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Planned gifts to the church increase in 2010
by James Morgan According to Lutheran Foundation Canada’s year-end summary, 2010 showed a significant increase in planned giving for the congregations and related organizations of Lutheran Church–Canada. The foundation reported more than $7.5 million in planned gifts, with a small portion being immediate gifts of…
Cheers arise for new Ethiopian-Canadian partnership
By James Morgan The new partnership between Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and the Oromo language congregations in Canada was publicly announced February 13 at the Ilaamee Mission Conference of the International Oromo Mission and Cultural Convention in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. “The audience cheered in appreciation…
True love for St. Valentine’s Day
by Peggy Pedersen Next to Christmas, St. Valentine’s Day is probably the biggest gift-giving day of the year and like St. Nicholas, commercial purposes have co-opted St. Valentine. Although little is known about him, he was, like St. Nicholas, probably a bishop or priest in…
The End is near! Or is it?
by Edward Kettner What is going on in the world? The news is filled with strange events—birds falling from the sky for no apparent reason; masses of dead fish washing ashore. It seems this winter has been extreme, with record- setting snow falls (called in…
Fresh support for LCC missions
Thanks to a volunteer mission organization, sixteen Lutheran Church–Canada mission projects may become a reality in 2011. At its annual general meeting in Calgary, February 6, Concordia Lutheran Mission Society (CLMS) chose to support 16 projects from home and overseas challenging its members and donors…
Canadian church represented at Ethiopian conference
Two pastors from Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) will attend an international Theological and Mission Conference conducted by the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), an Oromo Lutheran church body. Rev. Dr. Leonardo Neitzel, LCC’s mission executive and Rev. Marvin Ziprick (Bethel, Sherwood Park, Alberta) are travelling…
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