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2 The Canadian Lutheran September/October 2012
East East District News
Ontario, Ontario, Quebec, Quebec, New Brunswick, Brunswick, Nova Scotia Ilene Fortin, editor
“I Believe” . . . another successful Banana Cram
KITCHENER, Ont. - “I Believe…
Exploring the Apostle’s Creed” was
the theme of the East District fall
Confirmand Retreat. Confirmands
from all over the district met the
weekend of September 28-30 at
Grace Lutheran Church to study,
pray, and play.
Over the course of the weekend
the Confirmands had the opportunity
to delve deeper into what it means
to confess the faith in times of
opposition, and to better internalize
the faith that we believe, teach,
and confess as a church. During
the devotions, participants sang
the articles of the Creed and their
meanings using the musical settings
available from the new “Sing
the Faith” CD from Concordia
Publishing House. The orders for
“Daily Prayer: For Individuals and
Families” (Lutheran Service Book
p.294ff) were employed for devotions
in both large and small group format
with the hope that the youth would
bring back this usage to their homes
and youth groups.
Those who came also had a
good deal of fun. For a fourth year
in a row, participants competed for
the coveted Banana Cram Trophy.
The trophy is won by the team that
not only gains the most points in a
series of ungainly games but is also
foremost in their attentiveness and
participation during the “Logos”
teaching sessions.
At the confirmands ‘camp out’ at
the church on Friday and Saturday
night, a copy of “Sing the Faith” CD
was given to the confirmand who
was most helpful in restoring the
facility to good order for Sunday
morning.
Having adopted the hymn
“Glory to God, We Give You Thanks
and Praise” (LSB #946) as the
theme hymn for the weekend, and
having practiced it during the daily
devotions, the Confirmands then
enriched the Sunday morning Divine
Service at Grace with their gutsy
singing of the same.
“Many thanks to all on the East
District Youth
Committee who
helped organize
the weekend,”
said Rev. David
Smilek of the
committee, “and
also to the many
tireless youth
leaders who kept
careful watch
over their charges.
Extra praise is
also in order
for the fantastic
volunteers at
Grace Lutheran
who blessed us
with their musical
and culinary
gifts.”
Rev. David Smilek,
Youth Committee
Top right: group
study; middle: games;
bottom: choir; below:
trophy.
Commentary on Romans republished
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -
The Justification of the
Ungodly: An Interpretation
of Romans, by Jonathan F.
Grothe, former president
of Concordia Lutheran
Theological Seminary,
has been widely received
with enthusiasm since its
publication in 2005. With
the first print run sold out,
Dr. Grothe took the opportunity to
review the text thoroughly, correct
typographical errors, and
re-format the work so that it
now fits in one volume.
The second edition is
now available through www.
lulu.ca, a print-on-demand
service, in hardcover,
paperback, and electronic
editions. The Adobe
Digital Editions PDFmay
be used on a computer or transferred
to an e-book reader or iPad.
Rev. Dr. Jonathan Grothe
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