The Canadian Lutheran Posts

January 11, 2012

New President in Nicaraguan Partner Church

  by Robert Bugbee Dear friends, It has been an encouraging (and, oh yes, warm!) few days here at the Third Convention of the Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua (ILSN) (Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua), which ended Sunday at the Mission Centre Chapel near Chinandega. Delegates elected Rev. Marvin…

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January 9, 2012

New Spanish VBS resources delight Nicaraguan church workers

by Jane Ford From December 12-18, 2011, pastors and deaconesses from Iglesia Luterana Sínod de Nicaragua (Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua) (ILSN) completed a test run of a new free Spanish-language vacation Bible school (VBS) program. The process began almost a year ago when veteran…

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January 6, 2012

Changes

by Peggy Pedersen As the new year gets underway, two major changes are happening in my life. Number one, I am looking for work, as the contract with my previous employer has expired after three years. It would be a comfort at this time to have…

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January 5, 2012

LCC on the Road: New Year’s Greetings… from Nicaragua!

President Bugbee by Robert Bugbee Dear friends, It’s a warm Wednesday evening here in Chinandega, the city three hours from Managua where our partner church in Nicaragua has its headquarters and maintains seminary training.  I took to the air January 3 and flew from Winnipeg ……

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January 5, 2012

Downtown church connects with community

“Why are you doing this for us?” Members of Historic St. Paul’s (Kitchener, Ont.) who volunteer at its new outreach often hear and joyfully answer that question as they offer free food and winter clothing to people affected by poverty.  Recently the downtown congregation has…

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January 4, 2012

Canadians called to pray for Nigeria after Christmas bombings

by Mathew Block While North Americans slept soundly Christmas Eve, violence marred Christmas Day celebrations in Nigeria. In Madalla, a bomb exploded outside St. Theresa Catholic Church as parishioners left Christmas morning Mass. According to the church, the death toll stands at 43 dead and…

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