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Wodonga Lutheran Parish

Locality: Wodonga, Victoria

Phone: +61 2 6024 7072

Address: 14 Havelock Street 3690 Wodonga, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.wodongalutheranparish.org.au

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25.01.2022 Today, many people will be celebrating Halloween and things that go bump in the night. Also today, Lutherans celebrate the far more significant birthday of the Protestant Reformation. On All Hallow’s Eve , later known as Hallowe’en (October 31, 1517), the Augustinian monk Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. He just meant to spark a debate, and some soul-searching among his brothers in the church, about corruption, false ...doctrines, Bible illiteracy, and superstition within the Roman Catholic Church. It actually sparked far more than a debate. The church, and the Western world, would never be the same again. WHY ALL HALLOWS EVE? Because the next day (November 1) would be All Hallows Day (All Saints’ Day). Martin Luther knew that well-educated people from all over were going to come to the services. So he took advantage of this date. WHAT THEN? Martin Luther was excommunicated in 1521, after his hopes to spur renewal from within the church were unsuccessful. With the power of the new printing press, he and other reformers got a wide audience for notions like:| - the rediscovered doctrine of justification (salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone) -and the importance of the Bible as the over-arching authority (he translated the Bible into the German language that was understood by his countrymen). BELIEFS THAT TODAY ARE THE BACKBONE IN MUCH OF CHRISTIANITY!

23.01.2022 Jesus lived, died, rose again, and ascended into heaven about 2 thousand years ago. He promised that He would, one day, come again in glory. The problem is that we don’t know when. So we have to wait! And pray that we will always keep watching, and be ready for Him... Come and join us now that we are having live Services again There will be two services on Sunday morning 9.00am and 10.30am. Please register your preferred worship time with the Chairperson Jenny Simboras: [email protected]). Or continue to watch one of the many live-stream services that are available (live or later), by reading and meditating on the Readings for the day, and/or by reading our weekly Service Order and sermons prepared by our retired Pastors (if you want them emailed to you, let us know). 29 Nov 20 1st Sunday of Advent Isaiah 64:1-9 Open the heavens and come down! Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 As you wait for Christ's return Mark 13:24-37 No one knows the day or the hour

22.01.2022 Jesus calls us not be paralysed by the enormity of injustice but become part of the answer to prayer for God to act in our world. Due to the numbers allowed at each service (at this time it is 20), you will need to register which time slot you would like to attend and how many from your family. There will be two services on Sunday morning 9.00am and 10.30am. Please register your preferred worship time with the Chairperson Jenny Simboras: [email protected] Come and join oth...er Christians by physically joining together where possible, or by watching one of the many live-stream services that are available (live or later), by reading and meditating on the Readings for the day, and/or by reading our weekly Service Order and sermons prepared by our retired Pastors (if you want them emailed to you, let us know). 22 Nov 2020 Last Sunday of Church Year (Day of Fulfilment) Ezekiel 34:11-16,20-24 The Lord himself will be the Shepherd King Psalm 95:1-7a Ephesians 1:15-23 Christ reigns at God's right hand Matthew 25:31-46 The King's final judgment

21.01.2022 As we wait for Jesus to come, don’t lose heart. Hold tight to your faith, the flame that God set alight at your baptism. Due to the numbers allowed at each service (at this time it is 20), you will need to register which time slot you would like to attend and how many from your family. There will be two services on Sunday morning 9.00am and 10.30am. Please register your preferred worship time with the Chairperson Jenny Simboras: [email protected] Come and join other Christ...ians by physically joining together where possible, or by watching one of the many live-stream services that are available (live or later), by reading and meditating on the Readings for the day, and/or by reading our weekly Service Order and sermons prepared by our retired Pastors (if you want them emailed to you, let us know). 8 Nov 2020 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (3rd last Sunday of Church Year) Amos 5:18-24 The day of the Lord Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Questions about the Lord's coming Matthew 25:1-13 Parable of the wise and foolish girls

