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15 October 2024
In a message to the church, Bishop Paul encourages us to pause and reflect on the decisions made at the October 21st Regular Convention of General Synod, particularly regarding the resolution on ordination: 'I commend to you this time following our Convention as a time to pause: to pray and to listen; to listen to each other and to listen to the voice of our Good Shepherd.' Bishop Paul also emphasises the importance of finding 'liminal spaces' in our lives as Christians. These spaces, he explains, are like doorsteps that enable us to move through things required for the next place. Read Bishop Paul's full message, which includes two prayers for the church.
Synod enables ordination of both women and men as pastors in our church
On 5 October, 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) that prohibits women from entering the pastoral ministry. The resolution incorporates recommendations from the 2024 General Pastors Conference. Read more
The Popular Report for the 21st Regular Convention of General Synod is now available. Your delegate may have shared it with your congregation already – or will do so shortly. If you can’t wait for that to happen, click here to go to the Convention page – Popular Report.
Convention business sessions and worship services were livestreamed so that people across the LCANZ could follow the Synod journey along with delegates. The worship services have been extracted from the recorded livestreams and are available on our Synod Livestreams webpage for viewing.
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An exciting new resource for congregations was launched at Synod. The Congregational Life Resource Hub brings together resources from the Churchwide Office and the districts to support people in mission, ministry, governance and administrative roles – all in one, easy-to-access place. Read more
Ten LCANZ congregations will be supported in outreach endeavours through the inaugural grants from the church's Local Mission Fund. The successful applicants for the 2025 grants were announced during a mission-focused session on the first day of Convention. Read more
A large section of the Friday agenda of Synod was devoted to hearing stories of local mission across Australia and New Zealand. We have uploaded the videos shown to delegates to our Synod Media webpage. Watch the videos for a taste of the encouragement and inspiration delegates received during this very special time at Synod.
At the time of writing, $10,669.25 has been contributed to the General Synod offering, which will support the Lutheran Study Centre (LSC) in Pematangsiantar in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. There is still time for congregations and individuals to contribute to the Synod offering. Read more
- Young Lutherans share inspirational witness (10 October)
- Synod elects General Church Board
(9 October) - Synod elects a mission leader as Assistant Bishop (6 October)
- Synod approves training and accreditation authority (5 October)
- ARISE – WARRAMBUI VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
For interns aged 18-25; 2025 applications close 17 November 2024 - DEPUTY TRIBUNAL ADMINISTRATOR
Lutheran Church of Australia, North Adelaide SA - LIVESTREAMING OPERATORS
Friends of Lutheran Archives, North Adelaide SA
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ST PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH RAMCO SA
100th Anniversary
of the dedication of the original church
Sunday 24 November 2024
Tea/coffee: 10am
Worship: 10.30am
Light lunch: Noon
RSVP by 13 November to Anne:
ananle@bigpond.com or 0429 471 677
Including dietary requirements
SAVE THE DATES
Glynde Zion Lutheran Church SA
100th Anniversary celebrations
1 December 2024 – formation of congregation
2 March 2025 – laying of church foundation
24 August 2025 – dedication of church building
Please visit www.glyndechurch.org for
updates and more information.
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