The Canadian Lutheran Posts

August 8, 2013

NYG an opportunity to strengthen church relations

WINNIPEG – When youth and leaders from across Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) gathered in Winnipeg for the National Youth Gathering (NYG), they were not alone: friends from the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) and the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) were also in attendance. Initial discussions…

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August 7, 2013

Lutheran Hour Ministries Selects Next Executive Director

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Kurt Buchholz of Glen Arm, Maryland, has accepted a call from the Board of Directors of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League (Int’l LLL) to become the next Executive Director for Lutheran Hour Ministries. Buchholz will join the ministry Aug. 30 and…

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August 7, 2013

Ukrainian seminarians celebrate graduation

UKRAINE – On July 21, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Odessa) held its graduation ceremony. Six students graduated from their three-year education program. They will now begin their two years vicarage in Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) congregations under the supervision of Ukrainian pastors….

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August 2, 2013

New volume of Lutheran Theological Review released

CANADA – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario) and Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) have released a new volume of Lutheran Theological Review. Lutheran Theological Review is an annual journal co-published by Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) two seminaries. It provides a forum for professors and pastors…

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July 30, 2013

The Conjuring: “I Ain’t Afraid of no Ghost!”

by Ted Giese Are you afraid of ghosts? Last Friday night the theatre was sold out for the much anticipated horror film The Conjuring (rated R)—full of people looking for a ‘good’ scare. The film tells the story of the Perron family, who buy an…

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July 29, 2013

President Bugbee attends German National Pastors’ Conference

BERLIN, Germany – The General Pastoral Conference of the SELK (Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church) of Germany met June 17-21, 2013, at St. John’s Institute Retreat Centre in the Berlin borough of Spandau. President Robert Bugbee of Lutheran Church–Canada was among the international guests who attended….

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