Category: National News
Hot coffee warms Winnipeg commuters
About 35 morning commuters and neighbours took advantage of the hot coffee and cookies offered by LCC’s office staff in Winnipeg the week before Christmas. Most people were heading to catch the bus, others were from neighbourhood businesses. Going into the week, no one knew…
Christmas Eve Service webcast
For the second consecutive year, St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stony Plain, Alberta will share its Christmas Eve service on line. The webcast begins at 6 p.m. MT (8 p.m. ET).
Year-end gifts that make a difference
by Allen Schellenberg As year-end approaches many of us reflect on our blessings, and consider special ways we might thank God for His many gifts. In fact, this is the first year my children and I have decided not to purchase gifts for each other, and instead…
Un joyeux Noël à Edmonton
EDMONTON — Cette ville anglophone pourrait bien être mieux connue par ses célébrations de Noël en langue française si le président du Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) succède en son plan. Dr Manfred Zeuch, le président du séminaire et professeur de théologie systématique annonce qu’il offrira…
Synod Christmas tree sends a message
In a video report, President Robert Bugbee talks about how staff at LCC’s Synod office in Winnipeg support congregations while decorating the Christmas tree.
New hymns for Christmas and Epiphany
Lutheran congregations in Canada have two additional hymns for Christmas and beyond. Lutheran Church–Canada’s Committee on Worship and Music released another Christmas hymn plus an Epiphany hymn translated from Liturgies et cantiques luthériens, LCC’s French hymnal. According to Pastor David Saar, who helped produce the…