The following sermon was preached by Dr William Mundt in the seminary's Martin Luther Chapel for the divine service on 25 April 2014. But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry. I had to apologize to Tyson a couple months ago. When the Kentucky snake-handling … Continue reading The Festival of St Mark, Evangelist (2 Tim. 4:5-18)
Easter Letter 2014
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Doubtless, many pastors in Canada this year will draw a connection between the joy of Easter and the great relief of spring after a long, hard winter. Eggs and lilies picture for us the life of Christ that emerged from the death of His stone tomb. So also do … Continue reading Easter Letter 2014
Call Service 2014
The seminary's annual Call Service will take place at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 213 Linwell Rd, St. Catharines, on Saturday, 31 May 2014, 4:00pm. We heartily invite members of LCC, and especially friends and family of the graduates, to attend this festive event. As many as eight graduating pastoral students will receive their placements in … Continue reading Call Service 2014
Dr John Kleinig to Speak at Seminary Retreat
Leading Australian theologian Dr John Kleinig is a familiar and beloved figure in LCC in general and at CLTS in particular. In October of 2013 he received a Festschrift in his honour, edited by Drs Winger and Stephenson. We are glad to announce that Dr Kleinig, accompanied by his wife, Claire, will be paying us … Continue reading Dr John Kleinig to Speak at Seminary Retreat
Annunciation 2014
Annunciation 2014 Is. 7:10-14; Luke 1:26-38 Preached in the seminary's Martin Luther Chapel by Dr John R. Stephenson on 25 March 2014 for the Feast of the Annuciation.I like to use the first two verses of today’s Gospel to introduce our students to the discipline of history, which is something you can only practise by … Continue reading Annunciation 2014
Annual Seminary Golf Tournament
Mark your calendars now! Concordia Seminary’s annual golf tournament is scheduled for Monday, 2 June 2014 at Sawmill Golf Course in Fenwick, beginning at 11:30 am. The $100 per person registration fee includes BBQ lunch (sausages, hamburgers, hotdogs, and a non-alcoholic beverage), green fees, golf cart, chicken/rib combo dinner, dessert, and prizes. Look for a … Continue reading Annual Seminary Golf Tournament
CLTS Gets Social
There are now three new ways to receive news from CLTS, in addition to our Google Groups e-mail list and our WordPress blog. All stories posted on WordPress will be automatically shared with our new sites on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter. Follow us any way you wish, but please follow us! https://www.facebook.com/ConcordiaStCatharines https://plus.google.com/105116515576955081986 https://twitter.com/ConcordiaStCath
St Matthias, Apostle, 2014
The following sermon was preached by Revd Dr Thomas Winger in the seminary's Martin Luther chapel on 24 February 2014, the Festival of St Matthias, Apostle. Chosen to replace a traitor, lucky to choose the short straw, then to disappear from the face of the New Testament without further mention—it hardly seems that Matthias deserves … Continue reading St Matthias, Apostle, 2014
CLTS Debt Eliminated! Thanks Be to God!
We rejoice to announce to the members of Lutheran Church–Canada that the historic accumulated debt of this seminary has been entirely eliminated. Thanks be to God! The background to this dramatic story takes a little longer to explain. One major factor that led LCC to establish a Task Force on Seminary Education in 2008 was … Continue reading CLTS Debt Eliminated! Thanks Be to God!
Taste of the Seminary
The seminary left a good taste in the mouths of four potential students who visited on Tuesday, 18 February 2014. The day was chosen because it fell during the normal university reading week, when students were free but the seminary was still in session. One mature applicant travelled up from the Detroit area with his … Continue reading Taste of the Seminary
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