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Essentially Serving – French Ministries in Confinement
by David Somers QUEBEC – Physical distancing protocols and confinement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have created avenues for LCC’s francophone congregations that we may not have imagined or attempted before. The fears surrounding the threat of COVID-19 have opened the door for…
LWMLC to host webinars for the women of LCC
ONLINE – Does fear hold you back from sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ? Have you longed to have purposeful Christ-centred conversations with family and friends? Do you recognize God-given opportunities to share your faith? Lutheran Women’s Missionary League – Canada (LWMLC) has…
Kitchener Circuit broadcasts joint Ascension Day service
WATERLOO, Ont. – On May 20, 2020, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Kitchener Circuit broadcast via YouTube a joint Ascension Day service. Ten circuit congregations contributed to the Service of the Word, which featured music, liturgy, Scripture, and a sermon. The service was organized by Redeemer Waterloo’s vicar,…
Dryden hosts online Vacation Bible School
DRYDEN, Ont. – This July, Dryden Lutheran Church attempted to create a virtual Vacation Bible School (VBS) as similar to in-person VBS as possible. During the week of July 6, 2020, each day began with an online check-in with Rev. Alex Timm, where he got…
GOOD NEWS for French Ministry
WORLDWIDE – After a decade of being out of print, BONNE NOUVELLE, GOOD NEWS magazine’s French version, has seen the publication of Issue 36 ‘Épreuves et afflictions’ (Trials and Afflictions). Since the 1990s, the French version was translated by a team from Lutheran Church–Canada and l’Église Évangélique…
LCC seminaries announce dates for opening service livestreams
ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries have announced dates for their opening services as they enter into a new school year. These services will be livestreamed on the seminaries’ distinctive YouTube Channels. The opening service for Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton will take…