Convention Times

Community singing at the 2009 LWA Convention, held at Luther College, Croydon, Vic.

During the last weekend of April and the first week in May the Lutheran women of New South Wales, Victoria/Tasmania, South Australia/Northern Territory and Western Australia had their annual Conventions.

These are great times of getting together for worship, Bible Study, information sharing and fellowship. The lunch times, and before and after the sessions are great times for reunions, a chance to visit the various displays, and chats. This year was no exception. Convention times also give women the opportunity to look at their past project support and to discuss new ways in which serve.

As your President, I try to get to as many Conventions as possible, but as they are all so close together this is not always possible. However, this year after attending the Convention in South Australia I was able to visit the wonderful women of the West to share in their Convention on May 7.

The members of Ocean Keys Lutheran Fellowship, in Perth’s northern suburbs, were the hosts, and they not only made everyone most welcome, the food they provided for lunch and tea-breaks was a truly remarkable effort! Under the theme for the day, ‘Unveiling God’s Love’, the women explored God revealing himself to us in worship, Bible study and song.

Although many women are relatively isolated from each other in this large country of ours, it is good to see that their common bond of faith and service draws them close together as sisters in Christ.

I trust that all who attended a Convention, no matter where in Australia, felt as blessed as I did. I am looking forward, God willing, to visiting the Lutheran women in Queensland for their Convention in August.

God bless you all, 

Grace.