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  A Conversation with Rev. Maggie Helwig Tuesday, September 22 | 7:00 PM St. Peter's Church 49 Queen Street North, Kitchener, ON       Join us for an evening of conversation, reflection, and community.   Award-winning author Rev. Maggie Helwig will read from her acclaimed book, Encampment: Resistance, Grace, and an Unh...

Saturday, September 19, 2026 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT (UTC–04:00) 49 Queen St. N. Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 2G9 Public Event: Community Event (In Person)   Doors Open Waterloo Region 2026   We're excited to announce that St. Peter's Lutheran Church will once again be participating in Doors Open Waterloo Region on Saturday, September 19...

  We’re waving what on Palm Sunday?   Peace, friends. Every year on Palm Sunday, many faith communities will gather Palm Branches and wave them in remembrance of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. On Sunday March 29, in place of palm branches, we will use some urgently needed items identified by our neighbours at Marillac Plac...

        National and Synodical Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have written a letter to the church on non-binary safety. In the letter, dated February 11, 2025, the leaders ask all to join in praying, learning, speaking out, advocating for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, and provding safe spaces and opportunities...

      In one of my university classes, we explored and examined systems of power. Hierarchies…in the world, in the church, in communities…systems of power and control…systems of othering people…and as I read about this stuff, it strikes a chord, and it’s way worse than anything that happens in a crowded pa...