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In response to the single-use plastic ban legislation and rollout across Australia, ACR have teamed up with BioPak, Australia’s leading sustainable packaging company to produce 'The Biodegradable Communion Cup'. It's a world first Certified Home Compostable Communion Cup!

These new cups are a simple way that churches can care for Gods creation and take a practical step towards a greener and more sustainable future.

Manufactured exclusively for ACR by BioPak. [Read about the journey here.](https://www.biopak.com/au/resources/World-First-Compostable-Holy-Communion-Cup)

[Available to pre-order now](https://www.shopacr.com.au/P777000/The-Biodegradable-Communion-Cup/pd.php). Stock arriving November 2022.

There are many benefits to choosing The Biodegradable Communion Cup!

- 100% Plant based made from bagasse (sugar cane pulp)

- Certified Home and Industrially Compostable

- Zero carbon footprint

- Fits standard communion trays, both metal and wooden.

- Australian designed to world standards (ISO 14001, ISO 9001, AS5810, AS4736, EN13432)

Do you give online but still wish you could physically place something on the offering plate to demonstrate your act of giving to the Lord? Then grab one of our “I give online” cards as you come in the door at each centre for worship and place on the offering plate as it is passed on. It’s also a great way to model giving to your children.

Did you know LifeWay has a team of pray-ers who love to intercede on behalf of others? Did you know you can submit your prayer requests to this group knowing that they will pray with you and for you? Simply send your prayers to [email protected] and the team will pray for you. You can also send through your answers to prayer on that same address.

If anyone would like to join the intercessors team, please contact Charles Bertelsmeier, our prayer coordinator at [email protected]

We are all travellers on the journey of life ...

The paths we travel don't always look the same. Some are smooth and straight, others are winding and bumpy. But no matter what type of road we find ourselves on, Jesus meets us along the way. He invites us to walk with him from wherever we are at, to places we never imagined possible.

"Fellow travellers, let these songs inspire you on your journey as you meet the one who alone can illuminate your path with certainty and hope for eternity."

Travellers are a five member band from Sydney, Australia with a passion for helping people to have honest conversations with God and travel deeper in their personal relationship with Jesus.

You can buy HOPE ALIVE on CD for $14.99 (AUD) from Australian Christian Resources [HERE](https://www.shopacr.com.au/P702014/Travellers+Hope+Alive+CD/pd.php).

Learn more about Travellers [HERE](https://lifeway.net.au/ministries/lifeway-music)

"These new editions reveal an increasing awareness that the translation of a text must not only be accurate, but also appropriate to the character and style of the original. This is of particular importance for the translation of Luthers catechisms, which were after all written for the benefit of children and ordinary people, as Luther puts it in his Preface to the Large Catechism in 1529, and which were based on his sermon series on the catechism in Wittenberg. Luthers German is direct and colourful. It flows from his pen with dynamism, reflecting the living situation of the preacher addressing a congregation. Luther is not afraid to use the occasional colloquialism, or even to disregard the normal rules of grammar. Some sentences suddenly change direction, and thoughts are not always completed. Often a variety of ideas crowd in on one another within a single sentence. Above all, Luther is inventive and authentic, as far as linguistic expression is concerned." - Author, Friedemann Hebart

Hand poured by our talented friends at Alabaster Jar Collective and designed in-house by ACR, these gorgeous candles are a great way to display a message of FAITH, HOPE and LOVE in your home, plus they smell divine! Perfumed with botanically based, Australian made oil fragrances - no nasties.⁠⁠

See the range [HERE](https://www.shopacr.com.au/P502348_dash_SA/HOPE-Candle%2C-Large-_dash_-Romans-12%3A12/pd.php).

Find someone that you can read the Bible with on a weekly basis. Read a Psalm together, start at Mark’s Gospel or Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Maybe you can use the ABCD questions Luther asked of the text:

A: What is this text About?

B: What’s the Best thing about this text?

C: What is the most Challenging or Confusing part of this text?

D: What is God calling you to Do?

We’d love to hear your stories about how God is blessing you through this simple endeavour!

Stay connected with your LifeWay church family on a local level by joining your location’s new Facebook group.

First follow our LifeWay Facebook page at: [facebook.com/LifeWayLutheranChurch](https://www.facebook.com/LifeWayLutheranChurch)

- click ‘Groups’

- choose your church location

- click ‘Join Group’