Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
1110 Gladwin Drive V7R 1A2 North Vancouver, BC, Canada

We wish our Ismaili neighbours a blessed and fruitful time of spiritual renewal as they observe the month of Ramadan. https://the.ismaili/ramadan

We loved seeing you here on Easter Sunday. The kids may have gone through all their chocolate bunnies, but we are still in the season of Easter and our worship continues tomorrow morning at 10AM right on our website www.gloriadei.ca/live

What are the ways Church of the Cross is already working to dismantle oppressive systems? Consider our work sponsoring refugees, supporting the Kitchen addressi...ng food insecurity, collecting items for unhoused people, learning about dismantling colonization through the Indigenous Canada course, and continually lifting all these concerns in prayer. The Spirit is accomplishing this work through us and more rooted in grace and love. - Pr. Lyndon See more

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

Here is Pastor Vida's message about our response to the new public health orders issued today, on Nov. 19.

Sunday Worship Service - Nov 22, 2020, Christ the King Sunday

Sunday Service - November 15, 2020

Here's an opportunity to hear some healing music to soothe our pandemic weary souls. Enjoy an online concert by the National Lutheran Choir (USA) on Dec. 11 6PM PST, as through music and art they present how various places and cultures of the world understand and receive the Christ child as their own. To hear the concert go to www.nlca.com on the day and time of the event.

Blessing at eventide. #earthgospel With thanks to Priscilla-du-Preez for the image on unsplash.com

Service of the Word - live streamed from our sanctuary. Shorter days, pandemic woes, uncertainty with what lies ahead - sometimes the good news is often swallowed up or forgotten. Join us for some encouraging news inspired by Paul's letter to the Thessalonians. Just click on the live video button underneath our banner photo. And we are upgrading our equipment to get better sound soon. Thank-you for your patience.

Has the pandemic got you down? Are you finding the new restrictions hard to bear? Then, the stories in this week's newsletter are sure to lift your spirits. And a shout out to Lin, our NL editor for finding them and sharing them with us! https://www.gloriadei.ca/news/thursday-news-nov-12

Come worship with us, right here on our livestream, tomorrow morning at 10AM.

Blessing for a new day.

A hymn for your night prayer: From our sister church in Prince George - A contemporary hymn/song that celebrates LGBTQIA2S+ identity and invites us to be who Jesus calls us to be. Beautiful! Thank-you Hannah Wingerter #lgbtqia

Pastor Vida invites us to support our transgender sisters, brothers and siblings as she leads us in the ‘Lord’s Prayer for Transgender Awareness’ - written by Rev. Kim Sorrells originally for Central Congregational UCC (Atlanta, GA) Pride Sunday worship services on October 9, 2016.

Join me at 1PM today to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance as we pray and honour the memory of trans persons killed through anti-transgender violence this year. The Lord’s Prayer For Transgender Awareness Our mother and Father, our beloved parent, in whom we move and breathe and have our being,... The hallowing of your name shines forth in the diversity of your children. May your peace and love, justice and equality, inclusion and belonging reign here on earth as in heaven. Grant that our transgender loved ones might have their daily needs metthat they might find gainful employment without discrimination; that they might have access to medical care without fear; that they might have their rights and lives protected, and that they might find a loving community to belong to and call their own. Forgive us for the ways that we have fallen short and failed your transgender children. Forgive us of the times we turned away, or did not care; for the times we laughed or judged their unique expression of your image; for the times we have misspoken, asked too much, or failed to hear As we forgive those who might have failed us. Lead us away from the temptation to be complacent in the face of injustice. But instead give us courage to stand up and stand with your beloved children. For your love and justice is to be made manifest now and forever. Amen.