The Canadian Lutheran Posts

Lutheran youth and leaders set to invade Edmonton

June 8, 2010

Lutheran youth and leaders set to invade Edmonton

For more than 350 Lutheran youth, the summer of 2010 could have a major influence on their Christian faith. That’s the goal of the organizers of Lutheran Church–Canada’s triennial National Youth Gathering scheduled for Edmonton, July 2-6. With the theme belong&believe>>believe&belong the five-day event will…

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Support arrives for LCC overseas mission projects

June 7, 2010

Support arrives for LCC overseas mission projects

Four areas of the world in which Lutheran Church–Canada focuses its overseas mission activities recently received project grant money from Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada. The auxiliary organization has raised sufficient funds to grant $6000 for support of evangelists in Thailand; $12,000 for a sewing school…

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An opportunity to be part of the “big picture”

June 2, 2010

An opportunity to be part of the “big picture”

When Lutheran Church–Canada restructured in 2002 it eliminated a number of elected boards and commissions. At Synod’s 2011 convention in Hamilton, June 3-6, delegates will need to elect a president, three vice-presidents and 18 people to serve on LCC’s Board of Directors, three Boards of…

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Benefit Plans focus groups heard and heeded

May 27, 2010

Benefit Plans focus groups heard and heeded

After holding sixteen focus groups in seven cities in four weeks attended by almost 200 people, the Worker Benefit Plans’ “2010 Listening Tour” ended in Winnipeg, Tuesday, May 18 with two final meetings. Both Winnipeg groups included members and employers participating on line. During the…

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May 26, 2010

June conference focuses on intercultural congregations

In 2008, Canada welcomed almost 250,000 immigrants with almost 80 percent arriving from Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Pacific regions, and Central and South America. At the same time, Canada’s First Nations population increased at more than eight times the non-aboriginal rate and has…

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Organization proposes changes to include more women

May 22, 2010

Organization proposes changes to include more women

WINNIPEG — The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League–Canada (LWMLC) has developed a strategy with the potential to streamline operations at the zone level so the organization can better focus on mission goals and involve more women. Currently, many LWMLC members serve in leadership positions on several levels, and…

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