All are welcome to our Dinner Church this Wednesday May 29, 2024 at 7:00 pm! Join us as we eat a potluck meal and listen to our guest speaker, Pastor Tuula Van Gaasbeek, speak about food ministries at St. Philip’s Lutheran Church (https://www.stphilipstoronto.com/). Set-up begins at 6:00 pm, and all who are able are invited to help. Hope to see you there!
More about our speaker: Pastor Tuula was born and raised in Finland and received her theological education and degree (STM) from the University of Helsinki and a Diploma in Interfaith Dialogue from University of Toronto. Tuula was ordained in the ELCA and has served as hospital chaplain in New York City and as parish pastor in New York, Indiana, Kentucky and Toronto. She is currently pastor of St. Philip’s Lutheran Church in Etobicoke. Appointed by the ELCIC, Tuula serves as the Christian Co-Chair of NMCLC (National Muslim Christian Liaison Committee) and a member of the Canadian Council of Churches Writing Team of WPCU (Week of Prayer for Christian Unity). She is also a member of the WIHW (World Interfaith Harmony Week) GTA Steering Committee and KAIROS GTA West Committee. Tuula is married and mother of 3 grown children and grandmother to 4 grandchildren. In her free time, she likes to hike, run, read and bake.
Dinner Church by the Lake involves a simple meal and a short devotion based on the community meals of the early Christians. This event is usually held once a month at Martin Luther Church Toronto.
Volunteers are welcome to help set up and take down tables and chairs, put place settings on tables, and bring food for the potluck dinner.
To join the Dinner Church planning team, please contact dinnerchurch@martinluther.ca
