10.30 am 3rd March Morning Service Pastor Sam Davis
10.30 am 10th March Pastor Paul Kerber Holy Communion
7.30 pm 13th March Lenten Service at Bethany (SBLC) Pastor Mike Semmler
10.30 am 17th March Family / Children's Service Pastor Sam Davis
10.30am 24th March Pastor Gus Schutz Holy Communion
7.00 pm 28th March Pastor Peter Kriewaldt Maundy Thursday H.C.
9.00 am 29th March Pastor Paul Kerber Holy Communion Good Friday (Parish at TABOR)
9.00 am 31st March Pastor Paul Kerber Holy Communion Easter Sunday SBLC Combined at Harvest Centre
Join us on Sunday 3 March at 7 pm for “Fireproof” Holy Trinity Church Hall in Nuri. Still just $5 including popcorn and a drink. Hope you can come! About the movie.....At work, inside burning buildings, Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter’s adage of "Never leave your partner behind". At home, in the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules. His job is to rescue others. Now Caleb Holt is ready to face his toughest job ever...rescuing his wife’s heart.
Friday March 1, 7:30 p.m. at Langmeil Lutheran Church, Maria St. Tanunda. With the situation in the Middle East having escalated to severe conflict in October 2023, this will be an ideal and meaningful opportunity to come together as a Barossa community of Christians to hear about and pray for our brothers and sisters in those countries. All welcome!
Lutheran Care has launched its Lent Appeal for 2024 and this year is encouraging people to consider how they can show love for their neighbours, spread a ripple of kindness and create a stronger community. One way to show love for your neighbours this Lent is by donating to Lutheran Care. As one of the very few home-grown South Australian charities, supporting Lutheran Care means you are supporting people facing crisis and disadvantage in your local neighbourhoods.
If making a financial donation to Lutheran Care’s Lenten Appeal is just not possible right now, check out our 40 acts of kindness listed on our website for some ideas and inspiration on showing love for your neighbour.
Visit www.lutherancare.org.au/lenten-appeal/ to find out more.
Attention all pastors - save the date for this year's SA-NT District Pastors Conference, which will be held from 1-2 May 2024 at Woodside Lutheran Church. More information and registration details coming soon.
Conference March 2, 2024. Are you involved in Children’s or Youth Ministry, Messy Church, or School Chaplaincy? Meet others involved in these ministries. There are Hubs across SA providing opportunities for people living in city or country locations to attend. Metro Hub at Uniting College - Brooklyn Park. Barossa Hub - Langmeil Lutheran. South Coast hub - Victor Harbor Salvos. Adelaide Hills hub - St Michael's Lutheran. Port Augusta Hub - Pt A Salvos. Eyre Peninsula Hub - Port Lincoln Uniting. Adelaide East Hub - Rostrevor Baptist. (This hub is to be held on Saturday 16th March). Visit the Amplify website at https://amplifyconference.com.au/ to register and for more details.
Services - 2nd Sunday in Lent
Tabor 9.00 am Harvest Festival HC service led by Pastor Detlev Vosgerau
Bethany 10.30 am Bethany Layled service with Dennis Canute
Readings
First Reading:
Genesis 9:8-17 God’s covenant with Noah
Second Reading:
1 Peter 3:18-22 The flood a symbol of baptism
Gospel:
Mark 1:9-15 The baptism, temptation, and preaching of Jesus
Psalm:
Psalm 25:1-10- Psalm 25:1-10 Antiphon: All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant. (Ps 25:10 NRSV)
Daily devotions during the Lenten Season
47 short devotionals, Bible readings and prayers will be on the website's Devotionals tab each day during the Lenten Season (including Sundays).
GRACE is the basis for the Christian Faith – God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. We believe that we are saved by faith through grace. As St. Paul writes to the Ephesians (and Martin Luther re-discovered in the 1500s): “But God’s mercy is so abundant, and his love for us is so great, that while we were spiritually dead in our disobedience he brought us to life with Christ. It is by God’s grace that you have been saved.” (Ephesians 2:4-5 GNT) We usually define God’s grace as ‘undeserved favour’ – grace cannot be earned or bought or attained by our actions. It is purely and simply a free gift that God gave us through the sacrificial suffering and death of His beloved Son on the cross. But it doesn’t end with our Saviour on the cross; He rose again from death and ascended to glory also bringing that same glory and joy of the assurance of heaven to us. We can be assured of God’s grace and also the relationship He built with us through it. The Lenten season begins with Ash Wednesday and goes right through to Easter Sunday – there are 40 days and 7 Sundays (culminating on Easter Sunday). The Bible readings take you through different readings that speak of the undeserved love God has for each of us. We are led through Jesus’ life and ultimately to the cross where we can then celebrate His resurrection and God’s ultimate gift. God’s love reaches all people through His GRACE
For young people on 16 March 2024 and 1 June 2024. 16 March workshop registrations open soon. To be held in North Adelaide from 9 am - 4.30 pm. Our camping ministry is reaching more young people who are new to the Lutheran Church and there's a rise in junior leader inquiries. Blueprint is now looking to expand on equipping our young people for leadership in a culture of diverse faith backgrounds and ministry areas. We will engage inspiring speakers to lead workshops on topics including gospel fluency and understanding your leadership style. If you or someone you know may be interested in attending, head to blueprintministries.org.au for more information or send us an email.