Welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We look forward to having you worship with us!
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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., 25th May 2025
Pastor Ian Kotzur
St Johns Lutheran Church
10 Derwent Way,
West Wodonga
Sixth Sunday After Easter
9:30 am., 1st June 2025
Lay Reader Paul
St Johns Lutheran Church
10 Derwent Way,
West Wodonga
Ascension of Our Lord
9:30 am., 8th June 2025
Lay Reader Phillip
St Johns Lutheran Church
10 Derwent Way,
West Wodonga
Pentecost Sunday
Ascension Sunday 2025
We celebrate Ascension Day 40 days after Easter and 10 days before Pentecost. We celebrate that Jesus was taken up into heaven 40 days after his resurrection from the dead.
In the Creed we say that we believe in Jesus who "ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father almighty".
Jesus' ascension marks the end of his life on earth. In the church we celebrate not only that God's Son was born into the world but
also that he left it again. This may sound strange. However, God had to leave the earth as a human being to be able to return in the
person of the Holy Spirit. We celebrate the coming of God the Spirit at Pentecost.
“Therefore, God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name.” Philippians 2: 9
Jesus of Nazareth has ascended to rule and reign for his Father over all things for the good of his people. We may no longer see him, but he is still with us - just
like we carry our spouses in us all the time.
Question: Will you join us to proclaim the Ascension of Jesus on 1st June at 9:30 a.m.
Pentecost
A Celebration of the Holy Spirit
At Pentecost we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. The festival falls 50 days after Easter. The word Pentecost come from the Greek word pentekoste which means "the fiftieth".
Pentecost is the third most important festival of the Church. The two most important festivals are Easter and Christmas. Pentecost is a celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit
in the form of what seemed to be tongues of fire that came to rest on each of Jesus' disciples. The Holy Spirit enabled the disciples to speak languages other than their own.
Thus, they were equipped to go out into the world to tell all nations and people about Jesus.
The Birthday of the Church
Pentecost is the beginning of the Christian Church. That is why Pentecost is also called the birthday of the Church. The story of the Pentecost miracle
tells us that God is present in the world again. Just as God was present in His son Jesus, God is now present through His Holy Spirit.
The fellowship that was built around Jesus when he lived here on earth, died and rose from the dead was to be extended to the entire world.
Trinity Sunday and The Trinity Season
Celebration of the Trinity
Trinity Sunday is a day that celebrates and honours the Holy Trinity. We commemorate and celebrate God who is three in one: God the
Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Trinity Sunday falls on the Sunday after Pentecost. Thus the Trinity season begins on the
Sunday after Pentecost and lasts till the last Sunday before Advent, which falls in November.
At the many festivals during winter and spring we celebrate events that are related to God the Creator, God the Son or God the Holy Spirit.
On Trinity Sunday we celebrate not an event but a reality: God three in one, a unity. The Trinity season that follows is called the everyday life of
the Church. It contains approximately 25 Sundays. The liturgical colour of the Trinity season is green. Green symbolizes hope and growth.
Jesus' Life and Actions'
During the Trinity season the message of Christmas, Easter and Pentecost takes root and creates growth. The Sunday services focus on what God's creation,
Jesus' life, his death and resurrection and the presence of the Holy Spirit mean to us today. The Bible readings and the sermons deal with
fundamental human conditions. Examples of topics are sickness and healing, loving your enemy as well as your neighbour, guilt and forgiveness,
the individual and society.
