Category: Regional News
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…
From Nicaragua to Canada—My journey to become a pastor of Jesus’ flock
by Oscar Castillo LONDON, Ont. – I am Rev. Oscar Castillo. Since August 2010, I have been the Assistant Pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in London and its daughter congregation, Grace Lutheran Church, in Strathroy. I was born in Chinandega, Nicaragua. I have been…
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…
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