Category: National News
Assisted Suicide Advocate Takes Life: A Lutheran Response
USA – On November 1, Brittany Maynard took her own life using a lethal combination of drugs. Earlier this year, Maynard had been diagnosed with a stage-four glioblastoma multiforme brain tumor, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Following the diagnosis, she and her husband moved…
Synod President to assist in Winnipeg Parish
WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) President Dr. Robert Bugbee has accepted what he terms “a very part-time call” to serve as Assisting Pastor at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Winnipeg. The decision came after a lengthy period of prayer and consultation, as the voters of…
2014 Convention Proceedings Now Available
ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has released the proceedings from its Tenth Convention, held June 6-9 in Vancouver, British Columbia. “The official Proceedings to the Synod of the Tenth Synodical Convention of Lutheran Church–Canada are provided as a the official record of the decisions, elections,…
Anglican-Lutheran dialogue continues on Canadian soil
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Dialogue participants from the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) met for their latest semi-annual round of discussions at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in Ontario on Friday, October 17. It was the…
LCC President calls for prayer following Ottawa attacks
OTTAWA – News of multiple shootings in downtown Ottawa left Canadians reeling Wednesday morning. Shots were fired at Canada’s War Memorial, where one Canadian soldier was shot and killed. Parliament was also targeted, with as many as fifty shots fired inside the Centre Block today,…
Statement on the Arrest of Richard Docekal
EDMONTON – On Friday, October 17 the Alberta Integrated Child Exploitation Unit announced that Rev. Richard Docekal had been arrested on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. On the evening of September 8, President Don Schiemann of the Alberta-British Columbia District was informed…
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