Category: National News
Concordia facing tough times, focuses on responsible stewardship
EDMONTON — A post-secondary institution established by Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is taking some decisive measures as it faces a mounting deficit and debt load. Dr. Gerald Krispin, president of Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA), says in an open letter to LCC that the institution…
Popular Olympic activity is away from sport venues
In addition to watching thrilling winter sport competition, many visitors and participants at Olympic Games compete in pin collecting. Souvenir pins are hot items and one of the most intriguing at the Vancouver Games commemorates the tragic killing of four RCMP constables in March 2005….
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…
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