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Next Church Service Sunday April 5, 2026: EASTER DAY, @10:30am
Holy Communion 3rd Sundays of the month
Holy Communion 3rd Sundays
Church Meeting April 19, 2026
1130 am to 1pm (Right After Church)
Lunch Provided
Martin Luther's Morning/Evening Prayer
Make the sign of the Holy Cross and say:
Morning Prayer
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Evening Prayer
In the evening when you go to bed, make the sign of the holy cross and say: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Then go to sleep at once and in good cheer.
2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026
2026 LCC Synod Convention June 12-15, 2026
2026 LCC Synod Convention - Lutheran Church–Canada
2026 Convention Updates - The Canadian Lutheran
Welcome to the 2026 LCC Synod Convention Info-page
Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s 13th Regular Convention will be held in Winnipeg from June 12-15, 2026, gathering under the theme “Together One: One Lord, One Faith, One Body” (Ephesians 4:4-6). The Convention was last held in the Central Region in 2008 under the theme “Give Jesus Glory – His Calling, Our Praise.”
The start of business related to this synod convention will begin on March 20, 2025, with the first meeting of the Commission on Nominations and Elections (CNE). The CNE manages the nomination process for elected positions at the synodical and regional levels, monitors the vetting process of nominees, and supervises the election of candidates to various positions at conventions of LCC.
News pertaining to LCC’s Synod Convention will be released on an ongoing basis in The Canadian Lutheran and on CanadianLutheran.ca; as well as in LCC’s weekly e-newsletter InfoDigest.
EASTER SUNDAY
(5 April 2026)
Acts 10:34–43 or Jeremiah 31:1–6
Colossians 3:1–4
Matthew 28:1–10
The Victory of Christ Crucified Is Given to You in the Preaching of His Resurrection
Every Sunday is the Lord’s day, the day of His resurrection, “after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week” (Matt. 28:1). In the Divine Service, the Church enters upon the eternal “eighth day.” The Lord Jesus, “who was crucified,” who “has risen, as he said” (Matt. 28:5–6), is the firstborn from the dead and the firstfruits of the new creation. Because “you have died” with Him in Holy Baptism, “you have been raised with Christ” and “your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Col. 3:1, 3). The Lord Jesus has become our God, as surely as He is “the God of all the clans of Israel,” and we now belong to His people (Jer. 31:1). In this, He “shows no partiality” (Acts 10:34), but “everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name” (Acts 10:43). As “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power”and “raised him on the third day,” He also raises us up and pours out His Spirit upon us through the Gospel (Acts 10:38, 40). LCMS Summaries.
Introit (Exodus 15)
P: I will sing for the Lord, because He has victory and glory!
C: God threw the horse and rider into the sea.
P: The Lord is my strength and my song.
C: Now He is my salvation.
P: Lord, Your right hand is glorious power.
C: Lord, Your right hand destroyed the enemy.
P: In Your love, You led the people You saved.
C: Your strength led them to Your holy house.
P: You will bring Your people and put them on Your mountain.
C: Lord, You made that Your home.
P: Lord, Your hands made that holy house.
C: The Lord reigns forever and forever.
All: Glory give to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, the same as it was in the beginning, is now, and will continue forever. Amen.
Prayer for God’s Word
P: Almighty God, You gave Your only Son to die on the cross to save us. When Jesus was raised glorious from the dead, You saved us from the devil’s power. Every day, give us repentance. Then all our sin will drown and be-gone. Then we can rise to live with You, holy and clean forever. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Jesus lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: (copy) Amen.
What Is a Lutheran?
While there are a variety of ways one could answer this question, one very important answer is simply this, “A Lutheran is a person who believes, teaches and confesses the truths of God’s Word as they are summarized and confessed in the Book of Concord.” The Book of Concord contains the Lutheran confessions of faith.
Perhaps you have attended an ordination of a pastor and heard him promise that he will perform the duties of his office in accord with the Lutheran Confessions. When people are received into membership into a Lutheran congregation through confirmation they are asked if they confess the doctrine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, as they have learned to know it from the Small Catechism, to be faithful and true.
These solemn promises indicate to us just how important the Lutheran Confessions are for our church. Let’s take a look at the various items contained in the Book of Concord and then we will talk about why the Lutheran Confessions are so important for being a Lutheran.
What are the Ecumenical Creeds?
The three ecumenical creeds in the Book of Concord are the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed. They are described as “ecumenical” [universal] because they are accepted by Christians worldwide as correct expressions of what God’s Word teaches.
What is the Augsburg Confession and Apology of the Augsburg Confession?
In the year 1530, the Lutherans were required to present their confession of faith before the emperor in Augsburg, Germany. Philip Melanchthon wrote the Augsburg Confession and it was read before the imperial court on June 30, 1530. One year later, the Lutherans presented their defense of the Augsburg Confession, which is what “apology” here means. It too was written by Philip Melanchthon. The largest document in the Book of Concord, its longest chapter, is devoted to the most important truth of the Christian faith: the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
What are the Small and Large Catechisms?
Martin Luther realized early on how desperately ignorant the laity and clergy of his day were when it came to even the most basic truths of the Christian faith. Around 1530, he produced two small handbooks to help pastors and the heads of families teach the faith.
The Small Catechism and the Large Catechism are organized around six topics: the Ten Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, Holy Baptism, Confession, and the Sacrament of the Altar. So universally accepted were these magnificent doctrinal summaries by Luther, that they were included as part of the Book of Concord.
