The Canadian Lutheran Posts

February 1, 2017

Nicaraguan women benefit from LWMLC mentorship

NICARAGUA – In 2014 under the guidance of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Rev. Dr. Leonardo Neitzel, the Sister to Sister program was conceived. The vision of the Sister to Sister program is that members of Lutheran Women’s Missionary League–Canada (LWMLC) mentor and encourage the women of…

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January 31, 2017

Silence raises questions of faith

by Ted Giese Martin Scorsese’s Silence is an adaptation of Shūsaku Endō’s 1966 novel of the same name. It is the story of two Portuguese Jesuit priests, Father Rodrigues and Father Garrpe, infiltrating Japan nineteen years after the authorities had banned Christianity and enacted a…

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January 30, 2017

2017 Convention Deadlines

CANADA – As we near the due date for recommendations for nominations for elections to Lutheran Church–Canada’s boards and offices at the upcoming 2017 synodical convention, it’s helpful to look ahead to other important related deadline dates. January 31, 2017 – Recommendations for Nomination March…

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January 27, 2017

Book of Concord available again in French

CANADA – For the first 400 years after its publication, the complete Book of Concord was unavailable in French. Finally in 1980 it was released not by or even necessarily for the Lutheran Church, but primarily as a document of academic and historical interest under…

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January 26, 2017

Jennifer Jade Kerr nominated for 38th Annual Covenant Awards

EDMONTON – Jennifer Jade Kerr has been nominated for the 38th Annual Covenant Awards—her fourth nomination since 2012. Kerr, a member of Lutheran Church–Canada, has been nominated for Collaboration of the Year along with Mike R. Schuster for their song “Nobody Loves Me Like You.”…

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January 25, 2017

Luther 2017: In the Beginning was the Word / Au commencement était la parole

MONTREAL – The Canadian Bible Society of Montreal in collaboration with Lutheran Church–Canada presents a series of Reformation themed events. Throughout the year, talks will include: February 16, 2017 – David Somers: Luther and Biblical Translation May 18, 2017 – Jonathan Widell: Education June 15,…

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