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Have you seen this symbol popping up on facebook and other places lately? It's the Arabic letter N. It's being spray-painted on the homes of Christians in parts of the Middle East to identify them by the derogatory title, Nazarene. On 2 November, Australian churches will be using the symbol as a sign of solidarity with persecuted Christians. On behalf of the Lutheran Church of Australia, Bishop John Henderson is inviting your congregation to participate in Solidarity Sunday. An Awareness Action Pack, including a video, is available. You can buy an 'N' T-shirt to demonstrate you're proud be identified with Jesus from Nazarene. Click here for details.

A message from St Paul's Lutheran Church, Shepparton: Members of St Paul's thank all members of the LCA who have so generously supported the building of a new church for our growing congregation. Your prayers, financial contributions, visits and words of encouragement have blessed us over the past years and urged us to move forward in faith. It's with joy that we can report that both the new church and St Paul's African House are nearing completion, and the church will be consecrated at a service on Sunday 9 November at 10.00 am. A warm invitation is extended to all our friends from around the LCA to join us for the service and lunch to follow. RSVP is essential by 10 October for catering purposes:
laryssa.anker@gmail.com or 03 5821 5206. More info at St Paul's blogspot.

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If you're still struggling for ideas for your Longest Lutheran Lunch, you're sure to find some inspiration in this story from the September The Lutheran.

There have been some changes in the way Telstra provides support to the Lutheran Church. Telstra has appointed the Helensvale Group (known as the Telstra Business Centre) to take up this role. Helensvale is based in Queensland, and will provide dedicated services to all Lutheran Church Telstra activities across Australia. For all new or amended Telstra services, you should now call 1300 368 132. Please have your current Telstra account in front of you for authentication purposes when you call. You should continue to call Telstra direct on 1800 730 065 for faults (opt 1) and billing queries (opt 2). More details are on the LCA website Telecommunications page. Those of you who are currently working with another Telstra partner should continue to do so. More information: Debbie Venz

Lutheran Tract Mission has just released another batch of glorious resources—52 in all. There are 30 new leaflets, 5 new postcards, 11 text cards and 6 bookmarks. Don’t forget to order the new 2015 Daily Bible Readings, which are terrific for congregations to get into reading their Bible along with the church lectionary. If you haven't visited the LTM website for a while, now is the time to do it. It's all new, and really easy to find resources and order from the amazing range.

Did you know? ALC provides accommodation for up to 100 private boarding residents. All boarding residents are required to be enrolled in a full-time tertiary course, studying either on campus or at public universities, TAFE colleges or private educational institutions. Our community is Christ-centred and it is expected that each member is either a practising Christian or is supportive of the Christian way of life. If you know a young person currently studying in Adelaide, or planning to next year, contact ALC boarding@alc.edu.au  Applications for boarding in 2015 are available now on our website

Apologies, but due to staff illness we aren't able to deliver our first LCA NOTICE BOARD this week. But we're well on track to deliver next week. We're putting all your LCA National pew bulletin notices and general announcements in one place on the LCA website. Plus we'll send you every Tuesday an eNews alert called LCA NOTICE BOARD, with links to everything you need for Sunday's announcements, plus easy-to-print bulletin inserts. We know there's a lot happening in the LCA, and it's hard to keep track of it all. So we're making it as easy as we can for you. LCA NOTICE BOARD. Sunday's announcments ... all sorted! Don't miss it. Sign up today.

Preparation of the 2015 Yearbook will be commencing soon, so now is the time to check that your details in LAMP are up to date. If you've forgotten how to do this, contact your friendly District Office staff.

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