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Ashlee shares about LYQ’s new Leadership Year program and its vision to grow courageous leaders who serve their communities and influence the world!

Ash Wednesday. What is it? Why do we acknowledge it? What does it mean for us today? See the very fitting words from Bishop Paul as he addresses the humbling day of Ash Wednesday.

A beautifully written tribute to Robert Dull by Paster Peter Faggotter.

One of the unseen and unsung ministries of our church is hospital chaplaincy.  This ministry is filled with volunteers who give up their time to be a listening ear and a slice of community to those in hospital.

Are you feeling a nudge to step in a new direction? If your Lutheran community has some ideas as to how to engage your wider community with sharing Jesus, then take that vision to your Church Council or Board, and apply for the Mission Outreach Grant! 

The funeral of Aunty Joan Hendriks brought forth joy as the involvement she had in the greater church was reminisced.

This year, at the Toowoomba Synod, I invite our communities to plan to send a younger person along with the regular delegate

Bishop Paul reflects on looking ahead to what is coming and whilst growing in our knowledge of the Scriptures and the interpretation of the Scriptures in the Lutheran Confessions.

In 1966, English composer John Gardner composed a joyful Christmas tune for his adaption of a medieval carol called “Tomorrow will be my dancing day.” In this carol, we are reminded that God is personally interested in each of us and that God dearly loves us.

We celebrate Christmas as a time for feasting. That is why we call Christmas a “Festival” of the Church year. “Festival” comes for the word “feast”. This is not the only reason we gather together…