The Canadian Lutheran Posts

February 24, 2016

LCC staff joins CLWR and ELCIC to resettle Syrian family in Winnipeg

Staff members from Lutheran Church–Canada joined with staff from Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) late Tuesday night at the Winnipeg International Airport to welcome a Syrian refugee family to Canada. The family’s arrival yesterday was a happy surprise…

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February 23, 2016

Confessional Lutherans and Anglicans Draw Closer Together

by Mathew Block Participants in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), and Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) ongoing ecumenical dialogue have released an interim report on their work so far. Entitled “On Closer Acquaintance,” the document is the culmination of six…

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February 22, 2016

A Reminder on the National Restructuring Survey

by William Ney We are now several weeks into the National Restructuring Survey and our consultant, Rev. Dr. Les Stahlke, has received and processed more than 1,000 responses. This is great! Over the rest of the month we hope to receive about 1,000 more responses….

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February 19, 2016

An open letter to members of LCC from the President of Concordia University of Edmonton

EDITOR’S NOTE: President Gerald S. Krispin of Concordia University of Edmonton has issued the following open letter to members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). It addresses the university’s recent decision to cease identifying as a Christian institution. President Krispin has released his letter to the church…

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February 19, 2016

Odessa church marks 20th anniversary, thanks God for LCC ties

UKRAINE – The Odessa congregation of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Ukraine (SELCU) marked its 20th Anniversary on January 16 in a special celebration at Concordia Seminary, Usatovo, an Odessa suburb. A young pastor from Kazakhstan, Rev. Dr. Viktor Gräfenstein, moved to Odessa…

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February 17, 2016

Precious blood

by Thomas Prachar As a person who suffers from chronic sinus problems, I just happen to live in a part of the country (the Prairies) that is not kind to my condition. Especially in the winter when temperatures are most frigid, the air is very…

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