Category: Education News

October 3, 2009

Prayer and meditation

What does it mean to be in constant communion with God and also have times of focused prayer? Rev. Warren Steckelberg, former pastor at St. Peter’s Historic Lutheran Church and chaplain at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton and at Concordia University College of Alberta, presents four…

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September 16, 2009

Seminary shares lecture series

The annual Timothy Lectures at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton will be webcast Thursday, September 24. The presentations begin at 8 a.m. MT (10 ET) and conclude at 3 p.m. The lecturer this year is Rev. Bill Ney, pastor at St. Matthew’s Stony Plain, Alta. To…

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September 16, 2009

Seminary services and celebrations

In two special services September 12 and 13, Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries launched their academic years under the theme “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus.” Ten new MDiv students began their studies toward the pastoral ministry, six at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines…

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September 4, 2009

Federal grant supports university college

Concordia University College (CUCA) has received a federal Knowledge Infrastructure Program grant totaling $1,017,000. The funding will focus on campus research facilities and revitalizing buildings. This includes replacing original windows installed in Schwermann Hall in 1926. “Concordia is extremely grateful to receive this generous contribution…

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September 4, 2009

New year celebrations

The seminaries of Lutheran Church–Canada will mark the beginning of a new academic year in September. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (25th Anniversary), Saturday, September 12 1:00 Open House 3:00 Opening Worship (Redeemer, Edmonton) 5:30 25th Anniversary Reception (Redeemer, Edmonton) Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, Sunday,…

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August 14, 2009

Graduate studies at CUCA

This fall, Concordia University College launches its Master of Arts in Biblical and Christian Studies program. Unique in Alberta, the course of study is an accredited graduate degree. Students will focus their studies in one of the program’s three areas of concentration: Old Testament Studies,…

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