Category: Education News

January 13, 2011

Seminary task force receives new assignments

WINNIPEG – In a three-hour conference call Thursday, January 6, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors discussed the process of receiving responses to the various task force reports it has received and set out some new assignments. The board paid particular attention to the report from…

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January 10, 2011

Recording project successful despite late launch

by James Morgan It was a perfect start for Perfect Holiday. Tara Lyn Hart’s new Christmas CD, released just in time for Christmas 2010, not only has begun raising money for Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario, but it has also returned…

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December 27, 2010

Lecture series focuses on spirituality

EDMONTON — Six Lutheran and non-Lutheran scholars – even a Catholic father – will participate in a new lecture series on spirituality at Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in early 2011. Conceived by CLS president Dr. Manfred Zeuch, the speakers will tackle everything from spirituality and…

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December 20, 2010

Christmas praise in three languages

What began as a first-ever French Christmas service for Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton became a multi-cultural event. The service, held Sunday, December 19 included French Christmas hymns, a Sudanese Lutheran choir from Grace Lutheran Church in Edmonton who sang in Nuer and a Christmas solo…

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December 14, 2010

Seminaries request nominations

 The seminaries of Lutheran Church–Canada present special honours at their spring convocations and graduation ceremonies. Both institutions are seeking nominations from the church-at-large. Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines At its annual Certification and Call Service, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary awards the Delta Chi Medal,…

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December 10, 2010

U.S. university honours Canadian church work pioneer

EDMONTON — Concordia University Chicago will present a Lutheran Church–Canada deacon with one of its top honours December 18. Jeannette Lietzau, former director of Church Work Programs at Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) will receive the Spiritus Christi medallion during a university commencement ceremony….

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