This interesting book on the history of Bethany Church is available for $20 from the Christian Community Hub, 83 Murray St, Tanunda
It's Time to Pack Your Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gifts! Now is a great time to pack your shoebox gifts ready for collection from the Hub between 14-26 October.
Pick up a shoebox from The Hub. Every shoebox you pack is a tangible expression of God's love and an opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with a child, their family, and community!
Friends of Lutheran Archives (FoLA)
Don't Argue with Germans: The Curious Case of Three Churches at Neales Flat. Thursday, 17 October 2024 7.30pm to 9pm. Immanuel Lutheran Church, North Adelaide.
$5.00 donation, free supper, all welcome.
Meet an extraordinary group of German Lutherans who, because of faith and infighting, built three church buildings within a stone’s throw of each other in a farming district!
It is a feat that may be unrivalled in all of Australia. But how did this come to be at Neales Flat? Award-winning historian Samuel Doering will uncover the story of how theological differences, punch-ups along the road, and scandalous court cases divided congregations, schools, and even families in the cemetery.
Samuel Doering is a South Australian historian, public speaker, and author. He graduated from the New College of the Humanities, London, in 2021, was the South Australian Runner Up in the 2024 Rural Ambassador Program and is the 2024 HCSA Emerging Historian of the Year.
He works as a freelance researcher and as a tour guide and historian at Anlaby Station.
He has written two books: 'The Diary of Emilie Appelt, Eudunda. German. Lutheran. Woman." and "The Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery: The First 25 Years". The programme can be watched at the time, or later (often better) on: www.youtube.com/@friendsoflutheranarchives9644
This interesting book on the history of Tabor Church between 1849-1999 is available for $10, from the Christian Community Hub, 83 Murray St, Tanunda
Monday - First Monday of the month - Carer Connect a support group for carers.
Tuesday - 9:30am - 10:30am Know Your Bible study group
- 11:30am - 1:30pm Tuesday Lunch Bunch - second and fourth Tuesday of the month
Wednesday - 9.00am -11.30am Bible study and Prayer meeting
- 10.00am - 12.00pm Creative group - painting, colouring or BYO craft.
- 1:00pm - 2:30pm Ikigai Barossa Support Group run by Relationships Australia
- Carers SA Life Coach by appointment
Thursday - 9:00am - 11:30am My Time - a support group for parents and carers of children under the age of 18 who need a higher level of care
Synod endorses the ordination of both women and men
5 October 2024
This afternoon, 5 October 2024, General Synod resolved to support a proposal from the General Church Board and College of Bishops to remove from the LCA’s Theses of Agreement the paragraph (VI:11) which prohibits women from entering the pastoral ministry. The resolution incorporates recommendations from the 2024 General Pastors Conference.
In effect this means that the teaching of the Church on the office of the public ministry remains unchanged apart from the requirement of the ordination of men only.
The proposal included the expectation that Commission on Theology and Inter-Church Relations (CTICR), together with the Church’s Pastors Conferences and Districts, will finalise a doctrinal statement on ordination in 2025, to be approved by an online General Pastors Conference and online Convention of General Synod.
The Convention began its debate this morning in prayer led by Bishop Emeritus Mark Whitfield, who called for the leading of the Holy Spirit, singing the prayer in both English and Te reo Māori.
‘We commend this resolution to God, trusting his mercy, guiding our feet in the way of peace’, LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith said.
The complete wording of the resolutions will follow shortly.
Services
Bethany 10.30am Lay led with Brian Eckermann
Grace St John’s 9:00am HC with Pastor Peter Kriewaldt
Langmeil 8:45am HC & 10:45am HC with Pastor Greg Schiller
Lyndoch 10:30am
Schoenborn 9:00am
TABOR NO SERVICE
Grace St John’s - Wednesday 9 October 2pm HC
LCA Readings
First Reading:
a) Job 1:1; 2:1-10 Job is tested
b) Genesis 2:18-24 The creation of woman
Psalm:
Psalm 26 - Psalm 26 Antiphon: Your loving kindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in your truth. (Ps 26:3 NKJV)
Psalm 8 - Psalm 8 Antiphon: From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise. (Ps 8:2a NIV)
Second Reading:
Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 God has spoken through his Son
Gospel:
Mark 10:2-16 Jesus teaches about divorce, and blesses children (In verse 2, replace the first 'him' with Jesus')
Fellowship meeting at 1:30pm, 10th October will be held at the Langmeil Centre.
This will be a business meeting with a cuppa and a chat.
Project donations to Lutheran Care Christmas Hampers and Lutheran Secondary Education Encouragement Award.
Host: Grace
Planning for the next Confirmation class, for those in Year 8, is underway, with the aim to begin the class later this year.
Volunteers are needed to assist by welcoming young confirmees and parents, helping with afternoon tea, helping with or leading sessions or providing support in any other way.
If there is a young person in your family in Year 8 who could perhaps be a part of this class, if you wish to volunteer your help, or if you have any questions, please contact Jo Herrmann, 0458 065 422 or email justjo76@hotmail.com