Townsville Lutheran Parish

12/12/2021

01/12/2021

Welcome to Townsville Pastor Kees and family who arrive last week and are half way through their two week quarantine. From the left, Narelle, the very back is Alexander (11), in the middle is Eli (9), up front is Emily (7) and that is Pastor on the right😜.
Feel free to drop them a message here, say hi and introduce yourself! Feel free to include a pic!!

31/03/2021

We look forward to seeing everyone for Maundy Thursday service tomorrow night at 7pm. Please ensure you BYO masks and maintain social distancing as outlined by the QLD Health Guidelines.

From 5pm AEST Monday 29 March 2021 to 5pm AEST Thursday 1 April 2021, areas of Queensland outside of the restricted Local Government Areas of Greater Brisbane will be subject to new restrictions.

13/12/2020

Pastor Stephen informed the congregation at this mornings service that he has accepted the call to Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell. He will take up this position in Term 2 2021.

Please keep Pastor Stephen, Bec and family in your prayers.

Church Council have nominated Gary Brinkman as Call Committee Chairperson.
If you are interested in supporting by being on the Call Committee please contact Gary.

04/08/2020

Sunday Services are resuming 9am on August 9th, 16th and 23rd.
You must pre-register to attend due to limited seating.
Register via email
[email protected]

18/03/2020

Good Evening All

I'm sure you are aware of the current pandemic Australia and the world is facing.
Parish Council have been keeping abreast of the situation, and have also been kept informed by the LCA and LCA Queensland District.

This evening we received further advice on what we could/should be doing to care for our congregations.
Today the Government has also mandated further controls on gatherings.

Parish Council met this evening and in light of the current situation resolved to suspend all public gatherings at St Pauls Townsville.

THERE WILL BE NO SUNDAY SERVICES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (starting 22/03/2020)

THERE WILL BE NO MENS BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY (21/03/2020)

Pastor will be in touch with the Confirmation Class and the Worship team regarding their scheduled meetings.

Whilst we may not make the 100 person threshold the government has nominated, this decision is based on the following

Several of our members are already self isolating due to their individual circumstances
the demographic of our congregation includes a proportion of those who may be at a greater risk, and this could be exacerbated by interacting with other members
the Layout of the Church Plant does not allow us to manage the recommended "social distancing" between persons of 1.5m

IMPORTANT PLEASE
Some members do not have email.
If you know someone who wont be able to receive this email, can you please reply with their address and or phone number so that we can ensure we can keep in contact with them.
We may already have that information, but we may not.
I'd rather receive multiple emails with information I already have, than someone slips through the cracks

There will be more information over the next few days outlining how we plan to keep all of us in touch with each other.

For now , please stay safe, stay in contact and ask for assistance if you need it.

You can reply to this email, or contact the church on one of the following numbers.
Office 47792456
Pastoral Care Phone 0448360156
Please leave a message if your call is not answered.

I conclude with QLD District Bishop Pauls Smiths closing statement from his March 12th Response Guidance:-
"...... In all our undertakings as people of the Lutheran Church of Australia, Queensland District, we hold fast to the promise that our Lord Christ Jesus dwells amongst us, providing for us and leading us.
He is "Immanuel: God with us" therefore, we call upon him as people of hope, in prayer, praise and thanksgiving, trusting in his mercy and in his steadfast love.
We pray,
"Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy."

Gary Brinkman
Chair
Townsville Lutheran Parish

30/01/2020

Thanks so much to Carolyn and Tracey for their dedication to this project. It has built relationships with the wider North QLD community that I am sure will provide support for Schools and Early Learning Centres for years to come. Of course all the little people that have been able to learn about their feelings.