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RSVP Revisited
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is re-launching the RSVP initiative, a church worker recruitment program that successfully identified a number of prospective pastors and deacons throughout the 1990s and 2000s, with hopes that LCC congregations will observe a Recruitment Sunday on January 22, 2017. Resources…
Interim Pastoral Leader to conclude service in Alberta and British Columbia
WINNIPEG – Rev. Nolan D. Astley, the Interim Pastoral Leader for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations in Alberta and British Columbia during the past year, will officially conclude his work in this role on September 1, 2016. The Interim Pastoral Leader arrangement was implemented after the…
CLWR invites LCC congregations to submit proposals for Fort McMurray projects
ALBERTA – In response to the Fort McMurray Wildfire, Canadian Lutheran World Relief (LCC) is inviting Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) groups and congregations in Alberta to apply for funding for projects that will benefit the congregations and people of Fort McMurray. Funds will come from the…
Envision Yourself: A High School Retreat
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) is hosting a weekend retreat for high school aged students to come and spend a few days envisioning what it would be like to train to be a pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada. The retreat begins Friday, May 13 in…
ABC District President addresses Alberta Government over sexual orientation guidelines
EDMONTON – Alberta-British Columbia District President Glenn Schaeffer has published a letter he has sent to Alberta’s Minister of Education regarding the guidelines on sexual orientation the provincial government has released for schools. “We commend your desire to provide a safe and caring setting for…
Response to Alberta Government’s Proposed Gender Guidelines
EDMONTON – The Government of Alberta recently released proposed guidelines on sexual orientation that are to be adopted by all school districts in the province. Alberta-British Columbia District President Glenn Schaeffer has responded to the guidelines, encouraging ABC District members in Alberta to make their…
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