The Canadian Lutheran Posts

October 31, 2009

Haitians grateful for Canadian assistance

Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS) in Canada has been playing a big part in getting clothes, shoes and bedding items to the Haitian people. Earlier this month another 40-foot container arrived in Gonaives. The church there expects to begin distributing clothes and shoes to about…

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October 30, 2009

Guilt, justice and the power of forgiveness

by Robert Bugbee Our evangelical Lutheran church was started in the strangest way. It didn’t begin at a conference table or by decree of a high-placed cleric. It began with a monk, agonizing with his face down on the stone floor of a monastery cell….

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October 22, 2009

Sunday school conference webcast set for Saturday

KITCHENER – Want to learn more about devotional time, how to teach Sunday school students better or how to reclaim the family and its Christian environment? On Saturday, October 24, LCC’s East District is sharing its Sunday School Teachers’ and Family Workshop online from Kitchener,…

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October 21, 2009

Nominations open for distinguished award

ST. CATHARINES – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) is seeking nominations for its highest and most distinguished award. The seminary will present its Delta Chi Medal to a layperson or clergy member whose life or vocation exemplifies service to Christ. Members of Lutheran Church–Canada or…

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October 15, 2009

New hymnal set for press

MONTREAL – The French-language hymnal Liturgies et cantiques luthériens goes to press the week of Reformation Day, October 31. This Lutheran Church–Canada project has spread excitement around the French-speaking Lutheran churches worldwide. The most recent hymnal was printed in 1975 and is no longer available…

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October 9, 2009

“Who are you thanking?” asks a new YouTube video.

WINNIPEG – The popular video sharing site YouTube is once again providing Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) with a platform to help focus a national holiday. A simple 60 second video suggests that since all good gifts come from God, perhaps it’s time to thank Him in…

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