Category: Regional News
Virtual VBS at Foothills Lutheran Church
by Miriam Winstanley CALGARY, Alta. – Normally Foothills Lutheran runs two weeks of VBS, with many children coming who have attended the Preschool ministry of the congregation. In early January, the church staff put together an outline for this year’s program (this is the sixth year that the staff have written a program in-house) and began recruiting volunteers. Registration opened in early March,…
Winnipeg congregation’s virtual VBS sees participants across all western provinces and Ontario
by Beatrix Wolff WINNIPEG – In March of this year, our VBS team at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church (Winnipeg, MB) realized that we had two choices for our summer Vacation Bible School: Cancel and resume in 2021 or host a Virtual VBS. God gave…
LCC congregations vs. the “New Normal”
CANADA – The term “New Normal” has been tossed around a lot lately in light of the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. So what does this “New Normal” look like? Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations have been responding to the circumstances at hand, and a few…
LLLC and Crew Ministries announce new partnership
by Joel Haberstock KITCHENER, Ont. – On March 9, 2020, Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLLC) and CREW Ministries announced a new partnership that will allow CREW to provide the CDs recorded by their teams to LLLC to use in their ministries across Canada. This…
LCC youth gatherings announce date changes
CANADA – The co-chairs of the Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) National Youth Gathering (NYG) and the co-chairs of the IMPACT Youth Gathering (formerly the ABC District Youth Gathering) have released a video talking about the upcoming change to the dates for both gatherings. At the beginning…
Request for prayers for Fort McMurray and surrounding communities amid flooding
by Keith Haberstock ALBERTA – Every 20 years or so Fort McMurray goes through a major flood as our three converging rivers form a major ice jam that forces waters to flow back into the city. That’s what began Sunday morning on April 26, 2020….
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