All posts tagged deaconess
Mother’s Day Greetings with Dcn. Samantha Neeb
LCC sends Mother’s Day greetings to all our mothers and those who’ve been like mothers to us. May the Lord bless you in this vocation.
Deacons in the Church: Vibrant Servants of God
by Jennifer Frim Deacon. It’s a word that you might have heard from time to time, tossed around in various church contexts—maybe even in church contexts beyond our Lutheran one. What exactly does it mean and how is it used in our church? The term…
Seminar and retreat for Central American deaconesses
by Deaconess Olga Preisz Groh CHINANDEGA, Nicaragua – The fourth deaconess seminar/retreat focusing on Deaconesses and Life Together (Vida Diaconal en Comunidad: Adorando, Trabajando, Estudiando, Alimentándonos, Orando y Escuchando Juntas) took place from January 15 to 19, 2018 at Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Mission Centre gathering…
Nicaraguan Deaconesses enjoy seminar
by Anita Syens On October 30, 2017, I had the wonderful privilege of leading a one day seminar for the deaconesses of the Lutheran Church of Nicaragua. Together with our DPS Intern, Lenora Wallden, we met with 24 of the 29 deaconesses for a day…
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…
Concordia University College of Alberta Suspends Church Work Programs
EDMONTON – In response to budgetary challenges and consistent low enrolments, Concordia University College of Alberta is moving to suspend its church work programs, including the Director of Parish Services, Lutheran Teacher, and Youth Ministry Certificate programs. Discussions are also taking place with Concordia Lutheran…
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