Friday 18 October 2013

News Update

This autumn's reformation programme in Haus Barnabas included for the first time a day's visit to the city of Geneva. The photo shows us in the university park by the 'reformation wall' in front of Theodore Beza (1519-1605), John Calvin (1509 -1564), William Farel (1489-1565) and John Knox (c.1513-1572).
    The majority of our group were from Scotland so, in addition to John Calvin himself, there was a special interest in the Scottish reformer John Knox!
   Dr John Glass who pastors a reformed church in Geneva showed us around the Calvin sites of the city, giving us many interesting facts about the reformer and the influence of his Biblical preaching and writings not only in Geneva but throughout many surrounding countries in 16th century Europe.
    Our programme this autumn had John Calvin as its main emphasis and our guest speaker, Ian Jemmett, gave us four sessions on the man Calvin himself and then warmed our hearts in directing us to the teaching he expresses in his famous Institutes on the nature of God as Trinity and also His providential control of the world and of each of us as individuals.
   We aim to give time for more relaxing moments in our programme and in visiting Ulrich Zwingli's birth place in Wildhaus we took the opportunity of a lovely October day to take a cable car up the surrounding Swiss Alps. Our photo shows some of us picnicing 'on top of the world' at well over 7,000ft!


    Once again in 2013 we are offering charity Christmas cards and this year all profits will help the building fund in Haus Barnabas.
Click www.haus-barnabas.com for full details and order form


 

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