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REGULAR SERVICES

The Act of Consecration of Man is celebrated
        Sundays                                                     10 am
        Wednesdays (except April 28)                10 am
        Fridays (except April 30)                           8 am
Holy week:    From Sunday 28 March to Saturday April 3 the Act of Consecration is held daily at 10 am
Easter Sunday                      10 am Easter Monday                                 10 am

Services held in German:
Saturday March 6: Die Menschenweihehandlung  9 am Saturday April 17: Die Menschenweihehandlung9 am Saturday May 15:
Die Menschenweihehandlung at 9 am

Sunday Services held for the Children
Sunday March 14                11.30 am
Sunday April 4 Easter         11.15 am
Sunday April 18                  11.15 am
Sunday May 23 Whitsun    11.15 am

 

Programme March - May: 

Trinity

Friday March 5     “Any Questions?”                        10 am  
at the home of Ligsma Kirpe. (See Regular Groups)

Saturday March 6
Die Menschenweihehandlung                                    9 am
German Frühstück                                  9.45 am Arbeitskreis: “Das Christentum als mystische Tatsache”  (Rudolf Steiner)                               10.30–11.30 am
Passion-tide

Sunday March 7 
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am

Friday March 12  Confirmation parents meeting     8 pm

Sunday March 14
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
Baptism                                      11.15 am Sunday Service for the Children          11.30 am Community Lunch                                     11.45 am Children's activities while parents meet      12.15 pm

Saturday March 20 FETE           9 am – 3 pm
Books, Pre-loved treasures, BBQ, cakes & preserves, children's activities, folk and other music, children's story telling, and craft, coffee and cake
Sunday March 21
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
Baptism                                                11.15 am
'Meeting the Confirmees' – Confirmees present their biographies 11.30 am

Tuesday, March 23  Getting Ready to Meditate?!  Working on/ with the six auxiliary exercises        6 – 7.30 pm

Holy Week  
Palm Sunday March 28
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
Baptism            11.15 am                 Meet three of Melbourne's members. “My journey to becoming a member of the Christian Community”. (see Newsletter)                       11.45 am

Monday March 29                                                       
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
The Crucifixion, Four Images by Matthias Grunewald, Art Contemplation                      11 am

Tuesday March 30
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
The Crucifixion, Four Images by Matthias Grunewald, Art Contemplation                      11 am

Wednesdays March 31
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
The Crucifixion, Four Images by Matthias Grunewald, Art Contemplation                      11 am

Maundy Thursday April 1
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
Supper with olives, bread and wine (grape juice)  Reading from the Gospels for the Holy Week  6.30pm

Good Friday April 2
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
      The Hour of His Death. Contemplative afternoon
       service. Music by J.S.Bach, piano Danae Killian  3 pm

Saturday April 3 The Act of Consecration of Man 10am
The Crucifixion, Four Images by Matthias Grunewald, Art Contemplation                      11 am
Colouring and Dyeing Easter eggs                   3 pm

Eastertide

   Easter Sunday April 4
       10 am
Sunday Service for the Children      11.15 am
Easter Festival                                 11.30 am
Community Easter Lunch                 12 noon

Easter Monday April 5                                                 
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am Baptism                                                     11.15 am

Thursday April 8 – Saturday 10         Confirmation Trip

Saturday April 10 The Step from Childhood to Youth
Introductory talk about the Sacrament of Confirmation by Cheryl Nekvapil           4.30 pm

Sunday April 11
The Sacrament of Confirmation                     10 am
followed by the Act of Consecration of Man

Tuesday, April 13    Getting Ready to Meditate?!   
Working on/with the six auxiliary exercises        6 – 7.30 pm

Friday April 16       “Any Questions?”                       10 am
at the home of Ligsma Kirpe. (See Regular Groups)

Saturday April 17
9 am Die Menschenweihehandlung                             
9.45 am German Frühstück
10.30–11.30 am Arbeitskreis: “Das Christentum als mystische Tatsache”  (Rudolf Steiner)

