The Canadian Lutheran Posts

February 28, 2014

President Bugbee calls for prayer for Ukraine

UKRAINE – Conflict in Ukraine is ongoing, with recent news noting an escalation in tensions in the Crimea region. Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) partner church in Ukraine, the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Ukraine (SELCU), has congregations in that region. What follows is a letter…

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February 28, 2014

O Lord, teach us to pray

by Robert Bugbee “And it happened while (Jesus) was in a certain place praying, as He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘O Lord, teach us to pray…’” (St. Luke 11:1). The guy did not ask Jesus to teach about praying, as if…

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February 26, 2014

French and English Lenten devotions now available

ONLINE – Members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) have long been familiar with the Lenten devotions produced by Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), thanks to the work of Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada in making copies of the publication available across the country. But this year, LCC…

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February 25, 2014

Why your congregation needs a gift policy

by Allen Schellenberg Over the next ten to fifteen years, because of our aging population, congregations can anticipate a significant increase in the number of memorial gifts and the usually larger estate gifts. In fact, recent reports by Lutheran Foundation indicate that over $10 million…

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February 24, 2014

Your chance to explore seminary life

CANADA – On February 18, four potential students visited Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario, for a “Taste of the Seminary,” with three additional prospective students planning to visit the seminary later in February. And in Edmonton, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) is…

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February 24, 2014

CLTS announces an end to debt

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has announced an end to all debt, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. “We rejoice to announce to the members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) that the historic accumulated debt of this seminary has been…

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