWALL, Ont. – St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cornwall, Ontario and its pastor, Rev. Connor Longaphie, were officially welcomed into Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) on Sunday, October 26. The joyous event was the culmination of an ongoing process to seek membership in LCC and took…
Lower Mainland Youth Retreat
MISSION, B.C. – The fourth annual Lower Mainland Youth retreat was held at Camp Luther in Hatzic Lake from May 2-4, 2025. Youth in Grades 6-12 from five Lutheran churches participated: Walnut Grove Lutheran (Langley), Hillside Christian (Cloverdale), Killarney Lutheran (Vancouver), Trinity Lutheran (Richmond), and…
Closing a Congregation
by David Haberstock “For everything there is a season, and a time for everything under heaven. a time to be born, and a time to die;… a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance…” —Ecclesiastes…