Category: National News
Inside and outside Advent
A dual focus for Advent is planned for Lutheran Hour Ministries’ annual devotions. For those inside the church family, Home for the Holidays presents a traditional approach to the preparation for Christmas. Many outside the church have no idea what Advent is and are merely…
New hymn available for Advent 2010
Members of Lutheran Church–Canada congregations which worship in English can soon experience some of what the new French language hymnal offers. An English translation of a French Advent hymn published in Liturgies et cantiques lutheriens is available just in time for the season marking the…
Youth music ministry rethinks its role and future
An Okanagan-based youth ministry that has sent music and witness teams to Lutheran churches and summer camps across Canada for 18 years is being forced by financial concerns to rethink its vision. CREW Ministries is planning an alumni retreat in Kelowna B.C. on November 19…
“Who are you thanking?” asks YouTube video.
The popular video sharing site YouTube is providing Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) with a platform to help focus a national holiday. A simple 60-second video suggests that since all good gifts come from God, perhaps it’s time to thank Him in person at a local Lutheran…
Lutherans help equip First Nations kids for school
Lutheran Church–Canada congregations helped outfit First Nations children in a half dozen remote British Columbia coastal communities with school supplies and colourful backpacks. The joint project of the BC Mission Boat Society based in Parksville, B.C. (Our Savior Lutheran Church) and Lutheran Hour Ministries of…
LCC mission executive sends video report from Haiti
Lutheran Church–Canada’s mission executive, Rev. Dr. Leonardo Nietzel, is currently in Haiti with a review team sponsored by Canadian Lutheran World Relief. He sends this video update from the streets of Port-au-Prince, courtesy of fellow team member Trina Gallop, communications director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church…
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