Diaconal Sunday – February 23, 2025

On the last Sunday of February, we lift up Diaconal Sunday  – honouring the witness expressed through service (diakonia) and leadership offered by the ELCIC’s diaconal ministers.

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Pre-identification forms now available

ELCIC is providing a link for the pre-identification step of the discernment process, to which individuals have the opportunity to identify someone with the gifts to serve as national bishop. This pre-identification process will run through March 31, 2025.

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New issue of Canada Lutheran

The January/February 2025 issue of Canada Lutheran is now available to view online. Hard copy subscribers will receive their copies in the mail this week. Not subscribed to our national magazine? Learn more online.

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Greenhouse Gas Calculator

The ELCIC invites its members on a journey to carbon neutrality in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Use the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Calculator for Congregations to help monitor emissions.

Ecumenical & International Life

The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity invites Christians around the world to host local ecumenical worship services from January 18-25, 2025.

Faith & Worship

Worship.ca – the worship website of the ELCIC – offers various resources for those leading, assisting and attending services, including content for annual and seasonal celebrations!

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Letter to the church on non-binary safety; asking all to join in prayer, learning, speaking out

Letter to the church on non-binary safety; asking all to join in prayer, learning, speaking out

National and Synodical Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have written a letter to the church on non-binary safety. In the letter, dated February 11, 2025, the leaders ask all to join in praying, learning, speaking out, advocating for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, and provding safe spaces and opportunities.

Church Leaders Welcome Temporary Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas

Church Leaders Welcome Temporary Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada’s National Bishop Rev. Susan C. Johnson joins church leaders The Most Rev. Anne Germond, Acting Primate of The Anglican Church of Canada; The Rev. Dr. Patricia Dutcher-Walls, Moderator of The Presbyterian Church in Canada; and The Right Rev. Dr. Carmen Lansdowne, Moderator of The United Church of Canada in a joint letter welcoming the January 19, 2025 temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. In this joint letter, church leaders also invite members of their respective churches to join in praying, hearing, learning, speaking out, and advocating.