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8 April, 2015

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URGENT NOTICE

Delegates for General Convention were to be elected, with their details entered into LAMP, by 31 January. (Read these step-by-step instructions if you are having trouble entering your delegate's details into LAMP.) Please attend to this URGENTLY if this has not yet been done, as important information is already being sent to delegates regarding their preparation for Convention.

Some people have made errors when entering details into LAMP. When adding your delegate's details into LAMP, please ensure you are using the field for:
1.  2015 (not 2013)
2.  LCA (not District) Convention
3.  Parish (not congregation).

The General Convention website www.lcasynod.org.au is also the homebase for General Pastors Conference and LWA Convention. Information added recently: opening and closing times of Convention, to enable delegates and visitors to book flights. Visit the Travel page. While you are at it, you might also like to book your Accommodation; as always, the best places get booked out quickly. Note too that registrations for General Pastors Conference are now open. Click here for more information.

PROPOSALS TO GENERAL CONVENTION

The following LCA bodies may submit proposals for inclusion on the agenda: congregations, boards, standing committees and commissions, General Pastors Conference, General Church Council and its executive, district synods, district church councils and pastors conferences. Due to the early meeting of our pastors in conference (7–9 July), proposals for General Convention are required earlier than usual — by 15 May 2015. Proposals should be submitted using this template, signed, and sent to the Synod Secretary at synod@lca.org.au in Word format.

LCA STUDY GRANTS

Study grants are available to members of the LCA for study that will better equip them for service within the church. Funding (normally up to $5000 for any one grant) is to be used to cover costs associated with the study program or training project. Normally grants are awarded in support of courses that do not exceed one year full-time in duration. Application form. Terms of Reference. Closing date for applications: Tuesday, 30 June 2015. More information: Debbie Venz

  1. Does faith matter? upholding Christian faith in a world of non-faith, religions and -isms (Dr Dean Zweck)
  2. The grace-powered life: Lutheran spirituality according to Bo Giertz in his Christian classic, The Hammer of God (Dr Stephen Pietsch)
  3. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: challenging us to rethink our faith for the 21st century (Rev Mike Pietsch, Dr Maurice Schild)

$45/person; $25/concession Click here for more information or to register.

LWA CONVENTION

The LWA Convention webpage has been launched. Registration will be available soon.

'TOGETHER IN MISSION' - LLL

Together in mission 2014 is in LCA congregations now! Have you picked yours up yet? Together in mission 2014 has stories of outreach evenings in farm sheds, dads and kids going camping for the weekend, Messy Church, church renovations, church planting, Lutheran schools, lives improving in other countries, and more! All the stories show how support for the LLL works together in mission with the Lutheran Church. If you didn’t receive a Together in mission 2014 booklet and would like one, you can click on this link to view an electronic copy. Or contact us via email promotions@lll.org.au or phone 1800 556 457 and we can send you a copy. THANK YOU to all  our account holders and supporters. Without you, the work of the LLL could not happen.

ADELAIDE CONGREGATIONS: FOOTBALL PARKING

The LCA National Office is once again making its staff car park available for AFL parking. Adelaide congregations may use this opportunity to raise funds for local mission projects. The car park is at the back of the LCA National Office in North Adelaide; entry from Ward Street. The price last year was $10 per car. Congregations interested in using the car park as a mission fundraiser should contact Chelsea Hampel.Get in quick, as this offer will be snapped up in no time.

WHERE TO BUY?

A congregation has asked us where to buy Lutheran registers for baptisms,  marriages etc. If you have some suggestions, please send an email to LCA Communications and we'll pass on your message. Thanks!

Lectionary-based discussion-starters for all the family, applying the Year B readings to faith at home and everyday life.

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