10th February 2019

5 Epiphany

Welcome to this

community of

imperfect people

called to be fishers of

people for the

Kingdom of God. This

is all possible this

morning only be his

grace, and in his

Spirit’s power. Praise

the Lord! We are glad

you are here. We are on the beach with the first people called into a life of following Jesus. It is a confronting morning! it is not just comfortable theory but uncomfortable calling. Jesus orchestrates a fishing incident to Peter and the others to reveal his calling to fish for people, not fish. Peter is called to push out into the deep water to fish.

This is after a whole night of completely unsuccessful fishing. In the process he is confronted with himself and an incapability to meet the demands of this calling Jesus will eventually give to fish for people, not fish. Strange how the Lord calls incapable people to do their fishing work in the wrong place (deep water), at the wrong time (day time) and in a community (not alone), without using bait. This is not alone fishing with a rod. This is not bait fishing, but net fishing. No bait, no trickery, no deception required; just a clear and present net.

Our words and actions are not bait to trick them into faith or church. Our words and deeds are his truth, just clearly spoken with no hiding, no false promises, no special technology to make them ‘work’ better, as we see it. May this Jesus call you in clear words for an honest appraisal of yourself so that the real fishing for people can begin or continue in earnest because the nets can be full. Pastor Adrian Kitson

Sunday 10th February Readings: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11

8.30 am Worship - Service of the Word 10.30 am Worship with Holy Communion Kids Connect at both worship times

2.00 pm Confirmation Families invited to Kegel in Tanunda (finish 4pm) BYO Deck chair and plate of snacks to share

7.00 pm Dave Anderson & Roger Walck in Concert - please join us! Everyone is invited to attend the concert on the Sunday evening. After the concert, if you would like to stay for supper, please bring a plate of food to share.

Monday 11th February 11.00 am Funeral - Ruth Prescott, St Petri Church 5.00 pm St Petri Housing Association Meeting in the Board Room 7.00 pm Admin Support Team Meeting in the Board Room

Tuesday 12th February 9.30 am Coffee & Friendship Group. Board Room St Petri. All Welcome! 9.00 am Vintage Festival Floral Organizing Group, Meeting Room

Wednesday 13th February 11 am Bible Study followed by Guest Speaker Lorraine Stiller. Topic “Come travel to Morocco with us.” Luncheon at 12.30 pm. Please bring a plate of finger food. All welcome!

Thursday 14th February 1.30 pm Executive Meeting of the Ladies Guild in the Board Room 7.30 pm Shalom Singers, St Petri Hall If you enjoy singing, we would love to have you join our joyful team in praising God and using your gift for his glory. Both men and women are welcome!

Saturday 16th February 9.00 am Usher Training starting in the St Petri Church 9.00 am

Sunday 17th February Readings: Genesis 15: 1-12, 17, 18 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35 8.30 am Worship with Holy Communion 10.30 am Worship - Service of the Word

Ladies Guild

Sewing at Tanunda Lutheran Home Wednesday 20th February 9 am. If able to help, please contact Hedy Stanley on 8562 2439.

Usher Training and Appreciation Morning - Saturday 16th February

Starts 9.00 am We encourage all ushers to attend a training session followed by morning tea in the hall. It is part of St Petri’s requirement under Health and Safety Law to conduct training sessions on a regular basis to keep our church community safe. Please let us know if you are able to come for catering purposes on 8562 1011 or put your name down on the sheet at the back of the church. We value your contribution in serving our church family and would appreciate it if you could attend.

This week at St Petri

Saturday 16th February St Petri Usher Training - 9am starting in the Church—morning tea in hall

Saturday 16th February Growing Young Conference at Para Vista

Sunday 17th February Kids Connect families lunch, after 10.30 am worship at the Hand in Hand Family Centre

Wednesday 20th February Graham Tour in Adelaide - Titanium Stadium, Findon

Tuesday 26th February 7.00 pm Holy Communion Assistant Training in the Church

Tuesday 12th March Bible Society - China Partnership Tour Presentation— St Petri Hall 1 pm (see advert further on in bulletin)

Saturday 23rd March Co-ordinator network day

Tuesday 30th April + Tuesday 7th May Team Member Training SP3 Professional Standards, St Petri Hall

Diary Dates:

Appeal to raise money for café blinds to go outside the Hand in Hand family Centre to better utilize space for this growing ministry.

Update on Café Blind appeal So far your generous donations to this appeal have reached a total of $7511.45 Cost of blinds is $8000 Very nearly there!

If you would like to make an anonymous donation to the appeal, you could do the following:

• Place cash in an envelope marked “Café Blinds”

• Arrange a cheque/bank cheque made payable to St Petri Lutheran Church Nuriootpa (café Blinds) from LLL or your Bank.

