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First calls for 2023’s graduating pastors
CANADA – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton – CLS) and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, ON – CLTS) held Call Services on May 26 and 27 respectively, announcing the first calls of four graduating pastors for 2023. Additionally, CLS saw the commendation of one colloquy…
New Interim President announced for CLS: Dr. Joel Heck
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton – CLS) publicly announced, at their Sacred Convocation on May 26, 2023, that Rev. Dr. Joel D. Heck has accepted the Call to serve as Interim President of the seminary. In a Facebook post, CLS shared: “The CLS Board…
A cup overflows: LCC French Liturgy Workshop brings abundant blessings from God
by David Somers MONTREAL, QC – Members of Lutheran churches and beyond were invited to attend a workshop on the basics of the Lutheran liturgy in the French language in Montreal from May 17-21, 2023. Such teaching is crucial at a time where new francophone…
CLS extends Call to Dr. Joel Heck as Interim President
An announcement from Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton): After an extended search process and careful and prayerful consideration, the Board of Regents has unanimously chosen to extend the Divine Call to Rev. Dr. Joel Heck of Austin Texas to come to Edmonton (with wife Cheryl) to…
C.T. Wetzstein Donor Advised Fund grants over $9,000 for Christian education in Canada for 2023
REGINA, Sask. – The C.T. Wetzstein Donor Advised Fund in Support of Christian Education has granted over $9,000 in funding to a variety of educational ministries across Canada this year. Recipients in this yearly round of funding are: First Lutheran Christian Academy, Windsor, ON for…
LCC congregations impacted by Alberta wildfires
ALBERTA - With 91 active wildfires as of May 16, 2023, and 19,576 evacuees, the province has been under a state of emergency since May 6. There has not been much rain yet this spring, and high winds have fanned the fires and smoke has spread across most of Canada, leading to…
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