The Canadian Lutheran Posts

April 27, 2011

From sorrow to jubilation: Easter at Grace Lutheran

DRUMHELLER, Alta. – Holy Week at Grace Lutheran Church included a dramatic Good Friday service that involved the “burning” of sins. An Easter sunrise service at the site of Drumheller’s annual Passion Play concluded the week  joyously. On Good Friday the congregation gathered for a sombre…

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April 26, 2011

Choir begins Easter Week tour

“…from Life to Death to Life…” The Concordia Concert Choir from Concordia University College of Alberta in Edmonton, conducted by Dr. Joy Berg with Dr. John Brough, is now on its Easter Week tour. The choir is delighted to present a concert from Palestrina to Schubert to…

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April 26, 2011

Seminaries take first steps toward closer ties and cost efficiency

by James Morgan The Boards of Regents at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines (CLTS) and Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton, along with Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors have released a progress report in the form of a letter to congregations, pastors, and…

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April 25, 2011

Words of life in a dying world

by Don Schiemann  As a pastor, I have often been called to the hospital when a church member is close to death. There are a number of Bible passages I read to the dying to comfort and strengthen them in their last hours—in some cases,…

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April 24, 2011

An Easter greeting from President Robert Bugbee

The Resurrection of Our Lord April 24, 2011 Dear people of God: I want you all to know how grateful I am to be a member of Synod’s family. The joy being preached and sung in your church today, wherever you are, brings me gladness,…

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April 23, 2011

Easter promise – Easter joy

by Thomas Kruesel The assignment for this article couldn’t have come at a worse time. And the ASAP deadline didn’t help. “At least,” I told myself, “I have a clear deadline!” The request arrived early in Lent, at the start of a week that included two…

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