Dinner Church involves a simple meal and service based on the community meals of the early Christians. During this time of physical distancing, we are moving Dinner Church online through Zoom. On Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 7:00 pm, we…
Marlen Endruweit, Alex Boettcher, Erik Herrmann and Alba Klemenz were confirmed at Martin Luther Church Toronto on October 18, 2020. Congratulations to all of our brand new confirmands! Because of the corona pandemic extra precautions were taken.
is ready to download and read! Download In this Issue: • Vicar Silke Fahl's Christmas devotion • Farewell to Vicar Silke Fahl and Welcome Pastor Gerhard Hille as interim pastor • Pastoral Search Update • Request to mail in angel…
It was a little more than 500 years ago that the Reformation began with Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg. 500 years during which a lot has happened. And when I look…
We are now collecting gently used winter clothing & boots for our newcomer families. Please contact Marlena in the office for ages and sizes. Anyone with suitable items can drop them off by appointment at the church until the end…
Once again, we’re going to host a Bible Study. This fall we’re going to read “Ruth” together, a small book in the Old Testament. Due to COVID restrictions, we’ll meet purely on Zoom, where you can join with your computer/smartphone/tablet…
Dear congregation, Once again, we are celebrating Thanksgiving. Albeit probably different than in other years. The recommendation for this year is to only celebrate in person with the people we live with. That can be very difficult for many of…
On Saturday 12th September 2020, Pastor Christian Ceconi was formally inducted by Bishop Christian Stäblein as Director and Head Theologian of the Berliner Stadtmission (Berlin city outreach mission), founded in 1873. Amidst strict pandemic safety measures, the service took place…
During this time of physical distancing, we are moving "Dinner Church by the Lake" online through Zoom. On Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 7:00 pm, our fifth Dinner Church online, we will gather for a time of sharing in the…
Last year we began the Ecumenical Internship program with Redeemer Lutheran Church to experiment boldly with new forms of being church and reach out to more people in our neighbourhood. (Read more here: Our Four vicars introduce themselves) Our four Vicars…
Registration for this year’s confirmation program is now open! [PDF] Join us to learn about faith and life in church. Coming up: We will welcome our new group of Confirmands during the English-German worship service on Sunday, September 27. Our…
On August 11, 2020 refugees Lahdo, Naila, and Fadi Barsoum were greeted by their sponsoring relatives Rita and Fayes Nissan, and members of MLC's Refugee Support Team. The Barsoums fled Syria to Lebanon in 2013. They survived the devastating Beirut…
When the pandemic struck in March 2020, many of us started to feel overwhelmed and helpless. We were told to stay at home, which feels weird when the world is in turmoil. However, God never leaves us, and we can…
Read a letter from our camp director [PDF] Beginning on Saturday August 15, 2020 you can check out our Martin Luther Facebook page @MartinLutherChurchToronto, Instagram account @lutheransbythelake and YouTube playlist to get your daily dose of camp. Watch short videos…
Summer Update- Alex's "Give Peas a Chance" Experience To get the seeds was a nice thing that I was not expecting. It was great to be getting the seeds, especially since the plants that we had at home unfortunately did…
Our ministry and video team will be presenting our Sunday video worship services differently during the month of August. We will be moving from pre-recorded videos to live-streamed worship. It will also be recorded so you can still watch them…
Hello friends, Some of you have asked for information regarding the protests in Toronto and how you can support community safety and anti-racism. Inspired by the horrific murder of George Floyd, Black Anglicans of Canada is hosting a series of…
Learn about how Ariane became involved an internship at Martin Luther Church since the spring: “Hi my name is Ariane and my family and I came to Martin Luther in 2013 shortly after we moved here from Germany. We celebrated…
On June 21, 2020 Caroline Raddatz was ordained by Bishop Fehrs (District of Lübeck and Hamburg) in Rellingen, an area in Hamburg, Germany. Pastor Dr. Christian Ceconi joined from Berlin for this special service and helped with the blessing (see…
From Sunday June 28 to Sunday August 23, 2020 the vicar team at MLC and Redeemer will be preaching a sermon series on the book of Romans as we follow the lectionary. The book of Romans will also be explored…