Anthroposophy in Hawkes Bay
Rudolf Steiner Centre, 401 Whitehead Road, Hastings
Events over next 2 weeks
[19 October to 2 November]
- Saturday 1 November. 9:30 School of Spiritual Science. The focus will be on the notes of the second lesson, given in London on 27 August 1924, during RS's's last visit to England.
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Oberufer Christmas Plays
There is quite a movement for us to find a group to perform the Oberufer Paradise Play this year.
It is not being shown as it has in the past, and quite a few people would love to be part of it.
In the Play, which is an imagination of how the beginning of the world started, it shows the creation of Adam and Eve - by the Old Father God.
They are told they have complete freedom in Heaven (Paradise), where they are, but they are not to eat of the fruit of one tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden.
The Play is introduced by “The Tree Singer” " who is like a local Village Person. He tells us what to expect from the play.
Then we see the Angel who tells us what to expect and to be happy with it.
Then we see the Father God, and He creates first Man and then Woman.
He has conversations with them and then leaves them to explore Paradise.
We see the Devil, who declares he is jealous of God and wants to undo his plan.
The Play shows the Devil tempting them and succeeding in getting them to eat the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil.
Then we see them being sent to earth, and then the Devil gloats over what he has done. Then we see God showing there is more to this story, and the Angel comes out to tell us we are meant to enjoy this story and to take hope. And the Devil is sent to earth as a snake.
There are lovely songs and music, and we need people to take the parts:
The Tree Singer
The Angel
God
Adam
Eve
The Devil
Can people who would like to help with this, to put it on at the Centre get in touch with me and we can make a plan on how to do it.
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Library
The Library is OPEN with Fran Obers in attendance as Librarian for advice and help on Wednesdays during Term time from 11 am to 3pm.
If you have any anthroposophical or related books on your shelves that you have read sufficiently and would like to make available to other readers, please box them up and bring them to the Library by 12 November. Fran will look to see if there are some suitable for the Library; the others will be offered for sale on our stall in the Taikura Fete on Sunday 16 November. Proceeds from the Fete will be used to purchase new publications for the Library. If you have suggestions for purchases please send a note to info@anthrohb.nz
If you have Library books you wish to return when the Centre building is closed, there is a Return slot in the Library wall to the west of the building, just beyond the two concrete carpark strips. Open the flap and push the book right in.
Items, Notices, Letters, or articles of interest to the Hawkes Bay Anthroposophical community
ARE MOST WELCOME
Please email your text by midday Saturday to the Editor at info@anthrohb.nz
with "For AnthroHB News" in the subject line.
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Robin Bacchus, Editor
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