Committed to Sharing Jesus - 18th Sunday after Pentecost - Wodonga Lutheran Parish

Wodonga Lutheran Parish
  St John’s – St Mark’s Yackandandah –
        Victory Lutheran College

                Committed to Sharing Jesus
          18th Sunday after Pentecost

                       4th October 2020
                Welcome to members, friends & visitors.
    We pray that you feel at home as you worship our Lord Jesus with us.
                   Our Lord’s love and peace be with you.

Retired Pastors: Ernie Kiss (0475 000 637)   College Principal: John Thompson
John Simboras (0438 810 109)                 College Chaplain: Andrew Dewhirst
Graham Zweck (0427 815 795)
Chairperson: Jenny Simboras (0407 495 773)   28 Drage Rd, Wodonga
14 Havelock St, Wodonga                      Ph: (02) 6057 5859
Ph: (02) 6024 7072                           reception@vlc.vic.edu.au
wodluthp@westnet.com.au                      www.vlc.vic.edu.au
www.wodongalutheranparish.org.au

WORSHIP LEADER: Pastor Graham Zweck [Service Order emailed]
SERMON:                 Isaiah 5:1-7
THEME:                  The Sad Song Of The Vineyard
READINGS FOR THIS WEEKEND
Isaiah 5:1-7            The song of the vineyard
Philippians 3:4b-14     Everything loss compared to Christ
[Matthew 21:33-46       Parable of the tenant of the vineyard]
DAILY BIBLE READINGS
Sunday       Matthew 21:33-46           Thursday John 15:1-16
Monday       Song of Solomon 2:10-15    Friday   Acts 14:1-6
Tuesday      Amos 9:13-15               Saturday Psalm 23
Wednesday    Luke 13:6-9

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
In our prayers this week:
 We pray for the following that are in need at this time: Shirley BULLOCK
   (ESTIA); Ruth FRAUENFELDER; Phyllis HEINER [Yackandandah Health Aged
   Care]; Robert HASLAM; Gregory & Kerryn JENNINGS; Melva KLEMKE
   [Westmont]; Laurel McRAE [Yallaroo Albury]; Frieda PTSCHELINZEW [Culcairn];
   Marianne WACHTMANN [BUPA]; Dianne WILLIAMS.
 Victory Lutheran College - For our College Community who are weary and
   looking for rest. God Bless all Staff, Students and Parents.
 Melbourne North West Region, Congregations of Melton, St Albans and
   Sunbury – Ps Frank Rasenberger and Anne.
 Melbourne Outer Eastern multisite Congregation, preaching places of
   Croydon and Lilydale – Pastor Vacancy.
    Lay Worker – Trudi Skene.

NEXT WEEKEND: NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST                  READINGS
Sat 6:00pm Wod        NO Service                                 Isaiah 25:1-9
                                                                 Philippians 4:1-9
Sun 10:30am Wod       NO Service                                 Matthew 22:1-14

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
Get ready to move those clocks forward. Daylight Saving Time is just around
the corner. Those in the ACT NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania
will have to turn their clock forward by one hour at 2am on Sunday,
October 4.
Daylight saving will last until Sunday April 4 2021, when clocks will have to be
turned back by one hour at 3:00am.
Most smartphone devices and computers adjust the time automatically but
analogue clocks need to be changed manually.

