The Canadian Lutheran Posts

September 17, 2010

Regina police welcome LCC chaplain

REGINA – Rev. D. J. Kim joined the Regina Police Services as a chaplain Sunday, May 30, in a service at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Pastor Ted Giese conducted the liturgy, hymns, lessons and prayers, focusing on the servants our Lord has placed among us—police…

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September 17, 2010

Ponderings from the president

The night of Halloween 2001, the mayor of Inglis, Florida (a town of 1200 people, north of Tampa) decided to take action. The town had been experiencing a tougher-than-normal year with an increase in crime, drug abuse and general lawlessness, especially among its younger citizens….

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September 17, 2010

Taking a journey to the cross

MIDDLE LAKE, Sask. – On April 3 members of Faith Lutheran participated in Journey to the Cross, an experiential walk that helped participants better understand the events in the last week of Jesus’ life. Families of the confirmation class and the youth prepared various stations…

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September 17, 2010

Eighty years young

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Rev. John Schmidt of Calvary Lutheran Church marked his 80th birthday June 30. His congregation, which has been blessed to have him as their shepherd in Christ for 46 years, celebrated the gift of his life with cake and his favourite…

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September 17, 2010

Lutheran women support life issues

MOOSE JAW, Sask. – During the June 11-13 LWMLC Manitoba-Saskatchewan District convention, delegates voted to grant Lutherans for Life–Canada $2500, which the organization will use to fund a crisis pregnancy helpline. The helpline piggybacks onto the services of Word of Hope (based in St. Louis,…

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September 17, 2010

Training of lay persons continues

SASKATOON – At St. Paul’s Lutheran, 17 students attended Central District Theological Lay School for ten days, May 28-June 6 studying ethics, doctrine, practice, and conflict reconciliation. Instructors included Rev. Dr. Manfred Zeuch, president of Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton; Deacon Daryl Becker, ABC District executive…

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