Category: International News
Pray for Australia
On Monday morning, February 9, Ian Adnams, editor of The Canadian Lutheran, e-mailed Linda Macqueen, editor of The Lutheran, the Lutheran Church of Australia’s magazine, to find out if the current fires in the state of Victoria were affecting the Lutheran church. Here is her…
French hymnal introduction
You are invited to the Atelier d’Introduction on the content and use of the new French Lutheran Hymnal in Montreal, April 27-29, 2009. A grant from the Schwann Foundation will cover participants’ costs for two nights’ accommodation, the bilingual program and meals. Transportation is the…
Haitian Lutherans express thanks
In a year-end e-mail, Pastor Revenel Benoit, president of the Lutheran Church of Haiti (LCH) expressed a heartfelt “thank you” from those in Gonaives and area who were devastated by four hurricanes and a intense flood in September. Of the approximate 900 Lutheran families in…
Aid for Gaza needed
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) has issued an appeal for humanitarian relief in Gaza. Donations can be made by calling 1-800-661-2597 or visiting www.clwr.org/donate. CLWR, through Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, is responding to emergency needs as the situation develops. Priority relief measures in…