18.01.2022 Shops have started preparing for Christmas sales. We, as Christians, can also start preparing for Christmas its real, original meaning. One way to do that is by combining a DIY Advent calendar, with Readings from the Bible. Starting on December 1, read a passage daily, and place a symbol representing it, onto a home-made calendar. The one pictured is based on 4 coathangers covered in green, and pictures stuck on after the Bible passage has been read.... Advent Calendar stories 1. Creation/The earth/Genesis 1 2. Adam and Eve-Garden of Eden/A tree with fruit, or an apple/Genesis 2:4 - 3:2 3. Noah & the Flood/A rainbow/Genesis 6:9 9:17 4. God’s promise to Abraham/A tent/Genesis 12:1-7 & 15:1-6 5. Isaac/A ram/Genesis 22:1-18 6. Jacob's Ladder/A ladder/Genesis 28:10-19 7. Joseph's Coat/A multicolored coat or robe/Genesis 37 & 50 8. Moses/A burning bush/Exodus 3 9. Israelites and the Passover/A lamb/Exodus 12:1-42 10. The 10 Commandments/Two stone tablets/Exodus 19:1 - 20:20 11. Joshua and the fall of Jericho/A ram's horn trumpet/Joshua 6:1-20 12. Ruth/A sheaf of corn/Ruth (Whole Book) 13. King David/A six pointed 'Star of David'/1 Samuel 16:1-3 14. Solomon's Temple/The temple/1 Kings 6 15. Elijah and Baal's Priests/A bonfire1 Kings 18:16-39 16. Isaiah's 'Jesse'Prophecy/A tree stump with a single branch growing from it/Isaiah 11:1-11 17. Jonah and the Whale/ A whale/Jonah (Whole Book) 18. John the Baptist/A scallop shell/Matthew 3:13-17 19. Mary/A white lily/Luke 1:26-38 20. Elizabeth/A mother and child/Luke 1:39-56 21. Zechariah/A pencil and paper/Luke 1:57-80 22. Joseph/A carpenter's hammer/Matthew 1:19-25 23. The Shepherds/A fluffy sheep/Luke 2:8-20 24. The Wisemen/A gold star or the three gifts or three crowns/Matthew 2:1-12 25. Jesus/A baby in a manger/Luke 2:1-8

17.01.2022 God doesn’t care whether we have lots of obvious talents, or whether we have to dig down deep to find something very small that we are capable of. God cares about HOW we use these abilities. Come and join other Christians by physically joining together where possible, by watching one of the many live-stream services that are available (live or later), ... by reading and meditating on the Readings for the day, and/or by reading our weekly Service Order and sermons prepared by our retired Pastors (if you want them emailed to you, let us know) 15 Nov 20 24th Sunday after Pentecost (2nd last Sunday of Church Year) Zephaniah 1:7,12-18 The day of the Lord is near Psalm 90:1-12 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Be ready for the Lord's coming Matthew 25:14-30 The parable of the talents

13.01.2022 Philip Yancey, in his book ‘What’s so Amazing about Grace?’, defines grace like this: ‘Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more . . . and there is nothing we can do to make God love us less’. If you have doubts about this, turn to the Bible and examine the kind of people God loves. There will be one service on Sunday morning 9.00am. Come and join other Christians by physically joining together where possible, or by watching one of the many live-stream s...ervices that are available (live or later), by reading and meditating on the Readings for the day, and/or by reading our weekly Service Order and sermons prepared by our retired Pastors (if you want them emailed to you, let us know). 3 Jan 2021 2nd Sunday after Christmas Jeremiah 31:7-14 The Lord will gather Israel Psalm 147:12-15(16-18)19,20 Ephesians 1:3-14 Paul's thanksgiving and prayer John 1:(1-9)10-18 We saw God's glory in Jesus

12.01.2022 Chrismons, meaning "Christ monograms," traditionally are white and gold Christmas tree ornaments. The designs are Christian symbols that signify Christ -symbols such as stars, crosses, fish, crowns, and the alpha and omega that remind us of Christ's identity, his story, and of the holy Trinity.

10.01.2022 God promised that in the last days he would pour out his Spirit on everyone, so that the sons and daughters would proclaim his message (Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17). Have you noticed that it is the elderly who are the first to receive this gift? There isn’t a service today, yet we encourage you to read and meditate on the Readings for the day. 27 Dec 2020... 1st Sunday after Christmas Isaiah 61:10 - 62:3 The Lord will save his people Psalm 148 Galatians 4:4-7 God sent his Son to free us Luke 2:22-40 Simeon and Anna see Jesus See more

08.01.2022 May you have a blessed, joyful, peaceful Christmas Day!