The Canadian Lutheran Posts

February 17, 2015

New Lenten devotions from LHM

ONLINE – Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) has released its 2015 devotional booklet for Lent, which begins this week on Ash Wednesday. This year’s series is entitled The Light Shines in the Darkness, and focuses on the Gospel of John. “In John 9:5b Jesus declared, ‘……

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February 13, 2015

“Lord, to whom shall we go?”

by Mathew Block It’s something I grew up singing regularly as part of the liturgy, right before the Gospel reading: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:68). The verse is a potent reminder of the power of…

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February 12, 2015

Seminary cooperation continues

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Cooperation between Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries continues to bear fruit, as evidenced by recent meetings in St. Catharines, Ontario. On January 26, the Boards of Regents of Concordia Lutheran Seminary and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary held their annual joint meeting, followed…

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February 10, 2015

CUCA moves to pension and benefit autonomy; LCC Plans remain stable

EDMONTON/WINNIPEG – Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) has informed Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) that it needs to assume pension plan sponsor and administrator responsibilities for its members as soon as formal approval is received from the Provincial Regulator. This move forms part of a long…

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February 9, 2015

President Bugbee issues pastoral letter on ABC District situation

The following pastoral letter was issued last week by Lutheran Church–Canada’s President Robert Bugbee to all congregations, pastors, and deacons of LCC. The letter was sent with the request that all congregations read it publicly during worship on February 8, and that they make it…

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February 6, 2015

Canada decriminalizes assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia

CANADA – On February 6, the Supreme Court of Canada decriminalized assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia. The declaration has been suspended for one year to give the federal government time to propose new legislation on the issue. The news comes just under a month since…

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