A New RIC Community: Spirit of Life Lutheran Church (Vancouver, BC)
Help ReconcilingWorks welcome a new Reconciling in Christ (RIC) community: Spirit of Life Lutheran Church in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their welcome statement reads: “We are a Christ-centred community of faith located on the unceded, ancestral, traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Christ is the perfect example of how to...Continue reading→
Celebrating March RIC Anniversaries
ReconcilingWorks extends deep gratitude and joy for our partnerships through the Reconciling in Christ (RIC) program. Beginning in 1983, the holy work of this ministry now represents 13% of ELCA and 7% of ELCIC congregations, synods, and ministries. On Mondays throughout March we are celebrating all RIC Partners who became RIC in March. Below is...Continue reading→
Fourth Sunday in Lent
God of sight and liberation, Open our eyes to the structures that harm your beloved. Expose systems that blame instead of heal, that interrogate instead of welcome, that punish instead of restore. Bless those who speak truth at great cost. Bless those denied care, dignity, or autonomy. Bless those burdened by systems that refuse to...Continue reading→
