No images? Click here To share this eNews with your congregation, copy this link into your print or online bulletin http://lcaenews.online/210302 The opening of a new biblical translation and literacy training centre in Papua New Guinea’s Gulf Province is cause for great joy, says Bible translation advisor and LCA/NZ member Hanna Schulz. The centre’s name – ‘Oroi’io Madei’ – can be translated as either ‘Word of Life’ or ‘Living Word’, which reminds us that ‘the word brings life and is alive in Jesus, speaking to us today, across time and cultures’, says Hanna. Read more Festival of Learning a first for ALC Open to anyone, anywhere, Australian Lutheran College's (ALC) Festival of Learning (15–19 February) used a hybrid approach to bring people together on campus and online, with the majority favouring a remote learning experience. Read more Gifts to fellow pastors reflect God’s love When Pastor Matt Anker, the LCA/NZ’s Assistant to the Bishop – International Mission, called on Lutheran pastors in Australia and New Zealand to support their brother pastors in the Philippines, he says the response was ‘breathtaking’. Read more Living Water, the LCA/NZ’s simultaneous art exhibition, is an opportunity for artists of all ages, stages and media to share their artwork in the local community. Staged by the Commission on Worship’s Visual Arts Working Group (www.lca.org.au/visualarts), the exhibition will be held in August 2021. For more information, to receive a resource pack or to register your interest, please email Libby Krahling. Read more IMPORTANT SYNOD DEADLINES Election of delegates: 31 March (details here) CHANGE OF VENUE Pastors, please note the change of venue for GPC from Geelong Vic to Tanunda SA. The letter sent to you last week by LCA Assistant Bishop Andrew Pfeiffer provides full details. Questions? Email Dr Andrew Pfeiffer or Michelle Storie. What is Christian meditation? Why should we practise it? Explore these questions and more with members of our Lutheran family in the latest edition of The Lutheran. Subscribe today by calling 08 8360 7270, go to www.thelutheran.com.au or email lutheransubs@lca.org.au The Servant of Christ award honours lay people of the church by recognising those who give outstanding service. Is there someone you know whom the LCA could honour with this award? For more information and a nomination form, click here. To download promotion resources, click here. Share the story. Multiply the joy. Be an encourager. It’s time to step out in 2021 to help refugee children get back to school! Join the main Walk My Way in SA’s beautiful Barossa Valley on Saturday 1 May, or do your own Walk your Way wherever you are, whenever you like. Each $26 you raise supports a refugee child in school for one year. If your heart longs to see Jesus honoured in our society, then the ‘New Horizons: bridging cultures with the gospel’ conference is for you. Hosted by the New & Renewing Churches and Cross-Cultural Ministry departments of LCA/NZ Local Mission, it will be held as a series of state-based events over the next 18 months. More information The LCA’s Finke River Mission (FRM) urgently needs workers to fill a range of positions at Hermannsburg (Ntaria) in the Northern Territory. There are positions available at the FRM Store and the Hermannsburg Historic Precinct in the Central Australian community, which is located approximately 125 kilometres west of Alice Springs. Read more ONLINE NEWS
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