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Pastor Peter Miller, Chaplaincy Coordinator at the SA-NT District, discusses taking the opportunity to practice genuine care in your community and how the heart of Jesus’ ministry was in the one-on-one conversations with people. 

This month’s prayers points come from the Mid North and Yorke Peninsula Zone.

The once-proud church building at Sandleton may have been demolished, but thanks to the efforts of a team of locals who have been restoring the site, the precious memories there have been preserved. 

We are always learning to trust God. There is always something new to test and challenge our faith in him every day. This year we are learning to trust God, individually and together as church, in ways we never anticipated. The truth is we are not “all in this together” in the same way during 2020.

While COVID concerns and braving the winter weather may be front-of-mind for many at the moment, a group of dedicated Lutherans are making sure those affected by summer’s bushfires aren’t forgotten.

It has been wonderful to see people gathered together in our church buildings again following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Here is a collection of photos from congregations across the District documenting their first worship services in person for several months.

An important update regarding Professional Standards for the month of July.

Volunteering is simply a way of life for Carmel Wuttke. Her love for people is evident in the numerous volunteer activities she undertakes within the local Waikerie community, where she is a very well-known and much-loved figure.

Buoying spirits and helping residents to feel comforted and connected are tasks that chaplains at our District’s Lutheran aged care and retirement living facilities undertake every day, but their role recently became even more crucial given the lockdown measures in place due to the global pandemic.

I have found it encouraging and inspiring that in a time of crisis you as God’s people have stepped up in all sorts of ways.