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Nominate a Worthy Recipient for Concordia Lutheran Seminary’s 2026 Honorary Awards
Each spring during its Sacred Convocation, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) presents honorary awards and degrees based on nominations from LCC members. CLS is now accepting nominations for 2026’s honorary awards and degrees which will be presented at its Sacred Convocation on May 28, 2027. Nominations…
All My Remembrance of You
by Robert Mohns St. Paul often included greetings to the saints under his care. He did this not only in a general way, but also at times in very personal ways. In a similar way, I want to repeat what Scripture has to say and…
Caring for those who care for us: LCC launches new wellness and mental health initiative
by Nancy Swerhun and Dwayne Cleave WINNIPEG – Pastors, deacons, and church workers give their lives in service to others. Now, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is taking new steps to care for them. In response to growing concerns about the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being of…
Diaconal Coordinator for Central America appointed
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Committee for Missions and Social Ministry has appointed Dcn. Olga Groh as Diaconal Coordinator for Central America. For many years, the training of Lutheran deaconesses has been an important part of Lutheran Church–Canada’s international mission work. Deaconesses—a special class of…
LCC benefits and pension services building for the future
WINNIPEG – After serving Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) church workers since 1989, LCC Worker Benefit Plans became an independent corporation, LCC Worker Benefit Services Inc., on January 1, 2018. Adopting the new name and revising its internal governance does not change any group health benefits or…
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…
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