All posts tagged covid-19 pandemic
Help! The communion wafers are stale.
by Marvin Bublitz It’s an interesting phenomenon. With the pandemic shutdowns and reduced numbers in our worship services, the wafers and perhaps the wine may have gone a bit stale. Maybe, if water was left in the baptismal font, algae is growing. Perhaps there is…
Opportunity in an Online Age
by Jonathan Kraemer In the spring of 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. As countries locked down, churches scrambled to provide the Word of God for their parishioners in order to sustain their faith in the face of the crisis….
Lutherans gathering together during difficult times
EAST REGION – One positive amidst all the negatives surrounding COVID-19 is that many Christians (who are not immuno compromised) are eager to find safe venues to meet since so many events have been cancelled. This past July, several families met to worship, learn, and…
“But I am baptized!”
MOOSEHORN, Man. – On August 15, 2020, James William Schedler was baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, with a small group in attendance at the Schedler family farm outside of Moosehorn, Manitoba. Rev. Mark Just…
Outdoor services at historic church in Torrington
TORRINGTON, Alta. – On a quiet peaceful acreage, just a few miles southeast of Torrington, stands an old country church surrounded by a grove of tall evergreens. Zion Lutheran was formed in 1906 and moved to several spots until it found its dwelling place…
LCC Responds to Current Issues
ONLINE – A letter was sent out to Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations on December 2, 2020 from Synod President Timothy Teuscher highlighting a new theological document released by LCC’s Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) addressing contemporary issues. The letter is as follows:…
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