Category: National News

August 31, 2015

Technical error in July/August 2015 issue of The Canadian Lutheran

CANADA – An image layering problem resulted in the province of Quebec being unintentionally hidden from view in a map on page five of the print edition of the July/August 2015 issue of The Canadian Lutheran. We apologize for the error and any offense it…

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August 27, 2015

Tapestry: Touching Hearts and Minds

CANADA -Earlier this year, Tapestry, the magazine for women of Lutheran Church–Canada published by Lutheran Women’s Missionary League–Canada received another award from the Canadian Church Press (CCP). Judy Grande’s article in the spring 2014 issue entitled, “Just a small thing… but it made all the difference”…

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August 21, 2015

Correction to 2014 National Convention Proceedings

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada has issued a correction to the Proceedings of the 2014 National Convention. The original version of the proceedings writes on page 52 that Resolution 14.3.06a “To Decline Overture 3.07 (To Permit Rostered Workers to Nominate Circuit Counsellors)” was adopted. This is…

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July 24, 2015

Women of LCC plan for the future, LWMLC President Barta reelected

WATERLOO, Ontario – Mission, service and fellowship are the elements Lutheran women consider key in an organization. How do you keep and increase those elements while making major revisions to how you are organized with the intent to free up resources, time and finances to…

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July 16, 2015

ABC District office to be sold, stay of proceedings extended

EDMONTON – At the most recent hearing on June 26, 2015 the Court granted a stay of proceedings which extended protection to the Alberta-British Columbia (ABC) District under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. One result of the court order is that the District will be…

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July 8, 2015

Lutherans call for prayer amidst devastating forest fires

SASKATCHEWAN – The largest evacuation in Saskatchewan’s history has Lutherans calling for prayer in Northern Saskatchewan. The area is facing a particularly devastating forest fire season, with 54 communities under a full or partial evacuation at this time; more than 13,000 people are currently displaced,…

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