All posts tagged LCC

June 28, 2019

Former ABC District Youth Gathering reveals new name, logo

Grand Forks, B.C. – The planning committee for the former ABC District Youth Gathering has announced that it will now be called the IMPACT Youth Gathering (www.impactyg.ca). The name represents three aspects of a youth gathering: the impact God has on attendees’ lives, the impact…

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June 24, 2019

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…

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June 19, 2019

Lutheran Military Chaplains gather in Ontario

CORNWALL, ONTARIO – Chaplains in the Canadian Armed Forces gathered together the week of June 2 for “Called to Serve” in Cornwall, Ontario. This exercise is an opportunity for chaplains to gather together for mutual support, to hear from their leaders in the chaplaincy, and…

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June 12, 2019

Central Region Mission and Ministry Council inaugural meeting

REGINA – The Central Region’s Regional Mission and Ministry Council (RMMC) was convened May 10-May 11, 2019 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Regina, with an opening Vespers service led by Regional Pastor David Haberstock. Council members worked through the documents that define the purpose…

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May 29, 2019

LCC says farewell to long-term employee

WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) synodical office is saying farewell to long-term employee Lillian Kozussek, who retires this week after two decades of service with the church. Kozussek first began working for LCC in 1999, in the Worker Benefits department. In 2012, when the Central district…

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May 28, 2019

Canadian Lutherans join annual March for Life

CANADA – Thousands of Canadians gathered on Parliament Hill on May 9, 2019 for the national March for Life, with a number of Lutherans among them. Prolife Canadians converge on Ottawa every year to express their concern over issues like abortion, physician assisted suicide, and…

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