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Notice: LCC's Emails Down

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The synodical office of Lutheran Church–Canada in Winnipeg is upgrading its servers May 18-22. During that period, office staff will be unable to receive emails. As a result, emails sent to any @lutheranchurch.ca account during that time may be lost. We strongly encourage people to hold off on sending emails until May 23 to ensure that they arrive safely. Pressing needs can be communicated by telephone at (204) 896-3433 or 1-800-588-4226.

In the Light of God's Word: New resources for studying LCC's Strategic Direction

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Lutheran Church–Canada's (LCC) Handbook calls for the president to gather representatives from across the Synod to meet with the Board of Directors every three years for a planning conference. During this conference the participants study God's Word, review the environment in which LCC carries on its ministry, hear reports from the field, analyze data collected from various sources, and seek God's wisdom in providing direction. Participants at the 2009 planning conference identified eight directions and strategies which they believed were most pressing for Lutheran Church–Canada to address. Now, LCC is happy ...

March for Life on Parliament Hill

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Nearly 20,000 people gathered at Parliament Hill in Ottawa today for the fifteenth annual March for Life, reports LifeSiteNews,—a number well above last year's record draw of 15,000. The annual event protests abortion and calls on lawmakers provide legal protection for children still in their mothers’ wombs. At the beginning of the march, Vice-President Don Hutchinson of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada prayed "that the day will come when this gathering will not be necessary—when justice will be restored for the innocent voiceless, and our nation will be renewed in its foundation of ...

East District Convention Update

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The East District of Lutheran Church–Canada re-elected Rev. Paul Zabel as its president at its 2012 convention May 7. Also elected were Rev. Timothy Teuscher as First Vice President, Rev. Ron Mohr as Second Vice President, and Mrs. Lois Griffin as Secretary. The East District is holding its convention in Collingwood, Ontario until May 9. It began the evening of May 5 with a worship service. LCC President Robert Bugbee preached, while Rev. Ken Maher served as liturgist and President Zabel as lector. Guest speaker Rev. Dr. Carl C. Fickenscher II was forced to cancel his presentations ...

T-shirt sparks row over religious freedom at Nova Scotia school

Friday, May 4, 2012

by Mathew Block Chester Basin, N.S. – A student who was suspended after refusing to remove a Christian t-shirt is vowing to wear the shirt again when he returns to class Monday. William Swinimer, a Grade 12 student at Forest Heights Community School in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, was suspended for five days after ignoring instructions to stop wearing the shirt. It reads “Life is wasted without Jesus,” and is followed by a reference to Philippians 3:8. (“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For ...

FaithLife Financial volunteer hours reach all-time high

Thursday, May 3, 2012

WATERLOO, Ont. – The 360 chapters of FaithLife Financial and their members supported initiatives within their communities and around the world for a total of 90,732 volunteer hours in 2011—an all-time high the equivalent of $1,360,973.* President and CEO Karen Bjerland said, "I am very thankful for the commitment of our Members and their Chapters. Last year, they went above and beyond with a record number of volunteer hours to impact people's lives—building a better world one community at a time." Members gave generously of their time—providing support for food banks, shelters, hospitals, ...

Seeds planted by East District sprout in Quebec

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

by Rev. Dr. David H. Somers QUEBEC CITY, Que. – What happens to the generous offerings gathered by appeals such as the East District’s 125th anniversary special offering? Both ventures in outreach, two projects in Quebec yield different answers. In Quebec City, building on the co-operation of a half dozen or so Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members who happened to move to the city within months of each other, worship services were begun. An application for seed funds for exploratory outreach from the 125th anniversary offering for $3,640 was made and approved by the East District ...