This logo was designed by Pastor Travis Heide in collaboration with Carol Harms over the summer of 2020 for use by the congregations of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church.

Central to the design is a red cross, which is drawn from the stained glass window that stands at Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church. The cross proclaims that “We preach Christ crucified” (1 Corinthians 1:23). A communion chalice imposed over the cross stands for the Means of Grace: the Word and Sacraments. It is through these means each believer receives the benefits of Jesus’ crucifixion.

The base of the design features three shades of blue, which are reminders of the Trinitarian formula commanded by Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19) for use in Holy Baptism. Those who have been baptized as infants receive the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at the very start of their life with God. Every spiritual blessing has its beginning in Holy Baptism, according to Luther’s Large Catechism. St. Basil of Caesarea, one of the Church Fathers, also writes:

On what account are we Christians? Everyone would say, “On account of faith.” How are we saved? Clearly we are regenerated through the grace of baptism. (On the Holy Spirit 10.26)

The communion chalice rises above the blue because not every baptized believer is given the chance to partake of Holy Communion. Only those who have been properly instructed are to commune. Even so, all the baptized belong to the Church.

The design is enclosed within four lines. This border symbolizes the Four Gospels, which are the four walls around the heavenly city of Revelation 20. The Province of Saskatchewan lends its shape to the border. The trapezoidal shape is also reminiscent of Mt. Calvary’s stained glass window – from the perspective of a person looking up from the sanctuary.

The points of the cross extend beyond the border to show that Christian witness begins in our congregation but reaches out into the wider world, beyond our cities, our province, and our nation. The Gospel transcends barriers of language, culture, and geography.

Two wheat stalks symbolize the two congregations in Swift Current and Ponteix. This symbol is inspired by the parables of Matthew 13 in which Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a wheat field. They are an homage to the agriculture of southern Saskatchewan.

The communion chalice, like the wheat stalks, is gold in colour; both together stand for the visible elements of bread and wine in Holy Communion, which become the body and blood of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 10:16-17).