The Canadian Lutheran Posts

August 18, 2016

Canadians participate in installation of new manager for International Lutheran Society of Wittenberg

GERMANY – Representatives of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) were active participants in a special service hosted by the “Old Latin School” in Wittenberg on Sunday, August 14. The International Lutheran Study and Visitors’ Center, housed in the school building (which dates to 1567), marked the retirement…

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August 17, 2016

LCC holds fifth Intercultural Church Workers Conference

ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Nearly 50 church workers came together for Lutheran Church–Canada’s fifth Intercultural Church Workers Conference, held at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Etobicoke. Participants came from all three LCC districts, as well as from the English District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, under…

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August 16, 2016

Lutheran churches sign agreement in Ukraine

Ukraine – Representatives of four Lutheran church bodies signed an agreement in Odessa, Ukraine on August 12, pledging closer collaboration with one another and setting the stage for possible deeper cooperation in the future. The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine (DELKU) was represented by…

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August 15, 2016

Blind Men Seeking the Light

A blind friend once shared with me the story of what it was like to go blind. She suffered from macular degeneration—a condition where you lose the ability to see in the centre of your visual field. Consequently, my friend kept some peripheral vision, but…

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August 10, 2016

Living H2O: Lutheran Youth Gather in St. Catharines

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – From July 8-12, 2016 Lutheran youth from across the country converged on the campus of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) 2016 National Youth Gathering (NYG). In total, more than 140 youth gathered for the event, the…

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August 4, 2016

Interim Pastoral Leader to conclude service in Alberta and British Columbia

WINNIPEG – Rev. Nolan D. Astley, the Interim Pastoral Leader for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations in Alberta and British Columbia during the past year, will officially conclude his work in this role on September 1, 2016. The Interim Pastoral Leader arrangement was implemented after the…

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