The Canadian Lutheran Posts
New French and Chinese resources from Lutheran Laymen’s League
CANADA – Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLLC) has announced the publication of Coping with Cancer in French and Chinese. It is the second title from Lutheran Hour Ministries’ (LHM) Project Connect series to be translated with the assistance of pastors of Lutheran Church–Canada. There…
President Lehman returns home following hospitalization, surgery
EDMONTON – In an e-mail to President Robert Bugbee, LCC President Emeritus Edwin Lehman reports that he returned home March 20 after almost seven weeks in hospital. He had undergone surgery in mid-February to remove a cancerous kidney, and is now gradually regaining strength. “As…
Canadians support Nicaraguan deaconesses’ workshop
NICARAGUA – From March 10-13, more than 40 deaconesses of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) partner church, the Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua (ILSN), gathered for a workshop on domestic violence in Chinandega. The conference was funded through the support of LCC churches in the Kitchener area…
Good News: Scripture translation in Cameroon
Editor’s note: What follows is an update on the Scripture-translation work of Rev. Mike Kuhn in Cameroon. Rev. Kuhn is a missionary with Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada. The Canadian Lutheran reported on his and his family’s arrival in Galim in 2013. by Mike Kuhn…
Indigenous Woods concert at Concordia
EDMONTON – Concordia University College of Alberta’s (CUCA) School of Music will hold a Jubiloso! Bells of Concordia Concert on March 29 at 3:00 p.m. in the Robert Tegler Student Centre. The event—Indigenous Woods—will feature 270 handbells, Concordia’s student choir, and special guest David Yates…
Resolution committees for 2014 convention
CANADA – The resolution committees for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) upcoming national convention are now finalized. There will be three committees, each chaired by one of LCC’s district presidents. Committee #1 – Faith/Witness/Parish Services President Paul J. Zabel, Chairman (East-Clergy) Rev. Clint Magnus (ABC-Clergy) Mr. Randy…