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Leaders Gather at Government House for Conversation and Learning
Pr. Ken Kuhn, Pr. Zsófi Schmiedge, Pr. Paul Gehrs, Pr. Tyler Gingrich and Pr. Ron Long were among those gathered contributed by Pr. Zsófi Schmiedge MNO was well represented among those who were invited to the Government House for a roundtable conversation with other religious and secular thought leaders and teachers to discuss the opening prayer read at each Legislative Assembly. The group from MNO included Pr. Ken [...]
New Synod Council Member: Pr. Debra Johnston
Meet Pr. Debra Johnston, appointed as a Clergy at-large member of the Synod Council: My name is Debra Johnston and I am currently the pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Starbuck. I came to Starbuck in 2018 from Ontario. Most of my ministry experience prior to coming to the MNO Synod was in the Eastern Synod. I began full time parish ministry as a member of the ELCA Deaconess community. [...]
New Synod Council Member: Chairperson Gabriella Balog
Meet Gabriella Balog, who has been appointed as the Synod Council Chairperson: Hello! I’m Gabriella. I am very excited to be joining the MNO Synod’s leadership team. I’ve spent the last 10 years working in the public sector, and am passionate about continuous improvement, communication, and process documentation. Outside of my professional life, I love to bake and play golf. I am a member at Grace Lutheran, where I actively participate in [...]
Accompaniment Visit with Pr. Marie Besong
The MNO Synod Global Mission Committee was thrilled to invite Pr. Marie Besong to the MNO Synod for an accompaniment visit. Pr. Marie is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon (EELC), and is studying at Martin Luther University in Waterloo, pursuing a PhD in Psychotherapy. The purpose of her visit to MNO was to build relationships as she shared with us and we shared with her [...]
Abundance Leads to Generosity
The food at the Convention was catered by The Feast Cafe Bistro in Winnipeg and was amazing, but there were still lots of leftovers at the end of the weekend. Voting delegate Karen Colquhoun from Grace stepped up and volunteered to deliver the leftovers to some agencies in Winnipeg. She shared about the impact of those gifts: To let you know about leftovers: At least 80 pieces of bannock went [...]
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