The Canadian Lutheran Posts

September 17, 2015

CLS invites nominations for Honorary Awards

EDMONTON – The faculty and Board of Regents of Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton invite individuals, congregations, and Boards of Lutheran Church–Canada to submit the names of persons to be considered for one of the seminary’s honorary degrees and awards. The purpose of these honorary…

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September 16, 2015

Countdown to 2016 National Youth Gathering

ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO – With less than a year to go, the National Youth Gathering (NYG) Committee hopes you’re as excited as they are about the 2016 gathering. The NYG Planning Committee met July 27-29 at Christ Lutheran Church (St. Catharines, Ontario) to continue preparations…

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September 15, 2015

Help respond to the needs of Syrian refugees

CANADA – Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) are calling on Canadian Lutherans to make a donation to support Syrian refugees suffering and displaced by brutal violence in their country. Donations made between September 12, 2015 and December 31, 2015 will be…

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September 14, 2015

Call to Prayer for Partners in Australia

WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) President Robert Bugbee is asking congregations across the country to pray in Sunday services on September 27 for their partners in the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA). “The LCA will convene a very important Synod convention in the last days…

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September 10, 2015

The Changing Face of Canadian Missions: Rising immigration in Canada and the Lutheran response

by James Morgan Immigration is an inherent part of Lutheranism in Canada. Historically, most Lutherans in Canada were German, Scandinavian, or Slavic immigrants and their descendants. The Lutheran link to immigration from those parts of Europe is similar to that seen in other faiths (Roman…

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September 9, 2015

LCC indicates willingness to receive the Lutheran Historical Institute

EDMONTON – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Board of Directors has responded to the ABC District Convention’s offer to gift the Lutheran Historical Institute (LHI) to LCC, saying they are willing to accept the archives if it is determined they are legally allowed to do so. In…

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