Faith Lutheran Did Not Sleep
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 Jane Ford, Stewardship Chair of Faith Lutheran Church in Kitchener, Ontario, shares some reflections on how the congregation continued God's mission and ministry to others, even amid pandemic restrictions.
"The Lord had not forgotten our needs and those of others. He reassured and nudged us onwards... He provided clarity and a desire to care for others during the lockdowns. It was not only about what we couldn’t do; rather, we balanced it with what we could do." |
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Riverbend marks DPS’s 15th anniversary
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EDMONTON – On July 11, 2021, the congregation had the honour of celebrating Kathy Cornish’s fifteenth anniversary as Director of Parish Services at Riverbend Lutheran Church.
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Communications Director, here! EXCITING NEWS! And, YOU, InfoDigest Subscriber, are among the FIRST to know! Information about LCC's Stock Photo Catalogue is available now on our website! The official release will be announced on CanadianLutheran.ca soon. But since you already know... feel free to check out the webpage via the button below and get started right away!
LCC's Stock Photo Catalogue is...
- An entirely FREE resource for churches, schools, and non-profits. that we hope will make it easier for members and related organizations to manage their communications, through both print and digital means.
Want to Contribute Your Photos??
- If you are interested in contributing photos to LCC’s Stock Photo Catalogue, get in touch with me for more information!
I would like to say a special thank you to Anna Kraemer, LCC Communications Intern for the summer of 2021, who was instrumental in putting this Stock Photo Catalogue together! The vast majority of the photos in the catalogue are attributed to Anna and her creative eye. What a joy it is to share the work and gifts of one of our own LCC members for broader use across the confessional Lutheran landscape in Canada!
- Your sister in Christ and partner in communications,
Alex Steinke
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LCC's New Missionary, Rev. Marc-Antonia Jacobsen, will be installed on October 3, 2021
Let the people of God Rejoice at the installation of our new missionary, the Rev. Marco-Antonio Jacobsen! We rejoice that the Lord has led him to serve as a missionary in French ministries and we are looking forward to celebrating this occasion as the family of God. L'Église évangélique luthérienne de la Sainte-Trinité invites you to come join us as we install Pastor Jacobsen on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 3 p.m. at:
Sainte Trinite - (Ste Foy) Quebec City
2687 des Quatre-Burgeoys, Ste Foy, PQ
Phone: 514-220-7574 |
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Remember Lutheran Church–Canada's mission and ministry partners in prayer.
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 MISSIONS IN CAMBODIA!
Deaconess Hem Horm serves the Kampot Lutheran Church. Prayer: Heavenly Father, since Your Son has saved the world through His holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death and sent forth His Church to proclaim the Good News of this salvation to the ends of the earth and to distribute His saving gifts of grace, we pray that You would sustain Deaconess Horm by Your Spirit and richly bless her labours for the sake of the Gospel; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now forever. C: Amen
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 These weekly sermons, written by various LCC pastors, are primarily intended for congregations without a pastor and for those unable to provide online services during exceptional circumstances. Each written sermon is accompanied by the Collect of the Day, appointed Scripture Readings, suggested hymns, and prayers. The Scripture Readings are from the Three-Year Lectionary Series of the Lutheran Service Book (LSB). The suggested hymns are taken from Lutheran Service Book: Hymn Selection Guide – (OT) are hymns that fit with the Old Testament Reading, (E) the Epistle, and (G) the Gospel . |
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THIS SUNDAY: Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost – 'Worth Your Salt'
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DID YOU KNOW . . .
Lutheran Church–Canada member congregations nominate candidates for the positions of President, Vice-President, Regional Pastor and Circuit Counsellor. In September, each congregation will receive a package containing the ballots that must be signed by the congregation chairman/president and secretary. If your congregation has not received a package by September 15, please contact Angela Honey at a.honey@lutheranchurch.ca or 204-895-3433.
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Calls/Transitions updates can be accessed any time at www.canadianlutheran.ca/calls-transitions/
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Rev. Don Hennig • Mt. Calvary (Red Deer, AB) • Lutheran Church of The Redeemer (Winnipeg, MB) • DECLINED • September 16, 2021
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Everlasting Father, source of every blessing, mercifully direct and govern us by Your Holy Spirit that we may complete the works You have prepared for us to do; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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ONLINE - ZOOM SUNDAY SCHOOL AVAILABLE!
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in London, Ontario, is offering Sunday School each Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. EDT via Zoom. The Sunday School programs last about a half hour, and are geared more towards younger kids. They are encouraging any other churches interested in joining to contact the church directly by email.
