Category: Regional News
Bethel Thunder Bay closes
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – After 124 years of the Lord’s blessings in Word and Sacrament, Bethel Lutheran Church in Thunder Bay held its final Divine Service and closing of the congregation on July 4, 2021. “It was a day filled with tears and bathed in…
Forever Bound by Endless Love: New Reinhardt Hymn!
ONTARIO – Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt’s Forever Bound by Endless Love is a hymn of comfort and consolation to those who are facing the death of a loved one. Reinhardt is a hymnwriter and pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s East Region, serving Trinity Lutheran Church in…
When Life’s Great Trials Cast You Down: New Reinhardt Hymn!
ONTARIO – When Life’s Great Trials Cast You Down is a new hymn written by Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt, pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s East Region, serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Kurtzville, Ontario. The lyrics to the new hymn will be featured on the back…
Riverbend marks DPS’s 15th anniversary
EDMONTON – On July 11, 2021, the congregation had the honour of celebrating Kathy Cornish’s fifteenth anniversary as Director of Parish Services at Riverbend Lutheran Church. During the morning worship service, Rev. Sye Van Maanen gave a special blessing in honour of the occasion….
Faith Lutheran Did Not Sleep
by Jane Ford KITCHENER, Ont. – Lives were greatly interrupted over the past eighteen months, togetherness was reduced, and within our church family, we longed to meet. The Lord had not forgotten our needs and those of others. He reassured and nudged us onwards. Our…
Confirmation service at New Beginnings Lutheran Church
REGINA – Confirming the faith aloud is always emotional, a responsibility, and a great privilege. Being able to speak with our own mouth what our godparents said in our place at our Baptism is a double blessing. This is what happened to Annika Warren…