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Christmas is Christ - Song

- December 24, 2022

CHRISTMAS IS CHRIST When words are bound to be seldom; when hope is waning along the way. When pain is louder, beyond our bearing the signs of hope seem to fade away. If life’s a shadow, if strength has departed; if guilt is the only surplus, In Christmas there’s hope, there is meaning for life; now The Light of the World comes to us! In the darkness He’s shining; in the manger he’s lying, He is our Hope, is our Light. At the centre of Christmas is the baby, the Saviour, Emmanuel! God with us! The True Christmas is Christ! From yesterday to tomorrow, forever, He is the One to trust. From that rough manger the baby becomes the Man that on the Cross finished all for us. Christmas is Christ, is the Light in the darkness. Jesus is born, King of Kings. Our heart has assurance; by faith comes endurance, in the Peace that He brings! (Lucas Albrecht/Paulo Brum, 2019)

with whom we have concern

- December 07, 2022

To whom it may concern - I’m sure you have used this expression before or read it somewhere. Something is written, or said in order that anyone who might be interested or concerned about the topic you’re talking about can take notice of it. Hopefully, they will get connected, and even involved in the matter. Now, this has become a problem of our days. I’m especially thinking of social media. What is the most common thing about social media feeds? People – we - sharing happenings of their life. Not just one here and there, but a string of endless events. [1] The trip, the pool, the car, the house, the kids, the gym, the game… Happening after happening flooding timelines with content “to who it may concern”, because it reaches both friends we know well and people we barely know. There’s nothing sinful per se in doing so. But here is where the problem lies: when people are scrolling and seeing event after event of their friends, without meaningful connection between them, many o

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I am a Canadian-Brazilian pastor living in Port Coquitlam BC, Canada. Graduating from Concordia Seminary in São Leopoldo, Brazil, in 1998, I was ordained by my father, Rev. Curt Albrecht, in Curitiba, Brazil, in January 1999. My first call was to serve at Peace Lutheran Church in Campo Bom, RS, Brazil, from 1999–2004. Preaching, Divine Worship and Music, Youth, Member Visiting and Missionary Work were some of the highlights of that period. I started my work at Ulbra (The Lutheran University of Brazil) in 2004, where I served in different Calls: Canoas Campus Chaplain and church-planter of the Campus outpost of St. Paul's Lutheran Church(2004 to 2007). By late 2007, the new congregation called a full-time pastor. In 2004, I joined Ulbra (The Lutheran University of Brazil) in various capacities: 2004-2007: Chaplain and church planter for the Canoas campus outpost of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. By late 2007, the congregation appointed a full-time pastor. 2008-2011: Resumed campus ministry with a focus on communications, especially the “Toque de Vida” (Touch of Life) Project. This initiative began with a daily TV program and expanded to email devotionals in Portuguese, Spanish, and English; a blog; a radio program; and, in 2014, Toque de Vida Lutheran Church in Canoas. 2012-2015: Head Chaplain for Ulbra Canoas and nationally. During this time, I continued my roles with Toque de Vida, served as assistant pastor at Celsp (2012-2014), volunteered in ministry (2014-2015), and taught high school religion. 2016: Became a professor at Ulbra’s Theology School and Campus Pastor in Canoas, while serving as a volunteer pastor at Toque de Vida Lutheran Church. I was called to serve as Ulbra's Head Chaplain - Canoas and nationwide(2012-2015 term), leading a team of 30 chaplains and 25 teachers and Professors of the Ulbra System in Brazil. During the period, I accumulated the activities of the Toque de Vida Project, Celsp's assistant pastor (2012-2014), Toque de Vida volunteer ministry (2014-2015) and High School teacher (2014). In the year of 2016 I was called as Professor of Ulbra's Theology School and Campus Pastor in Canoas. while also accepting the Call to be one of the "Toque de Vida" Lutheran Church volunteer Pastors in Canoas. In November, 2016 I accepted the call to be Associate Pastor at Mount Olive Lutheran, in Regina, Canada, being installed in February 2017. Teaching and Preaching, Music, Member Visiting, Youth, and Online Ministry are some of the highlights of this period. In August 2023, I accepted the Call to serve at Hope Lutheran Church in Port Coquitlam, BC, where I am serving since October, 2023, working with both Church(Active in Love, Growing in Christ) and School (Equipping each child to impact the world for Christ's glory). Educationally, I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Social Communications-Journalism in 2011, focusing on "The Lutheran Sermon from the Receiver’s Viewpoint." In 2014, I completed a Specialist degree in Human Resources, with a dissertation on "Institutional Values in Hiring in a Confessional Lutheran Institution." My second diploma in Theology from Ulbra came in 2015, alongside a Master’s in Theology from Concordia Seminary, São Leopoldo, with a dissertation titled, “Preaching for Everyone and for No One,” which explored the history and production of the Toque de Vida TV program. In the same year I finished the Masters in Theology at The Concordia Seminary, Sao Leopoldo. The dissertation, "Preaching for everyone and for no one" researched History and production process of the TV Program Toque de Vida. I am currently a student of the Doctor of Ministry Program of the Concordia Seminary St. Louis, USA. I was born in 1975 in Naviraí, MS, Brazil, to Rev. Curt and Ligia Madalena Albrecht, the fourth of nine siblings. I have been married to Djenane Hans since 1997, and we have two children, Charles and Rachel Sophie. My interests include family time, music, leadership, communication, digital ministry, and cooking.