A Chaplain's Story

This call came ‘out of the blue’ and presented a new direction at a time in both my parish and personal life that I felt God’s hand on. 

The call is to a new position as ½ time chaplain to Riverview Rest Home in Loxton and the remainder with a focus on aged care, working in cooperation  with other northern Riverland pastors in Renmark, Paringa, Berri and Barmera.

Most likely this will be the last call of my ministry until retirement but the freshness of a different situation to ordinary parish ministry also stimulates me. It challenges me to mission and service among ‘warriors’ in the twilight years of faithfully lived Christian lives, and to others for whom questions of a certain hope for eternity become more urgent because their remaining days in this life are few. Ministry that says “Christ knows, loves, remembers, and feeds you when through dementia you might slowly forget Him”

My wife, Anna, and I are looking forward to country community life again and the lovely weather in autumn, winter and spring in the Riverland. I hear the golf courses there are great too!

Exciting News

The Commission on Worship have just released their new Worship planning website. 

This wonderful new website has ready to go resources that include powerpoints with backgrounds chosen to be high-contrast and easy to read and have the service orders with traditional hymns and readings all filled in.  They are labelled ‘Ready to Go resources’ in the Service Order section of each week’s service.

The website also has large print bulletin templates and weekly large print Spread the Word bulletin inserts, these can be found under Bulletin Resources. 

Please take the time to have a look as it is packed with wonderful worship resources.

Gathering - 2nd of May 2020

As a follow up to the very successful Gathering held in 2019 we will again be holding the Gathering in 2020 and this time it will be in Melbourne.

This event will be full of information about  what is happening in the LCA aged care and community services sector  including changes to governance, ideas for ministry and not to mention a fantastic opportunity to network and share with others.

This event is being planned for all CEOs, Managers, Chairpersons, Pastors and Chaplains involved in the Aged Care and Community Services sector.  ​

So don't miss out and mark your diaries now!

Aged Care & Community Services Governance Enhancement

News from Michael Dawson and the Governance Enhancement Committee.

Living Water 2020

The LCA Visual Arts Working Group is organising the first churchwide simultaneous art exhibition in August 2020. We are asking people around our church in Australia and New Zealand to explore the theme, Living Water.

Artists of all ages, stages and media are invited to participate in exhibitions in their local communities during August, 2020.