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Concordia graduate named new VP Academic
The Board of Regents of Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) announced June 10 the appointment of mobile learning expert and learning theorist, Dr. Dwayne Harapnuik, as CUCA’s Vice-president Academic. Dr. Dwayne Harapnuik is returning to Canada after serving as the director of Faculty Enrichment and…
Second workshop planned for French hymnal
With Lutheran Church–Canada’s convention action to recommend the French hymnal Liturgies et cantiques luthériens (LCL) to congregations for use, comes word that the committee responsible for creating the hymnal is holding a second workshop on its use. Scheduled for August 22-24, 2011 in Montreal, the event is designed…
Lutheran pastor and son set world record for heaviest vehicle pull
COBOURG, Ont., Canada – Reverend Kevin Fast, a Lutheran Church–Canada pastor in Cobourg, and his son Jacob Fast, 18, celebrated Father’s Day by pulling two fire trucks 30 metres down Queen Street in Cobourg in 38 seconds as hundreds of people cheered them on—setting the…
When you have that sinking feeling
by Peggy Pedersen When I was a child taking swimming lessons, we had to pass a test at the end of the summer. We took all our lessons in the shallow end of the pool where you could stand with your head above water. The swimming test…
Toronto missionary brings Christianity to Muslim event
by James Morgan An ethnic event in the diverse Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is likely to involve a lot of products connected with the featured culture and the part of the world it represents. This was the case at the Pakistani Fair, held June 12…
Pentecost festival in Costa Rica
Many Lutheran congregations across Canada conduct the Rite of Confirmation on Pentecost. LCC’s mission in Costa Rica also took the theme of the festival to hold a Pentecost weekend celebration, Saturday June 12 in Cartago, San Jose. For the 45 people attending, LCC missionary Pastor…
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