Category: National News
LCC seminaries prepare for convocation services, announce award recipients
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) seminaries are preparing for this year’s sacred convocation ceremonies. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) will hold its Sacred Convocation service May 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the Tegler Centre of Concordia University College of Alberta. The seminary will celebrate the program…
Lutherans for Life-Canada celebrating 10th anniversary
by James Morgan CANADA – “God has been gracious in guiding us to speak out for the helpless in society,” is how Lutherans for Life-Canada (LFL-C) President Cliff Pyle reflects on the past decade. 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of LFL-C as a pro-life organization…
2014 Convention: Proposed resolutions now online
CANADA – The proposed resolutions for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) upcoming 2014 convention are now available online. The resolutions are available as part of the first edition of Today’s Business, a booklet which builds on the larger Convention Workbook made available online a month ago. The…
Tapestry adds missions editor
CANADA – By providing grants to a wide variety of projects, through the sharing information about the mission field and with the prayer of its members, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada (LWMLC), has always been a strong supporter of Lutheran Church-Canada missions. To further enhance that…
Convention business agenda set as committees meet
WINNIPEG – Three committees tasked with drafting resolutions for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) tenth convention met April 11-12 in Winnipeg. Chaired by LCC’s three district presidents, Rev. Tom Prachar (Central), Rev. Don Schiemann (ABC), and Rev. Paul Zabel (East), the members (drawn from the convention delegates)…
Consultant change, administration outsourcing for WBP
WINNIPEG – The Board of Managers (BOM) of LCC’s Worker Benefit Plan (WBP) is very aware of the pressure employers are under to reduce costs. The BOM is thus doing its utmost to deliver programs efficiently and in the most cost-effective manner possible. While the BOM…