Wodonga Lutheran Parish

St John’s – St Mark’s Yackandandah – Victory Lutheran College

19th

Sunday after Pentecost

19th

/20th

October 2019

Welcome to members, friends & visitors We pray that you feel at home as you worship our Lord Jesus with us.

At the end of the Service we invite you to please join us for a cuppa and a chat. Our Lord’s love and peace be with you.

Congregation Pastor: Jaswanth Kukatlapalli College Principal: John Thompson 14 Havelock St, Wodonga College Chaplain: Andrew Dewhirst Ph: (02) 6024 7072 Mob: 0420 749 611 28 Drage Rd, Wodonga jaswanth.kukatlapalli@lca.org.au Ph: (02) 6057 5859 wodluthp@westnet.com.au reception@vlc.vic.edu.au www.wodongalutheranparish.org.au www.vlc.vic.edu.au

Committed to Sharing Jesus

WELCOME - A note for friends and visitors amongst us. We are glad you are here with us!

A quick note about the Lutheran Divine service and what we believe about worship. To us worship isn’t so much about what we do, but about what God does. Lutherans believe God is present with us through the Word and Sacraments we receive.

In fact, we teach that in the Lutheran Divine Service, God comes to forgive us, to feed us, bless us and send us out into the world. Our Liturgy identifies God’s performative work amongst us and as we receive this ministry of the Word and Sacrament we in turn respond to God through, responses, songs, prayers giving our thanks and praise.

SERVICE TIMES THIS WEEKEND St John’s Wod Sat 6:00pm Celebrate Communion in Song St Mark’s Yack Sun 8:30am NO Service St John’s Wod Sun 10:30am Celebrate Communion in Song

READINGS Joel 2:23-32 The coming day of the Lord for his people 2 Timothy 3:14—4:5 Responsibilities of the pastor Luke 18:1-8 Parable of the widow and the judge

DAILY BIBLE READINGS

Sunday Luke 18:1-8 Thursday 1 Samuel 20:24-42

Monday 1 Samuel 18:5-16 Friday 1 Samuel 24:1-22

Tuesday 1 Samuel 19:1-18 Saturday Psalm 46

Wednesday 1 Samuel 20:1-23

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH In our prayers this week:

We pray for the following that are in need at this time: Phyllis HEINER [Yackandandah Health Aged Care]; Melva KLEMKE [Westmont]; Marianne WACHTMANN [BUPA]; Kerryn JENNINGS; Laurel McRAE [Yallaroo Albury]; Dianne WILLIAMS; Janet ASQUITH; Frieda PTSCHELINZEW [Tallangatta Health]; Ida SCHOLZ; Bill SCHMIDT [BUPA]; Ruth FRAUENFELDER.

Victory Lutheran College – Prayers for Grandparents and Special Friends Day at Victory on Friday. We are thankful for these community events that make up the fabric of our College.

Melbourne South Eastern (Frankston) Congregation, Sudanese Fellowship – Pastor Vacancy; Pastor Peter Deng.

Melbourne Southgate Congregation, preaching place Sunday Night at St John’s (SNAS) – Pastor Tom Hoffmann and Kari; Pastor Vacancy.

LCANZ Season of Prayer:

Heavenly Father, we pray for the church planters already working across the Church, and for those you are still raising up. Please encourage them, empower them, send them help from your own holy Presence, and protect them from the evil one. In Jesus name, Amen.

MISSION INTERNATIONAL PRAYER REQUESTS – The safe arrival of the completed birthing kits to Papua New Guinea. Thanks

God for the faithful birthing kit packing from the Lutheran Women of Australia and Joan and Kevin Koster.

– Rev Wolfgang and Rev Augustin travelling to Myanmar to take theological training on Lutheran distinctive issues for the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Myanmar

If you have any prayer requests and would like to be prayed for by the congregation, please forward via email wodluthp@westnet.com.au or phone (02) 6024 7072 to Heather

Grealy by 11:00am Thursday morning so it can be included in the weekly bulletin.

