Category: National News
LCC/LLL-C intern announced for summer 2023
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLL-C) have teamed up again to offer a paid, part-time internship opportunity for the third summer in a row. For the summer of 2023, the internship will focus on inspiring young people to consider their gifts and…
CTCR Statement on Bioethics Resources
Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) Statement June 22, 2023 – At the 2022 LCC Synod Convention the following resolution was adopted: “To Request The PMC To Provide Relevant Materials Pertaining To The Intersection Between Biomedical Ethics, Technology And Theology” (Resolution 22.2.04b). The PMC…
Missouri North: The History of Lutheran Church–Canada now available on Amazon
CANADA – Missouri North: The History of Lutheran Church–Canada, initially unveiled at LCC’s 2022 Synod Convention, is now available for purchase through Amazon. At the convention, President Emeritus Edwin Lehman, LCC’s first president following LCC’s move to autonomy, explained to convention delegates the origin of…
CTCR Statement on Civil Obedience and Disobedience
Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) Statement At the March 2023 meeting of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s Board of Directors, the request was made of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) to review the 1966 CTCR document of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS)…
CCCA Awards for The Canadian Lutheran
CANADA – The Canadian Christian Communicators Association (CCCA) held its annual Awards of Excellence on May 26, 2023, and The Canadian Lutheran received two awards: Third Place (Feature) and Third Place (Media Review). The Canadian Lutheran’s editor, Mathew Block, received third place in the Feature…
A cup overflows: LCC French Liturgy Workshop brings abundant blessings from God
by David Somers MONTREAL, QC – Members of Lutheran churches and beyond were invited to attend a workshop on the basics of the Lutheran liturgy in the French language in Montreal from May 17-21, 2023. Such teaching is crucial at a time where new francophone…