“Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and to do good. Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another all the more, since you see that the Day of the Lord is coming nearer.”

-Hebrews 10: 24 - 25, Good News Bible

First Saturdays are a monthly gathering via Zoom on the first Saturday of each month, with the goals of connecting and encouraging AAANZ members and friends around Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.

The Zoom opens at 3.30pm (Sydney time) for informal sharing.

The hour between 4pm and 5pm is usually recorded, and includes a short meditation, and some discussion around a specific topic.

After 5pm, there's time for those who want to stay a little longer to hear from and pray for people around the AAANZ network.

Email info@anabaptist.au to request the Zoom link to the meeting, or check your email if you're on our mailing list (First Saturday info will be in the "Events & Actions" mailing).

First Saturdays in 2024:

NEXT DATE: Saturday, June 1, 3:30pm AEST - 5pm, on Zoom

TOPIC: Book Study: "Anabaptist Essentials", chapters 1 - 3

ABOUT THIS TOPIC: Jesus. Community. Reconciliation. These sum up the core values of Anabaptist faith and life, writes pastor Palmer Becker in this concise resource. In Anabaptist Essentials, Becker introduces readers to the key convictions and practices of Anabaptism. From the believers within a sixteenth-century movement to those today who try to follow Jesus, create community, and practice peace, Anabaptists have a rich witness to offer the wider world. Designed for study by small groups and for use as a resource for Christian formation and conversation.

DISCUSSION FACILITATOR: Errol Thompson

ABOUT ERROL: A long-term follower of Christ who is still struggling to learn the implications of what that means but has found the Anabaptist approach the most encouraging. Having been part of the UK Anabaptist scene for a number of years, he has returned to New Zealand to live out his faith according to how he understands the Anabaptist vision.

If you're on our mailing list, you can find the Zoom link in your emails. Sign up for AAANZ mailings here.

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LATER DATES:

July 6 - Topic pending

August 3 - Topic pending

September 7 - Book Study, Anabaptist Essentials, chapters 4 - 6

October 5 - Topic pending

November 2 - Topic pending

December 7 - Book Study, Anabaptist Essentials, chapters 7 - 9

Recent First Saturdays on YouTube:

March 2024: Book Study Part 1 - Anabaptist Essentials, Errol Thompson

November 2023: An Anabaptist View of Creation Care, Doug Kaufman

September 2023: Anabaptist Movement in the UK, Stuart Murray Williams

August 2023: The Voice, Gershon Nimbalker

June 2023: Christian Nonviolence, David Cramer

May 2023: Christian Discipleship And Our Money, Ted Sherwood

March 2023: Political Idolatry: Countering Christian Nationalism, Drew Strait

February 2023: Disrupting Mercy: The Gift of Extreme Kindness Motivated by Compassion, Matthew Clarke

For more recordings, please visit our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@AnabaptistsAuNZ