Category: Regional News

August 21, 2024

Alberta Lutheran spring youth retreat

LEDUC, Alta. – A question on Facebook looking for help restarting the Calgary Fall Youth Retreat brought together a group of six people. At the first meeting, the need for fellowship amongst youth was emphasized, with the goal of bringing together more youth by moving…

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August 14, 2024

East Region Church Workers’ Conference

NIAGARA FALLS – Lutheran Church–Canada’s East Region’s Pastors and Deacons Conference was held April 22-24, 2024 once again at Mount Carmel Retreat Centre in Niagara Falls. About 65 people attended.  The presentations were delivered in a most enjoyable and sometimes humorous way by Rev. David…

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August 9, 2024

Homeschool co-op in Burlington

BURLINGTON, Ont. – This past school year, Lutheran homeschooling families in the Burlington area were blessed to meet for a co-op at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on the third and fifth Fridays of the month from September 2023 to May 2024. Mornings began with…

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July 12, 2024

25th ordination anniversary for Rev. Gerson L. Flor

CASTEAU, Belgium – On March 21, 1999, before the altar of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Community in Vila Progresso, Brazil, Rev. Gerson L. Flor was ordained into the Holy Ministry. Twenty-five years have passed and almost half of his life now has been spent as an…

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July 9, 2024

West Region slo-pitch tournament

WEST REGION – Ball teams from Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan have been joining together in August for the past 36 years for fun, fellowship, and to play slo-pitch.  In August 2023, the trophy was taken home by First Lutheran (Kelowna, B.C.). The teams and…

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July 3, 2024

Riverbend returns to building, installs Rev. Pastucha

EDMONTON – After almost nine months of exile from their building due to a break-in and arson, the folks at Riverbend Lutheran Church had plenty to be thankful for and celebrate. On March 17, a week after returning to the sanctuary, the church gathered for the…

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