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A commitment to defining a shared purpose for Lutheran aged care, retirement living and community services organisations was one of the key outcomes of the sector’s annual networking forum held last month in Melbourne.

Every morning, LCA Daily Devotions appear in the inboxes of subscribers and on LCANZ Facebook and Instagram feeds across the church. From humble beginnings, LCA Daily Devotions have now been delivered more than 6.2 million times.

Australian Lutheran College (ALC) has welcomed Rev Dr Eric Trozzo as its new director of Systematic Theology and Church History. An experienced lecturer and researcher with international ministry and teaching experience, Eric has already been teaching at ALC as a casual academic since early 2025.

Finke River Mission (FRM) has appointed Peter Doecke as its new finance secretary, taking over from Bryan Elliott following his retirement after serving FRM since 2017.

Earlier this year, Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) set an ambitious goal of protecting 1,000 girls from child marriage in Africa by raising funds through its PRECIOUS campaign. Not only was the target reached by late April, but the PRECIOUS campaign now supports 3000 girls!

by Tanya Leech

If you attended church on Mother’s Day, you might recall the prayer not only thanking God for our mothers; but also, for women who are mother figures in our lives and those who may find Mother’s Day difficult.