God has blessed us! To celebrate this we encourage one another, we build one
another up in faith, we use our gifts to serve others, we reach out to our community with
God’s Good News, and we walk with those who are learning to know his love.
19th October 2014—19th Sunday after Pentecost!
Worship locations:
Immanuel—7 North Rd, Lilydale
8.30 am every Sunday
Open Door—Luther College Chapel, Plymouth
Rd, Croydon. 10.00 am every Sunday
Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School—
53-57 Plymouth Rd, Croydon Hills 9.00 am every
Wednesday and Friday in the Gym during
school terms; 6.00 pm every second Sunday in
the Gym during school terms.
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Contact Details:
OELC Office
53-57 Plymouth Rd, Croydon Hills, Vic, 3136
 9725 3768  www.oelc.com.au
email: [email protected]
Pastoral Assistants:
George Buruma
Heather Hamilton
Margaret Horwood
Congregation Chairperson:
Barry Petering
home: 9723 2065
email: [email protected]
Worship Co-ordinator:
Trudi Skene
Call Committee Chairperson:
David Bergmann
OELC Safe Place/ Child Safe Co-ordinator:
Lauren Bass
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary
Pastors
Congregation: Vacant
School
During our vacancy, if you require pastoral
Office: 9725 8255
assistance, please contact one of the pastoral
Principal: Greg Schneider
assistants in the first instance (contact details are Pastor: Mark Greenthaner
in the 2013 Care and Contact Directory).
School: Mark Greenthaner
mobile: 0402 352 586
home: 9725 4671
email: [email protected]
Prayer Points
 For Pr Stephen Schultz and family as
he considers the call to OELC.
 Healing and comfort for those in our
community who are suffering in mind,
body or spirit including Lenie Lottering,
Pr Mark Greenthaner and Karen
Parker.
 For the worsening Ebola outbreak in
Africa – protection for those risking
their lives to treat the
infected and move governments around the world to help
so that it can be brought under
control.
Freezer Bank October
Decru, Probert, Visser,
Ruhnau
Luther College
Office: 9724 2000
Principal: Michael Kleidon
Pastors: Simon Cooper and Mark Tuffin
ALWS Gifts of Grace 2014
Brochures are included in this weeks
newsletter.
Order now by completing the form
included, phoning 1300 763 407 or logging on to alws.org.ua/grace
Gifts of $2 or more are tax deductible!
The Dining Room
What’s on in October
 Sunday 26th: Pr Aldi Elberts will lead a
combined service with communion to
commemorate Reformation at 10.00 am at
Croydon. The Longest Lutheran Lunch will follow –
see page 3 for more details! Please note there will
not be a service at Lilydale on this day.
Coming up in November
 Sunday 2nd: All Saints day. Services with communion at Lilydale (8.30 am) and Croydon (10.30
am). Guest preacher will be Pr Mal Huf. Please
note the change of service time for Croydon.
Monday 3rd: Ladies morning tea (see newsletter for details).
Thursday 6th: Church Council meet at 7.30 pm
Sunday 9th: Lay read services at Lilydale and
Croydon at the usual times.
Wednesday 12th: Wednesday Club meet at
Lilydale from 10.30 am onwards.
Friday 14th: H2H at Lilydale from 7.15 pm.
Sunday 16th: Combined service at Croydon at
9.00 am followed by the AGM. Please note there
will not be a service at Lilydale on this day.
Friday 21st: Shed Men meet at 7.15 pm at ‘the
Cottages’.
Sunday 23rd: Lay read services at Lilydale and
Croydon at the usual times.
Friday 28th: H2H at Lilydale from 7.15 pm.
Sunday 30th: First Sunday in Advent. Pr Mark
Tuffin will lead services with communion at
Lilydale and Croydon. At Croydon we will also welcome Katie into God’s family through baptism.
WORSHIP ATTENDANCE AND OFFERINGS
SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER
Services Lilydale
Croydon
GSLPS*
49
61
29
Offerings:
REG:
Total:
* $61.50 received for ALWS
HC
HC
48
56
$1420.30
$1022.50
$2442.80
Head to Heart
24th October
14th November
28th November
5th December
H2H meets the 2nd and 4th Friday's of the month at the
Lilydale Chapel (1 North Road) from 7:15pm-9:00pm.
Bring some supper to share.
Any questions - talk to David or email at
[email protected].
Suggested Bible
Readings
for this w eek:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Mark 10:32-45
Mark 10:46-52
Mark 11:1-11
Mark 11:12-26
Mark 11:27-33
Psalm 1
OELC Church Council has been
exploring ways that its members
might be able to serve within the
local Croydon community. One
area that Luther College students
and staff have been
supporting for some time is TDRM and they need our
help.
