July

July

List of articles

The Christ Element in the Chemical Elements

Sulphur

From the book The Nature of Substance: Spirit and Matter by Dr Hauschka

Chemically speaking, sulphur is the most active of all substances It does not act in any one clear direction as do the halogens and oxygen, rather does it form combinations in a sociable way, creates new possibilities and supplies warmth, acting towards other substances as a kind of cook.

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The Gospel Study

The Gospel Study looked at the difference between what is meant by church, congregation, community and brotherhood.

​Thereafter the study looked at the Sunday Gospel Readings, firstly at the story of Nicodemus and then at the encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan woman at the well.

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The Old Testament Study

The Old Testament Study studied the relationship between King Saul and King David.

Thereafter the Old Testament Study focussed on King David and his wives and their children.

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Building a biodynamic compost heap

An enthusiastic small group gathered on Youth Day at 14h00 to build the biodynamic compost heap and then to spray the entire property with Preparation 500.

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The Cultural Evening

The Cultural Evening, on a cold night, on 17 June was well attended. In preparation Vivaldi’s Winter was playing on repeat. Glühwein, made of cranberry juice and freshly squeezed orange juice with spices, tasted like the real deal; a warmed quiche; pizza bites and an assortment of other nibbles invited in the participants. (You may need to scroll down on the linked page if you are reading this later than July 2022.)

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St John's Weekend events

The theme of St John’s Tide is The Lamb of God: Consequences of the New Image of the Etheric Christ. The St John’s weekend comprised a looking back at the cosmic script of the stars and looking forward at The Lamb in the Book of Revelation and in between the backward gaze and the forward gaze, we looked inward to the working of the etheric within.

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St John's Festival for Children

The St John’s Children’s Festival comprised three parts: a story, a lantern procession and a meeting.

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Comprehending the Spirit Within – The Whitsun theme – by Rev. Michaël Merle

Our experience of our earthly “I” before Whitsun was one of being accompanied by our earthly “I”. It was around us, in support of us, with us, but not in us. At Whitsun, in the story described in Act 2, we have a shift from ‘with’ to ‘in’; from ‘without’ to ‘within’; from an external reality to an internal reality. ​

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Growing Point by Alfred Heidenreich

​As we look back on our founding as described in the book Growing Point by Alfred Heidenreich, we can pause to consider the issue of ritual.

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Carsten Rieger

A story to inspire of someone who grew up in the Johannesburg congregation,

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