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Devotions for Lent 2016 in English and French
ONLINE – This coming Wednesday (February 10) marks Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Lent is that season on the church calendar during which Christians recall Christ’s journey to Jerusalem to suffer and die on Good Friday. It ends with Easter and the celebration…
LCC Releases National Survey on Restructuring: Your Input is Needed
CANADA – On February 1, 2016, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) released a church-wide survey, asking all members of LCC—lay, clergy, and deacons—for their input on the restructuring of our church. “Your participation in completing the Survey is very much needed!” explains Rev. William Ney, Chairman of…
A Letter to the Church: Please Join Us in Charting a Path Forward for Lutheran Church–Canada
Editor’s Note: Additional information on LCC’s National Survey on Restructuring is available here. by William Ney On February 1, 2016 an online and paper copy of the National Survey on Restructuring was made available to all members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), lay, clergy, and deacon….
Concordia University of Edmonton no longer a Christian institution
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this story went live, CUE President Gerald S. Krispin has resigned from the clergy roster of Lutheran Church–Canada and issued an open letter to the church. READ MORE EDMONTON – Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) no longer identifies itself as a Christian…
A Restructuring Roadmap: LCC seeks Structure for the Next Generation
CANADA – The Synodical Handbook expresses part of the mandate of the Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS): “In the area of structure, the Commission shall conduct a continuing review of the organizational structure of the Synod, including its districts and its circuits, and…
Life Sunday 2016: In Prayer and in Action
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is preparing to observe Sanctity of Life Sunday on January 17. A particular prayer focus this year will be the issues of physician assisted suicide and euthanasia, as the Supreme Court of Canada decriminalized these acts in February 2014. The…