Category: National News
Olympic welcome at Richmond B.C. Lutheran congregation
By Keven Drews RICHMOND, B.C. — Images of the Olympic torch relay beamed across a massive screen, boxes of hotdogs buns lined the hall, and computers hummed in an Internet Café Friday shortly after Trinity Lutheran Church opened its doors to the world. Until February…
Lutherans, Muslims, Jews discuss faith’s challenges
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – It’s challenging to be a “fool” in the eyes of a secular society, believing in an ultimate truth in an age of postmodernism, says Andrew Korchok a member of Brock University’s Lutheran Student Fellowship (LSF). Korchok, who attends Trinity Lutheran Church,…
Lutheran congregation sets sights on more than Olympic gold
RICHMOND, B.C. – As athletes, coaches, support teams and thousands of winter sports fans converge on Vancouver for the opening of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Friday, Trinity Lutheran Church in Richmond B.C. is making final preparations to welcome and host hundreds of guests at…
Haiti relief donations to CLWR almost at $400,000 mark; deadline ahead
from CLWR News WINNIPEG– As the Canadian Lutheran World Relief Appeal for Haiti enters its third week, donations continue to flood into its Winnipeg head office. As of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, February 4, the total amount of donations receipted topped $370,000. Stacks of unopened letters will…
Devotions, sermons now available for Winter Olympics
VANCOUVER – Lutherans volunteering, participating in or supporting in prayer the mission activities at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics can now draw upon two new inspirational resources. The Alberta-British Columbia District of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has published daily devotions and Lenten sermons – all with…
News Briefs: Long-time staff member retires
Following two months of leave for health reasons, Worker Benefit Plans director, Inge Schroeder has retired. She is the longest-serving member of Lutheran Church–Canada’s staff, joining the new synod’s office team in 1989 as administrative support. She soon focused her talents on assisting in the…
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