Category: Education News

June 11, 2011

Vicars learn about Lutheran women’s organization

by Judi Luckhardt “Christ is our cornerstone, On Him alone we build.” Singing these words Judy Grande, president of LWML–Canada opened the annual Vicars Dinners for 2011. Students from Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines and Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton each gathered to enjoy an evening of…

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May 28, 2011

Pastors, deacons and vicars placed across Canada

In four services over the past month, congregations and schools across Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) received word of God’s gift to them of new church workers—pastors, vicars and deacons. Concordia Seminary, Ft Wayne held its placement services May 2-3 sending three pastoral candidates to serve in…

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May 27, 2011

Webcasts of seminary placement services

Lutheran Church–Canada’s seminaries are webcasting the special services Friday and Saturday which include the placements of candidates for the pastoral ministry and vicarages. Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton Friday, May 27, 7 p.m MDT (9 p.m. EDT) VIDEO LINK Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, Saturday, May 28,…

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May 24, 2011

Seminaries and Synod reach agreement on cost-efficiencies

WINNIPEG – The second round of discussions to create a Memorandum of Understanding between Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries and LCC’s Board of Directors concluded successfully Thursday, May 19. In an effort to create a cost-efficient and sustainable seminary education program the two seminaries have taken…

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May 16, 2011

Lutheran university college responds to Slave Lake fire

by Keven Drews EDMONTON — Lutherans spent Monday morning collecting food, clothing, blankets and toiletries for residents of a northern Alberta town who have fled a devastating wild fire. According to media reports, the blaze – fanned by winds as high as 100 kilometres an…

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May 13, 2011

Conference looks at Lutheranism in a secular Scandinavia

In Scandinavia, Lutherans have a history dating back hundreds of years. Yet the influence of the church is declining to the point that it is no longer the state church in Sweden. To help North Americans understand the current state of Lutheranism in the area,…

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