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December 15, 2022

CLS President Gimbel to retire, call for nominations for Interim President

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton has announced that President James Gimbel will retire at the completion of the 2023-24 academic year, and is issuing a call for nominations for the role of Interim President during the transition. In a release, CLS expressed…

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December 14, 2022

Maxine Holm passes on to glory

REGINA – Maxine Evelyn Holm, who served Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) former Central District for decades in numerous capacities, has gone home to be with the Lord. She passed away December 5, 2022. Maxine (née Baase) was born in Kelowna, B.C. on August 11, 1941, and…

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December 13, 2022

Constructing Vacation Bible School

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. – Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church held a Vacation Bible School this summer from July 18-21. Despite there being only a very short time in which to prepare, God provided all that was needed, including 58 children and 33 volunteers (including 19…

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December 12, 2022

We Value Vocation

by Timothy Teuscher “We value each person’s unique God-given gifts, talents, and abilities, enabling them to witness Christ’s redeeming love in all aspects and stations of life.” That is the fourth value statement identified as part of the Strategic Framework process presented at this past…

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December 12, 2022

C.T. Wetzstein Donor Advised Fund calls for proposals to support 2023 Christian education in Canada

Regina, SK – The C.T. Wetzstein Donor Advised Fund in support of Christian Education is calling for proposals for 2023—its seventh year of financially supported confessional Lutheran education projects through Lutheran schools and other ministries in Canada. Application may be made using the supplied application form and…

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December 8, 2022

Your Word Leaped from Heaven

by Mathew Block “While gentle silence enveloped all things, and night in its swift course was now half gone, Your all-powerful Word leaped from heaven, from the royal throne…” — Wisdom 18:14-15 This passage, taken from one of the books of the Apocrypha, is one…

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