Category: Regional News
Dust You Are
by Robert Mohns Years ago, I read a remarkable manuscript in which the author imagined stories tied to a particular piece of land. I read that story, set not far from the North Saskatchewan River in the Edmonton area, on a late spring day, sitting…
Rev. Daniel Barr marks ten years in the ministry
ATIKOKAN, Ont. – Rev. Dan Barr was born in Ogallala, Nebraska, on December 29, 1962, the youngest of three boys. His family immigrated to Holden, Alberta in 1967, and settled in Barrhead the following year, where he graduated from high school in 1980. He pursued…
“A Warm Place in the Son”
by Carol Walrath Do you become stressed when you can’t immediately remember where you left your cell phone? I don’t know if that strikes a chord with you but it certainly does for me. The thought of having some important, valuable object become lost is…
Faith Lutheran honours long-time Sunday School superintendent
KITCHENER, Ont. – On October 4, 2020, Jacquie Couch, long-time Sunday School superintendent at Faith Lutheran Church, was honoured for more than fifty years of servanthood. Jacquie has held several positions at Faith over the years. She became a youth group leader along with her…
Lutherans gathering together during difficult times
EAST REGION – One positive amidst all the negatives surrounding COVID-19 is that many Christians (who are not immuno compromised) are eager to find safe venues to meet since so many events have been cancelled. This past July, several families met to worship, learn, and…
“But I am baptized!”
MOOSEHORN, Man. – On August 15, 2020, James William Schedler was baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, with a small group in attendance at the Schedler family farm outside of Moosehorn, Manitoba. Rev. Mark Just…