Wodonga Lutheran

Parish

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

2nd

April 2017

Welcome to members, friends & visitors We pray that you feel at home as you worship our Lord Jesus with us. At the end of the service we invite you to

please join us for a cuppa and chat. Our Lord’s love and peace be with you.

Congregation Pastor: Jaswanth Kukatlapalli College Principal: John Thompson 14 Havelock St, Wodonga College Pastor: VACANT Ph: (02) 6024 7072 28 Drages Rd, Wodonga jaswanth.kukatlapalli@lca.org.au Ph: (02) 6057 5859 wodluthp@westnet.com.au reception@vlc.vic.edu.au www.wodongalutheranparish.org.au www.vlc.vic.edu.au

Committed to Sharing Jesus

SERVICE TIME THIS WEEKEND St John’s, Wod Sat 6:00pm NO SERVICE St Mark’s, Yack Sun 8:30am NO SERVICE St John’s, Wod Sun 10:30am Special FAMILY HC Service

READINGS Ezekiel 37:1-14 Vision of the valley of dry bones Romans 8:6-11 The Spirit of God lives in you John 11:1-45 The raising of Lazarus- Jesus’ last sign

PRAYERS Response: Lord in your mercy,

hear our prayer.

In our prayers this week: Prayer Requests:

Please continue to remember the Keller Family in your prayers.

Melbourne North West Region, Congregations of Melton, St Albans and Sunbury – Pastor Frank Rasenberger and Anne; Pastor John Renner (em.) and Margaret; Pastor John Schultz (em.) and Judith.

DAILY BIBLE READINGS

Sunday John 11:1-45 Thursday John 9:1-23

Monday John 8:1-20 Friday John 9:24-41

Tuesday John 8:21-38 Saturday Psalm 118:1,2, 19-29

Wednesday John 8:39-59

ANNOUNCEMENTS

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS Please Note: Daylight Savings ends at 3:00am on Sunday 2

nd April 2017. Please

remember to put your clocks back 1 hour. (Hooray and extra hours sleep).

LCA YEARBOOK 2017 ONE LCA Yearbook 2017 for sale at $21.60 each. If you would like this copy please ask Heather in the Parish Office or Pastor Jaswanth.

LAST MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES on WEDNESDAY @ 7:00pm The last Midweek Lenten Services will focus on Old Testament Prophet Zechariah. This is a church service on Wednesday 5

th April at 7:00pm at St John’s.

HOME VISITS – If you would like a visit in your home, please let Pastor Jaswanth

know through email: jaswanth.kukatlapalli@lca.org.au.

KIDS CAMP FOR 9 – 12 YEAR OLDS Tandara Lutheran Camp, 4

th- 7

th April 2017, Cost $175. Register online at

www.Tandara.org.au/app/register/form/1 by 27th March. Flyer on noticeboard.

VICTORY LUTHERAN COLLEGE YEARLY MAGAZINE We have 2 Victory Lutheran College ‘Stepping Stones 2016’ magazines that members can borrow to read. The magazine shows what happened throughout 2016.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Are there members in the congregation that are willing to learn how to operate the PowerPoint at the Saturday and Sunday Services. We would like to hear from you. Also we need people to help with Communion Serving on Saturday and Ushering for both days. Please let Heather or Pastor Jaswanth know if and when you would be available, MANY THANKS.

DAVID & KAYLA CHERRY David and Kayla Cherry have been assigned to Dernancourt SA with Pastor Andrew Ruddell. Please keep them in your prayers as they settle into their new church community. Their membership has been transferred.

PRAYER INVITATION

God is calling us to pray!

Psalm 106:43-48 encourages us that God is willing to always listen to the people.

Therefore, as members of Wodonga Lutheran Parish, we will take time to pray

together starting at 4:00pm on Friday 7th April to 4:00pm on Saturday 8

th April at

St John’s Lutheran Church, Wodonga. Members are encouraged to come, not

only with requests, but also with thanksgiving to the Lord.

Any enquiries please contact Sue Housego on 0412 872 132.