PARISH COMMUNITY NEWS

Agenda for Special Parish Meeting Sunday 20th October after worship service,

commencing at 12noon sharp Welcome:- Chair Opening Prayer:- Pastor Jaswanth 1. Report on VCAT decision:- Mr Tim McInnes 2. Proposed Changes to Governance of Victory Lutheran College:- Exec. Director LEVNT Mr Julian Denholm & LEVNT Director: Operations Ms Tammy Hughes Close: Lord's Prayer & Blessing:- Pastor Jaswanth

‘YOUR KINGDOM COME’ – 3 WEEK STUDY ‘Your Kingdom Come’ a 3 week study will complete on Wed 23

rd Oct @ 12pm with

shared lunch at Thurgoona. Please contact Pastor Jaswanth if you are interested in attending this study.

CONFIRMATION CLASSES IN TERM 4

Sessions will run from 3:30 to 5.15pm at Argus Learning Centre VLC.

Module 9: Christian Apologetics and Religions of the World: other belief

systems [Parents Participation Encouraged]: 1 session (24th October 2019).

Module 10: Christian Living: discovering your place [Parents Participation

Encouraged]: 2 sessions Thursday afternoon (31st October and 7

th November 2019)

REFORMATION PARISH SERVICE

At St John’s on Sunday 27th October is at 10:00AM.

Church Building Committee Communiqué # 9

1. The proposed building at the College has been fine turned by the Alatalo’s draftsman. We cannot go any further with these plans until we get some sort of direction from the outcome of the VCAT hearing.

2. Likewise the plans for the development at Havelock St have also been redesigned, to incorporate further green areas along with wider access in some of the walk-ways; however these changes come at a cost to the development in that it reduced the number of units able to be built on site to 18 from 20. These revised plans were provided to the VCAT hearing and accepted by all parties at the time of the hearing.

3. This means the issuing of a building permit to the Alatalo’s to begin the development at Havelock St will be delayed until such time as the matters in dispute are resolved post September 19-20 2019. To date we have not heard of any outcome by the chairman of the hearing.

4. It is still proposed to move to VLC in due course but not before we have to, this is still a number of months away provided of course that the Wodonga City gets a favourable verdict from VCAT, which will allow the Alatalo’s to proceed with the development at Havelock. We need also to understand even with a favourable out-come from VCAT there still will be a good deal more planning required by council regarding the Havelock site. This was always to be the case even after the approval of the development. The other aspect of all of this is that the verdict from VCAT may come with some conditions on the Council and in turn on the Alatalo’s. Patience is a virtue, and we will all need a good measure of it before we finish.

5. The other matter of some consequence for consideration is there is changed circumstance in governance associated with the College which may have bearing on what we can do at the college. The building of a new parish facility at the college is still very much alive and well, however over this coming month we will find out more from LEVNT on what the State government and LEVNT (Lutheran Education Victoria New South Wales and Tasmania) requires of us as the parish owners of the college.

6. Continue to feel free to comment on any aspect of our intended development at Havelock and VLC.

T F McInnes Committee Chairman tmcinnes45@bigpond.com 9 October 2019

NOVEMBER FAMILY SERVICE This Divine Service on 3

rd November 2019 at 10:00am, will commemorate ‘All

Saints’ day. There will be a Rite of Memorial to remember those whom our heavenly Father has called in the past year and beyond. The Longest Lutheran Lunch will follow the service. Please invite your friends to the service and bring finger food to share. After the service a retiring offering will be collected to go towards Australian Lutheran World Service to support the GRACE project to help refugee children.

LADIES FELLOWSHIP

The Annual General Meeting of the Ladies Fellowship will be held on Wednesday 5th

November at 10am in the Church Office. All members of the Fellowship are invited to

attend along with any other interested people. The AGM will follow our usual Bible

Study and monthly meeting. All positions will be available for volunteers to be

elected. Join us for a BYO lunch at the close of the meeting. Marie Hill (6059 7710)

BIBLE STUDIES IN RUTHERGLEN WHO AM I? WHAT AM I DOING HERE? We are repeating this Bible Study series in Rutherglen, at Jan and Roger Farrell’s home. Each session will be on a Wednesday evening starting at 7:00pm

23

rd October Session Four: In the Groove

30th October Session Five: Two Taboo Topics—with a Twist

6th November Session Six Living in the End

LCA eNEWS

LUTHERAN MEDIA – MESSAGES OF HOPE The latest newsletter from Lutheran Media – Messages of Hope is available at the back of the church. Please take one!

