Category: West Region News
500 Years of Reformation – Conference in Edmonton
EDMONTON – The Canadian Centre for Scholarship and the Christian Faith is encouraging people to sign up soon for their sixth annual conference—“500 Years of Reformation.” The conference will take place March 24-25 at Concordia University of Edmonton. Rev. Dr. Robert Kolb, one of the…
Not Embarrassing but Amazing
by Glenn E. Schaeffer When I was pastor at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Barrie, Ontario, the children and youth, with the assistance of some adults, presented a Christmas pageant entitled, “This is So Embarrassing!” The pageant starts with a youth complaining about…
Upcoming Free Quest Course on C.S. Lewis’ Narnia
ONLINE – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton is planning its next Quest Course: “Narnia for Adults: Introduction to the Chronicles of Narnia,” set to begin at the end of January 2017. The series explores the Narnia books from a grown-up perspective, covering the series…
Enrolment open for 2017 Pastor’s Sabbatical Week
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary has opened up enrolment for its 2017 Pastor’s Sabbatical Week, which will take place June 6-8, 2017 in Edmonton. The event will feature three speakers: Rev. Dr. Charles P. Arand, professor of systematic theology at Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, Missouri),…
Grace Lutheran in Osoyoos closes school
OSOYOOS, B.C. – On August 28, Grace Lutheran Church brought its twenty-six year ministry with Good Shepherd Christian School to an end, as Rev. Darren Siegle, at the request of the chairman, closed the school in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy…
Goerz appointed ABC District News Editor
ALBERTA/BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Alberta-British Columbia District has appointed a new editor for the ABC District News section of The Canadian Lutheran. Laura Goerz has accepted the position, beginning with the November-December issue of the magazine. Goerz is a regular contributor to Tapestry, the national…
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