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by Bishop Paul Smith

Bishop Paul Smith has shared a Christmas message for the church, reflecting on the deep and lasting joy of Christ’s coming into a world that longs for peace. ‘Now let us all with gladsome cheer follow the shepherds, and draw near.’

by Bishop Paul Smith

This ‘season of joy’ has also become a season of sorrow, as we have been confronted by the horrific news of the mass shooting of families gathered for a festival of their Jewish faith in Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

by Verena Johnson

Since 1990, members of Our Saviour Lutheran Church Aberfoyle Park in SA have been presenting Christmas productions as a way of reaching out to their community and as an opportunity to invite friends, family and workmates to experience the real story of Christmas in a new and fresh way.

Your new Church House in the Adelaide CBD is ready to welcome you – with the first visitors meeting LCANZ staff and enjoying a tour of the 139 Frome Street premises on 1 December. So, if you live in or are visiting Adelaide, the team at Church House would love to show you around.

Lutheran Media Manager Dr Tania Nelson has accepted a new ministry position at Mawson Lakes Community Church in South Australia. Tania will conclude her role with Lutheran Media in January 2026, after serving for more than two years.

LCANZ Churchwide Office (CWO) staff moved into the new Church House in Adelaide’s CBD yesterday and will be ready to welcome visitors to the 139 Frome Street premises as of next Monday (1 December).