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Serving the global communion; sixteen ELCIC members participate in LWF Assembly

On Wednesday, September 13, the Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) began from Kraków, Poland under the theme One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.

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ELCIC National Bishop to join church leaders in calling for search of landfill

On Tuesday, September 5 at 4:00 p.m. (CDT), Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) National Bishop Susan Johnson will join four other church leaders and visit Camp Morgan at Winnipeg’s Brady Road landfill.

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Church leaders call on MPs for heightened support in Palestine and Israel

Leaders from several Canadian churches are visiting Ottawa to urge government officials and Members of Parliament to further advocate for a just and lasting peace in Palestine and Israel. 

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ELCIC National Bishop and ACC Archbishop share Easter message

As Holy Week begins, ELCIC National Bishop Susan Johnson and Anglican Church of Canada Archbishop Linda Nicholls share an Easter Message of hope, life and new beginnings.

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ELCIC and ACC leaders write to Prime Minister following synagogue shooting in East Jerusalem

National Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada along with Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls of the Anglican Church of Canada have written to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following the synagogue shooting in East Jerusalem on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

To view this letter, please click here.

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A Christmas message from Bishop Susan Johnson and Archbishop Linda Nicholls

A Christmas message from Manger Square, the city centre of Bethlehem, by National Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC).

Watch the video message by visiting www.AnglicanLutheran.ca online either on YouTube or Vimeo. The video is available to download for offline viewing in congregations and/or other gatherings.

To view/print the text of the message, click here.

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National church leaders launch advent meditations and conversations series

National leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Presbyterian Church in Canada and United Church of Canada have announced that throughout the month of December, they will be cooperating on an ecumenical Advent meditation series, reflecting on the four themes of hope, joy, peace and love.

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ELCIC and ACC leaders write to the church in advance of World Food Day

National Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada along with Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls of the Anglican Church of Canada have written to the church in advance of World Food Day on October 16. 

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ELCIC National Bishop joins ecumenical leaders in writing to the Prime Minister

ELCIC National Bishop Susan C. Johnson has joined with Anglican, Presbyterian, and United Church leaders in sending a letter to the Prime Minister, expressing support for permanent residency for migrant workers and the regularization of undocumented migrants.

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ELCIC National Bishop writes to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations

ELCIC National Bishop Susan C. Johnson has written to the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations, The Honourable Marc Miller, MP, encouraging resolution of the Stoney Knoll First Nation land claim.

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