Ted Strehlow finally laid to rest
Almost 45 years after his death in Adelaide on 3 October 1978, TGH ‘Ted’ Strehlow has at last been laid to rest, along with his second wife Kathleen, near Hermannsburg (Ntaria).
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Forgiveness and love mark sad ‘homecoming’
The families of Yukun, an Aboriginal man shot and killed by police at Uluru almost 90 years ago, have finally been able to lay his remains to rest at the base of the Rock.
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An Epiphany story
Let me tell you a story. It’s a wonderful story, a true Epiphany story.
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Synod welcomes Finke River Mission delegates
Melbourne’s city skyline was a stark contrast to the vast verdant landscape of Central Australia for four Aboriginal delegates attending the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand’s 20th Convention of General Synod from 9 to 12 February 2023.
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Synod offering to support FRM songbook project
The offering from General Synod will support a Finke River Mission (FRM) project revising and reprinting Lutheran song and hymnbooks in Central Australian Aboriginal languages.
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Farewell (and thank you), Tim!
After 12 years of outstanding service, Tim Stollznow steps down as FRM Board chair.
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‘God has always looked after us’
I was born out in the bush on 16 October 1947, so now I am 75 years old. When I was young I never thought I would become a pastor. I was a stockman, riding horses, doing cattle work.
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Christ in the ‘Top End’
Nungalinya College, situated in Darwin, is the premier ecumenical Bible and community development training facility for Indigenous students in Australia.
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God at work at Anmatyerr
Since starting work part-time with Finke River Mission last November, it has been challenging to establish any kind of routine. COVID restrictions and family commitments have created interruptions to my ministry in the Anmatyerr area, where there are about a thousand speakers of the language.
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Yirara College Baptism and Communion Day
Yirara College Baptism and Communion Day 2002 was celebrated on Sunday 6 November. Sixteen students were baptised in the Yirara College chapel, and 28 celebrated their first communion.
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