The Canadian Lutheran Posts

April 24, 2015

LWMLC meets Mission Grant goals for 2012-2015

CANADA – Lutheran Women’s Missionary League – Canada (LWMLC) has announced that it has successfully raised funds to complete all its mission grant projects for the 2012-2015 triennium. “I am thankful to God for each of our members and supporters across the country,” said Iris Barta, President of…

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April 21, 2015

Why I Prefer a Small Church

by Harold Ristau As a military chaplain, my family moves around a lot. One of the first things that we consider before choosing a home is its proximity to the closest Lutheran church. Many factors are involved, and size matters too. Yet people are often…

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April 20, 2015

Central District Convention wraps up

SASKATOON – Thursday, April 15 marked the close of the Central District’s 2015 Convention. The day brought to an end to Rev. Dr. James Gimbel’s three-part keynote address on prayer. Dr. Gimbel, President of Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton, spent three days exploring prayer in…

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April 16, 2015

Central District requests changes to LCC’s structure

SASKATOON – On April 15, the Central District meeting in convention adopted a resolution to request Synod’s Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) to propose changes to the structure of Lutheran Church–Canada. The resolution suggested that “the present organizational structure does not resolve the…

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April 15, 2015

President Prachar reelected at Central District Convention

SASKATOON – The 10th (49th) regular convention of the Central District of Lutheran Church–Canada re-elected Rev. Thomas Prachar as District President on March 14, 2015. This election marks President Prachar’s sixth term as President of the Central District, having been first elected in 2000. He…

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April 14, 2015

He is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

by Donald Schiemann We celebrated Easter at church this morning,” the eight-year-old said to his parents. “We talked about Jesus rising from the dead!” “But wait a minute,” the father said, “this is October. Easter doesn’t happen until April next year.” The little boy responded,…

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