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Vol. III - Issue #35
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June 3, 2013
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CHURCH SEASON: PENTECOST Hymnals (LW) - Bethany Lutheran, AB has a collection of Lutheran Worship (1982 ed.) hymnals that they are looking to donate if you or someone you know are interested please contact the church for more information by phone, 780.998.1874, or email.
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Prepare For Worship
3rd Sunday after Pentecost Collect O Lord, Father of all mercy and God of all comfort, You always go before and follow after us. Grant that we may rejoice in Your gracious presence and continually be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. - 1 Kings 17:17-24
- Galatians 1:11-24
- Luke 7:11-17
Jesus Raises Us from Death to Life St. Paul's apostolic office was not a self-chosen pursuit, but a divine call to preach the Son of God "among the Gentiles" (Gal. 1:15-16). What he preached was "not man's gospel" (Gal. 1:11), but the revelation of Christ Jesus. The Old Testament prophets also preached the same Lord Jesus in many and various ways. Though death is a harsh reminder of sin (1 Kings 17:18), Elijah's raising of the widow's son confirmed that the Word of the Lord is truth (1 Kings 17:24). It pointed forward to the death and resurrection of Christ. So also, when Jesus raised the widow's son at Nain, He anticipated His own Resurrection. Just as "He came up and touched the bier" (Luke 7:14), so He takes our sin and death upon Himself in order to atone for our sin and destroy our death by His cross and Passion. ll who trust His promise the gift of everlasting life. Like these summaries? You can find them, and more, on LCMS's website. |
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Prayers
For our seminaries in Edmonton and St. Catharines as they begin to prepare for a new incoming class and a new academic year.
That God would move more in our church to consider the church work vocation.
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Calls
Rev. Tom Kruesel (Campbell River, BC) has declined the call to serve as Pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rocky Mountain House, AB
Rev. Rod Buck (Stony Plain, AB) has been called to serve as pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Saskatoon, SK
Rev. Randy Heide (Warman, SK) has been called to serve as associate pastor at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Leduc, AB
For the most up to date information regarding calls, please visit www.lccabc.ca/calls
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Upcoming News & Events:
(all events are for 2013 unless noted otherwise)
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Events:
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June 10 - 8th Annual - St. John Chrysostom Lutheran Preachers Retreat,
Lumsden, SK...more - July 5 - 9 - 2013 National Youth Gathering, Winnipeg, MB...more
- July 5 - 7 - Reach out Canada, Winnipeg, MB...more
- July 5 - 7 - LWML- Canada ABC District Convention, Edmonton, AB...more
- Aug. 2 & 3 -Worship and Music Symposium - CUCA ...more
- Aug. 9 - 11 - Annual ABC District Ball Tournament, Golden, BC. ...more
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Oct. 18 - 20 - Fall Youth Retreat. Foothills, Calgary, AB, Guest Speaker: Pastor Roger Sonnenberg (LoveLife speaker)...more
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Oct. 28 - 31 - National Pastors' & Deacons' Conference, Calgary, AB...more
- Riverbend Christian Nursery School (Edmonton, AB), has a unique teaching opportunity available for the 2013-14 school year...more
- Kings Kidz Preschool (Edmonton, AB) has two positions available for the 2013/2014 school year...more
Lutheran Foundation Seminars: http://lutheranfoundation.ca
- September 21, 2013 Trinity Lutheran, Quesnel, BC (9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
- October 27, 2013 - Mt. Zion Lutheran, Cranbrook, BC (1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.) (Presentation for the Kootenay Circuit)
Lutheran Teachers Association (LTA)
- LTA monthly newsletter is now available to the ABC District. The May / June edition has information about the LTA Conference...more
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Supporting Pooled Fund (SPF)
During Short Term Disability, the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan (Government of Canada - Employment Insurance) pays 55% of the employees wage and 40% of the wage is paid by the congregation / school to a top up of 95%. The congregation / school top up is reimbursed through the ABC District's Supporting Pooled Fund OR the congregation pays the full 95% on their own.
More information on the Supporting Pooled Fund can be found on our website.
Question: What percentage of our churches and schools are currently enrolled in the program?
A. 10-20%
B. 21-30%
C. 31-40%
D. More than 41%
See the bottom of the Connect for the answer.
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Bible Study based on District Convention Essay
The District Office is currently putting the finishing touches on a Bible Study which is adapted from President Robert Bugbee's essay, "Confession and Mission in the 21st Century" which he presented at the 2012 ABC District Convention.
The Bible study is divided into four parts and comes with a DVD which includes President Bugbee's full presentation as well as 13 'Watch & Discuss' clips that the study utilizes as the basis for the study. The DVD also contains the study guides and President Bugbee's Essay in PDF format.
To find out more about this exciting new resource and to download draft copies of the Leaders and Student guides see our website.
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From The Canadian Lutheran
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario - President Robert Bugbee of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) was present for Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary's Call Service this year, serving as guest preacher. His text was Isaiah 6:1-8, and he urged the students to answer as the prophet did, with a solemn "Here am I. Send me!"
The video of that sermon is now available online. Watch it here.
DALLAS, Texas -In May, representatives of the Anglican Church in North America, Lutheran Church-Canada, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and the North American Lutheran Church held a summit on biblical marriage and sexuality. The results of that summit was the joint "Affirmation of Marriage" which appears below. Approved by the heads of all four church bodies, the statement is a strong example of biblical ecumenicism at work. The statement is also available for download as a pdf here.
