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As Congregations and Parishes hold annual AGMs, you are requested to forward a copy of the AGM Book of Reports to District Office, along with a list of Office Bearers, as soon as is practical.
Email Keryn Middelmann at District Office.
Thanks to those who have already sent in Books of Reports for their last AGM.
2024 Statistical Reporting in LAMP 2
Congregations/Parishes are requested to complete their statistics for 2024 by the end of February. Statistics can be entered into LAMP 2 via the LCA Portal. Contact the District Office for assistance if needed.
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Latest News and Features
Ordination: some questions you might be asking
The LCA has recently released a series of brief videos, in which Bishop Paul responds to frequently asked questions about ordination. The collection of videos is available HERE. The material… Read more
Growing Together in Prayer
LCANZ Collaborative Learning Event: Growing Together in Prayer Join us for the first District Mission Directors LCANZ Collaborative Learning Zoom session of the year, on Tuesday February 11, 2025. To… Read more
ALWS 75th Anniversary
Serving the most vulnerable for 75 Years This year the Lutheran Church of Australian and New Zealand (LCANZ) celebrates 75 years of serving the most vulnerable through the ministry of… Read more
The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) is committed to providing a safe church environment for children and young people. The LCA acknowledges that children are a precious gift from God, with special vulnerabilities, that they require nourishment and nurture in their spiritual development and that they are to be protected from all forms of abuse. The LCA also affirms that it has no tolerance for child abuse and that all its people have an important responsibility to care for children and to keep them safe. The way we care for children reflects our genuineness of faith. It is also a reflection of God’s love and his divine protection.
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ALWS Events in Victoria - 22 and 30 March
- Our church is celebrating 75 years of caring for the most vulnerable through ALWS… and incredible legacy worth celebrating.
- To celebrate we’ve set a faith goal to support 75,000 children to access the essentials for a happy healthy life – food, safety and shelter.
- Church members are invited to attend either the Commemorative event at Bonegilla on Saturday 22 March OR Walk My Way Melbourne on Sunday 30 March.
Commemorative event at Bonegilla on Saturday 22 March
More information: www.facebook.com/events/1301202334551075/
Walk My Way Melbourne on Sunday 30 March
More information:
www.facebook.com/events/1138144304637963
Register for events here: www.alws75.org.au/
www.alws75.org.au
Walk for Hope is Pancare Foundation’s largest fundraising community event, uniting all Australians impacted by pancreatic, liver, stomach, biliary and oesophageal cancers. Our family friendly courses are accessible for all - choose from the 5km walk or run, or if you? more inclined for speed chall...Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir
Upcoming Concerts - 23 & 24 March 2025
- Sunday 23 March, 5.00pm at the Melbourne Recital Centre
- Monday 24 March, 12:30pm at the Brunswick Ballroom
- Monday 24 March, 6:30pm at the Brunswick Ballroom
Hailing from the very heart of Australia the 30-strong Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir is drawn together from seven remote communities of Australia’s vast central desert. Their repertoire includes songs in English alongside Western Arrernte and Pitjantjatjara – two living languages of the Northern Territory and South Australia. The choir is led by Choir Master Morris Stuart.
This extraordinary vocal ensemble first came to popular attention following ABC TV’s Australian Story, and the feature documentary The Song Keepers. Be transported in a musical confluence of Baroque and Romantic era choral arrangements and centuries-old sacred hymns carried through time in ancient Aboriginal languages.
For more information, go to: www.akaaustralia.com.au/CAAWC25-page.html
St John's Southgate - Commemorating the 80th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's death.
A Bonhoeffer Symposium and Concert will be held at St John's Southgate this coming Saturday.
Date: Saturday 1 March 2025.
Venue: 20 City Road, Southbank 3006
Admission is free.
Symposium: 2.00pm - 5.30pm
Sessions on Bonhoeffer’s life, writings and theology.
Background to the new musical compositions.
Registration: www.trybooking.com/CYHQW
Concert: 7.30pm
A newly composed Mass (Paul Heller) with five Motets on Bonhoeffer’s writings, for two a capella choirs - Ensemble Nobiles and Ensemble Gombert - directed by John O’Donnell.
Registration: www.trybooking.com/CYHQV
Download the information flyer here:
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CONCERT: Dietrich Bonhoeffer Mass and Motets
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Melbourne premiere performance of a new mass and motets for two a capella choirs, composed for the 80th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's death....You are invited to attend the closing service of Martin Luther Lutheran Church (worship place), Altona, and celebrate the ministry, impact and history of this church. Past members are particularly encouraged to attend.
When: Sunday 23 February 2025, at 4.00pm
What: Holy Communion service, with Rite of Closure
Where: 27 The Broadway, Altona North, VIC
The congregation was started primarily by German immigrants and held German speaking services for many years. In February 2020 they celebrated 60 years that the Good News has been proclaimed from this church.
In 2008 the decision was made to combine the two congregations (Martin Luther Altona and St Philips Tarneit, formally Werribee) under one banner, the Wyndham Hobsons Bay Lutheran Church.
After Sunday, the combined community will continue to worship at St Philips, 580 Tarneit Road, Tarneit.
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We have many happy memories at this church- my parents got married and my sister and I got baptised in it! It was my grandmothers church when they migrated to Australia from Austria.
Oh what a shame that I won’t be in Melbourne till the following week. I grew up in this church and got married there.🥲
Tagging my cousin Andrew Coulter - unsure if he's already committed to something else
Easter Camp - Thu 17 to Mon 21 April 2025
Where: Araluen Lutheran Camp, Anglesea.
Easter Camp is a 5-day camp run for people aged 16 and up. It offers a chance to engage with fellow young people over the extended Easter weekend. The core elements of the camp involve in-depth study discussions and a range of different activities.
Early Bird registration ($50 discount) available till 11 March.
Register at:
lutheranchurchofaustralia.cmail20.com/t/t-l-shyuikd-jydrukhykj-f/
(Recommended to use a computer - registering via a mobile phone sometimes encounters issues.)
