Thirty pounds of potatoes were planted in the backyard of the Synod Office at 714 Preston Avenue, Saskatoon on Monday May 18th by Hans and Elsa Graupe of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Saskatoon.  Over the summer the Graupes weeded and the Synod Office staff watered the crop.  On Saturday September 19th, Andreas, Hans, Elsa and Mathias Graupe along with mom Sylvia harvested 500 lbs of potatoes which were delivered to the Saskatoon Food Bank September 21.

Thanks to the Graupe family and Redeemer Lutheran Church for providing food for the hungry in Saskatoon in response to a suggestion by Bishop Cindy Halmarson when the Synod Office moved into the rental property owned by Redeemer in August 2008.

Ordination of Rev. Rey Dahlen at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Saskatoon on April 27, 2008

Synod Special Appeal for Office Relocation

Donations are welcome to offset the one-time costs (estimated $18,000) of renovations, new purchases and moving expenses. Make cheques payable to “Saskatchewan Synod” and indicate “Synod Special Appeal” on offering envelope. Include  your name and address to receive a charitable receipt for tax purposes.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Saskatchewan Synod Office
714 Preston Avenue
Saskatoon, SK
S7H 2V2

The United Evangelical Church of Argentina is pleased to invite you to a celebration of Grace and Thanksgiving on the occasion of 100 years since the Spanish speaking Mission in the River Plate (Rio de la Plata) began.  We hope to see you on November 2nd at 5:00 pm at Redeemer congregation, located at Simbron and Puenca, Province of Buenos Aires.

Other signatories were Roman Catholic Archbishop Daniel Bohan,  Anglican Bishop Gregory Kerr-Wilson, and the Franciscan Friars.

Representatives from each of these faith traditions form the St Michael's Interchurch Board along with Franciscan Friars.

The Interchurch Agreement at St Michael's is unique in Canada if not the world.

The ELCIC's Stewardship of Creation Initiative

As members of the ELCIC we are a people called to be In Mission for Others . Increasingly, it is becoming clear that the "others" that we are to care for must include God’s creation. We are learning that Christ’s command to love one another, and to care for the “least of these” must now include all of creation. We are remembering what the early Church knew, that Christ came to redeem all of creation. So, as a church, as we celebrate our Evangelical Declaration. We commit our selves to practice our Stewardship of Creation.

Join us in this commitment!

As a Congregation.

As individuals.

The Stewardship of Creation is a part of GHDA’s Signs of Hope Campaign. Learn more and become a Sign of Hope.

Installation of Rev Mark Hedlin at Trinity, Saskatoon.  From left to right: Mark Kleiner (intern), Rev Reinhold Propp, Rev Rick Johnson, Bishop Allan Grundahl (retired), Rev Arlene Brown, Rev Mark Hedlin, Rev Greg Fowlie-Neufeld, Rev Ed Hedlin, Rev Scott Brown, Rev Hugh Farmer, Rev Faith Rohrbough, Rev Jim Halmarson, Rev Vivian Roberts, Rev Bruce Ehlert, Rev David Hunter, and Rev Harold Hesje

Bishop Cindy Halmarson with Janet Kostyna at Janet's ordination on September 15, 2007.
Janet has taken the call to St Paul, Gravelbourg and Trinity, Mossbank

Installation of Kirk Tastad on September 23, 2007 at St. John's Edenwold
Kirk has taken a call to Edenwold.
Back: Rev. Dr. Dennis Lueck (Regina), Wallace Bornhuse (intern at Faith)
Front: Rev. Colette Baker (Yellow Grass), Rev. Darlene Harrison (Regina), Rev. Kirk Tastad (Edenwold), Rev. Frank Armistead (Regina)

Ordination of Colette Baker on May 13th at 
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Melville

Colette has taken the call to the Yellow Grass United Lutheran Partnership.

Back:  Rev. Dennis Lueck (Regina), Michael McIntyre, Rev. Ali Tote (Ratner/Fairy Glen), Rev. Darlene Harrison, Rick Laurendeau, Bishop Cindy Halmarson, Rev. Dr. Faith Rohrbough, Rev. Mark Koenker (Rural Beausejour, MB)

Front:  Jennifer Marlor, Linda Hall, Rev. Colette Baker (ordinand), Rev.
Lynda Wowk (GSLC Melville), Rev. Dr. Jann Boyd (LTS), Prema Samuel

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada - Saskatchewan Synod Office
714 Preston Avenue
Saskatoon, SK
S7H 2V2
Phone: 306-244-2474
Fax: 306-664-8677
Email the office: smckeown-closs@elcic.ca
Email the Bishop: chalmarson@elcic.ca
Email the Assistant to the Bishop: rhaugen@elcic.ca 
Email the webmaster: webmaster@sasksynod.elcic.ca