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Directors adopt budget and discuss task force reports
WINNIPEG – With a wide-ranging agenda, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors met March 25-26. The 12-member board adopted a $1.7 million budget for 2010-11. The Synod finished the previous fiscal year with a $1,452 deficit variance compared to the budget. This figure was significantly less…
Easter greeting from President Robert Bugbee
Beloved friends in the Body of Christ! St. Paul has an Easter word for you and me, recorded in Romans 14:8-9, “If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we…
Faith responds to mass murder in the Moscow subway
by James Dimitroff Reports of two explosions on March 29 in the Moscow subway during morning rush hour, shock and wound us as we recoil again from news of innocent lives suddenly destroyed. The first explosion, at 7:55 a.m., hit Lubyanka underground metro station; the second,…
Canadian-produced French hymnal a hit in Togo
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZMB-oBOc_Y]Students at the Lutheran seminary in Togo, Africa recorded two videos of the class singing hymns from Liturgies et cantiques luthériens. The hymnal was developed by Lutheran Church–Canada pastors Rev. David Somers and Rev. David Saar in cooperation with Concordia Publishing House. Enjoy the music! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s25NtvLAm_g&feature=channel]
Chile still reeling after February 27 earthquake
Life’s not getting much better for thousands of Chileans even though a month has passed since an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck. According to media reports, the February 27 quake killed about 800 people, destroyed 500,000 homes and left the country with a reconstruction bill of some…
Do you know Easter’s real meaning?
WINNIPEG — Hint: It’s not really about chocolate bunnies and coloured eggs. Easter’s true meaning, in fact, is explained in a YouTube video and a website page produced by Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). The Winnipeg-based church launched the campaign March 23 as part of Operation Holy…
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