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
Our Mission:
To be a vibrant church community.
Passionate disciples of Christ.
Empowering and equipping our people to share the love and joy of Jesus to all.
The new SBLC logo was launched on Sunday 29th September at the combined SBLC service, held at Faith Junior Campus.
Following a brief provided by the SBLC Governance Council, designer Sam Rosenzweig has created a simple but memorable logo, which balances visual appeal with versatility. Sam’s love for Jesus, his keen understanding of branding and communication, combined with his ability to translate ideas into visuals have resulted in a logo that can be used across various applications.
If you missed the video presentation at the combined service you can watch it here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kFmtjtHOJnHh5lgkdiIfQ0l-rjEmPn0z/view?usp=drive_link
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE GATHERING AT GENERAL SYNOD
Convention of General Synod commences on Friday. Please pray for all who will serve at the LCANZ's triennial convention at Concordia College in South Australia – our church’s leaders, delegates, organisers and volunteers – and that our convention be held in a spirit of grace, peace and love. Please pray, too, that the fruits of the Spirit, including patience, kindness, gentleness and self-control, will shine through all that those present do and say.
CHURCHWIDE OFFICE CLOSURE FOR SYNOD
The Churchwide Office in North Adelaide will be closed on Friday 4 October to enable staff to volunteer at General Synod. It will reopen on Tuesday 8 October, following SA's Labour Day public holiday (Monday 7 October).
CONVENTION TO BE STREAMED ONLINE
The LCANZ's Convention of General Synod, held from 4 to 7 October at Concordia College SA, will be streamed online via the General Synod Livestreams webpage. You will be able to view the livestreams of the worship services and business sessions on this page once the convention commences.
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SYNOD LIVESTREAMS
If you or someone you know has a need and would like a pastor, someone to visit or phone, a DVD of the service, prayer, or some other help, please speak to:
Dennis Canute 0417 837422, Raelene Falland 0407 632032, Kay Kleemann 0448 065425, Helen Menzel 0409 283201,
Geoff Nicolai 0401 424503, Trevor Ratsch 0403 561709, Anne Schmidt 0408 002726, Daph Schmidt 0417 834661,
Steven Sickerdick 0408 835004, or Dianne Trenberth 0488 558502.
The people listed will refer you to Pastor Paul Kerber or another pastor as soon as possible.
3pm, Sunday 13th October at St Petri Meeting Room
We are half-way through this enthralling study on Rabbi Saul / the Apostle Paul!
You are still welcome to join in this modern ‘School of the Apostles’ as we delve further into Paul’s adventures.
We will look at how Rabbi Saul adapts to the non-Jews, through some of his first-hand reports - Paul in Europe, a tale of three cities.
Pastor Richard has authored an excellent resource book on Rabbi Saul / Apostle Paul, ‘I am Turkish’, available through Barossa Ark.
Session 4 (Sun 10th Nov) concludes this vibrant study series.