http://www.wfn.org/ Lutheran World Federation en-us http://www.wfn.org/2008/06/msg00122.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:40:09 -0500 GENEVA, 19 June 2008 (LWI) - Representatives from member churches of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) gather in Arusha, Tanzania for the 25 - 30 June meeting of the LWF Council, hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). The meetings theme is Melting Snow on Mount Kilimanjaro: A Witness of a Suffering Creation. http://www.wfn.org/2008/06/msg00076.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:10:05 -0500 GENEVA, 13 June 2008 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko has welcomed the Canadian government public apology to the First Nations, as a significant indication of the willingness to confront painful legacies of injustice against Indigenous Peoples. On 11 June Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered a public apology to former students of Indian residential schools run by the government and religious groups from the 1870s to 1970s, describing the aggressive assimilation policy as a sad chapter in Canadas history. http://www.wfn.org/2008/06/msg00075.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:01:15 -0500 GENEVA, 13 June 2008 (LWI) – The Protestant understanding of the church is the central theme of an international conference of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Department for Theology and Studies (DTS) taking place at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute near Geneva, Switzerland. Scholars from 11 countries are participating in the 12–16 June gathering, with the theme The one holy, catholic and apostolic Church - reflections on the understanding of the church in an ecumenical horizon. According to Rev. Dr Hans-Peter Grosshans, DTS Study Secretary for Theology, the meeting will help make the