UPDATE May 19, 2024 We enjoyed a wonderful service including an insightful sermon from Pastor Annika Klappert (https://youtu.be/uPRFEmHosP8), a performance by our Church Choir under the direction of Linda Marcinkus (https://youtu.be/hkTl82WATKY), an Affirmation of Faith, and Holy Communion. We could…
Wednesday April 24, 2024 at 7 pm Dinner Church with guest speaker Katja Brittain on topic of acts of kindness and gratitude Dinner Church by the Lake involves a simple meal and a short devotion based on the community meals…
UPDATE Our second annual Mother's Day Bake Sale was a resounding success. We sold out within 30 minutes! A big thank you to all the bakers who made something for the sale, as well as our shoppers and supporters. There…
UPDATE: Ascension Day greetings from Toronto on Thursday May 9, 2024! We welcomed around 25 participants from our church and partner churches (St. George's Lutheran Church and First Lutheran Church) to an Ascension Service in German. It was a great…
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…
UPDATE: March 31, 2024 - Here, some photos of our Easter Sunday sunrise service in Humber Bay Park West, followed by Easter breakfast, followed by 10:00 am bilingual English-German family worship service. Below a video, presenting a story of how…
UPDATE: March 29, 2024 - Good Friday Church Choir sings under the direction of Linda Marcinkus, our organist and choir director: "Jesu, denk an mich wenn du gehst zu deinem Vater." -Jacques Berthier, Lent Taizé 2022 - in a Medley…
UPDATE Background 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…
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…
NEXT ONE: On Tuesday June 11, 2024 at 7:00 pm we will meet for Bible Study with our friends in the congregations of Martin Luther Church Ottawa and the German Lutheran Church in Washington, D.C. to reflect on bible texts…
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…
As early as the summer of 2015, Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church was pondering its future by releasing a discussion paper about long-range building options. The little mustard seed had been planted. These options included: 1. Do nothing (assuming the…
is ready to read. Download. Inside: • Pastor Annika Klappert Devotion • Projects for Seniors • Building Project- full report • EKD Training for Lay Preachers in Bogota Columbia • Marlena Celebrates 10 Years of Service • Service Schedule Advent…
We created a booklet of our church's beautiful photos of our stained-glass windows and the written version of sermons that Pastor Dr. Gerhard Hille and Vicar Adam McComb spoke about them in 2021. The sermons are written in both English…
UPDATE - “I would like to have myself a little Christmas Party” Emma Latham, our Bowls and Blessings Coordinator, said a few weeks ago. She missed her son who is studying abroad and felt she could use a little cheer.…
UPDATE: One of Martin Luther Church’s Christmas favourites, the Nativity Play was performed by a cast of over a dozen congregants under the direction of Tanya Zielke following her lovingly crafted script. The players —who ran the gamut from angels,…
UPDATE Advent is Full of Wonder! - This past Sunday December 10, 2023 we enjoyed a celebration of the Advent season with tables decorated by Pastor Annika Klappert and Annette Rowles, soup made by Iris Schweiger, sandwiches and dessert prepared…
Update - Our annual Christmas Bazaar on Sunday December 3, 2023 was a success! Plenty of beautiful and tasty goods were donated this year by our generous congregation, friends and families of Martin Luther Church. It takes the efforts of…
Change and loss are part of our lives, whether it be the moving on of a significant spiritual leader; the loss of our personal soulmate or parent; the loss of our own mobility or of someone we are now caring…
Our Congregational Newsletter for Fall 2023 is ready to download and read. This issue includes: Pastor Annika Klappert's devotion about relatable faith Renovation Project Update Financial Update Return of Lay Preachers Tanya Zielke and Katja Brittain Fall and Advent Worship…