GIFTS OF GRACE The Australian Lutheran World Service ‘Gifts of Grace’ order booklets are available at the back of church for you to pick up with your bulletin. Now you can give gifts to help a refugee child in Bangladesh. A family in South Sudan. A whole village in Cambodia! There are 19 great gifts – 8 under $10 – you’ll find something for everyone! You can order Gifts of Grace all year round! 1300 763 407, alws.org.au/grace or FREEpost the Order Form.

VICTORIA/TASMANIA DISTRICT NEWS

SEE NOTICEBOARD FOR THE FLYERS FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:

Lutheran Youth of Victoria Retreat– 8 to 10 November @ Araluen Lutheran Camp, Anglesea.

Training, Volunteering and Employment – Please see the Professional

Standards webpage to register https://www.lca.org.au/departments/ministry-

support/professional- standards/training-prof-standards/ Tandara Internship opportunity – applications close 12 Oct 2019 – flyer on noticeboard.

LTM NEWS - Pinned to the noticeboard is a printout of what is available at the LTM

Resources. If you are interested and would like me to forward their email, please let Heather in the church office know.

WIDER COMMUNITY

“Imagine preventing the harm

caused by childhood poverty, social isolation

and disadvantage in Australia” Keynote Speaker

Dr. Robyn Seth Purdie,

Senior Analyst, UnitingCare Australia

Tuesday 19th

November 2019

6.00pm to 8.00pm

St. Stephen’s Uniting Church, Cnr Beechworth Rd

& Nilmar Ave, Wodonga RSVP Judith Butler, Church office on 60242108 or email

office@wodongastst.victas.uca.org.au by Friday 15th

Nov 2019

A light finger food meal will be provided

THIS WEEK: Sunday 20 Oct 8:30am NO SERVICE AT YACKANDANDAH 10:30am Divine Worship with HC 12noon Special Parish Meeting regarding VCAT outcome and VLC governance future Tuesday 22 Oct 11am-3pm Church Office OPEN Wednesday 23 Oct 8:50am CHAPEL @ VLC Secondary 9am-1pm Church Office OPEN

12noon ‘Your Kingdom Come’ Bible Study ③ & shared

meal @ Thurgoona

7:00pm Bible Study ④ at Rutherglen Thursday 24 Oct 10am to 3pm Savers Corner OPEN 11am-3pm Church Office OPEN 3:30-5:15pm Confirmation Class @ Argus Centre Friday 25 Oct 8:50am CHAPEL @ VLC Primary School 10am to 3pm Savers Corner OPEN Sunday 27 Oct 10:00am PARSH Reformation Service

LAST WEEK: 12 & 13 October 2019

Congregation Attendance Communion Notes:

St John’s 45 40

St Mark’s 7 6

St John’s (Sat Eve) 16 15

Total Attendance: 68 61

NEXT WEEKEND: REFORMATION DAY READINGS Sat 6:00pm Wod NO Service Jeremiah 31:31-34 Sun 8:30am Yack NO Service Romans 3:19-28 Sun 10:00am Wod PARISH - Simple Spoken HC Service John 8:31-36

ROSTER FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND Communion/Altar Wod 27

th Oct Andy Enever

Reader Wod 27th Oct Sheryl Parsons

Children’s Address Wod 27th Oct Susan Edwards

PowerPoint Wod 27th Oct Margaret Burkert

Usher/ Counters Wod 27th Oct Volunteers Please

Church Cleaning Oct 21st – Oct 27

th J Zweck D Hawkey Families

Mowing Oct 21st – Nov 3

rd Andrew Keller Ralph Behrends