TDRM is a mission that helps struggling families and
the homeless. It is somewhere for them to go on a Tuesday night and find a safe and welcoming environment, a
two course meal and good company. It is located in a
hall behind St John The Divine Anglican Church, across
the road from Croydon Railway Station. The success of
the program is having a positive effect not only on the
lives of the guests, but also on the wider community.
While TDRM is staffed by a number of trained volunteers, helpers from nearby churches and schools and
others, cooking meals for 70 or more guests is a critical
component of the program and they are always in need
of people who can cook on a regular rostered basis such
as once a month.
Church Council has endorsed this mission as an area
that OELC is well placed to support and are now looking
for individuals and/or groups in the congregation that
would be prepared to offer their services to this worthy
cause. If you are interested and want to know more,
speak to Darron Jensz. Let's show that we care.
Questions you may have:
How often would I need to help out with cooking? No
more than once a month based on a roster system.
Can I help out on my own? Given they cater for 70+
people, best to organise a group as too much cooking
for one person
Who cooks what? e.g. 1 person may be responsible for
entree, 2 for main meal and 1 for dessert
What to cook? Can cook same thing e.g. one couple
cook schnitzel and vegies each time, BBQ, spag bol. Up
to the group.
Do I have to pay? All costs are reimbursed so no one
needs to be out of pocket.
How much time is involved? Shopping, preparation and
cooking times can vary but need to allow a few hours.
Do I cook there? Most people do preparation and cooking at home, then bring it in and reheat before serving
What are kitchen facilities like? Small kitchen, but well
equipped. Come down and have a look.
What else do I need to do? Just cook. Others will set up,
serve, clean up.
Ladies Morning Tea
Longest Lutheran Lunch
The next Ladies Morning Tea will be
held at 10:00am on Monday 3rd
November at the home of Maud
Adonis, 12 Bimbadeen Dve,
Mooroolbark, telephone 0423 213 396.
Sunday 26 October
Following the 10am Reformation Day Service at Croydon
Meet at Good Shepherd by 12pm
(Follow the signs from the car park)
For Food, Fun and Games
All Saints Day – Sunday, November 2
On Sunday, November 2nd, we will observe All
Saints Day. As part of our services at Lilydale
and Croydon, there will be a special memorial
rite in which we will remember members of
our congregation and Christian relatives and
friends who have passed away in the last
year. If you would like the name of someone
you have lost in the past year to be read out
during the memorial rite, please contact the
office before 30 October. You will also have
an opportunity to light a candle for them
during the service.
Bring Family, Friends and Neighbours
A dessert to share, drinks, glasses, rugs and chairs
(hopefully we will be able to picnic)
Sausages, salads, and yummy picnic food will be
provided
For more information contact Sabine Haeusler on
0403 252 234
Baptism Birthdays in October
Please pray for those in our church family who have been
baptised in the past few years:
Scarlett Boyd, Jemma Gargett, Lili Altmann-Bishop,
Fiona Frost, Nicole Collins, Imogen Frost, Alannah
Collins, Nate Frost, Morgan
Farrand, Alesandra Barnier, Joshua Barnier, Annalise
Frost, Kaylee Petschel, Luke Hearn, Jasmine Knowles,
Benjamin Ruwoldt, Keenan Gomes-Luis, Kayla Gomes
-Luis, Joshua Gomes-Luis, Olivia Edwards, Abbie Gargett, Josie Bamford, Claire Foster, Marcus Grinsbergs
(If your child is under 10, has a baptism birthday this month and
is not mentioned above, please contact the church office so that
we can update our details.)
Sunday Chapel at GSLPS
26 October – Flower Power!
We cannot help but celebrate the beauty of
spring flowers. Many of us have our favourites. Sometimes particular flowers are
linked to important events in our lives, and
serve as strong symbols for us. One famous Christian chose a particular flower as
the basis for making a strong statement
about his relationship with God. Join us at
Sunday Chapel to learn about this particular
symbol as a way of communicating the message of God’s love for us. We meet together
in the Multipurpose Centre from 6.00pm for
a light tea (provided); our worship begins at
6.30pm. We finish by 7.15pm. We would
love to have you join us; you are most welcome to bring along family and friends!
See you on the 26th.Pr Mark Greenthaner
St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Shepparton
Members of St Paul's Lutheran Church in Shepparton
would like to thank all members of the LCA who have so
generously supported the building of a new church for our
growing congregation. Your prayers, financial contributions, visits and words of encouragement have blessed us
over the past years and encouraged us to move forward in
faith. It's with joy that we can report that both the new
church and St Paul's African House are nearing completion
and the church will be consecrated at a service on Sunday
9th November at 10am. A warm invitation is extended
to all our friends from around the LCA to join us for the service and lunch to follow. RSVP is essential by 10 October
for catering purposes. Email: [email protected] or
phone: 03 5821 5206
FUTURE DATES:
Sunday 9th November (preparation for Children's
Christmas service)
Sunday 7th December - Children's Christmas service
at OELC
Open Pantry
Please continue to support the
Open Pantry with donations for the
Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).
