Services
Tabor: Sunday 2 June 9.00 am Service & Godly Play with Pastor Graham Harms
Bethany: Sunday 2 June 10.30 am Lay Led Service with Brian Eckermann
LCA Readings
Deuteronomy 5:12-15 God’s provision of rest in the third commandment
2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Spiritual treasure hidden in ordinary clay jars
Mark 2:23 – 3:6 The purpose of the Sabbath as a time for healing by Jesus
Hear Guest Speaker Anne Wilson on Wednesday, 5th June 2024 at 1.30 pm at the Lyndoch Church Hall, 3 Margaret Street, Lyndoch.
Please confirm attendance to Margaret on 0437 060 719 by Wednesday, 29th May 2024.
Speaking on her tour of Jordan and the upper Bible lands around the Sea of Galilee.
Afternoon tea is provided. Everyone is welcome
Holy Trinity Church Hall in Nuriootpa is “Abel’s Field” on Sunday 2 June at 7 PM.
Just $5 which includes popcorn and a drink.
Left motherless by tragedy and abandoned by his father, seventeen-year-old Seth McArdle is struggling to support his two little sisters.
As a punishment for fighting back against bullies from the football team, Seth is assigned to work after school with the groundskeeper Abel. Much to his surprise, Seth discovers that Abel may be the only one who truly understands his struggles. As dark times lure Seth towards desperate measures, the reluctant Abel may be the only person who can point him back toward the light. Hope you can join us for a good night out.
What: ALWS Asante presentation [90min]
When: Saturday 22nd June 2024 – 4:00 pm drinks and nibbles for 4:30 pm start with warming soup provided after the presentation.
Where: St Petri Lutheran Church Hall, 21 Second Street, NURIOOTPA
RSVP: Friday 14th June – 1300 763 407 or alws@alws.org.au
“Asante’ is the Swahili word for ‘thank you’! It’s a word you hear when you visit a refugee camp you support through ALWS at Kakuma in Kenya. The people you help in Indonesia want to thank you too, and the word they use is ‘Terima Kasih’. ALWS wants to pass that thank you to you in person.
That is why we are coming to the Barossa Valley and inviting you to be a part of the ALWS Asante. It is an opportunity for us to share some of the work that through ALWS you are currently involved in and meet some of the ALWS team. But, not only that. You will also hear stories and songs from special guests, Robin and Dorothy Mann, Ambassadors for ALWS Lives You Touch program.
Annual Blueprint Ministries Dinner Saturday 24 August 2024
All help is appreciated. Supporting ministry for children, families, youth and young adults! Money raised allows us to put together children’s Easter and Christmas packs and packs for grandparents, provides ministry grants to congregations to support new initiatives and projects in ministry for young people and grow ministry to young adults. Donations of money, experiences, wine, or items (big or small) for the silent auction, mystery box, wine wall, or prizes are most welcome. We also welcome prayer and promotion of this event in your congregation. Email admin@blueprintministries.org.au if you can help. We value your support!
In July, there will be six camps for young people. One camp is for primary-school-aged children in Years 4–7. The five other camps will be for high-school-aged students (Years 7–12). The camps are as follows:
- JC Life at Camp Kedron (Barmera) 8–11 July (Years 4–7)
- Hills CLW (Christian Life Week) at Unity College (Murray Bridge) 8–12 July (Years 7–12)
- Metro CLW at Port Hughes Accommodation Centre (Port Hughes) 8–12 July (Years 7–12)
- Barossa CLW at Cornerstone College (Mount Barker) 8–12 July (Years 7–12)
- Lower Murray/South East (LMSE) CLW at Tarooki Campsite (Robe) 15–19 July (Years 7–12)
- Riverland CLW at Camp Kedron (Barmera) 15–19 July (Years 7–12)
A camp will also be held in August for uni students and friends (9–11 August) at Old Woodhouse Manor, Spring Gully Road, Piccadilly.
Registrations for camps will be opening soon. Please share this information with your congregation, youth group and any young people you know! The first-time camper fee is only $50, thanks to the generous sponsorship of the LLL.
Please check out the Blueprint Ministries website for more information about the camps and to register for a particular camp.
The SA–NT District will be hosting several conversation meetings designed to explore with others what the Way Forward might mean for you and your congregation and to pray and worship together as we prepare our hearts and minds for General Synod and the way forward for our church. Plan to attend a gathering near you with the nearest being:
Nuriootpa (St Petri), Sunday 4 August, 2 pm
Para Vista Live stream, Wednesday 7 August, 7 pm
Preparing us to engage and bless our community! Assistant Bishop for Mission, Pastor Stephen Schultz, and Pastor for LCA New and Renewing Churches, Pastor Nathan Hedt, are running workshops to equip us to speak about our faith. Workshops are being held in the following locations:
- Glenelg – 2 June
- Birdwood – 9 June
- Cleve – 16 June
- Mount Barker – 19 June (evening workshop)
- Waikerie – 23 June
- Warradale – 11 August
- Port Pirie – 18 August
- Glynde Zion – 21 August (evening workshop)
- Blair Athol – 25 August
- Kangaroo Island – 1 September
- Light – 15 September
For more information, contact Pastor Stephen Schultz.
LCANZ Nominations. Positions on the boards, councils, commissions, and committees of the LCANZ are now open. Appointment to these governance bodies is for a synodical term. Governance body members who wish to continue in their role also need to submit a nomination before 30 June 2024. For more information go the the link.....https://www.lca.org.au/nominations-for-church-governance-bodies-now-open/