Category: East Region News

July 8, 2011

Stanfel funeral arrangements

The funeral service for Rev. Dr. Albin Stanfel will be held at Historic St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kitchener, Ontario on Saturday, July 16 at 2 p.m.    Since cremation will have taken place, there will be no public visitation. A guest book will be available….

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July 7, 2011

Former East District president called to glory

KITCHENER, Ont. – The Lord called home former East District president Rev. Dr. Albin J. Stanfel, Thursday, July 7, 2011. Dr. Stanfel, who lived in Kitchener, was surrounded at the time of his death by his children Julie, Marty, and William. He served as president of the…

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June 21, 2011

Lutheran pastor and son set world record for heaviest vehicle pull

COBOURG, Ont., Canada – Reverend Kevin Fast, a Lutheran Church–Canada pastor in Cobourg, and his son Jacob Fast, 18, celebrated Father’s Day by pulling two fire trucks 30 metres down Queen Street in Cobourg in 38 seconds as hundreds of people cheered them on—setting the…

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June 16, 2011

Toronto missionary brings Christianity to Muslim event

by James Morgan An ethnic event in the diverse Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is likely to involve a lot of products connected with the featured culture and the part of the world it represents.  This was the case at the Pakistani Fair, held June 12…

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April 29, 2011

Easter Sunrise Service for intercultural congregation

ETOBICOKE, Ont. – A candlelight procession down Islington Avenue marked the beginning of an intercultural Easter Sunrise Service conducted in Urdu and Hindi, April 24. The celebration began at the intersection of Albion Road and Islington Avenue at 5:45 a.m. Pastor Greg Johnson (Our Saviour,…

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March 21, 2011

Youth explore Higher Things

by James Morgan  Mount Forest, Ontario was the appropriately named location for the first Higher Things Day Retreat in Canada. With the theme “The Law, the Gospel…and the Rest of Your Life!” the March 18th event at St. John’s Lutheran Church, presented by the Hanover…

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