Category: National News

May 29, 2019

LCC says farewell to long-term employee

WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) synodical office is saying farewell to long-term employee Lillian Kozussek, who retires this week after two decades of service with the church. Kozussek first began working for LCC in 1999, in the Worker Benefits department. In 2012, when the Central district…

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May 28, 2019

Canadian Lutherans join annual March for Life

CANADA – Thousands of Canadians gathered on Parliament Hill on May 9, 2019 for the national March for Life, with a number of Lutherans among them. Prolife Canadians converge on Ottawa every year to express their concern over issues like abortion, physician assisted suicide, and…

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May 24, 2019

Canadian Lutherans receive CCP Awards

CANADA – The 2019 Canadian Church Press (CCP) Awards were announced May 1, with The Canadian Lutheran taking home three major awards: first place for a News Story (Magazine), third place for Features (Magazine), and first place for a Media Review. “I’m delighted to see…

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May 22, 2019

Founder of Lutheran missions in Mozambique passes on to glory; the church he helped create is growing by leaps and bounds

CANADA – Rev. Joseph Khembo Alfazema, the father of confessional Lutheran missions in Mozambique and a pastor of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), passed on to glory on May 11, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta. A funeral service for Rev. Alfazema was held on Saturday, May 18, 2019…

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May 20, 2019

Changes for LCC Communications

WINNIPEG – The communications department in Lutheran Church–Canada is in a state of transition, following the departure of Christopher Pelletier as communications director. “We wish Christopher God’s blessings as he pursues other opportunities,” noted LCC leadership on the transition. Pelletier joined LCC staff in May…

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May 8, 2019

Creative Missions at Grail Quest Books

Students arrive at our seminaries from all sorts of backgrounds and careers. We are sometimes unaware of the vast array of skill sets that these students bring to church life, whether they pertain to competencies involving administration, business, computers, art, or something else. Sometimes seminarians…

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