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The seminary’s annual Call Service takes place on Saturday, 25 May 2013, 4:00pm, at Christ Lutheran Church, St. Catharines. We plan to broadcast the service live by webcam. If you would like to watch, follow the link below. http://new.livestream.com/accounts/771825/events/2122412

This sermon was preached by Dr Thomas Winger in Martin Luther Chapel of CLTS on 1 May 2013 for the festival of St Philip and St James, Apostles, with John 14:1-14 as its text. Dear brothers and sisters of our Lord, Jesus Christ: “Farewell!” We have arrived at the last day of our academic year. … Continue reading “Farewell” – St Philip and St James, Apostles

A "Paschal Candle" could also be called an "Easter Candle". The word "paschal" comes from "Passover [πάσχα]", the great event of Israel's deliverance from Egypt that reached a greater fulfilment when Jesus Christ died and rose from the dead. Jesus is our paschal lamb (I Cor. 5:7). When Christ died upon the cross on the … Continue reading Paschal Candle Donated

The CLTS Seminary Guild is by nature dedicated exlusively to supporting the students and mission of Concordia, St. Catharines. Each year they manage to renew their entire membership, collecting $5 from nearly 1000 people in the Lutheran churches of, primarily, Ontario and Western New York. This represents an enormous dedication, for which we are immensely … Continue reading Guild Day 2013

“I didn’t know what a big deal this was,” was soon-to-be Vicar James Preus’s comment as he entered the fellowship hall at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Hamilton, Ontario, last Friday evening (22 March). He and classmate, Basil Christoforidis, were guests of honour at this year's Vicars’ Dinner sponsored by Lutheran Women’s Missionary League–Canada and prepared … Continue reading Vicars’ Dinner with the LWMLC

The cost of books is one of the weightier burdens in a seminary education. That's why our students are grateful for the annual visit of Mr Stephen Klinck, managing director of the Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada. Each year, courtesy of LLLC, he provides entering students with a copy of the standard critical edition of … Continue reading Lutheran Laymen’s League Presents Gifts

The Conversion of St Paul 2013 – Acts 9:1-22 The following sermon was preached in CLTS Chapel by Dr Thomas Winger on Friday, 25 January 2013. Dear brothers and sisters of our risen Lord Jesus Christ: Today we celebrate “The Conversion of St Paul”—but we could as easily observe it as “The Call of St … Continue reading The Conversion of St Paul

For a fortnight in January Dr Robert Kolb has been our guest. If he was wary of a winter visit to Canada, he need not have been, after record warmth melted all the snow on the ground last weekend. Let's call it a warm welcome! Dr Kolb is not only the co-editor of the most … Continue reading CLTS Welcomes Reformation Scholar, Dr Robert Kolb

The seminary's bookstore is not seeing as much traffic as it used to, as students are increasingly choosing to shop online for the best prices. All our stock is currently 30-40% off as we seek to reduce our inventory. We plan in future to hold mainly hard-to-get textbooks for our students and second-hand books. But … Continue reading Support Us by Shopping at Amazon (really!)

The seminary's Advent newsletter has just been published and is on its way to all congregations in Lutheran Church–Canada, as well to as our regular supporters here and in the US. You can jump the queue and read it online here.