All posts tagged Lutheran

November 15, 2010

Delegate election and nominee selections continue

The grassroots work for the 2011 national convention of Lutheran Church–Canada continues with the selection of voting delegates. With a December 6 deadline, as of November 15 circuit forums have chosen 46 of the 118 required pastoral and lay delegates. The number of delegates is…

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November 9, 2010

A Son stands on guard…a Remembrance Day reflection

by Kurt Reinhardt As the snow drifts across the ground in the open fields around Trinity Lutheran Church outside Kurtzville, Ontario, one lone dark tombstone stands up out of the white blanket like a sentinel in the back corner of the church’s cemetery. The grave…

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November 4, 2010

Advent challenge for Haiti: help collect school supplies

During the Advent season, Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is challenging Lutheran congregations, groups, schools and Sunday schools across Canada to help meet an urgent need for school supplies in Haiti. Relief partners in Haiti have assisted with the construction of schools to replace those destroyed…

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November 1, 2010

Another possible disaster for Haiti

Pastors and members of congregations in Lutheran Church–Canada are urged to pray for Lutheran brothers and sisters, and for all refugees in Haiti. Weather forecasts predict that Tropical Storm Tomas may strike the country later this week, November 3-5. Thousands of people, including many Lutherans lost their homes and churches…

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November 1, 2010

New hymn available for Advent 2010

Members of Lutheran Church–Canada congregations which worship in English can soon experience some of what the new French language hymnal offers. An English translation of a French Advent hymn published in Liturgies et cantiques lutheriens is available just in time for the season marking the…

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November 1, 2010

Youth music ministry rethinks its role and future

An Okanagan-based youth ministry that has sent music and witness teams to Lutheran churches and summer camps across Canada for 18 years is being forced by financial concerns to rethink its vision. CREW Ministries is planning an alumni retreat in Kelowna B.C. on November 19…

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