The Canadian Lutheran Posts

May 31, 2017

Winner in LCC’s French Reformation Hymn Contest

CANADA – Yves Kéler of Bischwiller, France, has been chosen as the winner of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) French hymn contest celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. Kéler’s winning entry is entitled C’est plus qu’un bain pris dans de l’eau. The contest was organized by LCC’s…

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May 29, 2017

First calls for 2017 pastoral candidates; placements for vicars/DPS intern

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) two seminaries have held their annual convocation services for 2017, during which time pastoral candidates received their first calls. Vicars also received their vicarage assignments, and one diaconal student received her placement. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) held its…

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May 24, 2017

ABC District President addresses March for Life participants

CANADA – May 11, 2017 marked Canada’s twentieth annual national March for Life. Ever year, thousands of Canadians march through the streets of downtown Ottawa to draw attention to life issues including abortion and physician assisted suicide. The March for Life is the largest annual…

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May 19, 2017

Seminaries prepare for annual Call Services

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) two seminaries are preparing for their upcoming convocation services, during which time pastoral candidates will receive their first calls. Vicars will also receive their vicarage assignments and one diaconal student will receiver her internship placement. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS –…

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May 18, 2017

Celebrate the Reformation with this Free Online Course on Luther’s Life

ONLINE – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) has announced that its next Quest Course will focus on “Martin Luther’s Road to Reformation, 1483-1521” and be taught by Rev. Dr. John A. Maxfield. The free course is scheduled for Wednesday nights in October 2017, with…

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May 17, 2017

The Promise: A lesson from the past for the future

by Ted Giese The Promise is a sweeping historical drama set in 1915 at the beginning of the Armenian Genocide at the hands of Turkey’s Ottoman Empire. The current Turkish government and its predecessors publicly deny this holocaust took place. Viewers need to know that…

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