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Convention votes to provide for diaconal service on boards, commissions, and committees
VANCOUVER – Delegates to Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) National Convention in Vancouver voted Saturday to bring members of the diaconate onto synod’s boards, commissions, and committees. LCC’s bylaws identify deacons as members of Synod, along with pastors and congregations. They further identify deacons not as laypeople…
Convention Essayist Calls to Prayer
VANCOUVER – Saturday saw Rev. Kurt Reinhardt take the stage for the first part of his keynote lecture “Come to Him Who Answers Prayer – As Dear Children Ask their Dear Father.” In it, Rev. Reinhardt noted that God’s family is meant to be a…
Moncton shooting tragedy remembered at LCC Convention
VANCOUVER – During its Saturday afternoon session, the national convention of Lutheran Church–Canada passed a resolution expressing its sorrow over the recent shooting tragedy in Moncton, New Brunswick. Noting that “tragedy has again struck our land with the senseless killing of three members of the…
President Bugbee acclaimed to another term
Update: The Canadian Lutheran has now published the text of President Bugbee’s speech to the convention reacting to his reelection. VANCOUVER – On the morning of June 7, Rev. Dr. Robert Bugbee was unanimously acclaimed as President of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) for another term. President…
Convention opening worship draws hundreds
VANCOUVER – Approximately 450 people attended the opening worship service of Lutheran Church–Canada’s national convention, held at Holy Rosary Cathedral. The event featured multi-language worship in Scripture, prayer, and song. The First Reading (Acts 1:12-26) was read in Mandarin, the Epistle (1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11)…
LCC set to begin national convention
VANCOUVER – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is gearing up for its triennial national convention, taking place June 6-9, 2014 on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The event will see approximately 250 lay and clergy representatives from across the nation gather together…
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