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CentreCOMM November 2011

CentreCOMM - November 2011 - 21 pages|1.5 MB
For what you have given
For what you have taken away
For the extent of this year -
We give thanks.

  • Reflections on Michaelmas - The Awakening I AM
    - Rev Lukas
  • The Lord gave ... and the Lord has taken away.
    Blessed be the name of the Lord.
    • That's how the Light gets in
      - Rev Richard Moss
    • The Blessing of Losses
      - Dc Meredith McLeod
    • Down-Sizing
      - Rev Grace Johnston
    • Full Circle
      - Dc Anja van Holten
    • Revelations in Loss
      -
      Rev Marja van Bred
  • Teachings from our Founders
    • A Light in the Darkness
      - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
CentreCOMM August 2011

CentreCOMM - August 2011 - 24 pages|1.6 MB
Freemaking,
Faith and the Future.
A Founders Day Feast.

  • Teachings from our Founders
    • The Place of Truth on the Path to Freedom
      • Part 1: Freedom and Independence
      • Part 2: Freedom and Discipleship
        - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
    • Peace or Freedom
    • How to Be a Black Sheep
      - Rev Colin Read
    • The Return of The Age of Faith
      - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • From the Prophecies of Rev Mario Schoenmaker
CentreCOMM May 2011

CentreCOMM - May 2011 - 28 pages|2.1 MB
Then shall I go to the altar of God,
To the God of my joy.

  • Teachings from our Founders
    • Called to Freedom
      - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • Teachings from our Meriti
    • Just Do It - developing a personal devotional practice
      - Rev Robert John
  • The Altar Is ...
    • Reflections on the Living Altar by Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker
      and members of The Centre from various places,
  • Creating a Sacred Place
    • Dc Ineke Jansen
  • This is the House of God
    • Rev Frans Honig
CentreCOMM - February 2011

CentreCOMM - February 2011 - 20 pages|1.5 MB
You will know the truth
and the truth will make you free.
If the Son makes you free
your will be free indeed.

  • 2011: Year of Freemaking
  • Teachings from our Founders
    • The Dialogue between Heart and Mind
      - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
    • The Relationship between Truth and Freedom
      - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
    • We have never been in bondage
      - Rev Colin Read
  • Teachings from our Meriti
    • Abiding in Christ
      - Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker
  • The Season of Lent
    • The Blessing of the Ashes
      • Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker
CentreCOMM November 2010

CentreCOMM - November 2010 - 23 pages|1.6 MB
We offer and present to You, Father of us all,
all who are troubled and heavy laden,
Those who are in need, sorrow and pain.
Renew your Spirit, O Lord,
In their physical and finer natures,
and grant the joy of Your Presence
to grow within them.

  • Teachings from our Founders
    • Set Your Mind on Things Above
      - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • Imagination - Something New and Something Old
    • Sayings from the Imaginations Workshops in New Zealand and Holland
  • The Prayers Groups in The Centre
    • All Things are possible to Thee
      • Dc Ineke Jansen from The Centre in Holland
    • Imagination Substantial though Prayer
      • Init Reb Mackenzie from The Centre in New Zealand
    • The Prayer Group in Adelaide
      • Dc Jocelyn Brockoff from The Centre in Adelaide
    • Prayer Imaging and Healing
      • Rev Kate Scheel from The Centre in Melbourne
  • The Season of Christ's Advent
    • How is the Christ born in the human heart?
      The quality of Joseph, Son of David
      • Rev Mario Schoenmaker
    • The Beginning of the Wholemaking Process
      • Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker
CentreCOMM August 2010

CentreCOMM - August 2010 - 16 pages|1.0 MB
I have heard that voice many a time when asleep and what is strange,
I understand more or less an order or an appeal to an unearthly tongue:
day draws near ...
another one ...
Do what you can.

  • Founders Day - Teachings from our Founders
    • The Unavoidable Christ
      - Rev Colin Read
  • 2010: The Year of Imagination
    • Imagination in the Bible
      - Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker
    • Self Image Set in Stone?
      - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • The Season of Michaelmas
    • Memo to Self: The God of Little Things
      - Rev Christiane Erlenbusch
CentreCOMM - April 2010

CentreCOMM - April 2010 - 24 pages|1.7 MB

  • Seeing the Spirit of Christ at Work ...
    • ... in the Individual Who Strives to be Free
      - Richard Hall
    • ... in the workplace
      - Josephine Pompa
    • ... in three Individuals and their Faith in Humanity
      Craig Spence
    • ... in China
       - David Perry
    • ... in Souls Born in the 1930's
      - Antoinette Schoenmaker
  • The Mystical Interval
    • To See Christ takes Strength of Consciousness
       - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
    • The Necessity of Spirit and the Challenge of Christ
      - Rev Colin Read
  • Imagination
    • I AM the Door
      - Rev Mario Schoenmaker
CentreCOMM Feb 2010

