Category: National News
A statement from Lutheran Church–Canada on the ordination of homosexuals in the Lutheran Church
A statement from Lutheran Church–Canada on the Ordination of Homosexuals in the Lutheran Church AUGUST 21, 2009 – In Minneapolis this afternoon, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America adopted a resolution to allow for the ordination of those in committed, monogamous, same-sex relationships. The vote…
Called home
Garry Ritter, former managing director of LLL-Canada, went to be with his Lord Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the age of 78 years. An active layman in Historic St. Peter’s in Edmonton, Garry helped found The Rock Inner City Lutheran Society which operates a feeding…
Lutheran women ‘shine like stars’ in Canada’s capital
More than 200 women gathered in Ottawa for the seventh convention of Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada. Delegates elected Judy Grande to serve another three-year term as president and voted to supply more than $138,000 in mission grants over the next three years. This includes more…
Is your congregation un-organized?
What can you do if you are without an organist and it’s time for worship? Share your story and register to win the Concordia Organist for your congregation. The Concordia Organist is a 31-CD set featuring every hymn from Lutheran Service Book beautifully played with…
July conventions tackle issues and change
Two Lutheran Church–Canada auxiliary organizations will hold conventions back-to-back in July. Lutheran Women’s Missionary League–Canada (LWMLC) meets in Ottawa July 9-12 and the International Lutheran Laymen’s League (Int’l LLL) holds its annual convention in Greensboro, North Carolina July 15-19. Lutheran Church–Canada’s president, Rev. Robert Bugbee…
More than a word of comfort
As Canada mourns the loss of soldiers killed in Afghanistan, military chaplains are called upon to provide comfort and counselling to grieving family members. In June, Lutheran Church–Canada chaplain, Captain Jason Kouri was assigned to provide pastoral care to the family of Cpl. Martin Dubé….