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      The Lutheran Church is the largest Protestant church in the world, with over 70 million members. This website tells the story of Australian and New Zealand Lutherans, following Jesus Christ – where love comes to life. Whoever you are, whatever your story, you're welcome here with us.
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Going GREYt!

In Going GREYT! we feature stories of some of our ‘more experienced’ people within the LCA, who are making a positive contribution in their retirement. We pray their examples of service will be an inspiration and encouragement to us all as we seek to be Christ’s hands and feet wherever we are, with whatever gifts and opportunities we’ve been given. These stories first appear in ‘The Lutheran’.

24
Sep2019

Following a rainbow

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Wendy Sherwell and Lorraine Janetzki from St Paul’s Nhill were returning from a visit to the first Christmas tree exhibition at St Stephen Lutheran Church, Rainbow, when they were inspired to share the true meaning of Christmas with their local community.

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29
Jul2019

‘Come as a stranger, leave as a friend’

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For nine years from February to December 86-year-old Owen Uebergang has been serving up soup and making friends with those he meets at a special Monday evening gathering in suburban Adelaide.

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30
Apr2019

Little cards make big impact

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Never underestimate the power of a simple greeting card to touch someone’s heart. For 84-year-old Irene Joppich, the unexpected arrival of a handmade card in 1994 did just that as she faced testing times while volunteering in a remote outpost.

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01
Apr2019

Finding a witness in the wood

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God’s messages of love are sometimes burnt onto people’s hearts through humble means. Take a sheet of plywood and wood pen, a little scroll saw, and a willing set of hands, and anything is possible, through God.

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01
Mar2019

Trailblazer has a faith foundation

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Dorothy Hamilton (nee Nuske) was born in Rainbow, in the northwest of Victoria, in 1926. Dorothy was born blind. ‘Not vision-impaired’, she insists, ‘totally blind!’ 

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01
Feb2019

The treasure hunter

There’s gold in Olga Radke’s library of tattered, worn magazine clippings, and treasured pearls in photos discovered from centuries past.

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13
Nov2018

God has a plan for all seasons

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For Helen Middelmann, her recent retirement from hospital chaplaincy means the end of another season. Though tinged with sadness, the change is part of a life richly blessed for the Canberra retiree with a range of seasons, each one bringing a budding blossom of promise.

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22
Aug2018

God’s storyteller

Just as a farmer sows seeds and leaves it to God to grow them into bountiful crops, every day God gives us a story to share with those close to us. It’s his story. This is a message close to the heart of one Adelaide octogenarian for whom witnessing has been a passion for the… Read more

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11
Jul2018

Sharing bread with a caring heart

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Every week a small group of retirees from Bethlehem Morley (WA) congregation makes 120 sandwiches and 200 pancakes for students of a local high school.

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01
Jun2018

Jesus wants you for a sunbeam

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It may take years to see where God is calling you, where God wants you to shine his light. In the case of Sunshine Coast retiree Arthur Hall, it was a 62-year long journey.

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