 

Sunday April 18
The Act of Consecration of Man           10 am
Sunday Service for the Children          11.15 am
Community  Lunch                                11.30 am
Children’s activities while parents meet 12 noon

Friday April 23
Confirmation group 2011-Parents' meeting      7 pm

Sunday April 25
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
Celebrating Ligsma' Kirpe's 90th  birthday       11.15 am

(Monday April 26 – Saturday May 1 Synod and Australia
        Council in Sydney)


Wednesday April 28                                       7.30pm
“The Arthurian mysteries and their significance for the present time” with Dr James Dyson, MD.             Supper provided, entry $15  (Facilitated by the Victorian Branch of the Anthroposophical Society in Australia.)

Sunday May 2
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am


Sunday May 2 11.30 am  –    (see flyer)
Family concert : Piano and Cello
with Danae Killian and Gotthard Killian.
Bi-Centennary of Robert Schumann:
Music by Brahms, Schumann, and others

Tuesday, May 4    Getting Ready to Meditate?!     Working   
       on/with the six auxiliary exercises         6 – 7.30 pm

Friday May 7     “Any Questions?”                       10 am  
at the home of Ligsma Kirpe. (See Regular Groups)

Sunday May 9     (Mother's Day)
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am

Tuesday May 11   Getting Ready to Meditate?!     
Working on/with the six auxiliary exercises.          6-7.30 pm

Ascensiontide

Thursday May 13
 The Act of Consecration of Man                   10 am

Saturday May 15 Die Menschenweihehandlung       9 am
 German Frühstück                              9.45 am
 Arbeitskreis: “Das Christentum als mystische Tatsache”  
 (Rudolf Steiner)                              10.30–11.30 am

Sunday May 16
  The Act of Consecration of Man                  10 am


Sunday May 16 12.30 pm  –   (see Newsletter)
Lunchtime Concert 
“How sweet the Moonlight”
Music by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy,                     lyric by Shakespeare, Byron and Shelley.                              piano – Ingrid Leibbrandt,   poetry – Jeremy Miller,                                   eurythmy – Kate Graves

Whitsuntide


  Whitsunday May 23
  The Act of Consecration of Man                       10 am
  Sunday Service for the Children             11.15 am
  Whitsun Festival 
   Community Whitsun Lunch                    11.30 am
   Story told by Claire Hayashi  Canberra       12.15pm  

Whitmonday May 24  
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am

Whittuesday May 25
The Act of Consecration of Man                    10 am
Getting Ready to Meditate?!   Working  on/with the six  auxiliary  exercises                                 6 – 7.30 pm

Trinity

Sunday  May 30 The Act of Consecration of Man 10 am
The Annual General Meeting 11.30 am – Members and Friends are invited.                    

REGULAR GROUPS:
Gospel Study, The book of Revelation -  Wednesdays, not during school  holidays   11.15 am

Getting Ready to Meditate?!    Working on/with the six auxiliary exercises.                                             6-7.30 pm
Tuesday, March 23, April 13, May 4, 11 and 25   

Any Questions?           Open discussion group at the home of   Ligsma Kirpe          (phone 9499 6729)                 
      Friday March 5, April 16, May 7                                 10 am

 Remedial Breathing Course   at the Church  
next course running : June 15, 16 and 21       6-8 pm for the course plus one individual visit at a
date to be fixed. Total cost for 4 sessions $120.Contact John Wilson on info line. Ph 9513 4169, or Fax 9598 9454 Email jgwconsult1@optusnet.com.au  
or Website www.remedialbreathing.com

       THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY depends on free contributions of every member, friend and visitor. Please consider contributing so we can support the building, the services and our priests. –
       The best way to financially support the Christian Community is via a regular contribution.
The Christian Community in Australia,
Melbourne Inc.
Bank: Westpac, Ivanhoe VIC Branch
BSB No. 033 057  Account No. 134713.  ––
If depositing outside Austrralia, the
additional SWIFT code  is WPACAU2S

 

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