is ready to read. Download. Inside: • Pastor Annika Klappert Devotion • AGM Summary • Church Council 2024-2025 Installed • Building Project Before and After • Upcoming Community Events • World Day of Prayer at MLC • Service Schedule April to July 2024 The post Our Congregational Newsletter for Spring 2024 appeared first on Martin Luther Evangelical Church Toronto ..read more

Map to Easter Sunrise Service at Humber Bay Park West We will meet at 6:15 am at Humber Bay Park West at Etobicoke Point, 2225 Lake Shore Blvd West Special invitation to Easter breakfast at our church after the sunrise service! There will be a 10:00 am bilingual English-German FAMILY service with Church Choir. Our Church Choir will sing:   Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church 2379 Lake Shore Blvd West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8V 1B7 Tel.: (416) 251-8293 office@martinluther.ca Pastor Annika Klappert Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martinlutherchurchtor ..read more

Come and experience a German Good Friday service with Holy Communion on Friday, March 29th at 11:00 a.m. The church choir sings: “Jesus, think of me when you go to your father.” -Jacques Berthier – Lent Taizé 2022 ending with “Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.” -Victor C Johnson. (Translation: Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Grant us peace.) “Three crosses stand on Golgotha” – 1. They represent the suffering of this earth. And in the middle hangs Jesus Christ, who grants us salvation and peace. 2. Sin set them up, but God, who is loving ..read more

Please bring some food to share for a potluck. All are welcome to our Maundy Thursday Dinner Church on March 28, 2024 at 7:00 pm. Join us as we eat a bread-focused meal, listen to songs from our church choir, and reflect on the transition from the Last Supper into Good Friday. Our Church Choir will sing: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom” -Jacques Berthier (Lent Taizé 2022- Taizé Prayer is evening prayer for all Christian faiths. It is a simple, meditative form of worship, calling us to dwell deeply on Christ’s presence around and within us.) Linda Marcinkus, our organist an ..read more

Last updated on March 28th, 2024 NEXT ONE:Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 7:30 to 8:15 pm on Zoom in German. DELKINA = Deutsche Evangelisch-Lutherische Konferenz in Nordamerika The first and last week of Lent we will meet on Zoom together with the German-speaking DELKINA congregations about our experiences, insights and questions on this year’s Lent Fasting Campaign of the Evangelische Kirche Deutschland (EKD) called “7Wochenohne”. 2024 Motto: “Come over! 7 Weeks without going solo” Sign up for the campaign’s free weekly emails, simply by registering for free on their website https://7wochenohne.ev ..read more

Last updated on March 28th, 2024 NEXT ONE:Tuesday April 16, 2024 at 7:00 pm. We will meet for Bible Study with our friends from Martin Luther Church Ottawa and the German Lutheran Church in Washington, D.C. We will reflect on bible texts using “the seven steps Bible sharing” method, practicing together in two groups of English and German speakers. No previous knowledge of the Bible is needed! To register and receive the Zoom link, please email office@martinluther.ca ———————————————————————————————————– Background information: Join Pastor Judith Kierschke (Ottawa), Pastor Annika Klappert ..read more

Last updated on March 28th, 2024 “I Beg You… Bear With One Another in Love” Ephesians 4:1-3 Artwork by Halima Aziz UPDATE – hosted by Martin Luther Church Toronto with our local community on Saturday March 2, 2024. This year’s service was based on a program written by the World Day of Prayer Committee of Palestine, prepared and adapted for use in Canada by the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada with the theme “I Beg You… Bear With One Another in Love,” based on Ephesians 4:1-7. Thank you to Iris Schweiger for organizing this. We welcomed members from 6 churches who took us through the read ..read more

The first and last week of Lent we will meet on Zoom together with the German-speaking DELKINA congregations about our experiences, insights and questions on this year’s Lent Fasting Campaign of the Evangelical Kirche Deutschland (EKD) called “7Wocheohne”. Motto: “Come over! 7 Weeks without going solo” (DELKINA – Deutsche Evangelisch-Lutherische Konferenz in Nordamerika) Sign up for the campaigne’s free weekly emails, simply by registering for free on their website https://7wochenohne.evangelisch.de/fastenmail It is much easier to do this together, we are offering a fasting group this year, an ..read more

Last updated on February 12th, 2024 We will focus on the Gospel for the week in preparation for the Sunday sermon. Join Pastor Judith Kierschke (Ottawa) and Pastor Annika Klappert (Toronto) in learning about the historical and theological background of a bible text and find new ways to apply them to our lived experience! Both leaders speak English and German so we have the ability to spread into subgroups according to language preferences. On a Tuesday evenings approximately once-a-month at 7:00 pm on Zoom starting March 2024. Upcoming dates so far: Tuesday March 12, 2024 Tuesday April 16, 202 ..read more

Last updated on February 1st, 2024 “I Beg You… Bear With One Another in Love” Ephesians 4:1-3 Artwork by Halima Aziz on Saturday  March 2, 2024 at 1:00 pm (12 pm Set up & Potluck) at Martin Luther Church, 2379 Lake Shore Blvd West, Etobicoke. The Ecumenical Service was written by the World Day of Prayer Committee of Palestine, prepared and adapted for use in Canada by the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada. Dear World Day of Prayer enthusiasts and dear all who would like to try this on for size. You are invited to become a part of the team. A special invitation for our neighb ..read more