Vol. II - Issue #29                    

Apr. 2, 2012   

Collect:

Almighty God the Father, through Your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ You have overcome death and opened the gate of everlasting life to us. Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of our Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by Your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. (LW)  

Readings:

2012 ABC District Convention

Registration Deadline Past

(still available for a limited time) 

95% of voting delegates registered before the deadline -  If you have yet to register please do so ASAP or contact the District Office - registration link   

abcconvention.lccabc.ca - for all things Convention! (Agenda, Deadlines, Notes, Bulletins, etc.)      

CLS MATCHING GRANT CHALLENGE runs now until May 15, 2012!

The following excerpt is taken from a letter written by Interim President, Dr. Norman Threinen. 

"1 Samuel 17 tells the story of a man named Goliath who challenged the Israelites to send one person out to fight him. Of course you know the end of the story: the boy, David, accepted the challenge and killed Goliath.

Challenges can be deadly! But they can also be fun, exciting, and rewarding. That brings me to the purpose of this letter to our faithful Friends of the Seminary.

A number of anonymous supporters have generously offered a challenge to everyone else who would be willing to support Concordia Lutheran Seminary. The individuals are challenging the Seminary to raise $80,000 before May 15th! If we do, they will match every dollar we raise dollar for dollar...continue reading 

Rev. Paul Roggow Accepts Call to Be Missionary to Metro Vancouver! 

After about a three year search, the Lord has answered our prayers for a missionary to the Metropolitan Vancouver area. Rev. Paul Roggow will be installed as a missionary on Sunday, April 22 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Richmond. The service begins at 3:00 p.m.

As a missionary to the Metropolitan Vancouver area, Rev. Roggow will:

• share the Gospel of Jesus Christ among non-Christian people in the Metropolitan Vancouver Area with the result that God's Spirit will bring people to faith and gather them together in worshipping, witnessing, and serving communities of faith who are associated with the Alberta-British Columbia District of Lutheran Church - Canada.


• work with these new communities of faith and existing LCC congregations to transform the Metropolitan Vancouver Area with the love of God through the planting/develop of new churches, community service, and leadership development....continue reading 

Apologetics and Evangelism Tour Opportunity!

Rev. Mark Jasa (bio), from University Lutheran Chapel in Los Angeles, has expressed a desire to come to Canada and teach Lutherans about apologetics and evangelism and then demonstrate both through conversations on a local university campus.   Pastor Jasa was one of the presenters at the LHM Regional Outreach Conference in Vancouver in Oct 2011.  Plans are being made to have him come to the ABC District in Sept 2012.  

If you would like to host Pastor Jasa for an evening speaking engagement at your church, followed by a visit to a nearby college or campus the next day, please contact Rev. James Paulgaard at jamespaulgaard@wglc.org or 604-888-1004.

Foundation News - New Hire in Central District

It is with great pleasure Lutheran Foundation Canada announces David Friesen of Winnipeg has been hired as the new Gift Coordinator for the Central District starting on April 16, 2012.  As a life-long Lutheran, David is presently a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Winnipeg, where he attends with his wife of 27 years, and his three children, two boys and a girl, age 20, 17, and 15 respectively.   

David has many years experience in sales, marketing, and presenting seminars on complex issues to varied audiences, either in person, or by webinar.  His skills will be an great asset to the Foundation and to the Central District in particular.  I ask that you remember David and his family in your prayers, as in anticipation he looks forward to working on behalf of the Foundation and the Central District, starting down this new path which he strongly feels God has placed before him.

Allen Schellenberg
Executive Director - Lutheran Foundation Canada 

Watch Love Life Presentations online! 

You can find them here  http://vimeo.com/36655489.   

For information on the presentations and details about this year's conference see this link.    

• April 17, 2012 - Concordia High School Open House - 830 Saddleback Road (11525 - 23 Ave.) Edmonton, AB
  
  
• May 22- 23, 2012 - Natural Church Development Presents: Christian A. Schwarz's in Canada, Edmonton, AB contact Daryl Becker for more information.          

Lutheran Foundation Seminars:

http://lutheranfoundation.ca       

• April 18, 2012 - St. John's Lutheran (Seniors), Vernon, BC
  (1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)    
• April 26, 2012 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Seniors -Calgary, AB
  (2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.)    
• April 26, 2012 - Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd - Calgary, AB
  (7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)    

Looking Ahead...

• 2012 ABC District Convention - May 18-21, 2012 - Edmonton, AB    
• 2012 District Youth Gathering - July 12-15, 2012 - Calgary , AB
• 2012 Love Life Conference - Nov. 17, 2012 - Edmonton, AB 

2012 DYG Updates

 

Calling exhibitors for DYG

The District Youth Gathering will have an opportunity for exhibitors to have information displays for their Lutheran organizations. For more information please contact michelleheumann@gmail.com.  

• *** Early bird Registration e x t e n d e d till May 8th *** 
• ( See FAQ for full details ) 

• 50th - Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Calgary, AB - June 10, 2012
• 50th - Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Cranbrook, BC - June 15-17, 2012
• 100th - Zion Lutheran Church, McLaughlin, AB - Aug. 12, 2012
• 100th - St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Milk River, AB - Sept. 15, 2012 

This week we invite you to meet St. Paul's Indonesian Lutheran Church, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (map it)  and their Parish Sole Pastor Rev. Sahat Simanullang.

Their profile page lists their current members at 202. Worship is every Sunday at 4pm at St. Paul's Lutheran, Sydney.  

Please remember the congregation of St. Paul's Indonesian and Rev. Simanullang in your prayers this week. 

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The book concisely and biblically addresses life's most difficult questions: Why me, God? Is God punishing me for some sin? What is the good He is working? How can I...