Wodonga Lutheran Parish

Welcome to Wodonga Lutheran Parish

Welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We look forward to having you worship with us!

Looking for a new church home? Talk to any congregation member about your questions, concerns or comments. Also, please feel free to contact the Pastor or call the church office at (02) 6061 0963.

Worship Times, News and Events

You will find a warm and friendly welcome at St John's Lutheran Church. We invite you to join us in a celebration of worship, Christian fellowship, study, and service. When you become a part of our exciting journey of faith, you will be encouraged, challenged, and rewarded with renewed spirituality.

9:30 am., 2^nd November 2025

Pastor Paul Hage

St John's Lutheran Church
10 Derwent Way, West Wodonga

All Saints Sunday

9:30 am., 9^th November 2025

Pastor Paul Hage

St John's Lutheran Church
10 Derwent Way, West Wodonga

TwentySecond Sunday After Pentecost

9:30 am., 16^th November 2025

Pastor Paul Hage

St John's Lutheran Church
10 Derwent Way, West Wodonga

TwentyThird Sunday After Pentecost

All Saints Sunday

All Saints Sunday commemorates the baptised people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ...

God’s promises are for today as much as they are for after we die. We trust that baptised into a death like Jesus’ death, we are also baptised into a resurrection like Jesus’ resurrection. In baptism we are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, sealed with the Holy Spirit, and marked with the cross of Christ forever.

All Saints Day isn’t just about remembering those who have died and whose names may be read during worship. All Saints Day is about all the saints, the ones who have gone before, those living now, and those still to come. Today we remember with thanksgiving our brothers and sisters in Christ who have died within the past year, and we also give thanks for the saints who labour and worship on this side of heaven’s gate.

At St John’s on 2 November, we recall and celebrate with those who have gone before us as we gather at the font and the table, where in water and word, wine and bread, God reminds us, “Blessed are you.” We are blessed, and so we live in ways that manifest this blessing for and toward others.

If you have lost someone - friend or family member - this past year, please send their name to Pastor Paul or to Debbie in the Office by October 30 so they can be included in this time of remembrance.

Family Chapel Service

Join us for our last special family-friendly worship service for 2025, designed for all ages. Come and celebrate together in faith and fellowship!
Date: 21 November 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: St John’s Lutheran Church, 10 Derwent Way, West Wodonga

We look forward to seeing you, your family and friends!

Season of Advent

St John's Lutheran Church is observing the liturgical season of Advent beginning on Sunday 30 November 2025. Advent is about the “coming days.” Advent is a time of preparation and anticipation for the coming of Christ both in the past in His incarnation as the baby Jesus, but also in the future with His promised second coming as Christ Triumphant.

Real Worries, Real Hope

“Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.” With these words, often invoked at the table of holy communion, the church proclaims, “the mystery of faith”. At communion, we remember the good story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. But there is more! We also look forward to a time yet to be. Thoughts of the future can inspire hopefulness for the promise of good things to come. Yet looking ahead can also conjure worries about what we do not know, or a sense of foreboding about what is out of our control.

Jesus offers an image of hope amid circumstances that seem all but hopeless. He talks of new growth even while what is old and familiar is passing away. Much like Jesus’ parable, the season of Advent invites the church to hold together these multiple, seemingly contradictory realities. We are called to rise up with courage and hope as we anticipate Jesus coming to us, without ignoring the weight of the world or neglecting our very real concerns. Jesus gathers us to the table where we remember his death but also his resurrection, where we pray for the world and also anticipate God’s redemption of all things

The colour blue is also used as a symbol of anticipation and hope.

The Season of Advent

St John’s Lutheran Church invites you to join with us each Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. as we celebrate Advent 2024.

30 November Week 1: Hope ✞ We light the purple candle of Hope. Our hope comes from God who will fill all with joy and peace. So it is appropriate that the second Advent candle symbolises peace.

7 December Week 2: Peace ✞ We light the purple candle of Peace. Peace on earth, goodwill to men with the love of Jesus and the promise of a Saviour who would be born in Bethlehem.

14 December Week 3: Joy ✞ We light the pink candle of Joy. The shepherds received a message of joy. It is a time to rejoice during this time for the coming of the Lord is coming soon.

21 December Week 4: Love ✞ We light the purple candle of Love. The meaning of the fourth Advent candle is love. The Angel’s announce the birth of the baby Jesus. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

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