Faith Ottawa Lutheran Church

06/03/2026

🎉 Celebrating Pastor Martin Malina! 🎈

Sunday, June 14 will be a special day of sending and celebration at Faith as we bid farewell to Pr. Martin. We encourage everyone to attend in person that morning to be a part of this wonderful send-off!

🍽️ Fellowship & Potluck Lunch Following the service. This will be a summer finger food potluck, if you are able, bring a cold dish that can be shared.

🎁 A Special Parting Gift: The Memory Box The FELC council is collecting cards, notes, and photos to pack into a special memory box for Pr. Martin.

We would love for you to share your best wishes, a favorite story, or a special milestone/casual photo from over the years.

📸 How to submit your wishes and memories:

In-Person: Drop your cards, notes, or printed photos into the offering plate at the church by June 14. (We will also have a few postcards available at the back of the church if you want to write one there!)

Online: You can quickly record your memories digitally using our online form: https://forms.gle/ZppEr7JByejaaAjFA
These will be printed and tucked into the box. Deadline: July 13 at 8:00 PM.

Let’s come together to make this a beautiful and memorable send-off as Pastor Martin begins his next chapter! ❤️

05/29/2026

The forces of attraction

On the surface it doesn’t sound like good news. Jesus says, “It’s better that I go away, that I leave you, so that the Spirit can come” (John 16:7). How’s that better? We know how the story goes. Jesus does leave his grieving disciples – in his death, resurrection and ascension. Through all these great acts of God, things are no longer the same afterwards for the disciples....

On the surface it doesn’t sound like good news. Jesus says, “It’s better that I go away, that I leave you, so that the Spirit can come” (John 16:7). How’s that better? We know how the story goes. J…

05/26/2026

After 14 years of faithful ministry at Faith Lutheran Church, Pastor Martin Malina will be concluding his time with us in June as he begins a new chapter serving with the West Champlain Family Health Team in Pembroke.

Pastor Martin's final service with us will be on Sunday, June 14 at 10am, followed by a potluck fellowship lunch as we gather to thank him, share memories, and wish him well.

All are welcome to join us. If you are able, please bring a dish to share for the potluck meal.

05/24/2026

Pentecost Sunday - May 24th, 2026
Join us this morning at 10am for our Pentecost Sunday Service. The service will remain available on our website until the end of the week, and on our YouTube channel for several weeks.

Service order: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vWfetcx_JTx1S2HuG7G...

05/22/2026

15 seconds – that’s all you need

Our response to others is often negative, if we are honest. We see something we don’t understand. (There is something wrong). We witness behavior that doesn’t fit with our ideas. (It’s not right). Someone says something we don’t agree with. (What is the world coming to?). No wonder judgement and negativity flourish in human community. And we are affected by it....

Our response to others is often negative, if we are honest. We see something we don’t understand. (There is something wrong). We witness behavior that doesn’t fit with our ideas. (It’s not right). …

05/17/2026

7th Sunday of Easter - May 17th, 2026
Join us this morning at 10am for our 7th Sunday of Easter Service. The service will remain available on our website until the end of the week, and on our YouTube channel for several weeks.

Service order: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ml381PwFn_bWJDFavpyJbkPhb7Dtnw27/view?usp=sharingSermon: https://raspberryman.ca/2026/05/15/the-link-of-love-...

05/15/2026

The link of love is never broken

Two-time Stanley Cup champion and Canadian, Adam Graves, spoke about team unity during his Cup-winning days in the 1990s. Playing a key role winning the Cup with the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers NHL hockey teams, Graves applied the valuable lessons he learned to his post-career community work. Numerous Stanley Cup-winning players and coaches frequently speak about the deep, collective belief in the bond of team unity required to win the Stanley Cup....

Two-time Stanley Cup champion and Canadian, Adam Graves, spoke about team unity during his Cup-winning days in the 1990s. Playing a key role winning the Cup with the New York Rangers and Edmonton O…

05/09/2026

Staying in the void

Cabo da Roca, Portugal -- the westernmost point of continental Europe (photo by Martin Malina, July 2017) 1 Peter 3:14a: 14 But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, 15 but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. John 14:19-20: “You will see me … I am in my father, and you in me, and I in you.”...

Cabo da Roca, Portugal — the westernmost point of continental Europe (photo by Martin Malina, July 2017) 1 Peter 3:14a: 14 But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. …

05/08/2026

Funeral sermon for someone born on St Patrick’s Day

Every year around her birthday on St Patrick’s Day (March 17) Brenda joked with me that she is the leprechaun, which is probably height related. But she was also someone who was mischievous and playful. Looking at her picture posted here, you can see that playfulness if not a bit of mischief lurking behind her infectious smile. When you joke about leprechauns and a pot of gold waiting at the end of the rainbow, you not only smile but you look heavenward towards a possibility, a hope, and a dream....

Every year around her birthday on St Patrick’s Day (March 17) Brenda joked with me that she is the leprechaun, which is probably height related. But she was also someone who was mischievous and pla…

05/02/2026

The ‘F’-word

Stephen forgives his enemies just before he dies (Acts 7:55-60). His last words may sound familiar, because they echo the words Jesus spoke from the cross when he prayed to God “to forgive” those who crucified him (Luke 23:34). Forgiveness is a theme that runs at the heart of the New Testament text for this 5th Sunday of Easter, indeed throughout the Gospels....

Stephen forgives his enemies just before he dies (Acts 7:55-60). His last words may sound familiar, because they echo the words Jesus spoke from the cross when he prayed to God “to forgive” those w…