The Canadian Lutheran Posts

Task Force week in LCC

February 12, 2010

Task Force week in LCC

Two Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) task forces met February 1-3 to continue their examination of seminary education, and access to LCC’s historical records. In Winnipeg, the Task Force on Efficient and Sustainable Seminary Education spent time with Lutheran Church–Canada’s president, Rev. Robert Bugbee; mission executive Rev. Dr. Leonardo…

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Olympic Torch arrives at Trinity!

February 11, 2010

Olympic Torch arrives at Trinity!

RICHMOND B.C. – The aroma of coffee beans being brewed filled the air as more than 200 people from the community gathered at Trinity for a first-hand look at the Olympic torch! Children sipped hot chocolate as they giggled with delight at the prospect of…

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An Olympic – Haiti matching challenge

February 10, 2010

An Olympic – Haiti matching challenge

by Ian Adnams Much of the northern hemisphere will begin looking to Vancouver, Canada for the next three weeks as the city hosts the Olympic Winter Games. Canadians are especially excited and proud to host this international event. I find few things more stirring than…

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February 9, 2010

Lutherans, Muslims, Jews discuss faith’s challenges

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – It’s challenging to be a “fool” in the eyes of a secular society, believing in an ultimate truth in an age of postmodernism, says Andrew Korchok a member of Brock University’s Lutheran Student Fellowship (LSF).  Korchok, who attends Trinity Lutheran Church,…

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February 9, 2010

Lutheran congregation sets sights on more than Olympic gold

RICHMOND, B.C. – As athletes, coaches, support teams and thousands of winter sports fans converge on Vancouver for the opening of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Friday, Trinity Lutheran Church in Richmond B.C. is making final preparations to welcome and host hundreds of guests at…

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Haitians help Haitians thanks to Canadian aid

February 8, 2010

Haitians help Haitians thanks to Canadian aid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Doctors treated more than 3,200 people at impromptu aid stations recently thanks to donations from the Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS). In the weeks after a 7.0-magniude earthquake struck the tiny Caribbean nation, the HLMS wired about US $15,000 to l’Eglise Lutherienne…

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