Category: Regional News
Pastors’ Wives Retreat
by Deanna Hautz PASQUA LAKE, Sask. – A spring blizzard could not deter twelve Central Region pastors’ wives from gathering at Camp Lutherland on Pasqua Lake from April 17-19 for the fourth in-person retreat! All experienced challenging driving conditions, and two of the women needed…
LWMLC Prayer Retreat in Manitoba
by Patricia Lach Kreutzwieser RUSSELL, Man. – Despite wild weather in Saskatchewan the day before, the LWMLC Central District Prayer Retreat welcomed many women to Russell from April 24-25. Rev. Dr. Richard Beinert led a program that he and Rev. Cameron Schnarr first prepared in…
Read, Mark, Learn, and Inwardly Digest
by David Haberstock Do you read your Bible much? Like most Christians, I have wrestled (and still wrestle) with having a consistent habit of reading the Bible. Why is that? Because like all things that are good for me (healthy eating, being active, getting to…
Calgary Congregations Unite Under New Name
by Liz Anhorn CALGARY, Alta. – On January 11, after more than three years of prayer and planning, members of Prince of Peace (Calgary) and Shepherd of the Hills (Airdrie) gathered to celebrate their unification as one congregation under a new name: Shepherd of Peace…
Care for the Caregivers of Our Souls
by Robert Mohns When we consider church worker care, we often think first of financial support. Scripture makes clear that the church bears this responsibility. In Lutheran Church–Canada, however, such care has become increasingly difficult. In 2017, the LCMS found 42 percent of workers and…
God At Work in the West Region
by Robert Mohns Throughout my years of service as the West Regional Pastor for Lutheran Church–Canada, I have witnessed the Lord’s hand guiding His Church, sustaining His people, nurturing them in faith, and welcoming the lost or those who have strayed into His kingdom. Many…