PARISH COMMUNITY NEWS

24th September 2020
Dear Members of Wodonga Lutheran Parish,
2020 has been a year like never before, with lockdowns, restrictions, zoom meetings etc.
An yet in all of these stresses and uncertainties, our Heavenly Father has been and still
is with us, comforting us, reassuring us, guiding us and most importantly loving us.
Our Heavenly Father has been with the Parish Council and the Call Committee as
the work of the Parish continues.
The Calling of a new Pastor for our Parish has always been moving forward -slowly.
During the first lockdown, the Calling process was put on hold for some weeks by the
Victorian District, as it was felt that Pastors would not feel comfortable leaving their
Parish during the COVID-19 crisis. As the country began to open up again in
May/June, we were given the all clear to proceed, and it was looking as though we
may be able to have a Parish Call meeting in August. That is until the second
lockdown happened.
In these unprecedented times, new arrangements for meetings such as Parish
Meetings, Annual General Meetings and Call Meetings have been made and
approved by the Victorian District and these arrangements will be in place until the
2021 Synod. AGMs can now be held via zoom, and, voting to Call a new Pastor can
now be by email, postal voting or other electronic means.
At the September Parish Council Meeting it was decided that the Wodonga Lutheran
Parish would implement preferential postal voting to Call a new Pastor and this will
happen in the next couple of weeks.
Also at the Parish Meeting it was decided to also include in the mail out, the matter
of formally accepting the letter from the members of St Mark's Yackandandah
advising the Parish that they intend to cease worship services as from 10th April
2020. The letter from St Mark's was read out at the AGM, but a decision could not be
made as there needed to be a two week notice of intention.
Over the coming weeks you will receive via Australia Post an envelope containing;
     Information on each Pastor candidate for consideration to call
     A voting slip to Call a Pastor.
     A voting slip to vote on:-
               Accepting the letter for closure of St Mark's Congregation

The second highest candidate in the Call votes to receive the contingent
             call, should the first Pastor choose to decline.
             Scrutineers for the Call vote count to be Mr Kevin Wiencke and Mr
             Glenn Roennfeldt
             A copy of the letter from St Mark's Yackandandah.
             A stamped, return addressed envelope for all your voting papers.
The postal voting will take longer than a face to face Parish Meeting and this may be
to some, frustrating. Please be patient, as what is happening is something none of
us on Parish Council or the Call Committee envisaged. We will work through the
situation as best as we possibly can, keeping in mind our responsibilities to you the
members of the Parish.
On your behalf I would like to thank the Call Committee, Jason Zweck, Angela
Uhrhane, Sheryl Parsons, Andy Enever and John Donker, for their many months of
dedicated service to the Parish, for their time prayerfully seeking Pastor candidates
for the Call Meeting, and for their willingness to continue on during these times of
stress and uncertainty.
Serving Him with you,
Jenny Simboras Chair, Wodonga Lutheran Parish                 Chair, Call Committee

VICTORIAN/TASMANIAN DISTRICT NEWS
LINK FOR THE VIC/TAS DISTRICT NEWSLETTER.
https://lutheranchurchofaustralia.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/t/CDC48C0C69F359BC2
540EF23F30FEDED/46E06014F11BD78805263A35EB2CBB57
CONVENTION OF GENERAL SYNOD
Advice for delegates – Delegates for Convention of General Synod (planned for
Melbourne in October 2021) are advised not to book flights or accommodation yet.
Due to uncertainties around COVID-19, there is no guarantee that deposits or full
payments will be refunded in the event of Convention being postponed or re-located.

LCA eNEWS
LINK TO LCA ENEWS – KEEPING US CONNECTED
http://lcaenews.online/200929
LINK to GROW MINISTRIES – LCA Child Youth & Family Ministry
https://lutheranchurchofaustralia.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/t/515ADAF72BF7CCE325
40EF23F30FEDED/CCCE368AF3EF706223B7CB3C95A53812
LLL INTEREST RATE CHANGE
Our congregation has received an ‘LLL Interest Rate change’ notice advising that
effective 1 October 2020, the interest rate on at-call Savings Accounts is 0.80%.
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THIS WEEK:
Saturday  3 Oct     6:00pm    NO Service
Sunday    4 Oct    10:00am    Service Order emailed for Ps Graham Zweck
Tuesday   6 Oct    11am-3pm   Church Office OPEN
Wednesday 7 Oct     9am-1pm   Church Office OPEN
Thursday  8 Oct    11am-3pm   Church Office OPEN
Saturday  10 Oct    6:00pm    NO Service
Sunday    11 Oct   10:00am    Service Order emailed by Ps John Simboras