The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Called home
Garry Ritter, former managing director of LLL-Canada, went to be with his Lord Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the age of 78 years. An active layman in Historic St. Peter’s in Edmonton, Garry helped found The Rock Inner City Lutheran Society which operates a feeding…
New Potter film deals with real issues
by Andrew Craig If I were to sum up Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince I would have to say “mature”. I don’t mean that it’s geared for mature audiences, but as a story and as a film it shows a maturity I appreciated…
A question of communion
by Ed Kettner Recently, Canadian newspapers have reported on an interesting question which has important theological implications, both for the church and for society’s perception of the church. At the funeral of former Governor General Romeo LeBlanc, a Roman Catholic, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a…
Lutheran women ‘shine like stars’ in Canada’s capital
More than 200 women gathered in Ottawa for the seventh convention of Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada. Delegates elected Judy Grande to serve another three-year term as president and voted to supply more than $138,000 in mission grants over the next three years. This includes more…
East District President installation
Rev. Paul Zabel will be installed as president of Lutheran Church–Canada, East District, on Sunday, August 16 at 7 p.m. in St. John’s Lutheran Church, Clifford, Ontario. Pastor Zabel served St. John’s for 26 years prior to his election at the East District convention in…
A view of Canada’s religious communities
The National Post has launched a blog on Canada’s religious communities called Holy Post. The newspaper welcomes participation and comments at http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/holy-post/default.aspx