Messiah Lutheran Church Winnipeg

05/26/2026

Ahead of Eid al-Adha, we share warm greetings with Muslim neighbours and communities preparing to observe. May this holy time bring blessing, generosity and renewed commitment in faith. Eid Mubarak!

05/26/2026

Lots to reflect on here. More commentary from United Methodist Clergy, link in comments.

Upon the publication of “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical on artificial intelligence and human dignity, World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm expressed gratitude for the papal social document.
Read more: https://www.oikoumene.org/news/what-kind-of-world-are-we-hoping-to-build-wcc-commends-magnifica-humanitas-to-all-people
Photo: Vatican Media

05/25/2026

We've been busy getting things ready and we can't wait to see everyone tomorrow morning at our Family Wellness Fair! Join us at Westwood Community Church, 401 Westwood Dr, from 9:30-11:00 as we have fun learning about child development, healthy living, and wellness as we play and explore together.

05/24/2026

Today is Pentecost.

O God, on this day you open the hearts of your faithful people by sending into us your Holy Spirit. Direct us by the light of that Spirit, that we may have a right judgment in all things and rejoice at all times in your peace, through Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. —Bread for the Day

05/24/2026

Historic moment for Lutherans in Kenya

Thousands gathered today for the consecration and installation of Bishop Catherine Ngina Musau as the new leader of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC). She is the first woman bishop of the church.

In her address, Bishop Musau urged Christians to build bridges instead of walls, preserve unity amid diversity, serving one another in love.

Photo: LWF/Erick Kinyanguli

05/24/2026

Messiah Lutheran Church, Day of Pentecost, Sunday, May 24,2026

05/23/2026

As we approach the Day of Pentecost, I have been thinking back to the beginning of Lent. I am struck again by how this arc of time that began with ashes will end with fire, that vivid image and symbol of the Spirit that comes to Jesus’ gathered followers. Pentecost comes to remind us, in part, that ashes do not have the final word, and that fire does not come only to consume. It comes also to bless, to call, to inspire, to give to us what we could never begin to imagine on our own. Here at the threshold of this new season, this blessing is for you, with gratefulness.

WHAT THE FIRE GIVES
A Blessing for Pentecost

You had thought that fire
only consumed,
only devoured,
only took for itself,
leaving merely ash
and memory
of something
you had believed,
if not permanent,
would be long enough,
enduring enough,
to be nearly
eternal.

So when you felt
the scorch on your lips,
the searing in your heart,
you could not
at first believe
that flame could be
so generous,
that when it came to you—
you, in your sackcloth
and sorrow—
it did not come
to consume,
to take still more
than everything.

What surprised you most
were not the syllables
that spilled from
your scalded,
astonished mouth—
though that was miracle
enough,
to have words
burn through
what had been numb,
to find your tongue
aflame with a language
you did not know
you knew—

no, what came
as greatest gift
was to be so heard
in the place
of your deepest
silence,
to be so seen
within the blazing,
to be met
with such completeness
by what the fire gives.

—Jan Richardson
from Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons
janrichardson.com/books

Image: "What the Fire Gives"
© Jan Richardson
janrichardsonimages.com

05/23/2026

O God, you open the hearts
of your faithful people by sending
into us your Holy Spirit.

Direct us by the light of that Spirit,
that we may have a right judgment
in all things and rejoice at all times
in your peace, through Jesus Christ,
our Savior and Lord. Amen.

05/23/2026

Tonight! A good evening of music, for a good cause ❤️

Coffee with a cause... Given that Messiah is working towards becoming a Reconciling in Christ congregation, through ReconcilingWorks, we felt Sunshine House is an important cause to support! Their drop-in and resource centre focuses on harm reduction and social inclusion. They provide safe space and programming for 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Learn more at here https://www.sunshinehousewpg.org/

05/22/2026

Coffee with a cause... Given that Messiah is working towards becoming a Reconciling in Christ congregation, through ReconcilingWorks, we felt Sunshine House is an important cause to support! Their drop-in and resource centre focuses on harm reduction and social inclusion. They provide safe space and programming for 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Learn more at here https://www.sunshinehousewpg.org/

05/22/2026

Let Us Pray

A new prayer collection inspired by the writings of a Reformation woman and featuring contributions from women in LWF member churches across the globe



Read more: https://lutheranworld.org/news/together-we-pray-launch-womens-prayer-book