The Canadian Lutheran Posts

May 23, 2019

In Review: Avengers: Endgame

A MARVEL of Modern Filmmaking by Ted Geise Picking up where Avengers: Infinity War left off, Avengers: Endgame begins with the aftermath following Thanos’ eradication of half of all life in the universe. The great vanishing has emotional impact and, while Thanos believed people would…

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May 22, 2019

Founder of Lutheran missions in Mozambique passes on to glory; the church he helped create is growing by leaps and bounds

CANADA – Rev. Joseph Khembo Alfazema, the father of confessional Lutheran missions in Mozambique and a pastor of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), passed on to glory on May 11, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta. A funeral service for Rev. Alfazema was held on Saturday, May 18, 2019…

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May 21, 2019

LCC seminaries prepare for annual convocation services

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) two seminaries are preparing for their annual graduation ceremonies, during which time graduating pastors receive their first calls, vicars receive their placements, and honourary awards are presented to individuals who have made a difference in the life of the church….

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May 20, 2019

Changes for LCC Communications

WINNIPEG – The communications department in Lutheran Church–Canada is in a state of transition, following the departure of Christopher Pelletier as communications director. “We wish Christopher God’s blessings as he pursues other opportunities,” noted LCC leadership on the transition. Pelletier joined LCC staff in May…

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May 8, 2019

Creative Missions at Grail Quest Books

Students arrive at our seminaries from all sorts of backgrounds and careers. We are sometimes unaware of the vast array of skill sets that these students bring to church life, whether they pertain to competencies involving administration, business, computers, art, or something else. Sometimes seminarians…

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May 7, 2019

New issue of Lutheran Theological Review

NOTE: A previous version of this article inadvertently referred to the contents of the 29th volume of Lutheran Theological Review, not the current 30th volume. The article has been updated to correct this mistake. CANADA – The latest issue of Lutheran Theological Review (vol. 30) is…

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