• Direct credit St Petri’s bank account

Sunday 10th February, 2019 7.00 pm Concert St Petri Lutheran Church, Nuriootpa

Join us for

Praise and

Worship

Dave and Roger’s music is a blend of contemporary, gospel, hymns, and lots of old-time Sunday school songs. The audience will be invited to sing along, but, as Dave says, “So long as it ‘s the same song!” Dav

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Special opportunity to re-connect with Dave Anderson and for some of us to be privileged to hear him for the first time.

Roger Walck will accompany Dave with singing and guitar. It is his first time touring with Dave in Australia. Free-will offering will be taken up for “Standing Stones Retreat Centre” which supports Pastors and lay workers who need “filling up” and also our local Hand in Hand Family Centre Ministry.

For More Information please phone Helen Thiele 0413 336 423

Tour Opportunity - Dave & Barb Anderson Join Dave and Barb Anderson and staff on a tour of the southwest of America next Au-gust, 2019. Join Tony & Helen on this adventure - for more information have a chat with Helen or check out their website: www.aussiestousa.com

Six week course for Parents and Carers — Early Years (Children 0-6 years) If you’re looking for practical strategies, inspiration, and encouragement, you’ll be interested in a Toolbox Parenting Group.

Parent types Being the parent your child needs Making memories Developmental stages Discipline Tools for engaging co-operation And more …

Tuesday 5th March - 9th April 9.45 am - 12 noon at the Hand in Hand Family Centre 24 Second Street, Nuriootpa

$60 for 6 weeks - Creche available Course fills fast - To book please call LCC on 8562 2688

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For more information about the 2019 Graham Tour of Australia, visit GrahamTour.com.au. Franklin Graham’s first evangelistic event was in 1989, and since then he has held 183 evangelistic festivals in 48 countries. In addition to serving as president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Franklin also leads the international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, which helps meet the needs of refugees, victims of war and natural disasters, the sick, the poor, and the suffering in more than 100 countries, including Australia and New Zealand.

Invite a friend to attend with you!

Wednesday 20th February Titanium Security Arena 44A Crittenden Rd, Findon Adelaide 7.30 pm Free of Charge Event For more information go to: grahamtour.billygraham.org

No tickets needed - just turn up. Doors open at 6.30 pm for 7.30 pm event

If you would like to car-pool please be at St Petri Carpark by no later than 5.15 pm. It might be a good idea to let the office know if you would like to do this. We will be leaving at 5.15 pm. We haven’t ordered tickets as a group but there will be plenty of seats there - we just might not all be able to sit together.

Carparking in Titanium Arena Event Car Park - enter off Crittenden Road or street park-ing along Crittenden Road.

Emergency Relief Interviewer Volunteer Barossa

Role Summary

The aim and objective of this role is to interview and provide assistance to

Emergency Relief Clients who seek assistance through the Low Income

Support Programme. The Barossa ER team have two vacancies for volun-

teer interviewers for the ER programme. The time frames are 9am—12

noon Monday and Tuesday. This may suit one person to do both days.

For further information please contact: 08 8562 2688 Baros-

sa@lccare.org.au

Drought Benefit Concert (proceeds to assist households in the Eastern Eudunda area) Eudunda Lutheran Church Sunday 31st March 2pm

Adelaide Plains Male Voice Choir with guest artists: Caitlin Drew & Polly and Chris

Admission $15 (Children under 15 free) Followed by a cuppa and biscuits Tickets and further details Murray Sauer 0457 953 074 Don Bubner 0427 286 121, other choir members and at the door

Invitation from Australian Lutheran College (ALC) ALC invites you to attend events marking the beginning of the new academic year Monday 25th February 9.00 am worship 9.30 am Opening Lecture, presented by the ALC Dean, Rev Dr Stephen Haar, entitled, “Learning, Formation, and Community: Challenges facing a distributed model of theological education.” Please park off campus and enter via the entrance at 200 Ward Street, North Adelaide. All enquiries/RSVP to alc@alc.edu.au The lecture will be recorded and made available via the ALC website.

