Also next week, I will send out information regarding a Lenten Series that will be available online entitled “You’re Not Who You Think You Are: Lent and the New You,” featuring Pastor David Maginley and made available to us by Peace Lutheran Church in Pickering. Pastor Maginley, an ELCIC pastor, is a four-time cancer survivor […]
Ash Wednesday takes place this Wednesday, February 17. The Eastern Synod is providing a livestream of Ash Wednesday to be shared with all the congregations of the synod. It will take place online at 6:30 PM on Wednesday evening. I will send out the link to that service early in the week. I will also […]
Dear Members and Friends of Faith: Announcement Regarding In-Person Worship: Brantford and Brant County will be moving into the Red Zone on Monday morning for protocols addressing the covid-19 pandemic. In light of this, following tomorrow morning’s worship service (Dec. 20), the council of Faith Lutheran Church has decided to suspend in-person worship until further […]
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church Brantford, Ont. Dear Members and Friends of Faith: I am writing to wish you all a Merry Christmas in a year that, I think we can all agree, is not at all normal. The ongoing covid-19 pandemic means that many of us will be unable to celebrate with family and friends […]
CLWR Gifts from the Heart – CLWR’s “Gifts from the Heart” programme is a wonderful way to support CLWR and the people it serves all around the world while at the same time taking care of a Christmas gift for that person on all our lists who already has everything! Most years we distribute “Gifts […]
Isabel Hilgendag has asked me to share with you a blog that she has written about her CLWR Global Encounter in Ethiopia from 2016. She offers this as an expression of her thanks to the congregation for supporting her on this trip. I know that you will find this blog post of her experiences there […]
We are sad to announce that, in light of the concerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus, church council has decided to cancel all public gatherings of worship and events at Faith effective immediately and lasting until, at least, April 5. We will continue to monitor local and national developments, paying special attention to the advice of the Brant County Health Unit who are recommending that all non-essential gatherings should be temporarily cancelled.
Dear Members and Friends of Faith: I hope and pray that you are finding your way through this COVID-19 crisis. I thank you for all the kind emails, phone calls, and expressions of concern you have shown me and other members of the congregation. The Holy Week videos are now all together in one place. […]