Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect, renew, and rejoice in the message of the cross.
7:30pm each Wednesday evening during Lent.
Wednesday Feb 25: Schoenborn – Pastor Greg Schiller
Wednesday March 4: Tabor – Pastor Ian Lutze
Wednesday March 11: Bethany – Pastor Brian Schwarz
Wednesday March 18: Langmeil - Pastor Graham Jenke
Wednesday March 25: Lyndoch – Pastor Jim Bryan
SBLC Sunday 22nd February 2026
Bethany: 10:30am HC Pastor Joyce Graue
Grace - St John’s: 9am HC Pastor Mark Kleemann
Langmeil: No services
Lyndoch: 10am Parish HC + Baptism Pastor Wayne Kerber
Tabor: 9am HC Pastor Joyce Graue, 10:30am German Service, Gerhard Ruediger
BIBLE READINGS
The First Reading: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 The creation and fall
Psalm 32
The Second Reading: Romans 5:12-19 Death through Adam, life through Christ
The Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 The temptation of Jesus
7pm Sunday 1st March for the next movie at Holy Trinity Church Hall in Nuriootpa. $5 entry fee
Movie is “Gifted Hands-The Ben Carson Story”.
The true story about a renowned brain surgeon who overcame obstacles to change the course of medicine forever. Young Ben Carson didn't have much of a chance. Growing up in a broken home amongst poverty and prejudice, his grades suffered, and his temper flared.
And yet, his mother never lost her faith in him. Insisting he follow the opportunities she never had, she helped to grow his imagination, intelligence and, most importantly, his belief in himself.
That faith would be his gift – the thing that would drive him to follow his dream of becoming one of the world’s leading neurosurgeons.
PNG MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP REUNION 2026 8th March, (the Sunday of South Australia's long weekend) Langmeil Lutheran Church, 7 Maria St, Tanunda
Preacher: Dr Dean Zweck. Registration and fellowship from 9am with worship beginning at 9:30am.
MC is Anna Schrapel, daughter of missionaries Ralph and Julia Goldhardt.
The day's program will include worship, a meal and a program, concluding about 3:30pm. Morning tea and lunch will be catered at a cost of $25 per person (cash only). For catering purposes please respond no later than 22 February.
There will be a worship offering going to LCA's International Mission and a silent auction (cash only) with proceeds going to Lutherans working with Wycliffe Bible Translators.
RSVP to Mary Jo mjzwar@hotmail.com or by phone 8263 7867
FRIENDS OF LUTHERAN ARCHIVES - Lobethal Relics - celebrating 180 years of the Lobethal College.
Thursday 26 February at 7.30pm Speaker: Andrew Zilm 139 Archer St, North Adelaide. $5 Donation, Supper.
The presentation will show a pictorial record of relic buildings in and around Lobethal. The project was born out of the idea of celebrating the 180 years of the Lobethal College in 2025 as a ‘Relic’ as well as including other old buildings in and around Lobethal.
Andrew Zilm has been a volunteer at Lobethal Archives and Historical Museum since 2022.
As far back as 1995, recorded some old buildings of Lobethal, primarily because of his family tree research.
He also volunteers at Lutheran Archives.
HAPPENING AT THE HUB
Tuesday 17 February:
KYB 9:30am
Shrove Tuesday Pancakes at The Hub.
Wednesday 18 February
Bible Study 9.00am
Art Group 10:00am
Thursday 19 February
My Time 9:30am
Monday 23rd February
Christian Community Hub Inc. AGM, 7pm. Agenda and Reports available from The Hub. All welcome.
SBLC Child Safe/SMO Coordinators
Bethany/Tabor - Marilyn Mensforth bethanytaborsccoord@gmail.com
Grace/Schoenborn - Jenny Noll jedanoll@gmail.com
Langmeil - Emma Hiscock emma.hiscock@lca.org.au
Lyndoch - Graham Fromm grahamfromm@outlook.com
2026 MENS SHED
The first Men’s Shed event for 2026 is confirmed!
Roger Heinrich has generously offered to host it at his workshop, Heinrich Autobody, in Angaston.
The event will take place on Friday, February 27th, starting at 6:00 PM, at 16 Murray St, Angaston.
As always, please bring your own food, drinks, chair, and eating utensils.
If you have any questions or need further details, don’t hesitate to give Jarome Graetz a call on
0438 797 300. It promises to be a great evening, and I look forward to catching up with everyone then!
UPDATE FROM THE CALL MEETING ON 8th FEBRUARY 2026
The SBLC Call Meeting was held immediately after the SBLC combined service at 9am on Sunday 8th February 2026 and was chaired by Pastor Peter Bean on behalf of Bishop Andrew Brook.
There were 279 voting members present. Thank you for the great attendance.
The members present passed a vote to Call Pastor Stephen Schultz. The members also passed a ‘Contingent Call’ to Pastor Phil Joppich, should Stephen Schultz decline the call.
Bishop Andrew has advised Stephen of the Call. Stephen has 4 weeks to prayerfully consider our Call and respond.
If Stephen accepts the Call, it can take around 3 months to join us.
If Stephen declines the Call, we will immediately issue a Call to Phil Joppich.
If you have any questions, please contact one of the Call Committee members.
Yours in Christ
The SBLC Call Committee –
Katrina Neldner - Tabor, Dennis Canute - Bethany, Wendy Liebelt – Lyndoch,
Paul Schubert – Schoenborn, Michael Heinrich – Grace, Phillip Hiscock – Langmeil.