What are the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope?
In 1537, Martin Luther was asked to prepare a statement of Lutheran belief for use at a church council, if it was called. Luther’s bold and vigorous confession of faith was later incorporated into the Book of Concord. It was presented to a group of Lutheran rulers meeting in the town of Smalcald. Philip Melanchthon was asked to expand on the subject of the Roman pope and did so in his treatise, which also was included in the Book of Concord.
What is the Formula of Concord?
After Luther’s death in 1546, significant controversies broke out in the Lutheran Church. After much debate and struggle, the Formula of Concord in 1577 put an end to these doctrinal controversies and the Lutheran Church was able to move ahead united in what it believed, taught and confessed. In 1580, all the confessional writings mentioned here were gathered into a single volume, the Book of Concord. Concord is a word that means, “harmony.” The Formula of Concord was summarized in a version known as the “Epitome” of the Formula of Concord. This document too is included in the Book of Concord.
What is the connection between the Bible and the Confessions?
We confess that, “The Word of God is and should remain the sole rule and norm of all doctrine” (FC SD, Rule and Norm, 9). What the Bible asserts, God asserts. What the Bible commands, God commands. The authority of the Scriptures is complete, certain and final. The Scriptures are accepted by the Lutheran Confessions as the actual Word of God. The Lutheran Confessions urge us to believe the Scriptures for “they will not lie to you” (LC, V, 76) and cannot be “false and deceitful” (FC SD, VII, 96). The Bible is God’s “pure, infallible, and unalterable Word” (Preface to the BOC).
The Lutheran Confessions are the “basis, rule, and norm indicating how all doctrines should be judged in conformity with the Word of God” (FC SD RN). Because the Confessions are in complete doctrinal agreement with the written Word of God, they serve as the standard in the Lutheran Church to determine what is faithful Biblical teaching, insofar as that teaching is addressed in the Confessions.
Now, may:
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and show grace to you.
The Lord look on you and give you peace.
Be safe, keep each other in prayer and, God willing, we will all see each other next Sunday!
Pastor Ken
Scripture Readings April 5 2026 (ASL Format)
April 5,2026
The First Lesson is from Acts chapter 10.
Then PETER spoke: “Now I truly understand. God doesn’t favor some people more than other people. In every nation, if you honor God and you do correct things, God accepts you. God sent His word to the Jewish people to announce peace in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Lord reigning over all people.
You know the things that happened in the whole country of the Jews, after John preached and baptized. God gave Jesus the Holy Spirit and power, and Jesus began in GALILEE and traveled around doing good. Happened evil spirits bothered people, Jesus healed them, because God was with Jesus.”
“We saw everything Jesus did in the Jewish country and in JERUSALEM, and we tell about it. The people crucified Jesus and killed Him. But God raised Jesus on the third day, and Jesus showed Himself to us. Not to everyone, but to those people God chose as witnesses. We ate and drank with Jesus after He arose from the dead. Jesus commanded us to preach to the people and warn them. God says Jesus will judge the living and dead people. All the prophets announce that everyone believing in Jesus will have the forgiveness of sins through His name.”
This is the word of the Lord.
C: (copy) Thanks give to God.
This is your second choice.
The First Lesson is from Jeremiah chapter 31.
The Lord announces, “At that time, I will be God for all the families in ISRAEL, and they will be My people.”
The Lord says this: “The people who lived through the war, they found grace in the desert. Israel looked-for rest, and the Lord came to them from far-away. I loved you with eternal love. That is why I continue faithful to you.
Virgin ISRAEL, I will build you again! That will happen. You will dress yourself with music and you will dance with people rejoicing. Again you will plant vines on the mountains in Samaria. People will plant and enjoy the fruit.
A day will happen when the people watching will shout, Get up, go to God’s house, to the Lord our God!”
This is the word of the Lord.
C: (copy) Thanks give to God.
The Second Lesson is from Colossians chapter 3.
Because God raised you alive with Christ, be-eager for the things in heaven. That is the place Christ reigns. Continue thinking about heavenly things and not about earthly things. You finished died, and now your life is hidden with Christ in God. Christ is your life. When He comes in glory, then you will also appear with Christ in glory.
This is the word of the Lord.
C: (copy) Thanks give to God.
The Gospel lesson is from Matthew chapter 28.
C: (copy) Glory to You, O Lord.
After the worship day on the first day of the week, early in the morning, MARY MAGDALENE and the other MARY went to see the grave.
That morning happened an earthquake. An angel of the Lord came from heaven. He moved the large stone from the door, and sat-down on the stone. The angel was bright the same-as lightning, and his clothes were white the same-as snow. The soldiers shook with fear and became the same-as dead men.
The angel said to the women, “Don’t be-afraid. I know you are looking-for Jesus. He died on the cross. But He is not here. He is risen the same-as He said. Come and see the place He was lying! Go quickly and tell Jesus’ disciples that Jesus arose from the dead. Jesus is going to GALILEE and you will see Him there. Now I told you.”
The women quickly left the tomb to go tell His disciples. They were full of fear and joy. While they ran to town, Jesus met them and said, “Hello!” The women knelt and touched His feet and worshiped Him.
Then Jesus said, “Don’t be-afraid. Go, tell My brothers to go to GALILEE. They will see Me there.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: (copy) Praise to You, O Christ