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Award winning country gospel artist Steve Grace is back in town. Catch up with Steve at one of his North Queensland gigs:

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We invite you to join us as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ throughout the seasons of Advent and Christmas in 2009.

Trinity Advent Evening

Sunday 29th Nov '09 @ 5 pm – Trinity Lutheran Church

"Stones will shout, babes will leap" ... an evening of skits, Christmas carols, songs and hymns, concluding in a shared meal.

Our Saviour Advent Evening

Sunday 20th Dec '09 @ 5 pm – Our Saviour Lutheran Church

Telling of the Christmas story and singing of traditional carols, followed by a shared meal.

Christmas Eve Service

Thursday 24th Dec '09 @ 7 pm – Trinity Lutheran Church

Christmas Day Services

Friday 25th Dec '09 @ 8 am – Trinity Lutheran Church

Friday 25th Dec '09 @ 11 am – Our Saviour Lutheran Church

Last Thursday, Shirley Golding, member of our Trinity Lutheran Church, who has only recently (23. Sep 2009 to 31. Oct 2009, and also in November 2008) been working as interim Finance Manager for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Haiti, was able to contact the LWF Director in Haiti, Sylvia Raulo over Skype. A copy of Shirley's conversation can be accessed here, or at the Australian Lutheran World Service website. 

"If anyone is in a position to donate to the appeal for the Haiti earthquake I can direct you to the following website:

www.lca.org.au/action/alws/

Australian Lutheran World Service will send the donations to the LWF in Haiti. LWF Haiti is coordinating the relief work for what is called the ACT Alliance (Action By Churches Together). I can assure everyone that all donations will reach Haiti. There is a minimum of administration costs – but by the same token there does need to be proper accountability and this also requires careful monitoring by people with the proper expertise."

Shirley Golding

On 28 November 2009, Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in Adelaide have awarded Rev. Dr. George Rosendale the Honorary Doctor of Divinity in appreciation of his service to the whole community in North Queensland and the Lutheran Church of Australia.

Invitation to Celebrate and Thank God

When: Sunday 21st March 2010 starting at 2 pm

Where: Trinity Lutheran Church

472 Severin Street, Manunda QLD 4880

Click here for map and direction

Please join us for an occasion of thanksgiving for Pastor George's contribution towards the development of Indigenous theology, reflection, and education in Australia, as a pastor and teacher of our church.

The celebration will include worship, singing, testimonies, community involvement and dance.

This invitation is open to all members of the community.

Further links:

• "Doctoral Award for ground-breaking Aboriginal Leader" on the LCA and ALC websites.

World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year, and who, in many countries, have a continuing relationship in prayer and service.

Informed prayer and prayerful action – the World Day of Prayer worship service has a special annual theme, which has been developed by women of a different country each year.

This year the women of Cameroon invite us to come with them to the Land of Promise, Land of Glory; to come together with confidence:

Let Everything That Has Breath, Praise God

In Cairns this year, World Day of Prayer will be held at St Monica's Cathedral.

When: Friday 5th March 2010 starting at 10 am

Where: St Monica's Cathedral

181 Abbott Street

Cairns, QLD 4870

Click here for map and directions

World Day of Prayer service will commence at 10am on Friday 5th March, 2010. Everyone (including men) is welcome attend.

Visit World Day of Prayer on the web: Global Site, Australian Site.

One night only at the new Peace Centre, Peace Lutheran College, Kamerunga

When: Saturday 17th July @ 7 pm

Where: Peace Centre, Peace Lutheran College

Cowley Street, Kamerunga QLD 4870

Click here for map and directions

Cost: $5 per person / $10 per family

Supper and refreshments will be served after the concert.

Singer, songwriter, youth leader and editor of the All Together songbook series, Robin is the author of more than 100 Christian songs loved and continually used by churches of all denominations all over Australia and throughout the world.

Singer and musician Dorothy's voice is featured on many of Robin & Dorothy's recordings over the past 30 years.

An event not to be missed! Download flyer here.

We invite you to join us to celebrate Christmas together in 2010 at the following Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.

Christmas Eve Service

Friday 24th Dec '10 @ 7 pm – Trinity Lutheran Church

Christmas Day Services

Saturday 25th Dec '10 @ 8 am – Trinity Lutheran Church

Saturday 25th Dec '19 @ 11 am – Our Saviour Lutheran Church

World Day of Prayer is on again, this Friday 4th March 2011. This international day of informed prayer is celebrated across all Christian denominations in more than 170 countries around world. How many loaves have you? is the theme of this year's focus country Chile, who's women have prepared this year's service.

Come and join us as we gather to unite in prayer, share in God's Word and worship.

When: Friday 4th March 2011 starting at 10 am

Where: Trinity Lutheran Church

473 Severin Street

Manunda, QLD 4870

Click here for map and directions

Everyone (including men) is welcome to attend.

Visit World Day of Prayer on the web: Global Site, Australian Site.

If you pick up yesterday's copy of the Tablelander newspaper circulated across the Atherton Tablelands, Gulf Country and Cape York, you'll be greeted by a familiar face on the page 9 "People and places" section.

"Springing into new role" - Pastor Vaughn was interviewed by Nikki Taylor and welcomed as our new Cairns Lutheran Parish pastor, looking after our two congregations at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Atherton and Trinity Lutheran Church in Manunda (Cairns).

Click on the adjacent image, to view and download a full size pdf copy of the article.