All posts tagged francais
Book of Concord available again in French
CANADA – For the first 400 years after its publication, the complete Book of Concord was unavailable in French. Finally in 1980 it was released not by or even necessarily for the Lutheran Church, but primarily as a document of academic and historical interest under…
Third edition of French hymnal released
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s French hymnal, Liturgies et cantiques luthériens (LCL), third edition was published in November 2016, with the hymnal now surpassing 10,000 copies printed. The third edition includes minor textual corrections and some updated hymn translations. Thanks to a generous donor, 2,000 copies…
Immigration behind Francophone Lutheran growth in East District
QUEBEC – That immigration is a significant source of membership is hardly news for Lutheran churches in Canada. It is part and parcel of our history and in the early days accounted for nearly all our churches’ growth. Waves of Lutheran immigration are a thing…
Regina congregation launches French-language worship service
by Mathew Block REGINA – Like many outreach projects, this one began by asking a simple question: what gifts and abilities does our congregation have that we aren’t currently using? Now, more than a year after first asking that question, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church …
Christmas praise in three languages
What began as a first-ever French Christmas service for Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton became a multi-cultural event. The service, held Sunday, December 19 included French Christmas hymns, a Sudanese Lutheran choir from Grace Lutheran Church in Edmonton who sang in Nuer and a Christmas solo…
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