A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL - Toll Free Number 1800 644 628

Christ Church & Monarto Congregation ContactsMonarto Elders Haydn Hein ph 8532 3176

Maurice Wegener ph 8531 1060Monarto Chairman Trevor Hilton ph 0439 839 022Monarto Secretary Raelene Wegener ph 8538 5444——————–———————————————————-—————————Christ Church Elders Dawn Hampel ph 8532 4138

Denise Lohmeyer ph 8531 0935David Pech ph 0420 849 344Janelle Traeger ph 8535 4290Ian Kluge ph 8531 3449

Chairman Warren Doecke ph 0417 804 663, 8572 6019Cong. Secretary Cheryl Doecke ph 0427 804 663, 8572 6019Treasurer Gary Beauglehall ph 8531 3718, 0407 049 900Church Secretary Yvonne Stiller ph 8532 3445, 0417 786 827Prop. & Maint. Darren Piltz ph 0475 095 273

REGISTRATIONS NOWOPEN

LCA Young Adults NationalRetreat

The LCA Young Adults Na-tional Retreat is being held in

the iconic seaside town ofVictor Harbor 6-12th January

2018.The central theme for theretreat is (Mark 16:16).Baptism and Salvation

Further details can be foundat: youngadultsnationa.

wixsite.com/retreat or onFacebook:

www.facebook.com/events/892964560806539

Christ Church Lutheran31 Swanport Rd Murray Bridge

Zion Lutheran427 Schenscher Rd, Monarto

OFFICE HOURS 9am –12 noon: Monday - FridayPh 8532 6553

5 Marchand St, Murray Bridge SA 5253

email: christchurch.murraybridge.sa@lca.org.au

Website: www.cclutheranmb.org.au

Pastor Tim Koch

A/H: 85322130 Mob: 0427326553 Email: tim.koch@lca.org.au

5th Sunday in Lent2nd April 2017

Reaching out with the Love of Jesus that All may Know, Worship & Grow in ChristReaching out with the Love of Jesus that All may Know, Worship & Grow in Christ

WELCOME

“Communion Invitation” - Dear Friends in Christ, if you are a visitor whois a baptised believer and not a member of the Lutheran Church but believethat you will be receiving the body and blood of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus

Christ, then an open invitation is extended to you.Non-communing adults & children are encouraged to come for a blessing

and are asked to keep their hands by their sides.Please join us for a cuppa and a biscuit between services.

Visitors Cards You will find these cards on the ends of the pews.

We would like you to fill in the details and place in the offering bag

or give to an usher or the pastor as you leave the church.

WelcomeWe welcome all visitors &

pray you are made to feel athome here in our

congregation.

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Hear from the people who Jesus changed – in theweek that changed the world.As Jesus heads to Jerusalem for Passover, it’s clear nothing is goingto be the same again. Easter Holy Text lets you hear from four peo-ple in Jesus’ inner circle. You’ll receive texts from Mary Magda-lene; Simon Peter; John Ben Zebedee; and Mark from Palm Sunday9 April through to Easter Sunday 16 April.

Easter Tracts areavailable from the church,JDH or office. Please feelfree to take and hand out

Congratulations to Dot Nollerwho celebrates her

90th BirthdayToday - 2nd April

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Rostersª "COMMUNION"

9-Apr 12/13-Apr 14th Apr

Monarto

Service Time 9 am 12th 7pm 10.30a.m.

Wardens C & R Wegener Max & Maxine

Readers Nathan W Trevor H Haydn Hein

Tea Coffee J& N Wegener

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Elder/Assist G Beauglehall D Doecke Warren & Gerry

WardensB&L Doecke

I PumpaJ&G Pohl M&D Schopp

Readers A Grieger A.Grieger C.Mattner

GreetersS.Kuchel

R SchrapelC.Coulter

J Herrmann

Organist Coralie Joyce June

Flowers H Courtney

Tea/coffee/milkM. Warnest

J. Pope

PA David David David

Data Projector B. Frahn C.Doecke L.Schiller

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Elder/Assist D Pfeiffer

Wardens

Readers L Zadow

Christ Church13th 7pm

Greeters Audrey/Yolette

Music Band

Prayers D Pfeiffer

PA Tamra

Data Projector K Rance

Counter J.Brodde G Korzeba D Schiller

Sunday School

Leader Belinda J

Helper Belinda S

Grounds Roster B. Schubert Basil Basil

Water & Care Yolette Yolette Yolette

Coming Week …

Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Romans 8:6-11 John11:1-45

Mon 3rd April 9.30am Cards and Coffee7:30pm Leadership Team Ed Cen

Tues 4th April 4pm English lessons Ed Cen6pm Barnabas Group - Zanker's (7Hume Ave)7:30pm Worship Team Ed Cen