Blessed are the Peacemakers Adelaide Workshop: Growing in a lifestyle of reconciliation Tuesday 5th March and Wednesday 6th March 9am—5 pm LLL upstairs conference room, 175 Archer Street, North Adelaide Cost $150 which includes training materials and light meals More information rm@lca.org.au or 08 8267 7300

47 Murray Street Nuriootpa SA 5355 T+ 08 8562 4631 Email: cottage@stpetri.org.au

Opening Hours Mon to Fri: 9.30 am - 5 pm

Sat: 9.30 am - 12 noon

www.facebook.com/thecottagebookshop

Every Day with Jesus Devotion Have you heard of the Everyday with Jesus Devotional. It’s a bi-monthly devotional which we re-ceive to the Cottage. We have a few customers who we get this in for but are always happy to get more in if you are interested in this devotional. It’s a great way to connect with Jesus everyday. CWR also has an Inspiring Women Every Day devotional, I’m quite interested in this so if you are also interested in receiving this devotion or would like to join me in this devotion. Please don’t hesitate to pop into the cottage and put your name down on the list and I’ll look into seeing if we can receive this yearly subscription. Gods Bless Kate Alexander

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Movie Night

The next movie night at Holy Trinity Church Hall in Nuriootpa is 10 February at

7 pm. We’ll be showing “Woodlawn” which is rated PG. Based on a true story,

“Woodlawn” is an inspirational film about love and unity overcoming hate and

division. After government-mandated desegregation in 1973, Tony Nathan, a gifted

high school football player, must learn to boldly embrace his talent and his faith as

he battles racial tensions on and off the football field. Still just $5, this makes a

great night out. Hope you can come!

Growing Young Conference — for congregations interested in helping young people discover and love church. Saturday 16th February, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Para Vista. Based on the 6 essential strategies to help young people discover and love your church outlined in the book “Growing young’, co-authored by Jake Mulder who is the guest speaker. Churches are encouraged to attend as a group and develop the strategies that work for them following the conference. Don’t miss it!

Cost $35

Let Sharon Green know if you are planning on attending for registration/transport etc.

47 Murray Street Nuriootpa 5353 85624631 info@thecottage.nuriparish.org

Friday 1st March Shed Happens

Happening @ Steve Falland’s Barossa Quarries (Shed no. 5) 202 Radford Rd, Angaston Interviewing Steve Falland.

6.30 pm - 9.30 pm BBQ Cost $10 - BYO drinks & chairs

Bring your mates for a great night out!

More info: Wayne Rohrlach 8562 1911 Greg Schubert 8562 2163 or Viv Fiebiger 8562 3636

Ministry of St Petri Lutheran Church, Nuriootpa

Men’s night out

If you require transport, phone Ian Rosenzweig 8562 2213

Lutheran Community Care - local training course

• Self Care Tuesday 12 February, Barossa, 12.30 pm – 3.00 pm

Cost: $45.00 GST Inc (Agency Group Bookings and concessions apply for all courses) For further information and courses or to register please go to the LCC website Course Calendar page: https://www.lccare.org.au/courses-and-workshops/course-calendar/ Please do not hesitate to contact Centre for Learning on 8331 3111 or magill@lccare.org.au for help with any queries.

China Partnership Tour Presentation You are invited to join us for a unique opportunity to hear Kua Wee Seng, Director of the United Bible Societies China Partnership, as he speaks about the impact of your support in China. Kua Wee Seng works with and through the local church in China “so that all believers can have access to and be anchored in the word of God”. China is a powerhouse of Christian growth with thousands of Chinese coming to faith each day. Hear from the ground about the spiritual hunger and revival happening in that nation. Please register your attendance by 19th February. events@biblesociety.org.au

Tuesday 12th March 1.00 pm St Petri Lutheran Church hall, 21 Second Street, Nuriootpa A free-will offering will be taken up.

Friday 1st March, 2019 7.00 pm

Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Nuriootpa will be host to the

Interdenominational Prayer and Worship for the whole Barossa Valley

St Petri Housing Association Unit Vacancy — Third Street Nuriootpa. One of St Petri’s low income affordable units will be available for rent shortly. If you are interested or know someone who is looking for accommodation, please contact Cornerstone Housing 8165 5300 or Peter Lange 8562 1011. Student Accommodation available in Happy Valley 4 Bedroomed House in Happy Valley available for rent by 4 students @$100 each per week. For more information please contact Pastor Andy Kowald — 0412 245 262 Comes available 1st March.

St Petri Floral Art Workshop This will be held on Thursday 28th February. Meeting Room 9.30 am. There will be lots of hints and guidelines shared by Gina Reu. Any further enquiries to Helen Harris 8562 1795. Please consider attending if you have an interest in floral art and would love to serve in this way - you will be welcomed!

Branching Out - Friday 29th March 7.00 pm St Petri Lutheran Church Hall

Girls night out 8 years to 80+ For more information contact Kaylene 0409 287 869

Next Messy Church - Friday 1st March

Please help us out with cupcakes again if you are able. We are also looking for donations of * Toilet paper * Rolls of alfoil * A piece of board 1.5m x 1.5m non flexible 8-10ml thick

No two peas are the same because God loves variety! Come and enjoy the journey of Vicar Shaun Manning and Pastor Adrian Kitson

Gold Coin donation—drinks nibbles and supper provided

• We grieve for Ruth Prescott who went to be with Jesus on 4th February. We pray for God’s comfort and peace for Kelvyn, Geoff and Avis, the rest of her family and her many friends.

