Welcome to the start of a new year! What a relief it is to be starting 2023 with a normal rhythm again. The start of the year sees many schools holding installation services. So why do we have installations in Lutheran schools? I spent 30 years of my working life in secular working environments. I […]
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December 2022
December 2022
Advent calendars
Everyone’s childhood and memory is different. In my childhood advent was a big deal. The Christmas tree was put up on the first Sunday in advent. There were wreaths at church and at home with four candles in them. Those candles had names. They were called hope, peace, joy and love. There was also a […]
Walk in the reformer’s shoes
Join the 2023 German Study Tour, from 23 September to 6 October, and take the opportunity to stand where Martin Luther stood. Feel the impact of Lutheran history and engage in discussions about our future. There are still spaces available, so register your interest now by emailing lea@lutheran.edu.au. Visit Wittenberg, Leipzig, Erfurt, Eisenach, Worms, Heidelberg […]
Come to the Banquet!
2023 LCANZ Simultaneous Art Exhibition – Registrations Open The call is out for schools, congregations and aged-care facilities throughout Australia and New Zealand to host exhibitions on the theme “Come to the Banquet”. The idea is to hold an exhibition in your local community in August 2023 (or as close to then as possible…). LCA […]
Kakuma Refugee Camp
Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) has, as its mission, the coordination of programs which can openly and accountably offer help, respect and hope to those who, in any country and at any time, are fleeing from oppression, disaster, conflict, poverty and injustice. One of its current programs is the provision of education and activities to […]
Leadership Development Program (LDP9)
LDP9 is due to start in semester 2, 2023 and applicants have now been advised of the outcome of their application. The LDP manager team were impressed by the quality of applications and the thought that had gone into them. The principal comments were also very valuable and we appreciate the support of the LDP […]
Di Eckermann is retiring
Since joining Lutheran education in 1988, Di has filled many roles and always with enthusiasm and gusto. Throughout her career, Di has led from the front and kept Christ at the centre of her daily life. Her personal faith is evident in all that she does, particularly in her care for others. Di joined Concordia […]
Guten Tag! Greetings from Wittenberg
I am currently on sabbatical in Germany and am writing this message to you from Wittenberg, the birthplace of the reformation. This year marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther translating the New Testament into the German language. An original copy of that 1522 New Testament is on display in the museum here. Luther loved […]