No images? Click here To share this eNews with your congregation, copy this link into your print or online bulletin http://lcaenews.online/210316 The LCANZ’s new congregational child safety standards will go through a consultation process in April and May. The Child Safety Standards for Congregations are designed to ensure that the church can meet its regulatory responsibilities in response to an increasingly rigorous child safety landscape in Australia and New Zealand. The standards will also be trialled in some congregations before they are finalised and implemented. Notifications about the release of the standards consultation package will appear in LCANZ eNews bulletins, and the package will be available on the LCA website. Read more Aussie ‘grannies’ for refugee children While they may come from opposite sides of the world, a wonderful connection has developed between a group of Lutheran ladies from the Adelaide Hills and 25 refugee children from Blair Athol North Primary School, thanks to a remote-teaching project that has blossomed into meaningful friendships. Read more Christian meditation (from The Lutheran) While the practice of Christian meditation is not well-known within the Australian and New Zealand Lutheran churches, the interest in it is growing. The March edition of The Lutheran includes a number of stories on this theme, including this one about a group of Lutherans who meet regularly to meditate. Read more PASTORS, COORDINATORS, CHAIRPERSONS, OTHER LEADERS In recent years, LCANZ Professional Standards has held a face-to-face Coordinator Network Day on a Saturday in late March. This year instead, we are inviting Safe Church coordinators, pastors, chairpersons and other leaders to join us online for a Safe Church webinar. Please put this online event in your calendar. The link for the webinar will be sent to you in this week’s Professional Standards eNews (click here to sign up). The webinar link will also be posted here. Share the story. Multiply the joy. Be an encourager. Community TV worship broadcasts feedback needed Did you watch Lutheran worship services on community TV stations Channel 44 in South Australia or Channel 31 in Victoria in 2020? If so, the worship committee of St John’s Lutheran Church Unley wants to hear from you. Read more NOMINATIONS DUE 15 MAY Have you thought about serving on a board, commission, council or committee of the LCANZ? Do you know someone with relevant knowledge, skills and experience (especially people under 30)? Please encourage them to explore this opportunity to serve the LCANZ. Click here for information about these opportunities and for nomination forms. DIGIAL EDITION AVAILABLE The digital edition of The Lutheran is now available – and it's just $30 for an annual subscription. Current print subscribers are also eligible to register for free digital access, so if you haven't done so, click here to register. Digital subscriptions make a great gift too for anyone with email and internet access. You can subscribe or give The Lutheran as a gift here. Registrations are now open for the 40th Victorian and Tasmanian District Convention of Synod. Delegates meet under the theme ‘All for the Gospel’ (1 Corinthians 9:19,22b,23) at Geelong Lutheran College Armstrong Creek Campus. Registrations close 27 April 2021. Watch out for opportunities to learn and participate online through pre-Convention workshops and short video presentations Click here to access the District Convention website. ONLINE NEWS ENEWS LCA eNews special edition (Safe Church Webinar) 12 March CHURCH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FINANCE MANAGER WORKERS (MULTIPLE POSITIONS) Congregations and agencies of the LCA/NZ may advertise events or programs for a fee of $80 for one eNews bulletin or and $100 for two. We can accept up to 40 words. Contact LCA Communications for more information. Multi-media deals with The Lutheran are also available; contact the editor. You are receiving this email because you are a pastor or lay leader of the LCA/NZ, or you have signed up to receive it, or have indicated to us you wish to receive it. To subscribe to other LCA eNews, click here. To unsubscribe from this list, click here. (Note that pastors in active service and some lay leaders are required to remain subscribed to this eNews, as it relates to their role.) To change your email address, click here. 197 Archer Street North Adelaide SA 5006 |