Look for the basket in the foyer. Keep it full to
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19 October 2014
19th Sunday after
Pentecost
OELC Roster
9 Nov 2014
22nd Sunday after
Pentecost
16 Nov 2014
23rd Sunday after
Pentecost
Rev 7:9-17
1 John 3:1-3
Matt 5:1-12
Amos 5:18-24
1 Thess 4:13-18
Matt 25:1-13
Zeph 1:7, 12-18
1 Thess 5:1-11
Matthew 25:14-30
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LILYDALE 8:30AM
LILYDALE 8:30AM
-
Lay Reader
Service without
communion
C. Schild
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Pr Mal Huf
Lay Reader
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Supplement
Service of the Word
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-
A. Wurm
K. Horwood
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G. Thiele
Horwood
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G. Thiele
Lyng
M. Horwood
Mattiske
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CROYDON 10:00AM
CROYDON 10:00AM
CROYDON 10:30AM
CROYDON 10:00AM
CROYDON 9:00AM
Pr Aldis Elberts
Pr Mal Huf
Lay Reader
Lay Reader
Sing the Feast
Supplement
Service of the Word
Word and Prayer
Lector
Lay Reader
Service without
communion
T. Bergmann
J. Braun
G. Buruma
L. Chapman
J. Cornell
HC distributors
*Schneider
*Schneider
*Petering
*Petering
*Petering
Worship Leader
Liturgy
Lector
Music Team
Church Care
Worship Leader
Liturgy
26 October 2014
2 Nov 2014
Reformation
All Saints
Isaiah 45:1-7
1 Thess 1:1-10
Matthew 22:15-22
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Romans 3:19-28
John 8:31-36
LILYDALE 8:30AM
th
Intercessor/s
Youth
4 Sunday Team
G. Buruma
J. & J. Braun
Youth
Music Team
Youth
T. Presser
Recorded
D. Zwar
Youth
PA system
N. Rose
D. Bullen
T. Daniels
J. Braun
N. Rose
J. Murcutt
B. Ruwoldt
B. Ruwoldt
(green)
Luther College
L. Chapman
P. & C. Caston
J. Braun
R. & N. Bass
B. & I. Petering
J. Murcutt
C. Visser
L. Skene
(red)
J. Free
N. Dowell
K. Pankotsch
R. Harris
C. & R. Visser
J. & J. Braun
SUNDAY CHAPEL
AT GSLPS
AT 6:00PM
R. Decru
J. Murcutt
A. Cornell
(white)
K. Wegener
M. & K. Wegener
J. Braun
D. Jensz
D. Decru
V. Jackson
R. Decru
D. Daniels
T. Daniels
(green)
K. Wiebusch
G. & C. Ruwoldt
D. Bergmann
J. Braun
G & J Schneider
M. Adonis
SUNDAY CHAPEL
AT GSLPS
AT 6:00PM
R. Decru
D. Bergmann
K. Bergmann
(green)
J. Schneider
K. Pankotsch
H. Haeusler
D. Jensz
M. & K. Wegener
Y. Stevens
Stewards
Flowers
Welcoming
Team
Projectionist
Morning Tea
Roster
LSF National Retreat
A national camp for young adults (18-30)
January 2-6, 2015
Warrambui Retreat and Conference Centre
Murrumbateman, NSW
Cost:
Year 12 leavers—$250
Students/non-workers—$280
Workers—$300
Register at www.lsf.org.au/retreat/
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA
WEBSITE www.lca.org.au
Log on to the LCA website to access Pastor and
Congregation contacts, District Newsletter, Southeast Region
Schools, Mission and Ministry Information, Community Care
Victoria, District Resources and more!
Directory Update: Sharelle Daniels, 0417 035 441
(please delete landline number)
Stamps for Mission
In 2014 LCA Stamps for Missions is sponsoring six
Mission International projects which are based in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia and two in
Papua New Guinea.
Please continue to save your postage stamps
(soaked or unsoaked) and forward them to Del Zwar
or the OELC office.
If you are interested in being involved in this program, please contact Del on 9727 1390.
A SAFE PLACE-SEXUAL ABUSE HOTLINE
TOLL FREE NUMBER: 1800 644 628 OR
Email: [email protected]
Please note these contacts can be used for advice and the
caller determines whether to proceed or not when a complaint
is made. The telephone number rings the Community Care
Service, not the National or District offices of the LCA. The
details are kept strictly confidential.