PARISH SERVICE On April 9

th at 10:30am, Palm Sunday, will be celebrated at St John’s Lutheran

Church Wodonga. At this PARISH SERVICE the newly elected members of the Parish Council and the College Council will be installed into their positions. There will be NO Saturday night OR Yackandandah Services this weekend. Also we will be welcoming in new member, Ben Pearson

THIS WEEK: Sunday 2 Apr 3:00am DAYLIGHT SAVINGS FINISHES 10:30am FAMILY SERVICE Tuesday 4 Apr 11am-3pm Church Office Open Wednesday 5 Apr 9am-1pm Church Office Open 10:00am Ladies Fellowship Meeting 7:00pm Midweek Lenten Service (5) Thursday 6 Apr 10am-4pm Savers Corner OPEN 11am-3pm Church Office Open Friday 7 Apr 10am-4pm Savers Corner OPEN 4:00pm Invitation to Prayer until Saturday 4:00pm Sunday 9 Apr 10:30am PARISH SERVICE PALM SUNDAY with Installation of Parish Council and College Council Members and welcome in of new member Ben Pearson

LAST WEEKS: Attendance Communion Total Offering

St John’s 50 41 $ 1,450.50 St Mark’s NO SERVICE -- -- $ 2,700 needed to St John’s [Sat Eve] 13 11 meet budget) Midweek Lenten (3) 19

Offerings Year to date: 13 weeks to 26/03/17 @ actual 2,700 pw $ 35,100.00

Offerings to 26/03/17 $ 28,882.10 SHORTFALL $ 6,217.90

NEXT WEEKEND: PALM SUNDAY READINGS Sat 6:00pm Wod NO SERVICE Matthew 21:1-11 Sun 8:30am Yack NO SERVICE Philippians 2:5-11 Sun 10:30am Wod Special PARISH HC Service Matthew 27:11-54

ROSTER FOR THIS COMING EASTER HOLY WEEK/WEEKEND Maundy Thursday – St Johns Communion Server Wod 13

th Apr Ingrid Harder

Altar Guild Wod 13th Apr Marie Hill/Kaye Walsh

Reader Wod 13th Apr Andy Enever

PowerPoint Wod 13th Apr Volunteer

Usher/Counters Wod 13th Apr Volunteers

Good Friday St John’s Reader Wod 14

th Apr Roger & Jan Farrell

PowerPoint Wod 14th Apr Volunteer

Usher/Counters Wod 14th Apr Volunteers

Easter Day Sunrise Service – Sumsion Gardens Communion Server Wod 16

th Apr Phill Edwards

Altar Guild Wod 16th

Apr Claire Roennfeldt Reader Wod 16

th Apr Wilma Trabant

Usher/Counters Wod 16th Apr Edwards Family

Easter Day Service – St Johns Communion Server Wod 16

th Apr Ingrid Harder

Altar Guild Wod 16th Apr Marie Hill/Kaye Walsh

Reader Wod 16th Apr Ingrid Harder

Children’s address Wod 16th Apr Pastor Jaswanth

PowerPoint Wod 16th Apr Volunteer

Usher/Counters Wod 16th Apr Lenore de Garis

Church Cleaning Apr 10th - Apr 16

th P & L Schirmer

Mowers Apr 10th - Apr 23

rd Andrew Keller & Ralph Behrends

ANNOUNCEMENTS continued

PHONE AND INTERNET OUTAGE Once again we do not have phone or internet services to the parish office. Hopefully issues will be resolved next week. If you need to speak with Pastor Jaswanth please call him on his mobile phone.

HOLY WEEK SERVICES 2017 WODONGA LUTHERAN PARISH

Sunday 9th April @ 10:30am PALM SUNDAY - Parish Service @ St John’s Lutheran Church, 14 Havelock St, Wodonga

Thursday 13th April @ 7:30pm MAUNDY THURSDAY @ St John’s Lutheran Church, 14 Havelock St, Wodonga

Friday 14th April @ 8:30am GOOD FRIDAY @ St Mark’s Lutheran Church, 15 Wellsford St, Yackandandah

Friday 14th April @ 10:30am GOOD FRIDAY @ St John’s Lutheran Church, 14 Havelock St, Wodonga

Saturday 15th April NO SATURDAY EVENING SERVICE

Sunday 16th April @ 6:00am EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE @ Sumsion Gardens

Sunday 16th April @ 8:30am EASTER SERVICE @ St Mark’s Lutheran Church, 15 Wellsford St, Yackandandah

Sunday 16th April @ 10:30am EASTER SERVICE @ St John’s Lutheran Church, 14 Havelock St, Wodonga