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First calls for 2019’s graduating pastors, vicarage assignments
CANADA – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS – St. Catharines, Ontario) held their annual convocation services Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25 respectively, during which time five graduating seminary candidates received their first calls. Matthew Fenn (CLTS)…
Canadian Lutherans receive CCP Awards
CANADA – The 2019 Canadian Church Press (CCP) Awards were announced May 1, with The Canadian Lutheran taking home three major awards: first place for a News Story (Magazine), third place for Features (Magazine), and first place for a Media Review. “I’m delighted to see…
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…
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…
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….
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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