A Special Convention of the General Synod will be held on Saturday 18 October 2025 in accordance with Resolution 21-06 of the 21st Regular Convention of General Synod in October 2024 that a Doctrinal Statement on Ordination be prepared by the Commission on Theology and Inter-Church Relations (CTICR) for submission to an online Special Convention of General Synod in 2025.
In addition, the following matters of unfinished business from the Regular Convention in 2024 will be included on the agenda of the Special Convention.
- Agenda 2.1.3 Adopt changes to complaints handling, appeals and discipline
- Agenda 2.1.6 Alternate delegates from another parish to be lay members
- Agenda 2.1.7 Continue Hidden Hurts Healing Hearts campaign
- Agenda 2.2.1 Accept full participation of Specific Ministry Pastors
The Special Convention will be held online. No new business will be received for the Special Convention.
Convention of General Synod 2024 Information
Lutheran Church of Australia 197 Archer Street, North Adelaide SA 5006
Phone: 8267 7300
Email: admin@lca.org.au
Hi friends!
A combined SBLC Ascension Day service, with Holy Communion, will be held this evening, Thursday May 29th, at 7:30 p.m. at Grace St Paul’s.
Nearly any Christian can tell you why we celebrate Christmas and Easter.
But what about the Ascension of our Lord, forty days after Easter - May 29th this year?
Why is Ascension also important to celebrate?
- By his ascension, he was providing us with a valuable lesson — everything he came to do was complete.
- With Christians all around the world we can celebrate the Lord’s Supper until he comes again.
- With his ascension the promise to send the Holy Spirit could be fulfilled.
- We now have Christ himself interceding on our behalf before God.
- When Christ ascended, he promised that he would return someday. Now we can live each day looking forward to his return.
- Christ returned to heaven to prepare a place for us
There is great value in realizing the impact of events such as the Ascension, and how they shape our lives and define our faith.
Tabor No Service You are welcome to join worship at another congregation
Bethany: 10:30am Lay Led with Brian Eckermann
Grace St Paul’s: 9am HC Pastor Peter Kriewaldt
Langmeil: 8:45am HC & 10:30am HC Pastor Gus Schutz
Lyndoch No Service You are welcome to join worship at another congregation
Schoenborn: 9am
Want to explore faith, life and meaning?
You are welcome to come to Alpha, a series of interactive video sessions being held at the Langmeil Centre each Wednesday evening.
Starts 6 p.m. with tea (provided) and concludes at 7:45 p.m. Enquiries to barossaalpha@gmail.com or Grant Herrmann, 0402 011 590
LCA International Mission have prepared a Devotional and Prayer guide to use during Pentecost (which begins on 8 June).
Acts 2 tells the story of Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs - people from all nations - hearing Galilean followers of Jesus tell of God’s great deeds of power.
Because while there may be one Gospel, the Holy Spirit reveals that Gospel through countless images, words, music and culture.
An electronic copy of the Prayer Guide is available to download from the LCA International Mission website.
Tanunda Women’s Fellowship
1:30pm Thursday 12th June at Langmeil.
Host: Grace
Offering: ALC Women’s Auxiliary, Blueprint Ministries
Speaker Andy Thurlow talking about his book ‘Just Playne Nonsense’.
Over the years Andy has enjoyed writing nonsense poetry, often to share with his students in the classroom.
His latest little book, ‘Just Playne Nonsense’, is a collection of these.
Each of the 15 members of the ‘Playne’ family has a delightful idiosyncrasy. Following each nonsense poem Andy has have detailed where the idea came from and included colourful pictures. The book is fun and thought provoking.
The SBLC is proud to support our young people during June attending Christian Life Week, with funds from Soup Sundays and Retiring Offerings.
Talk to your congregation representative to find out what’s happening....
Bethany: Chris Canute - Langmeil: Lorna Schiller - Tabor: Chris Bartsch -
Grace: Kirsty Heinrich - Schoenborn: Dean Hoklas - Lyndoch: Wendy Liebelt
SBLC Worship Services Sunday 25th May 2025
Tabor 9am HC Pastor Gus Schutz & 10.30am German Language Service with Gerhard Ruediger
Grace St Paul’s 9am HC Pastor Mike Semmler Children’s Service
Bethany 10.30am HC Pastor Gus Schutz
Lyndoch 10.30am HC Pastor Graham Jenke
Langmeil No Services
Ascension Day Service 29th May 2025
Grace St Paul’s: Combined Service 7:30pm HC Pastor Jim Bryan
Movie time - “Seasons of Gray”.
7pm Sunday 1st June, Holy Trinity Church Hall, Nuriootpa.
Still just $5 which includes popcorn and a drink.
Brady Gray was always the favourite son. Overcome by jealousy, his brother's resort to an unforgiveable crime to drive him away from their father’s ranch. Brutally beaten and hauled away to an uncertain destiny, Brady chooses to forget the past and start anew. Yet his troubles are just beginning. Falsely accused of assaulting his boss’s wife, he ends up in prison. Daring to believe there may be some purpose in his suffering, he’s given a chance to turn his life around.
At long last, success brings him the opportunity to decide the fates of the men who wronged him. But what man intends for evil, God intends for good. This simple, yet powerful, message is all he has left. Brady must now decide whether acts of cruelty or the hand of providence will mark the seasons of his life.