CentreCOMM - February 2010 - 16 pages|1.4 MB
Imagination: The Language of Spirit
Spiritual Focus for 2010

  • 2010 The Year of Imagination
      • The Dedication and Editorial
    • From the Teaching of Rev Mario
      • The Impetus of Vision
      • The Right Image
      • Imagination Is ...
      • Thoughts and Images, Shadows and Realities
  • The Season of Lent
      • The Spirit of the Months
      • He Shall Purify (Water and Fire)
    • From the Teachings of Rev Mario
      • Remember You Are But Dust
      • Rev Mario's Prayer for his Initiates 1966
CentreCOMM - November 2009

CentreCOMM - November 2009 - 30 pages|2.6 MB
Recognising the reality of our relationship with
those still to come,
those who have died,
those who have lived with power through the centuries.

  • It Is To Your Advantage That I Go Away
    - from the Soul Mass of Emily Downes (aged 5 years)
  • Joel's Gift
    - Ann Starick reflects on the death of her son
  • The Proclamation of the Light
    - a reflection on the death of my daughter by Rev Janet Deveson
  • Our Journey with Dammien
    - A journey of Life, Love and Light by Rev Patricia Peart
  • The Death of a Young Mother
    - by Anke Arkesteyn
  • Communion with the Household of God
    - by Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker
  • Teach us how to pray
    - Control of Thought - from the Teachings of Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • Prayer, Remembrance and Clairvoyance
    - What Will Happen When You See Christ
    - From the Teachings of Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • Our Year of Prayer
    - Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker reflects...
  • Preparing for Christmas - Embracing the Higher and the Lower
    - by Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker
  • A Prayer for All Saints and All Souls
CentreCOMM 2009 August

CentreCOMM - August 2009 - 36 pages|4.1 MB
Forty Years Ago.
One small step ... One giant leap
.

  • To Journey with Vision, Confidence and Purpose
    - an interview with Rev Robert John
  • The Vision and Mission of The Centre
    - by Rev Mario Schoenmaker on Founders Day 1989
  • To Keep You Heart in Tune
    - an interview with Rev Joan on Prayer
  • When Two or Three Gather in the Name of Christ
    - Reflection on our life with The Centre in Auckland
  • Living Out Our Cosmic Dimensions
    - The Value of The Centre in Adelaide
  • One More Step
    - The Centre's Life in Wellington
  • Let's Get on with the Job
    - Valuing The Centre in Holland
  • A Work in Progress
    - The Values that Influence The Centre in Melbourne Today
  • This Grace Lavished Upon Us
    - an interview with Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker
CentreCOMM May 2009

CentreCOMM - May 2009 - 20 pages|1.05 MB
Forty days of being taught by Christ.

  • Forty days of being taught by Christ
    - an extract from the course "The Metaphysical Bible"
  • The Bread that I shall give is my flesh
    - from the teachings or Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • Get on Board or Miss the Initiation
    - an excerpt from "The Deliberations of St Mark" by Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • The Thread of Time
    - an article by Rev Max Clayton
  • Another Rainbow
    - a true story by Jock Jakobi
  • Ten Days in the Upper Room
    - a lecture by Rev Mario Schoenmaker
CentreCOMM 2009 February

CentreCOMM - February 2009 - 20 pages|1.74 MB
We enter into your presence consciously,
even though we are always in your presence ...
A prayer of Rev Mario Shoenmaker.

  • Time for the real things
    - from the teachings of Rev Colin Read
  • Prayer in time of war
    - an extract from a soul mass for the First Gulf War in 1991
    - by Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • The Big 40
    - from awareness of the I AM to expression of the I AM
    - an extract from the course "The Metaphysical Bible"
  • The stages of freedom
    - an article by Rev Heather Gilmour
  • Prayer
    - from a Healing Service in 1988 by Rev Colin Read
  • Christ is at work - shaking the foundations of the world
    - from the teachings of Rev Mario Schoenmaker
CentreCOMM November 2008

CentreCOMM - November 2008 - 16 pages|1.72 MB
LazarUS

  • LazarUS
    - An article by Deacon Ans Kreike-Weinholt about the Lazarus of our time, personally and within all humanity.
  • Death, a mystery of life
    - Rev Eve Adams interviews Rev Kate, Rev Albert and Initiate Beth, all of whom have had experiences of passing through a health crisis and a time when they thought they had come to the end of their life.
  • Action, Laughter, Vision - Elements of Faith
    - from the teachings of Rev Mario Schoenmaker

 

CentreCOMM August 2008
CentreCOMM - August 2008 - 12 pages|1.79 MB
Welcome Back!
  • Why Australia?
    - from the teachings of Rev Mario Schoenmaker
  • Emigre Stories
    - four personal stories from members of The Centre who have emigrated to Australia or New Zealand.