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Olympic event at Bethlehem Lutheran draws award-winning singer
VANCOUVER — An award-winning, Vancouver-based, singer-songwriter will perform at Bethlehem Lutheran at 7 p.m. Friday as part of the church’s 2010 Winter Olympic Celebrations. Laurell Hubbick has released three albums and performed hundreds of concerts across Canada and the United States. In 2001, the popular…
Thailand Lutherans ready for new mission outreach
TAKUAPA, Thailand – A member of Takuapa Sahatay Lutheran Church has donated a tract of land west of the town of Kapong to begin a new Christian outreach to the area. Working with the Thai church leaders, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) missions has identified the area as a promising…
Saskatchewan congregation adds artwork on Ash Wednesday
Moose Jaw, Sask. -Emmanuel Lutheran Church commissioned local artist David Freeman to do a series of wall hangings in woodwork based on the seasons of the Church Year. The first piece for Lent/Easter was installed on Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. This piece brings out the…
Concordia facing tough times, focuses on responsible stewardship
EDMONTON — A post-secondary institution established by Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is taking some decisive measures as it faces a mounting deficit and debt load. Dr. Gerald Krispin, president of Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA), says in an open letter to LCC that the institution…
Popular Olympic activity is away from sport venues
In addition to watching thrilling winter sport competition, many visitors and participants at Olympic Games compete in pin collecting. Souvenir pins are hot items and one of the most intriguing at the Vancouver Games commemorates the tragic killing of four RCMP constables in March 2005….
Thai children support Haiti earthquake relief
Haiti relief from those with little to those left with nothing THAILAND – The congregation in Takuapa in southern Thailand knows the effects of a natural disaster. Many lost family members in the tsunami which struck on December 26, 2004 and survivors received assistance from Lutheran…