Wed 5th April 7pm Lent Mid-week Service - Holy Cross7pm Confirmation - Lent Service Holy Cross9:30am Senior Care Team Meeting – Ed Cen

Thurs 6th April 10am Bible Study10am Bulletin notices due

Sun 9th Apr - Palm Sunday12:30pm Singles Luncheon

Christ Church9am Morning Praise10.45am Communion

Monarto9am Morning Praise

COMING EVENTSApril 12th (Wed) Maundy Thursday service at Monarto

13th Maundy Thursday service at Christ Church14th Good Friday16th Easter Sunday21/24th Nova Camp Mt Barker

May 20th LCA SA/NT District One Day Synod, Golden Grove20th 2017 LWSA/NT Convention, Hahndorf20th 10am Organists Meet & Swap, Mannum25-28th Men’s Bootcamp, Normanville

July 1st School Chaplaincy Trivia Night

The Theme for our services are being based on the Bible studies‘Beautiful Outlaw’. The Participant guides have been included withthe bulletin weekly.

All groups, families, couples, friends, individuals are encouragedto use this bible study.

DVD’s of the ‘Beautiful Outlaw’ by John Eldredge are availablefrom the office along with the Leaders and participant guides. Den-ise will also have the book available to purchase.

GetyourDVDnow

Singles LuncheonSunday 9th April 12:30pm

Murray Bridge Community Club

Barnabas Friendship GroupTues 4th April-6pm @Zanker’s

7 Hume AveStudy: Taking Faith Home Mar 26Jesus the Light of the World

Thankyou to everyone for their kindand caring thoughts phone calls,

cards and flowers during the lastthree months. Each day there is im-

provement. Warmest thoughts

Audrey & Laurie Leske

FOOD DONATIONS

Teen Challenge Thanks you for your

generous giving. They are always in

need of main meals eg: cans meat & veg, spag, baked beans etc.

and plastic shopping bags. Please check your items, they can’t give

out any food that is past the expiry date or is in rusty cans.

Their clients also enjoy fresh fruit and Vegies too!

Leave in box in church or

bring into the office or to

Teen Challenge

direct

Christian Greetings to Pastor Tim, Gary Beauglehall(Treasurer) and Christ Church Lutheran donors:

My family and I are thankful to your positive responses by donating$3042.85 to help my family back home. I’m speechless to describe your care,what came into my mind are the words that said, Good Christians are kindand decent, compassionate, generous, resourceful, mostly optimistic andpositive people. According to the Bible for example,1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast;it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritableor resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures allthings. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as fortongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. My family andI love you all, God bless you all. If possible please, pass this messageto Christ Church Lutheran Murray Bridge Administration and believers/Congregations.

Kind Regards: Kuany Chol Anyieth

~ Prayer Corner ~For use by friendship groups, study groups, other groups, & individuals.

“Always be joyful and never stop praying. Whatever happens, keepthanking God because of Jesus Christ.

This is what God wants you to do” -1 Thess. 5:16-18

Pray for all the Kindy children and their families includingMacy, Regan, Bella, Madison, Charly and Cohen.

Marriage is a gift—an amazing blessing from God! Pray that thisgift is cherished by all. Pray that our Father guards the relationshipsbetween husband and wife and protect them against elements thattempt to taunt them or ruin what they have.

Pray for the residents of Lerwin – Betty Rowland, Stewart Jaensch,Lil Fiegert and of Resthaven – Kevin Thiele, Barbara Noble, DotNoller, Val Harrington and of Aminya, Mannum – Rita Schiller,Dawn Jaensch & Laurel Geisler and also for Lorraine Jacobs andEvelyn Kuchel at Oakfield Lodge, Mt Barker.

Lord God, We ask for God’s blessings for Rita (Jallarah Homes) &Keith (Hospital) Faehrmann both at Meningie, Audrey Leske,Sandra Thiele, Shirley Lutze, Bruno Lablack, Henk Visser,Dawn Jaensch, Joyleen Stiller, Roy Traeger & also for their carers.