• May God bless our Governance Council — people of our church community elected to serve as leaders. May God give them wisdom and bless them with vision.

• We thank God for the women who are on our floral art team, who share messages of God’s love and hope through beautiful arrangements in church all through the year. Please bless their planning for the big Vintage Festival display coming up soon.

• We pray for God’s healing and peace for those of our church family who are ill, facing medical treatment or recovering from surgery - and those who care for them: Janet Harris, Helen Walker, Lorna Vogt, Ruth Prescott, Barb Doecke, Roma Bray, Stella Schulz, Rosemary Angel, Val McCabe, Helen Thiele, Roma Bishop, Rosa Vogelsang (knee op next week), Kai Sauer (Father of Lara, John and Dagmar’s exchange daughter).

• We pray for members of our Church Family; Geoff & Rose ZERK, Rodney & Jenny WOOD, Margaret COOPER, Marnie RENNER, Chris MALBERG, Reg & Pam STAEHR and Luke, Faye, Adele, Karl and Ella ROTHE.

Please contact the office if you have specific prayer needs and you would like our church to pray for you. Thank you Elma Hailstone and family would like to extend their sincere thanks for the many cards, phone calls, flowers and words of encouragement and support received with the sad passing of Eric. Special thanks to Vicar Shaun, Pastor Adrian and Robert Voigt for their personal, spiritual care for us all.

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Pastor Adrian Kitson pastor@stpetri.org.au Vicar Shaun shauncmanning90@gmail.com Greg Schubert chair@stpetri.org.au Peter Lange businessmanager@stpetri.org.au Rannane Zanker familycentre@stpetri.org.au Sharon Green childyouthfamily@stpetri.org.au The Cottage cottage@stpetri.org.au St Petri Lutheran Church Website stpetri.org.au

Office Rosie Edwards admin@stpetri.org.au 21 Second Street, Nuriootpa Open Mon-Fri 9AM— 5PM Closed for lunch 12.30-1.30 pm Phone 08 8562 1011

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Wonderful to begin the exciting chapter of 2019 with you. I’d like to share an update on what is happening in various areas of Child, Youth & Family Ministry in St Petri Community. KIDS CONNECT (KC)– All thanks to God as we continue our Sunday morning KC children’s ministry at the 8.30am and 10.30am services. Our mission is to help young people explore God’s Word through bible stories, wondering questions, a creative response, (activity time where children draw, make arty collages, playdough-fun or write) group sharing of their arty activity and prayer. We are still keen for some more KC helpers. If you are willing to read a bible story and can encourage children in their activity time, we’d love you to join us. Twice a term is the commitment, thank you. CONFIRMATION – Last term we began Confirmation with 3 catch ups and we recommenced for 2019 last Wednesday. Our group includes 8 young people with leaders being Phillip Krahling, Pastor Adrian and Sharon Green. This term we will look at various topics such as Baptism, 10 Commandments, Peacemaking, Worship, Luther then and Luther now, Prayer, Quiet Time with God and Holy Communion. We will be visiting the Catholic and Uniting Churches in Nuri over the coming weeks too. Great to connect with other denominations to explore similarities and differences in worship and these visits have always been so well received by our young people. This afternoon our Confirmation families are joining us at Tanunda Kegel Club, for a bit of fun – so I guess we’ll see who can Kegel bowl! MESSY CHURCH – Our first Messy Church for this year was a movie afternoon, held on January 25th. Our families joined us in watching a movie called ‘Ferdinand’ – a great story for children and adults. After the movie we had a water-balloon game outside, with all generations involved. It was a lot of fun. For food time we enjoyed hotdogs and ice blocks. It was wonderful to see people not wanting to leave at 6pm, looking relaxed and happy to stay. Thank you to the volunteers who made this day happen. Our Messy Church dates for this year are: March 1, Apr 12, May 31, July 12, Aug 23, Oct 4, Nov 29. GROWING YOUNG CONFERENCE – On Saturday 16th February, St Petri is keen to get a team together to attend the Growing Young Conference. At this gathering, Growing Young co-author Jake Mulder will be sharing 6 essential strategies to help young people discover and love their church. The Conference is Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Para Vista from 9 – 4pm. If you would like to join us, please let Sharon know asap. It would be great to have all generations joining the team. This Conference is not only for ‘youth leaders’, but anyone is welcome. (Remember, it takes a village to raise a child….and we at St Petri are the village!) Cost $25. St Petri will sponsor your fee. Transport available. Sharon Green – Child Youth & Family Ministry Director

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