The Canadian Lutheran Posts
LWML–Canada General Council prepares for the future
Beginning each day with Bible study, the new LWML–Canada General Council spent August 27-29, 2009 working through a strategic plan and determining ways to effectively fulfill that plan. They developed a belief statement and identified the league’s values. The group then re-wrote the organization’s mission…
Seminary shares lecture series
The annual Timothy Lectures at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton will be webcast Thursday, September 24. The presentations begin at 8 a.m. MT (10 ET) and conclude at 3 p.m. The lecturer this year is Rev. Bill Ney, pastor at St. Matthew’s Stony Plain, Alta. To…
Talking to the heart
Have you ever wished you had Lutheran resources you could share with new Canadians in their native language, their ‘heart’ language? Lutheran Heritage Foundation has materials available in 66 languages. Check out www.LHFmissions.org for more information.
LWMLC Sunday, October 4, 2009
For congregations using projector and screen for Divine Worship, LWML–Canada has prepared a three-minute video about the League’s activities that could be played on LWML–Canada Sunday. Download it from the list of LWML–Canada Sunday materials at http://www.lutheranwomen.ca/inspiration/lwmlsunday.htm.
Canada Revenue Agency changes requirements for clergy housing allowance
Clergy who own or rent their accommodation must file form T1213 with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), and receive written approval from CRA, before being allowed a reduction of income tax at source. This is a change in procedure. Previously, CRA ruled that the form was…
Pre-Publication Special Offer
Liturgies et Cantiques Luthériens – New LCC hymnal in French LCC has produced the only Lutheran French-language service book and hymnal currently available. This 864-page volume offers three eucharistic liturgies; Morning Prayer; Evening Prayer; family devotions; lectionaries; Psalms; hymns; collects; proper prefaces; Luther’s Small Catechism;…