Each year, the LCANZ facilitates a Season of Prayer, inviting and calling on congregations to pray. This year, the Season of Prayer is scheduled for 5 to 19 October, and, as in previous years, the theme is ‘Lord, renew your church'. Find out more here or visit the Worship Planning Page to celebrate the Season of Prayer in your congregation.

Lutheran school principal Ms Jodie Hoff will be the new Executive Director of Lutheran Education Australia from January 2026. The founding principal of Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School in Queensland, Jodie will succeed Associate Professor Lisa Schmidt, who has served as Executive Director since 2019. Read more

The LCANZ’s Pastor Mark Whitfield had the ‘immense joy and honour’ of leading worship at a conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians in the US last month. The conference in Raleigh–Durham, North Carolina, brought together more than 450 church musicians, pastors and worship leaders. Read more

Last month, Pastor Tanya Wittwer (St Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Adelaide) and Emma Hansen (ALWS Community Engagement Officer) represented the Lutheran Church as part of an ecumenical delegation of women leaders to Parliament House in Canberra to advocate for a greater Australian aid commitment. Read more

Lutheran Media recently celebrated its 80th anniversary with a high tea in Toowoomba, Queensland, bringing together more than 60 supporters to reflect on the organisation’s rich history of sharing the gospel through media. Held at Concordia Lutheran College, attendees enjoyed fellowship, food and stories. Read more

From a former hotel to a repurposed nursing home, the LCA's Churchwide Office has called some unexpected places home. As the LCA prepares to move to its new city location in 2025, we look back at the unique history of its previous dwellings and some of the people who helped shape them. Read more

• Child Safety Standards Action Plans overdue
• Help preserve and share our church stories
• Keep your LAMP2 details up to date

• LCA Daily Devotion​​​​​​​
• LCA’s Churchworker and Family Wellness and Support Program
• University of Divinity Bachelor of Counselling

• Ideas for celebrating the Season of Prayer
• Season of Creation resources now available
• LCANZ Online Worship and Ministry Guidelines

• Birthday tracts from Lutheran Tract Mission
• 'Presence': video series and study guide
• 'Hope for kids' showbags and free online resources for families
• 'Dwelling in God's word' Bible study from The Lutheran
• LCA International Mission's virtual prayer gatherings

• Upcoming Safe Church training sessions
• Child Safety Standards Action Plans overdue
• Safe Church Service Desk

• A hotel, a house, a home for our church (16 September)
• The little tent bringing Jesus to the showgrounds (16 September)
• New Lutheran education leader announced (15 September)
• Speaking up for a ‘Safer World’ (10 September)
• High tea toasts 80 years of Lutheran Media (8 September)
• Aotearoa's voice rings out at US music conference (3 September)

• LCNZ Te Ōriwa – The Olive Tree
  (12 September)
• Online Together (SA–NT District)
  (10 September)
• Queensland District (10 September)

• DISTRICT HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN
  LCA Victoria – Tasmania District
  Melbourne Vic
  0.3–0.4 FTE (flexible hours and location)

• ARISE – WARRAMBUI VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2026
  Interns (aged 18 to 25)
  Applications close 21 November 2025

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
SADDLEWORTH SA
100TH ANNIVERSARY 
 OF CHURCH BUILDING DEDICATION
Sunday 19 October 2025
10.30am – Worship
All past pastors, members and families are invited to join us.
Light lunch provided after service
RSVP for catering purposes – Greg Schmaal, 0427 485 217

CENTENARIES
MURRAY VALLEY LUTHERAN
COMMUNITY SA
Zion Monarto
Sunday 21 September, 10.30am
Preacher: Bishop David Altus
Holy Cross Murray Bridge
Sunday 9 November, 10am
Preacher: Pastor Graham Harms
Services followed by lunch
and historic displays.
Former members and pastors welcome.