No images? Click here To share this eNews with your congregation, copy this link into your print or online bulletin http://lcaenews.online/230307 Three plastic-wrapped pallets sit in a Wellington loading dock. Not much to see here. But this 945-kilogram load holds taonga (treasure), both historical and spiritual – sacred even. This is the archive of the Lutheran Church of New Zealand, ready to depart from Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa (the National Library of New Zealand) and bound for Lutheran Archives in Adelaide. Read more In Memoriam LLOYD BOUGHEN (19/06/1930–02/03/2023) Lutheran Education Australia (LEA) is calling for faith-based schools to retain the right to uphold their unique ethos, as part of the consultation process on proposed changes to federal anti-discrimination laws in Australia. Pastor Peter Hage has been elected as the next bishop of the LCANZ’s Western Australia District. The pastor of St Johns Lutheran Church in Perth, he was elected unopposed for an initial four-year term during last weekend’s District Convention of Synod at Duncraig in suburban Perth. Read more LAMP has been decommissioned and replaced by LAMP2. You can access it via the LCA Portal using your LCA email address and password. If you think you should have access to LAMP2, you will find details in the Requesting Access section on the LAMP2 webpage. Statistics were due 28 February and are to go into LAMP2. Read more Remember your congregation's Child Safety Plan is due on 31 March. Under LCA policy, all congregations are required to submit a plan to ensure they meet their legal, ethical and synodical obligations to be a child-safe congregation. Thank you to all congregations who have already submitted their plan. Contact your District Professional Standards Officer (see www.lca.org.au/psd) or Mary-Ann Carver or Nicole Hall at the Churchwide Office at css@lca.org.au or on 08 8267 7300, if you need assistance. National Church Life Survey (NCLS) Research is inviting local churches who took part in its 2021 survey to a free online webinar. The four webinars, held in March and April, will guide church staff and ministry teams through their Church Life Profile, with insights and tips for exploring and using their results. Read more Lutheran Archives has opened up its stories to the whole Lutheran Church membership and beyond, with monthly talks streaming live on the Friends of Lutheran Archives (FoLA) YouTube channel. These monthly public meetings are held in person at Immanuel Lutheran Church, North Adelaide, and livestreamed straight to YouTube. There are three upcoming talks in March and April. The first one is on Thursday 23 March, when Lyall Kupke, former director of Lutheran Archives, will present a talk on the eclectic Barossa community of Bethel. Read more Lutheran Tract Mission (LTM) has more than 900 resources that can be used for every occasion. Among them are Easter and Lenten tracts to share with friends, family and neighbours, enabling you to be God’s voice of love this Easter. Check out LTM's website at www.ltm.org.au Queensland District 1 March OPERATIONAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER EDUCATIONAL LEADER EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER NON-EXECUTIVE BOARD DIRECTORS (2) CHAIRPERSON LIVESTREAMING OPERATORS DEPUTY TRIBUNAL ADMINISTRATOR ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVANT OF CHRIST AWARD Congregations and agencies of the LCANZ may advertise events or programs for a fee of $80 for one eNews bulletin or $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 LCANZ, 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 |