The Canadian Lutheran Posts

August 28, 2015

Seminaries Sunday 2015

CANADA – While Lutheran Church–Canada no longer designates a specific day as “Seminaries Sunday,” it nevertheless encourages its congregations to remember the two seminaries with prayers and offerings. Many congregations choose to observe it in conjunction with an Education Sunday in September, remembering the opening…

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August 27, 2015

Tapestry: Touching Hearts and Minds

CANADA -Earlier this year, Tapestry, the magazine for women of Lutheran Church–Canada published by Lutheran Women’s Missionary League–Canada received another award from the Canadian Church Press (CCP). Judy Grande’s article in the spring 2014 issue entitled, “Just a small thing… but it made all the difference”…

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August 26, 2015

CLWR seeking Executive Assistant

WINNIPEG – Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is hiring a full-time Executive Assistant to serve in their Winnipeg office. The individual will be responsible for senior administrative support to the Executive Director (primary), the Board of Directors, the Finance & Administration Director and other staff,…

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August 26, 2015

First graduating class of pastors for Mozambican Lutherans

MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambican Lutherans celebrated a major milestone on August 9, 2015, as Concordia Lutheran Church– Mozambique celebrated its first graduating class of eight pastors. The event drew significant local and national attention: more than a thousand people gathered in the Vila de Sena for…

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August 25, 2015

CLS library ready to reopen following 2014 fire

EDMONTON – As students prepare to return to Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton for a new semester, they do so knowing that an important educational resource—the library—will once again be ready to assist them in their studies. In November 2014, the seminary was the…

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August 21, 2015

Correction to 2014 National Convention Proceedings

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada has issued a correction to the Proceedings of the 2014 National Convention. The original version of the proceedings writes on page 52 that Resolution 14.3.06a “To Decline Overture 3.07 (To Permit Rostered Workers to Nominate Circuit Counsellors)” was adopted. This is…

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