Category: National News

March 24, 2009

LCC Board of Directors tackles major issues

At its first meeting of 2009, LCC’s Board of Directors (BOD) finalized a $1.7 million national budget for the work done together by members of the Synod. This figure represents an increase of slightly more than three percent over the 2008 budget with inflation accounting…

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March 24, 2009

Call leaves vacancy in LCC praesidium

Following the acceptance of a call as senior pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Rev. Nolan Astley will resign his position as First Vice-president of Lutheran Church–Canada. The three LCC vice-presidents must come from each of LCC’s three districts. Pastor Astley’s move…

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March 24, 2009

Tell your story

Although mass communication is a dynamic environment today, the local news media are still vital links to your community. Join Dr. Ian Adnams, LCC’s director of communications for a webcast about Communicating with your Community, Thursday, March 26 at 3 p.m. (EDT) live from Concordia…

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March 24, 2009

Celebrate life!

US-based Lutherans for Life holds its annual conference “Celebrating the Abundant Life” in St. Louis, Mo., July 24-25. A number of Canadians usually take in this event. For more information see the Lutherans for Life website or contact the president of Lutherans for Life–Canada, Cliff…

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February 17, 2009

Observing Lent

Lutheran Hour Ministries has two Lenten devotional booklets at www.lentendevotions.net . Given for Us features traditional devotions written for believers. For seekers, A New Perspective helps the reader pause, re-focus, and reflect on Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness and His journey to the cross….

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February 17, 2009

Preach it, pastor!

The fourth annual St. John Chrysostom Lutheran Preacher’s Retreat will be held June 22-24, 2009 at St. Michael’s Retreat in Lumsden, Sask. The theme is The Living God and His Living Word. This year’s speaker is Rev. David H. Petersen, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church…

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