Calendar Of Events is attached.
Nuri High Breakfast Club:
Find us every Wednesday morning 8-8:45am serving pancakes outside Open Space.
Faith Breakfast Club:
Find us every Thursday morning from 8-9am serving pancakes. We would love to see you, chat to you and bond over your favourite pancake toppings. See you there.
Faith Lunchtime Club:
Got nothing to do at lunchtime? Well come and join us on Thursday lunchtimes down in the Retreat for a milo, sweet treat and some God chats. We can’t wait to see you there
Young Life Cans & Bottle Run
The Young Life Barossa team will be rallying together on November 30th to collect local Cans + Bottle donations to raise funds that support us in taking local Barossa young people on the annual Young Life Australia national Summer Camp in Jindabyne NSW.
We are calling out to anyone who has a stash of cans and bottles that they haven’t had the chance to take to the recycling plant. We would love to take these off your hands! If you are keen to support us in this venture of supporting young people in our local community, then please get in contact with Anneka Wilksch at annekawilksch@younglife.org.au to organise a collection of your donations on the morning of November 30th.
Summer Camp:
Our favourite annual Summer Camp for Young Life Australia is quickly approaching, and we couldn’t be more excited!
Young people in years 7-12, you are invited to Young Life Summer Camp from the 12th-18th of January 2025. A week-long adventure in Jindabyne NSW connecting with young people from Young Life communities all across Australia. There is something for everyone and a whole lot to love about Summer Camp.
Find more information here: https://younglife.org.au/summercamp/
There are early bird registration costs until the end of November, so if you can hear the fun calling you, act on it quickly to ensure early bird prices!
Perhaps you are not a young person but would still love to support this amazing event – would you like to volunteer, sponsor a young person perhaps? If you are interested in being involved in our 2025 Summer Camp, please reach out to Sophie Wilksch for further information.
Gap Year:
Are you 18-25 years of age and looking for something to do next year that brings you challenge, adventure, community and a sense of purpose? Then we have just the solution for you. Young Life Gap Year is a year-long program designed to provide opportunities to serve in the local Young Life ministry, with added 2 x weekly discipleship sessions, training and adventures.
When: Options to start in January or July 2025 - we are doing rolling cohorts at the moment, with some people choosing to do 1 semester or the full year
Time Commitment: Part time ministry focus, so opportunities for part time work or accredited study the rest of the week
There is flexibility in where you study this course also. You can choose to study locally or afield in Armidale NSW – the opportunities await you.
Cost: Full year costs $14,999 - but there is time in the schedule to work and pay it off as you go
Have you been itching to try something new? Why not consider giving a year to God and letting Him take the lead.
For more information visit our website Young Life Gap Year - Discipleship Journey or get in touch with Sophie Wilksch.
Want to know more about Young Life Barossa? Find us at https://younglife.org.au/barossa/or reach out to Sophie Wilksch our local area Coordinator.
‘Modern day School of the Apostles’
St Petri Meeting Room, Sunday 13th October at 3pm.
Join Pastor Richard Ansoul when we look at how Rabbi Saul adapts to the non-Jews, as well as Apostle Paul's presence in Europe.
We continue to delve into the life and adventures of Rabbi Saul / Apostle Paul in this enthralling study.
Letter to congregations and 2024 Christmas Hamper List attached
This interesting book on the history of Bethany Church is available for $20 from the Christian Community Hub, 83 Murray St, Tanunda
It's Time to Pack Your Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gifts! Now is a great time to pack your shoebox gifts ready for collection from the Hub between 14-26 October.
Pick up a shoebox from The Hub. Every shoebox you pack is a tangible expression of God's love and an opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with a child, their family, and community!
Friends of Lutheran Archives (FoLA)
Don't Argue with Germans: The Curious Case of Three Churches at Neales Flat. Thursday, 17 October 2024 7.30pm to 9pm. Immanuel Lutheran Church, North Adelaide.
$5.00 donation, free supper, all welcome.
Meet an extraordinary group of German Lutherans who, because of faith and infighting, built three church buildings within a stone’s throw of each other in a farming district!
It is a feat that may be unrivalled in all of Australia. But how did this come to be at Neales Flat? Award-winning historian Samuel Doering will uncover the story of how theological differences, punch-ups along the road, and scandalous court cases divided congregations, schools, and even families in the cemetery.
Samuel Doering is a South Australian historian, public speaker, and author. He graduated from the New College of the Humanities, London, in 2021, was the South Australian Runner Up in the 2024 Rural Ambassador Program and is the 2024 HCSA Emerging Historian of the Year.
He works as a freelance researcher and as a tour guide and historian at Anlaby Station.
He has written two books: 'The Diary of Emilie Appelt, Eudunda. German. Lutheran. Woman." and "The Eudunda Family Heritage Gallery: The First 25 Years". The programme can be watched at the time, or later (often better) on: www.youtube.com/@friendsoflutheranarchives9644
This interesting book on the history of Tabor Church between 1849-1999 is available for $10, from the Christian Community Hub, 83 Murray St, Tanunda
Monday - First Monday of the month - Carer Connect a support group for carers.
Tuesday - 9:30am - 10:30am Know Your Bible study group
- 11:30am - 1:30pm Tuesday Lunch Bunch - second and fourth Tuesday of the month
Wednesday - 9.00am -11.30am Bible study and Prayer meeting
- 10.00am - 12.00pm Creative group - painting, colouring or BYO craft.
- 1:00pm - 2:30pm Ikigai Barossa Support Group run by Relationships Australia
- Carers SA Life Coach by appointment
Thursday - 9:00am - 11:30am My Time - a support group for parents and carers of children under the age of 18 who need a higher level of care
Synod endorses the ordination of both women and men
5 October 2024
This afternoon, 5 October 2024, 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) which prohibits women from entering the pastoral ministry. The resolution incorporates recommendations from the 2024 General Pastors Conference.
In effect this means that the teaching of the Church on the office of the public ministry remains unchanged apart from the requirement of the ordination of men only.
The proposal included the expectation that Commission on Theology and Inter-Church Relations (CTICR), together with the Church’s Pastors Conferences and Districts, will finalise a doctrinal statement on ordination in 2025, to be approved by an online General Pastors Conference and online Convention of General Synod.
The Convention began its debate this morning in prayer led by Bishop Emeritus Mark Whitfield, who called for the leading of the Holy Spirit, singing the prayer in both English and Te reo Māori.
‘We commend this resolution to God, trusting his mercy, guiding our feet in the way of peace’, LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith said.
The complete wording of the resolutions will follow shortly.