Category: Education News
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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….