NATIONAL - NEW FOR THE 2022 CONVENTION: SUBMIT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NOMINATION ONLINE! SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 10, 2021.
For the first time, you can submit your recommendations for nominations online through LCC's website! Pastors, deacons and individual communicant members of congregations of Lutheran Church–Canada are invited to go to www.lutheranchurchcanada.ca/synod-convention-2022/ and use the SUBMIT YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR NOMINATION ONLINE HERE button to access the electronic version of the form that was recently mailed and emailed to all congregations. Descriptions of the positions that are included in this process are available on the convention web page above. Note: A different process is used for the positions of President, Vice-President, Regional Pastor and Circuit Counsellor. A separate mailing will be sent to all congregations in accordance with the Synodical Bylaws.
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EAST - October 3, 2021
Let the people of God Rejoice at the installation of our new missionary, the Rev. Marco-Antonio Jacobsen! We, the members of Lutheran Church–Canada are pleased to invite you to the Installation Service for Pastor Jacobsen. We rejoice that the Lord has led him to serve as a missionary in French ministries and we are looking forward to celebrating this occasion as the family of God. L'Église évangélique luthérienne de la Sainte-Trinité invites you to come join us as we install Pastor Jacobsen on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at 3 p.m. at: Sainte Trinite - (Ste Foy) Quebec City | 2687 des Quatre-Burgeoys, Ste Foy, PQ | Phone: 514-220-7574 |
ONLINE - October 16, 2021
Youth ministry round table: On October 16, 2021, at 12:30 Pacific time, join the National Youth Gathering committee and 2022 guest speaker Cassie Moore (a LCMS DCE) on Zoom to discuss "Navigating 'Normal' Now"! More information will be available on our website (www.lccnyg.ca) soon. Please register by October 10th Here.
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We Don't Belong To Ourselves
“For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.”
- Romans 14:7
Many people in this world believe very strongly that they are their own boss. All they have is theirs and no one else can tell them what to do with their lives or their stuff. But as Christians, we have a different understanding. We know that we just don’t belong to ourselves. We belong first of all to God, and, through Him, we belong to our neighbours. We are here to serve God in our service to one another. God has called you to this service through your vocation. As a Christian, you serve others in the church; as a neighbour, you serve others in society; and as a son or daughter, husband or wife, father or mother, you serve your family.
This Christian worldview sets us apart in all that we do and can especially set us apart when it comes time to distributing all the material blessings that God has showered upon us during our life. Sure, we have a duty to provide for our family, but in service to our Father, we also have an opportunity to be a blessing to others through the work of the church. Our support of the church through a gift in our will, enables others to come to know what a relationship with God looks like. With proper planning, we can bless our families and the ministries we have loved all our lives.
Lutheran Foundation Canada can help you create wonderful plans that reflect wise stewardship decisions, pleasing to God. For more information, please visit www.lutheranfoundation.ca or speak to one of our regional Gift Coordinators.
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Are two (or three) heads better than one? Many people may wonder if naming more than one executor is a good thing. Don’t confuse this with naming an alternate executor, which means you name a person to act as executor only if your first choice cannot or will not perform the duties. Parents will sometimes name all their children as co-executors because they believe it doesn’t show any favouritism. However, unless your estate is complex, you may be adding potential cost, conflict, and inconvenience by naming more than one executor. Consider that co-executors must all work together, agree on everything, and are all held responsible for the estate as a team or group. None has the legal right to act alone. This can be especially difficult if your children don’t get along or even if they simply live in different provinces. Before naming multiple executors, make sure you consider all the implications of your decision.
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Christ Jesus, the Son of God, Cares for Us and Serves Us with the Forgiveness of Sins
When the people of Israel wept, complaining that they had no meat to eat (Num. 11:4), Moses cried out to the Lord that “the burden of all this people” was too heavy for him and that he was “not able to carry all this people alone” (Num. 11:11–14). So the Lord had Moses gather “seventy men of the elders of Israel” (Num. 11:16), and the Lord “took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders” (Num. 11:25), so that Moses would not carry the burden alone. All who thus labor are honored, and all the people are cared for, in the name of the Lord (Mark 9:39–41). Everything is done with reference to Christ Jesus. So we cling to Him, and we flee from all sins that would separate us from Him (Mark 9:42–48). The life of the Church is one of repentant faith in Christ. Christians confess their sins to one another, and they “pray for one another,” that each would be raised up and healed by the Lord Jesus, who covers “a multitude of sins” and saves our souls from death (James 5:15–20).
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