All posts tagged 2017
Praying Towards “Reformation 500”
by Robert Bugbee Soon it will be Reformation Day 2016. That marks 499 years since the moment when a little-known German monk, Martin Luther, posted his 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg’s Castle Church. They were a public appeal to discuss and debate. Those…
LCC launches Reformation anniversary website
ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has launched a new website sharing information and resources related to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, which will be celebrated in 2017. You can visit the website at www.reformation2017.ca. “As we head towards 2017, there is renewed public interest…
A Letter on the CCMS’ Restructuring Plan
by Bill Ney Now that the summer of 2016 has passed, the Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) wishes to update the church on the progress it has made thus far toward providing a Plan for the restructuring of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) as mandated…
Concrete recommendations released for the restructuring of Lutheran Church–Canada
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) has announced the completion of the third stage in the restructuring process of LCC—the development of concrete recommendations for the restructuring of Synod. The results are detailed at length in a newly released…
500 Years of Reformation: Robert Kolb keynote speaker for 2017 conference
EDMONTON – The Canadian Centre for Scholarship and the Christian Faith (CCSCF) is preparing for its 2017 conference, focusing on the theme “500 Years of Reformation.” The event will take place March 24-25 at Concordia University of Edmonton. The convention will feature Rev. Dr. Robert…
LCC unveils logo for 2017 Reformation celebrations
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has released its logo for 500th anniversary commemorations of the Reformation in 2017. The logo was designed by Philip Prozenko as a gift to the church. Prozenko is chairman of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is…
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