Cafe Church Menu Archive 2007

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7 Jan Commune-ity

Sharing - wine, thoughts, bread, cross, relax, communicate, meditate

14 Jan Prayer - What's the Point?

What is the value or importance of prayer?

21 Jan "An Inconvenient Truth"

Movie discussion night

28 Jan Is Christianity Green?

Barry Leal - The relationship between ecology & christianity

4 Feb Xian Xistentialism

Kierkegaard, Nietzsche & Satre - Freedom, choice & responsibility

11 Feb Money, SEX & Flowers

How we should manage our resources & interact with our environment?

18 Feb 2 Cafe Churchers

Stories, reflections & spiritual experiences of two members of our community

25 Feb Abseiling your Artistic Void

Searching for our individual artistic streak

4 Mar Commune-ity

Sharing - wine, thoughts, bread, cross, relax, communicate, meditate

11 Mar Urban Mass

Prayer & meditation using a liturgy about the city

18 Mar Balance & Brother Benedict

David Ranson - Ancient Benedictine spiritual traditions

25 Mar Mission & Community Living

Cornerstone Community - Mission & intentional faith communities

1 Apr Palm Sunday Labyrinth

Walk the labyrinth to reflect & focus on the crucifixion

8 Apr Easter Sunday

Conversations over a relaxed community meal

15 Apr Six Levels of Moral Living

Geoffrey Robinson - From "revenge" to "loving others as God loves them"

22 Apr W.D.J.T.H.W.D.

What did Jesus think he was doing?

29 Apr NCLS Health Check

Exploring the strengths & weaknesses of Cafe Church

6 May BYO Opinion

BYO hard questions & we will discuss them "anonymously"

13 May Let's Talk About Sex

Consideration of sexuality & spirituality issues

20 May Common Prayer Tree

Contemplation using the prayers & imagery of Michael Leunig

27 May Commune-ity

Sharing - wine, thoughts, bread, cross, relax, communicate, meditate

3 Jun Electro-Celluloid Movement

A selection of films & live music that speak to us about Jesus

10 Jun Paul - Misogynist or Misunderstood?

Is Paul's theology at odds with Jesus' theology?

17 Jun 1 Cafe Churcher + a Bonfire

Stories, reflections & spiritual experiences of our community

24 Jun Jesus & our Inner Child

Preschool art techniques & inner-child reflections on faith

1 Jul How Cuba survived Peak Oil

Consideration of peak oil & its future in the world stage

8 Jul BYO Bible

BYO interesting bible passages & we will discuss them "anonymously"

15 Jul Climate Change Roadshow

John Seed - Bring your despair about our earth & be prepared to leave empowered to act

22 Jul Fighting Fair in Relationships

Nicolene White - Grow, learn & have fun while engaging with all things love

29 Jul Commune-ity

Sharing - wine, thoughts, bread, cross, relax, communicate, meditate

5 Aug Meditation Night

Emily's meditation on love & understanding

12 Aug Where is God?

19 Aug Free To Worship

Worship in whatever fashion you like - harmony, disharmony, spoken word, poetry, dance

26 Aug Out of the Swirling Darkness

Share your favourite influential lyrics that bring you closer to God

2 Sep APEC & Questions of Social Justice

APEC, social justice & creative non-violent dissent

9 Sep What is Community?

What is the vision of Jesus for community?

16 Sep Dreamscaping Dinner

A look back at the year that was, as the Waiters serve a community dinner

21-23 Sep Dreamscaping Weekend Away

Time away together for chilling out & building community

23 Sep Creative Prayers

Low-key making & sharing of creative prayer techniques

30 Sep "Dear God... I can't believe in you"

The place for doubting God in our lives & our communities

7 Oct Dreamscaping Dreaming Day

Dreaming & decision day as we consider the next 12 months

14 Oct Commune-ity

Sharing - wine, thoughts, bread, cross, relax, communicate, meditate

21 Oct BYO Opinion

BYO hard questions & we will discuss them "anonymously"

28 Oct Guest Speakers

VOICES Tour - "Mission mobilisation presentation"

4 Nov The Holy Land & the Spirit of Armenia

Carmen's story of a personal journey to her homeland

11 Nov Decadence I

The meaning[lessness] of democracy

18 Nov The Blind Man Sees

Jews For Jesus - Looking at Jesus in the Jewish tradition

25 Nov Bible 101

The bible - its origins & perspectives

2 Dec Weaving Stories

Reflections on faith & sharing stories

9 Dec TEAR

Miriam & Steve Bevis - Making a difference with the world's poor

16 Dec DIY Liturgy

Emma Argill - Creative ways of seeking God through making poetry, prose, art, or song

23 Dec Why Christmas is Crap

Christmas myths exploded with Huw

30 Dec Commune-ity

Sharing - wine, thoughts, bread, cross, relax, communicate, meditate