Author Archives: Anna-Marie Skogsrud

Bishop’s Easter Message 2025

Happy Palm Sunday! Blessed Good Friday! Happy Easter! Dear colleagues in ministry, lay leaders, siblings, sisters and brothers, Our synod is infinitely grateful to you for your leadership, your faith and faithfulness, and your commitment to Jesus as you faithfully follow the leading of the Holy Spirit in these challenging times. Holy Week is a very intense time in the life of the church. So, please, remember to take time after Easter for rest, restoration and renewal. We need each other to be healthy. Clearly, after Continue reading →

Synod Convention 2024

Date: May 30-June 1, 2024 Place: Elim Church, 419 Slimmon Road, Saskatoon   Theme: “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.”  Rev. Dr. Gordon Jensen served as the Professor of Reformation History and Theology and Academic Dean at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatoon for over 20 years. He served as a parish pastor for 14 years prior to teaching. He holds a PhD in historical theology from the University of Toronto, along with a MDiv from the Lutheran Theological Seminary and a BA from the Continue reading →

Fall Lutheran Anglican Gathering 2024

Fall Lutheran Anglican Gathering September 29 – October 1, 2024* Temple Gardens, Moose Jaw, SK   EVANGELISM AND DICIPLESHIP Keynote Speaker: The Most Rev. and the Rt Hon. the Lord Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell Stephen Cottrell SCP is the Archbishop of York and Primate of England; the second-most senior bishop of the Church of England and the most senior in northern England. He previously served as Bishop of Reading, 2004–2010, and as Bishop of Chelmsford, 2010–2020. Author of more than 20 books including children’s Continue reading →

Fall Lutheran Anglican Leadership Gathering, Sept. 26-28, 2023

The Fall Lutheran Anglican Gathering will be held September 26th through 28th, 2023 at Temple Gardens and Spa, Moose Jaw, SK. We are excited to announce that we will be having two guest speakers this year from our companion Synod in Argentina,  Mercedes L. García Bachmann and Wilma Rommel.       Rev. Dr. Bachmann has a PhD in Old Testament from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). She taught for almost twenty years at the ecumenical school of theology in Buenos Aires Continue reading →

Synod Guidelines – October 2022

We have had a number of calls at synod office on what the current synod advice might be on the current state of the pandemic. I am thankful that Pastor Ali has provided the following message to share with our faith communities: The current state of the pandemic with effective vaccines and widespread vaccination has allowed a new normal to increasingly emerge where physical distancing and face masks have become more and more optional. Measures such as hand sanitizing continue to be effective in reducing Continue reading →

Interfaith Statement on Suicide Prevention

Interfaith Statement on Suicide Prevention Saskatchewan, September 10, 2020 Life is a sacred gift. Across all religious and theological distinctions, a shared understanding that the Creator has given us the precious gift of life establishes a global ethic that connects all people of faith. Our response to the divine gift of life compels us to work for the preservation of life in all its wonder, beauty, and diversity. We share a collective responsibility to care for those who are struggling, to offer hope and support, Continue reading →

Year-end letter from Bishop Sid Haugen

Grace to you and Peace, As you gather this winter for your annual meeting, with the various reports from rostered leaders, council, treasurer and committees in front of you, let me share just a few words from our synod. A word about the work of our Synod Synod council developed a strategic plan in 2014 for its work with our 115 congregations and various church related ministries. The focus of the strategic plan is, “Strengthening Faith Communities for Service.” The three main work areas for Continue reading →