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COMMITTEE     MEMBERS
Gunther Andersson                            8391 6143
Lucy Crawford-Sanderson                  8370 1185
Brenda Joy                                         8391 4090
Martin Samson                                   8339 6466
Sven Zehle                                         8388 8860
Damien Gilroy                                     8391 6567

THANK YOU  from  Ruth

A very big thank you to Martin and the several friends from the Christian Community who were so caring and helpful after my recent Operation.  The people who looked in on me or helped me with shopping and with food made an enormous difference to my recovery.  Gratefully, Ruth Fox

[And apology from the editor who accidently left Ruth’s thank you out of the last newsletter.]

MEN’S WEEKEND

November 11th-13th
Contact Garry 8370 1203

REPORT from Synod

Sunday November 27th 11.45am

Martin Samson will provide some feedback on Synod, Brenda Joy on the Australia Council and plans for the new year.

Community News

Mount Barker Waldorf School Year 12 Project Presentations are on over two weekends 12th/13th November and 19th/20th November
Willunga Waldorf School Year 12 Presentations are on 19th November.

Michaelmas   Haiku

fourth stage
balance destiny
with soul wings

Maeve Archibald

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We Remember– Rev Taco Bay

22 September 1933 - Friday, 5 August 2011
        Included with the programme is a moving memorial thanks to John Shaw.

MARTIN  on  LEAVE

7th October – 14th November
While Martin is on leave the Rev Elke Baublies will be in Adelaide from Friday 7th September – Sunday 13th November.  You are invited to morning tea on Sunday 9th October 11.30am, to meet Elke, she welcomes your questions. Elke will celebrate our regular services and facilitate events such as Sunday morning talk series and Sunday evening “Spiritual Development” course, as in the programme.  Elke is also available for consultation; contact details elkea@vodafone.co.nz or phone 8339 6466

Visitor  - Rev. Anand Mandaiker

Sunday 20th November, 11.45am
Anand  will be here for a weekend to meet the Adelaide Community.  You are invited to join us for lunch prior to Anand’s talk.  Details inside programme

Invitation – Financial Wellbeing

Sunday 2nd October, 11.45am – 2pm
An invitation to you to share the inspiration of Rudolf Steiner.  We will begin with light lunch before our financial dialogue.  See letter for details and please RSVP.

CHILDMINDING

Childminding will be available during The Act of Consecration of Man under the care of Nadia Samson.  A gold coin donation would be appreciated.

FESTIVALS  &  EVENTS

               SEASON of CREATION

A group of churches, in Adelaide, led by Rev. Norm Habel of the Earth Bible Project, has initiated an inter-faith impulse to celebrate creation together.  The time of the year starts on the first Sunday of September each year and culminates on the Sunday after St. Francis day on the 4th of October.  For more information ww.seasonofcreation.com
Our participation will be reflected in the focus for each Sunday, and two talks presented by Martin.

September 4th Forest Sunday
September 11th Land Sunday
September 18th Outback Sunday
September 25th River Sunday

Etheric Geography

The Relationship between Geo-Mythic Geography and Current affairs.
There has always been mutuality between people and the landscape.  Some of these effects are mutually healthy while other relationships tend to promote conflict and difficult processes.  How much can we read the landscape effect upon a people into the world events we witness in the last few years?  What is the Geo-Mythic relationship within our own community landscape?  Two lecture/dialogue events presented by Martin Samson @$10 each.

Sunday September 18th 11.45am -1pm: The etheric Geography of the earth
Sunday September 25th 11.45 am -1pm: The effect of country and landscape upon the folk soul of people

FINANCIAL Well-Being

Sunday October 2nd. 11.45am

After a light lunch we plan to participate in a dialogue with a focus on our connection with Anthroposophy, from 12.30-2pm.  See Gunther’s letter for details, please RSVP.

FESTIVALS  &  EVENTS

                   MICHAELMAS

Thursday September 29th: Act of Consecration at 9.30am

Sunday 2nd October, - 9.30am  family story for Michaelmas

Sunday Morning Talks:  David Newbatt's 12 drawings of Michael working against two sides of evil.
Sunday October 16th 11.45
Sunday October 23rd 11.45

Memorial Service for the Dead

Sunday 6th November 11.30am
A special time to remember those who have crossed the threshold, we honour personal associations as well as those belonging to the Community.

Visitor  - Rev. Anand Mandaiker

18th – 20th November

On Sunday 20th November we welcome Anand Mandaiker currently a member of the circle of seven, which forms the priestly leadership of The Christian Community worldwide.  He is one of the three Oberlenkers who meet weekly in Berlin and carry the consciousness and decisions about each congregation and where each priest works.  In this sense they hold the responsibility for the ordination and sending of the priests as well as the form of the sacraments.  Anand last visited Adelaide in 2007.  Since then he has visited Australia and New Zealand each year to work with the Synod and the various regional councils on the major changes and processes we have had to go through since 2008.
Please bring a plate for a shared lunch after The Act of Consecration of Man.  At 12.30pm Anand will be speaking to the Community; Living out of the future - wrestling with destiny.

Martin will be back in Adelaide on 20th November, after the Synod.  That same weekend is the time scheduled for Anand Mandaiker to visit our Community.  Anand is available for consultations during the weekend.  He may be contacted directlymandaiker@gmx.de or through Gunther on 83916143.