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26th Annual ABC District Ball Tournament
August 9-11, Golden BC
Tournament activities also include: 
- Friday Evening Competitions
(fastest base runners, accurate throw and longest hit), - Saturday Evening Kids Competitions (hitting, running, throwing),
- Bar-b-que
- Sunday morning worship service.
Get your team together! Registration opens soon! Watch the ABC Connect and the ABC District Tournament Facebook page for more information.
Missed last year's tournament? Read a re-cap here.
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Symposium starts with a Hymn Festival!
Guest presenter Dr. James Abbington will be the presenter at Concordia's Worship and Music Symposium this year, August 2 and 3rd. A hymn festival on Friday evening at 7pm at Trinity Lutheran will start the Symposium, and then the Symposium learning day will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Concordia University College of Alberta. Registration for the learning day is $75 (before July 5), with more information and registration form available at http://music.concordia.ab.ca/symposium/
We at Concordia look forward to hosting this Symposium and having you as part of it! Please forward any questions to Dr. Joy Berg at j[email protected].
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Matching Grant Challenge! 
Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) is once again running a Matching Grant Campaign - now until June 15th. Anonymous supporters have posed a $75,000 matching grant challenge! They will match your donation dollar for dollar up to that amount. Please prayerfully consider participating in this exciting campaign. Please be sure to mark all donations with "Matching Grant."
...read more
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Reach Out Canada - July 5-7
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In a little more than six weeks hundreds of
LCC Lutherans will gather in Winnipeg for
Lutheran Church-Canada's first-ever
national evangelism conference.
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The event, being planned in conjunction with Lutheran Hour Ministries and Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada, not only features exciting speakers - Rev. Gregory Seltz and Rev. John Nunes and more than 18 workshops - but will share a plenary session with the National Youth Gathering and an outreach event at Winnipeg's most popular tourist attraction, The Forks.
Plus, Sunday morning everyone will gather for a Celebration Service giving thanks to God for Lutheran Church-Canada's 25th anniversary.
Registration is open HERE and a special hotel rate (available until June 18) at CanadaInns Fort Garry is available HERE. Discount WestJet air fare information is HERE (PW is "rocair").
Reach Out Canada is designed to help everyone share their faith naturally in every-day situations as part of who they are in Christ. Don't miss out on the fellowship, encouragement and inspiration.
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Servolution needs you!
We believe we can begin a "Servolution" of love by serving people through acts of kindness. You are invited to participate in this movement inspired by love of Jesus and empowered the power of the Spirit of God. "Servolution" is coming to the congregations of the Alberta and British Columbia District from September 21-29.
For more information, visit: ABCServolution.
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LWML Canada Alberta British Columbia District Convention
July 5-7, 2013
Chateau Lacombe
10111 Bellamy Hill
Edmonton, AB
The theme for the Convention is the word of God is living and active.With this theme we will worship, praise, learn and thank God for the many blessings we have through His Word that we might go into the world and equip us to be Living and Active. Our Keynote speaker is from Houston, Texas. She has a passion for sharing Christ's love through the study of God's Word in a creative and engaging style, speaking to women's hearts and encouraging them in their everyday lives. She has authored many women's Bible studies, retreat materials, and devotion books, several of which have been published by Concordia Publishing House, including her latest devotional, "A Chocolate Life ~ Savoring God's Sweet Grace". Deb will speak at our Banquet on Saturday night and lead an interest session.
Please join us for the Opening Communion Service at the Chateau Lacombe on Friday July 5 at 7:00 pm.
If you are interested in joining us for the convention you can get a registration form on their website www.lutheranwomen.ca/abc/
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Concordia Lutheran Seminary
The Board of Regents of Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) is issuing a call for nominations for the Office of President.View the full article from the Canadian Lutheran...read more
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Stand Firm in Winnipeg : NYG - July 5 - 9, 2013
"Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord
will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."- Exodus 14:13-14 For more information on the National Youth Gathering - click on icon. Like them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LCCNationalYouthGathering Twitter: https://twitter.com/standfirm2013 Gathering is running in conjunction with Lutheran Hour Ministries' Regional Outreach Conference and Lutheran Church-Canada's 25th anniversary.
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National Pastors' & Deacons' Conference
http://pd2013.lutheranchurch.ca/
The following information is a re-post from a recent synod email regarding the conference. Full instructions are available by PDF (see link below).Online Registration Instructions The online registration for the Pastors and Deacons Conference is now open. - Please read through the following PDF before registering.
- To download a PDF of these instructions CLICK HERE
- Registration closes October 1.
- The conference schedule is HERE
- If you have any questions, please call Iris Barta, 1-800-588-4226 ext. 2210.
- To register, click on this link: www.regonline.com/pd2013
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Anniversaries
25th - Lutheran Church-Canada 25th Anniversary will be celebrated during the 10am Worship Service of Reach out Canada on July, 7th, 2013.
100 Years - St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Calgary, AB will have the last scheduled event for their year long celebrations on October 27, 2013. ...read more
Have an upcoming anniversary? Let us know
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 Recent Blog Updates
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This we  ek we feature St. Paul's Lutheran Church Sydney, NSW (map it) where they are , "Growing together in the heart of Sydney: reaching, teaching, serving in Jesus' name."
Please keep this congregation and Rev. Jason Sander in your prayers
this week.
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Resource of the Week
Foundations in Faith: The Apostles' Creed
Foundations in Faith is a resource for adult instruction designed to provide a convenient four-course review of Luther's Small Catechism. Each book in the series is divided into six sessions that give individuals and small groups a handy way to review the Catechism in a simple, user-friendly fashion. Read more...
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