The Canadian Lutheran Posts

May 2, 2011

Student ministry in Ukraine marks 20th anniversary

by James Morgan In 1991, Ukraine was rejoining the rest of the world. The Soviet Union had collapsed, the country regained its independence, and the Christian faith was no longer something that had to be observed in secret. This year, the Alpha and Omega Christian…

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May 2, 2011

Church publications discuss challenges at annual convention

Representatives of North America’s church press met in Chicago, April 27-29 amid the reality of declining church memberships, shrinking budgets and the growth of online readership. Members of the Canadian Church Press met with their US counterparts in the Associated Church Press to hear plenary…

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April 30, 2011

The power of little words

by David Bode Have you ever noticed how important little words are? Take, for example, the difference between the words a and the. We call one the “indefinite article.” When we talk about a picture, we could be referring to any one of hundreds of…

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April 29, 2011

Awaiting the gift of new church workers

As the academic year draws to a close, church work candidates, congregations and schools wait to hear who the Lord will send their way to serve. This year eight LCC congregations asked for pastoral candidates; six in the ABC District and two in the Central…

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April 29, 2011

Easter Sunrise Service for intercultural congregation

ETOBICOKE, Ont. – A candlelight procession down Islington Avenue marked the beginning of an intercultural Easter Sunrise Service conducted in Urdu and Hindi, April 24. The celebration began at the intersection of Albion Road and Islington Avenue at 5:45 a.m. Pastor Greg Johnson (Our Saviour,…

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April 28, 2011

Saskatchewan flood hits Lutheran camp

By Keven Drews They’ve got some cleaning to do at Saskatchewan’s Camp Lutherland. Camp officials and volunteers will have to wash walls and scrub floors after floodwaters surrounded two buildings recently. “It’s very frustrating,” said Phyllis Pantel, camp manager, of the flood Tuesday. “[The flood’s]…

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