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FOSSILS Live in Concert 2017
Tickets are now on sale for the FOSSILS live in concert. The FOSSILS (Folkies of the Sixties Sing Iconic Legendary Songs) featuring Peter Combe, Brian Loffler, Alan Hartley, Hugh Rudham and Monica Christian will bring to life the best folk songs of the 60’s and 70’s, many made famous by the wonderful Peter, Paul and Mary and Bob Dylan.
This year we’re extending the event and invite you to join us early, from 6:00pm, for live pre-show entertainment, drinks and appetisers. Come early to browse the Pop-Up Op Shop, choose your Mystery Boxes ($10 each and many prizes worth ten times $10 to be won!) and enjoy the much loved folk & community atmosphere. Cash is welcome on the night and EFT facilities will also be available.
Friday, 29 September 2017 Concordia College Chapel, corner of Cheltenham St and Balmoral St, Highgate Pre-show entertainment from 6:00pm. Concert doors open 7:15pm
Adults $25 Concession, Pensioner or Unwaged $15 Groups of 10+ $20 Children $10
For tickets or enquiries phone 08 8269 9333 or book online and like us on Facebook to view the Fossils Benefit Concert event.
Thank you for partnering with us. All proceeds support our programs helping vulnerable families and children, many of which are run entirely on the generosity and donations of our partners and friends. We look forward to a marvellous evening of Fossils, folk and fundraising!
Walk My Way
This week teachers from Lutheran schools, in Adelaide for the annual Australian Conference on Lutheran Education (ACLE), followed the steps of pioneer Lutheran women from Hahndorf to Adelaide. ‘Walk My Way’ walkers sought sponsors for the 26km walk to raise and donate money to educate refugee children overseas.
Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) began life to help refugees fleeing from Europe to Australia after World War 2. ‘Walk My Way’ is therefore rooted in Lutheran history in the commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of reformation. This week’s event raises awareness of the journey of today’s refugees as they come to Australia fleeing their homes seeking safety.
Leaving Rank, South Sudan in January of 1995, our very own staff member Gatluit attended ‘Walk My Way’ this week to share his story and promote the work of our New Neighbours Settlement Support Services.
Gatluit and our NNSS team dedicate their time to supporting individuals, families and children settling in Australia to overcome barriers, find support and integrate into the local community.
Read about Gatluit’s journey to Australia here and his passion for working in our New Neighbours Settlement Services Team.
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LCC New Neighbours Staff Member Gatluit sharing his journey as a refugee to Australia at the Walk My Way event on Monday, 3 July 2017
Gatluit and Lutheran Bishop David Altus at the Walk My Way event this week
This winter we are asking you to donate and give hope to those who need it most.
Many of the people that Lutheran Community Care meets are homeless and they urgently need assistance this winter. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
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National Families Week 2017
National Families Week will be celebrated from Monday 15 May to Sunday 21 May this year.
To celebrate all families that we work with, partner with and serve, we are hosting a Family Fun-Day at our Glynde Foster Care Office at the Glynde Lutheran Church, 15-17 Glynburn Rd.
We extend the invitation to all our sponsors, donors, partners, employees, volunteers, clients, foster carers, supporting congregations and the local community! Come along for a family fun day including a sausage sizzle, coffee, face painting, music, a pop-up op shop and more!
As you may have heard the Glynde Lutheran Church (the site of our Glynde Foster Care office) have undergone an extensive redevelopment and we look forward to this open day to celebrate the new space, redeveloped foster care offices and exciting new facilities! Invite your family and friends – all are welcome.
Get involved!
- 1. Join us to celebrate on Saturday 20 May from 10:30am
- 2. Like our Facebook Page and share our event!
- 3. Enquire about volunteering with us at this event. Tel 08 8337 8787
About NFW
The aim of National Families Week 2017 is to celebrate the vital role that families play in Australian society. The theme ‘Stronger Families, Stronger Communities’ has been embraced as an enduring theme for National Families Week as it encapsulates the important role families play as the central building block of our communities. Community wellbeing is enhanced by family wellbeing.
National Families Week is a time to celebrate with your family, make contact with your extended family and friends, and share in the enjoyment of family activities within the wider community. It is a time to celebrate the meaning of family and to make the most of family life. Let’s take the time to reflect on the critical role that families play in teaching, supporting and nurturing children, especially as they grow.
Each year, over a hundred thousand people and hundreds of organisations celebrate National Families Week – Australia’s annual celebration of Families.
National Families Week is sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Social Services as a valuable opportunity to demonstrate that families, across the lifespan, are integral to our civil society.
For more information visit www.nfw.org.au
Early intervention key to caring for children
Lutheran Community Care welcomes the opportunities which the Royal Commission recommendations can bring to enable the South Australian community to become a place where children are safe, nurtured and cherished..
As a community we are very concerned by the high number of children in out-of-home care in South Australia, recently reported as 3,234 children by Families SA. Of those 190 are living in commercial care.
Lutheran Community Care's Foster Care team supports 105 registered foster carers who care for 121 children unable to live with their birth families. Our foster carers provide loving homes for children who have often lived with neglect or abuse. We hope to continue to increase the number of carers so that children can grow up with families rather than in commercial care.
We also believe that early-intervention is key to preventing an increase in the alarming number of children in out-of-home care. At Lutheran Community Care we do this throughout our family programs by building on the strengths of families and supporting children's development to ensure they are healthy and safe.
At the Family Zone Hub in Ingle Farm we support families before the parent-child relationship reaches crisis stage. We offer parents with young children a place to come and connect with community. It is a place where families can receive support in the tough times and celebrate with their children when things are going well.
Unfortunately due to funding cuts Family Zone is a place that needs your support in order to prevent the crises that our overburdened child protection system is now experiencing. We hope that the recommendations of the Royal Commission will put further resources into where it can make the greatest of difference – in family support services - so that families are able to care and be strong fortheir own children.
Helen Lockwood
Director Lutheran Community Care
Strengthening Families and Communities
Much of Lutheran Community Care's work aims to strengthen familles and communities, thus preventing crises and family relationship breakdown. Our work at Peachey Place and Family Zone are two examples of the way that Lutheran Community Care works to provide a safe and supportive environment for individuals and families.
We were deeply saddened by the sudden passing of our friend and colleague, Rodney, in December 2016. Rodney featured in this video talking about what his work at Peachey Place meant to him. Rodney's heart, smile and spirit blessed many lives.
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