Category: Regional News

October 30, 2010

God opens the door to new worship location

Lutherans in St. Jean, Quebec have a new place for midweek worship, thanks to a partnership with the Canadian Forces. The local Anglican church where they met closed, leaving the group to find another location. Rena, wife of Pierre Couture, the group’s lay leader, contacted…

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October 20, 2010

Church welcomes Halloween guests

by C.D. Pelzer On an evening when children and parents prowl Regina’s neighbourhoods seeking treats, a north-end church is marking an historical date by inviting everyone to visit. October 31, 2010 marks the 493rd anniversary of the Protestant Reformation as measured from the date when…

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October 8, 2010

Congregation sets new communication priorities

PENTICTON, B.C. – Churches are changing the way they communicate in the digital age, and total reliance on printed newsletters, bulletins, and mass mailings is declining. Compiling information for print newsletters is a work-intensive process. Gathering stories, putting them together into a document, and printing…

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October 6, 2010

Church serves frustrated commuters

KELOWNA, B.C. A grey sky, falling rain and a major bridge construction project in south Kelowna created a perfect combination for slow traffic and for a church to serve its community. From 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. on a late June Friday, folks from First…

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October 1, 2010

“It’s us and it’s now” speaker tells men’s gathering

REGINA – Challenging men to take up the leadership roles to which God has called them in church, family and the world was the motivation behind a special event Sunday, September 27. More than 80 men gathered at Mount Olive Lutheran Church for worship, fellowship…

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September 30, 2010

Alberta congregation adopts Nicaragua project

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta – When the congregation of Iglesia Evangelica Luterana Nueva Jerusalen in Villa Salvadorita, Nicaragua recognized the need for additional space to carry on its community outreach work, help came all the way from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lethbridge. Immanuel Lutheran Church has raised…

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