On the gifts and graces of the table
Taste and See that the Lord is Good
2-3 October 2024 | Andrew Murray Centre for Spirituality, Wellington
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
08:00 – 09:00
Registration and Coffee
09:00 – 10:00
Worship
Neil Büchner & Jandré Viljoen
10:00 – 11:00
Keynote 1:
For You have kept the choice wine until last: Wine, beauty, and the feasting of the saints
Gisela Kreglinger
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee
11:30– 13:00
Table Conversations 1:
Tables in the Bible and in the Christian Tradition
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On Hospitality in the Old Testament
Yolande Steenkamp
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On Table Fellowship in Jesus' Ministry
Dewald Jacobs
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On Hildegard von Bingen and Medieval Recipe Books
Lisel Joubert
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On Luther's Table Spirituality
Felix Meylahn​​​
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:30
14:30 – 16:00
Worship
Table Conversations II:
Preparing the Table
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On Woodwork, Spirituality and the Building of Tables
Peet Bester
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On Baking Bread
Fourie Rossouw
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On the Kitchen
Robert Vosloo
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On the Sounds of the Table
Siegfried Louw
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On Saying Grace at the Table
Elna Mouton
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee
16:30 – 18:30
Wine Tasting as Spiritual Practice (with canapés)*
Gisela Kreglinger
*This evening event is framed as a wine tasting that we will explore as a spiritual practice. With each wine Gisela will offer a meditation that will help guests to embrace all of their senses including touch, smell and taste in order to savor not only the wines as spiritual gifts but the Giver of all good gifts, Jesus Christ. Come prepared to savor wine, allow yourself to re-imagine what a spiritual practice can be and be prepared for a convivial spirit to overtake you as we share in the bounty of God's gifts and His redeeming presence in our midst.
Thursday, 3 October 2024
08:00 – 09:00
Arrival and Coffee
09:00 – 09:30
Worship
Neil Büchner & Jandré Viljoen
09:30 – 10:15
Keynote II:
On Eating and Feasting at the Table
Rudi Swanepoel ​
10:15 – 10:45
Coffee and Light Brunch
10:45 – 12:00
Table Conversations III:
On Shared Tables
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On Eating, Archives and Art
Amy Rommelspacher
On Eating while on Pilgrimage
Frederick Marais
On Bridging Divided Tables
Jan van Zyl
On Intergenerational Tables
Anriëtte de Ridder ​​
12:00 – 12:30
A Few Words on the Lord's Table
Gisela Kreglinger
12:30 – 13:00
Closing Celebration of the Lord's Supper
Angelique Havenga