The Canadian Lutheran Posts

December 12, 2012

A merciful incarnation

by Ted Giese By the mystery of Your holy incarnation; by Your holy nativity; by Your baptism, fasting, and temptation, by Your agony and bloody sweat; by Your cross and passion; by Your precious death and burial; by Your glorious resurrection and ascension; and by…

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December 11, 2012

Update on seminary cooperation

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. and EDMONTON – Almost 18 months have passed since a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Board of Directors and the church’s two seminaries: Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario….

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December 6, 2012

Joy comes with the morning

by Mathew Block O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight. So goes a verse from the well-loved Advent hymn “O come, O come Emmanuel.” In the…

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November 29, 2012

Missions in Mozambique: The harvest is ready

MOZAMBIQUE – Mission efforts in Mozambique have reached a new milestone, as theological students there have issued a call to the Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brazil (IELB – Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil) for a full-time missionary pastor to come serve among them. The official…

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November 26, 2012

Filipino Lutherans reunite

PHILIPPINES – The Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) has achieved reunification after 24 years of division in the church. Delegates from the two factions came together for a conference October 23-26 in Antipolo City, and made the historic vote to reconcile October 26. “We…

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November 23, 2012

Concordia University College plans Christmas concerts

EDMONTON – Concordia University College of Alberta has two Christmas-themed musical events upcoming in December. Concordia’s Concert Choir will first present Gloria! in early December, and a few weeks later JUBILOSO! Bells of Concordia, the Concordia Community Chorus, and Bella Voce women’s choir will together…

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