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ABC Connect
Keeping the ABC District Connected. |
Volume 14, Issue #14
April 11, 2011
Fifth Sunday in Lent |
Almighty and eternal God, because it was Your will that Your Son should bear the pains of the cross for us and thus remove from us the power of the adversary, help us so to remember and give thanks for our Lord's Passion that we may receive remission of sins and redemption from everlasting death; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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Prayers
. For Barry, President at The Rock Lutheran Inner City Society, and Josie Reeder and family as they mourn the passing of their daughter.
For Synod Convention Floor Committees as they meet Friday and Saturday to prepare for the Synod Convention in June.
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Calls
Rev. David Gallas has declined the call to Trinity, Quesnel, BC.
Hope, Port Coquitlam, BC has called a Teacher candidate.
For the most up to date information regarding calls, and vicar applications please visit www.lccabc.ca/calls
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Deadlines
- April 15 - Applications due for the placement of Teachers.
- June 15 - Deadline for Nominations for the Excellence in Lutheran Education Award
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Upcoming Events
- Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 - Floor Committee Meeting for the Lutheran Church - Canada Convention in Winnipeg, MB
- Sat. April 16 - 4:00 pm Sun. April 17 - 3:00 pm & 7:00pm - Passion Drama, Redeemer Lutheran Church Didsbury, AB Call 403-335-3161 for Info...»
- Good Friday, April 22nd - Pro Coro Concert - J.S. Bach's - The Passion according to St. John. at the Winspear, Edmonton, AB
- Saturday, April 30 - Concordia Concert Choir - present "From Life to Death to Life" at 7:30 at Glory Lutheran Church, Sherwood Park, AB (Highway 21 and Highway 16). For more information, please call 780-479-9313.
- Sunday, May 1 - Concordia Symphony Orchestra's final concert of the season at 2:00 at First Presbyterian Church, Edmonton, AB 10025 105 Street). For more information, please call 780-479-9313.
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Looking Ahead
- CUCA Diaconal Placement Service - May 8 at 10:00am at Christ, Fort Saskatchewan and led by Rev. Vansteenburg. The church is located at 9909 90 Street, Fort Saskatchewan, AB.
- Regional Outreach Workshop - May 14 at Hope, Port Coquitlam, BC. More details to follow.
- Concordia Lutheran Seminary Sacred Convocation - May 27 at 7:00pm at the Tegler Centre, Concordia University College of Alberta
- Lutheran Church - Canada Synodical Convention - June 3-6, 2011 in Hamilton, ON. Click here for more information. All pre-convention bulletins are published here.
- A Pastor's Devotional Life - June 7-9. Click here to download a brochure for more details.
- Sabbatical Week - June 27-30 at Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton, AB - For more information, click here.
- Lutheran Teachers' Association - August 15-18 - Prince of Peace, Calgary, AB. For more information, click here.
- BC Church Workers Conference - October 3-6, 2011 at Camp Luther, Mission, BC.
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Attention all Musicians and Music Fans.
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Upcoming 2011 Anniversaries
- 80th Anniversary of Christ Lutheran Church, Craig, AB - May 1st.
- 100th Anniversary of St. John's, Beach Corner, AB - May 15th.
- 100th Anniversary of Christ Lutheran Church, Mellowdale, AB - July 9-10.
- 50th Anniversary of St. Luke, Surrey, BC - Sept. 18th.
- 25th Anniversary of Concordia, Edmonton, AB - Sept. 25th.
- 100th Anniversary of St. Paul, Medicine Hat, AB - Oct. 2011 Thanksgiving Weekend.
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Resource for Church Workers
The Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC) has an informative article about things Church Workers need to know about running a charity. Read the entire article here. If you have any questions about the regulations surrounding charitable status, please do not hesitate to be in touch! |
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Recognizing Excellence in Lutheran Education
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Important Treasurer Information
Worker Benefit Plan has had many calls from treasurers throughout Lutheran Church-Canada with questions regarding payroll deductions. Please click here for more information, and a detailed explanation of how to correctly prepare paycheques with the changes to our benefit plan. Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to be in touch with Worker Benefits at 1-800-588-4226 extension 2226 or 2223.
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Resource of the Week
Life's Big Questions God's Big Answers
Author Brad Alles is a religion and theology teacher at Milwaukee Lutheran High School
Who is this product for? Youth who want straight answers about faith. Seventy percent of church youth left home after high school and then left the Church according to a 2002 Barna poll. When asked for the reason for leaving the church..read more |
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Feedback Requested
Have you read any of the Resources of the Week? Any ideas for future ones? Please share them with us, and we will look into them! |
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Canadian Lutheran Stories Wanted
Thank you to all those who have submitted. In the next week, we will be unveiling a new online photo album of everything that gets submitted for publication. Stay tuned!
Email any contributions to Belinda.
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God's Blessings on your day!
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