Category: East Region News

February 28, 2013

Interview with LCC chaplain

BURLINGTON, Ontario – In November 2012, Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau appeared as a guest on Canadian television program 100 Huntley Street to talk about his book At peace with war: A chaplain’s meditations from Afghanistan. That interview was recently made available to watch online. Padre…

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January 29, 2013

Jennifer Jade Kerr and Kelti Malone tour Ontario

ONTARIO – Lutheran Church–Canada musicians Jennifer Jade Kerr and Kelti Malone undertook a three-week, ten-show musical tour of Ontario during October and November. Several shows were held for East District congregations. “This was my first time touring with a talented lady named Kelti Malone,” said Jennifer, who…

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October 19, 2012

The state of Quebec Lutheranism

by James Morgan The political relationship between Quebec and the rest of Canada has often been a difficult one, with nationalist groups at various times asserting the province’s linguistic and cultural distinctiveness. The recent victory of the Parti Quebecois in the September provincial election will…

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October 19, 2012

Provincial project presents the face of Lutheranism in Quebec

by David Somers MONTREAL, Quebec – L’Église évangéilque luthérienne de l’Ascension was selected by a government cultural heritage project to represent the Lutheran Church in an effort to increase public awareness of religious diversity in Quebec. In collaboration with Université Laval and the Ministère de…

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August 17, 2012

A long-distance relationship: Technology and far-flung parishes

by James Morgan To call the East District’s Ottawa Circuit big is an understatement. It includes not only every Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) parish in Ottawa, but also Timmins (Ontario) and all of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Previously, pastors in LCC’s…

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June 15, 2012

Diamond Jubilee medals awarded in East District

  MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – In commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and in recognition of contributions to Canada, two Diamond Jubilee Medals were awarded in the East District of Lutheran Church–Canada. East District President Rev. Paul Zabel and Greater Toronto Area Intercultural…

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