If you have any prayer requests or would like tobe included in this list please contact Yvonne in the office

Pray for those Celebrating their Baptismal Birthdays

2/4 Robert Grieger, Zoe Koch4/4 Ann Ratsch5/4 Doris Hein, Basil Schubert, Janelle

Traeger6/4 Robert Thiele, Leo Schulz7/4 Chloe Jones

Lenten Services5th April Mid-week 5 Holy Cross 7pm

Once again the Confirmation class will be involved, come alongworship Christ with them.

The Ash Wednesday and the 5 mid-week Lenten Offerings willbe going to the work of LCA International Mission

Palm Sunday — 9th AprilChrist Church 9am & 10:45amMonarto 9am

Maundy Thursday

Monarto (Wed 12th April) - 7pm

Christ Church (Thurs 13th) - 7pm

Good Friday 14th AprilMonarto 10:30amChrist Church 9am

Easter Sunday 16th AprilMonarto 7am followed by breakfastChrist Church 7:30am breakfast in JDHallfollowed by service at 9am

Women`s Guild MeetingApril 12th 1.15pm

Easter HymnsDevotion: C SchacheMusician: J WalkerHostesses: L Frahn, M PaechGift Table: J StillerOffering: Australian LutheranCollege, Lutheran Media Ministry

Bring Seeds and Gardening ToolsFor 2017 Zone Projects

Sudanese Appeal

March total

$1,043.00

ROSTERS

There are some errorswith the Rosters.

The April roster willstay the same but somechanges will be madeto the other 3 months.

Please let the officeknow of any changes

you know of.

Thank you for yourpatience

5th ORGANISTS MEET AND SWAP

Mark Saturday MAY 20th 2017 in your diary !

Mannum Lutheran Church,Cliff St., Mannum

Program will include

Keynote address : Luther, composer and arranger of hymns,chorales with instruments and singers, 500 years on, has heanything inspiring to say to organists and worship musicianstoday?

Putting into practice : Today’s techniques forarranging hymns for organ with instrumentsand singers

Demonstration: various techniques, examples ofworship music for organists etc using theMannum Lutheran Church’s Pogson pipe organ

Detailed Program, and Registration available from the office.In the meantime you are welcome to contact Joy Mildren,coordinator, ORGANISTS MEET AND SWAP,joymildren@hotmail.com, 0458 650 135, 8367 9969.

Thank you to all our Lay Readers for the greatjob you do. A big thankyou to Kevin Schrapelfor stepping up last week at late notice and

leading the first service at Christ Church

THANK YOU

Maundy Thursday CelebrationYou are invited to have a celebration based around the Passover,

enclosed with the bulletin is a handout explaining the details.Get your neighbours, friends and families together and

celebrate the love Jesus has lavished on us.

Men’s RetreatMen growing to be the man Jesus gave up His life for.

Made for More is a men’s event designed to help men discoverthe true treasure of the Gospel in the hope to transform their lives.

Date: Thursday 25th May 4.30pm to Sunday 28th May 12noon.Venue: Dzintari Camp, Normanville, South Australia

For further information andpre-registration go to:

http://www.thegoalislife.com/product/made-for-more-may-2017/

LCA SA/NT DistrictOne Day SynodSaturday 20th May

Golden GroveLutheran Church

All members are invited toattend - see notice in JDH

NOVO (Camp - yrs 7-12)21st-24th April at

Cornerstone College,Mt Barker,

Theme: ONE“One God One Problem One

Solution One Life”Register online

www.novocamp.com

Saturday 20th May

LCA SA/NT District one DaySynod, Golden Grove

2017 LWSA/NT Convention,Hahndorf

Organist Meet & Swap,Mannum

LeadershipTeam

Reminder

Meetingtomorrow

nightMonday3rd April7:30pm

Ed Centre

Australian Lutheran College is hosting a public lecture pre-sented by visiting German theologian, Pastor Christian Wolff on

Wednesday, 5 April 2017 at 4.30pm.

His lecture is entitled, ‘The Church in a multi-cultural and a multi-religious society – Germany’s experience.‘ The lecture should gofor no more than an hour and will be held downstairs in Hebart Hall in

Lecture Room 1. All are welcome to attend.

For further information or to notify of your attendance, please phonethe college on (08) 7120 8200. Ifattending the lecture, please park

off campus and enter thegrounds via the entrance at 200

Ward Street, North Adelaide.

Brochuresavailablefrom the

church office

~Confirmation

~Wednesday,

5th April 7pm

InvolvedwithLent

Service atHoly

Cross

Can you Help?We need volunteers to helpto run the monthly sausage

sizzles.If you can help please contactYvonne in the office on 8532

6553.Looking forward tohearing from you!

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