The Canadian Lutheran Posts

November 1, 2021

LCC Seminaries: In the Spotlight!

In the Spotlight . . . Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton, AB) Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton held its opening service on Wednesday, August 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the seminary chapel. Regents, students, faculty, and staff gathered together to celebrate the opening of the…

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November 1, 2021

A Strange Blessing for the Saints

  by Timothy Teuscher The appointed Gospel reading for All Saints’ Day, November 1, includes the opening words from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount called ‘The Beatitudes,’ in which He speaks of the blessedness, the spiritual well-being, of saints—of what it means to be saints,…

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October 28, 2021

David Friesen appointed as LCC’s new Director of Advancement

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Friesen as its new Director of Advancement. Over the years, the time commitment required by the Director of Missions to find adequate funds has steadily increased. This naturally takes him away from…

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October 27, 2021

Reflections from LCC/LLL-C’s Communications Internship

CANADA – This past summer marked the first ever paid Communications Internship coordinated by Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLL-C). Here are some reflections on the experience from Alex Steinke, LCC’s Communications Director; Lisa Jackson, LLL-C’s Managing Director; as well as…

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October 26, 2021

The Journey Through Grief

  by Michael Keith You don’t get over it; you get through it. As a pastor I have journeyed through the valley of the shadow of death with many people. The loss of a loved one leaves us profoundly hurt and broken. We experience emotions…

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October 25, 2021

Mission congregation hosts installation of LCC’s newest Missionary-at-Large for the francophone community

by David Somers QUEBEC CITY, Que. – On October 3, 2021, the congregation of Sainte-Trinité in Quebec City, hosted the installation of Rev. Marco-Antonio Jacobsen as assistant Missionary-at-Large for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s French Ministries. Sainte-Trinité was formed through the cooperation of half a dozen or so…

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