The Canadian Lutheran Posts

October 16, 2014

Upcoming music events at Concordia

EDMONTON – Concordia University College of Alberta’s (Edmonton) School of Music is preparing for two major musical events. The Sacred Music Festival “Great is our God” will take place at the Winspear Centre (4 Sir Winston Churchill Square) on October 26 at 3:00 p.m. A…

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October 15, 2014

CLS requests submissions for honourary degrees and awards

EDMONTON – The faculty and Board of Regents of Concordia Lutheran Seminary 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 degrees and…

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October 15, 2014

A Church Anniversary and an Island of Graves

by James Morgan A liturgy containing prayers and music in German, French, and English, and a great deal of history figured prominently at a special service on September 28 to celebrate the 135th anniversary of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bowman, Quebec, located north of…

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October 14, 2014

LWMLC meets in Winnipeg, presents cheque for LCC missions

WINNIPEG – On October 3, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada (LWMLC) met for a series of meetings at Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) synodical office in Winnipeg. The event was noteworthy in bringing together not only current leaders of LWMLC, but also past presidents for strategic planning. During…

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October 10, 2014

LCC seminaries call faculty members

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries are each calling a new full-time faculty member. Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario) is seeking a Professor of Theology, to take office in July 2015. The preferred candidate will have a specialty in Dogmatics or Old Testament….

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October 10, 2014

Practising thanksgiving

by Thomas Prachar Is it just me or have manners become a thing of the past? I recently read a novel in which the author sets part of his story back in the mid-to-late 1950s. As he describes the politeness of some of the young…

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