A Keresztény Közösség Egyház

Dear Friends,

Founding the Christian Community in a new country means establishing a community, which builds its relationship to the divine world through the renewed sacraments- not anymore only on special occasions, but regularly throughout the year. It means carrying full responsibility for all the inner and outer needs of the life of a congregation. We are deeply grateful that this turning- point in the developement of the Hungarian Christian Community has now arrived.
Through our geographical situation Hungary is set between East and West Europe. This quality of being a bridge can be seen in our history and can be found today as a challenge in our every day spiritual and social life.
So establishing a „Christian Community“ also aks for a sharpened awareness towards dialogue and value- sharing between East and West . It means creating opportunities and seeking for genuine conversation between nations.
It is also for this reason that we hope to welcome guests from many countries to our

International Celebration of

the Foundation of the Hungarian Christian Community

on17-19. February, 2012 in Dobogókő, Hungary.

This will be an outstanding event of the foundation process which begins on the 3rd Advent weekend (10/11 Dec 2011) in a smaller circle of mainly Hungarians, coming from all corners of the country.

We would be most pleased if you could enrich our celebration by your presence and we could welcome you as our guest in February.

With warmest regards, also in the name of the Hungarian Lenker Mr Walther Giezendanner,
and hoping to meet you,

Gwendolyn Fischer, Imre Silye and all co-workers.

We kindly ask for your understanding that we are submitting the above information much later than we promissed.
Finding the proper place for the congregation in Budapest proved to be a great challenge. We are very grateful that in mid November we could finally rent and reconstruct a genorous appartement in the heart of the city, fairly close to the Parliament and the Danube, easily accessible by public transportation, in the middle of the bubbling life of the capital…

The main events of the celebration will take place from Friday, 3pm on February 17 until Sunday, 3 pm on Sunday 19, 2012.
Before and after the festivities (on Thursday and on Monday) we are organizing full day excursions to Budapest and on Friday morning and Sunday afternoon half day excursions to Visegrád or Szentendre.

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Location

The programme and meals are hosted by the Walden Hotel, located 25 km Northwest from Budapest in Dobogókő, a scenic village close to the Pilis Hills. Up to 200 participants can be welcomed for meals and events, accomodation is available for 102 persons in single and double rooms. For more guests we have reserved rooms in nearby hotels and pensions.

The address is: Walden Hotel 2099 Pilisszentkereszt-Dobogókő, Fény utca 1.
Homepage: www.waldenhotel.hu

Languages

The Act of Consecration of Man will be held in Hungarian.
Otherwise erverything will be said or translated into Hungarian, German and English.

Guests

We are very much looking forward to welcoming members of the Circle of Seven and the Lenker of the Christian Community in Hungary, Mr Walther Giezendanner, who will speak to us about the significance of the foundation. Gwendolyn Fischer, Imre Silye and other Hungarians will give speeches and presentations as well.
We particularly also want to welcome youth groups. We are delighted, that young people from Germany and Austria have already announced their coming.

Salutations

We would be delighted to receive greetings and presentations, maybe even little performances by our guests. We hope that the rich colours of both the Christian Community congregations and of our neighbouring countries will become apparent. In order to make a balanced plan for the timespan available, we ask you to mention if you have some contribution. Please don’t forget to give the contact persons name and access.

Folk dance

For those, who would like to get better acquainted with the Hungarian folk soul, folk music is presented and easy dancing steps taught on Saturday evening.
(Location: Hotel Walden, Building II)

Excursions by bus

Sightseeing in Budapest
The participants can get to know the city’s most beautiful sights with the help of a tour guide, a visit to a museum, the synagoge and the location of the congregation of the Christian Community in Budapest are included.
Time: Thursday, February 16, and
Monday, February 20, between 9am-6:30pm. Price: 35 Euro /person.

Excursions by bus to the Danube bend, Visegrád
A visit to the Castle of Visegrád,that used to be the centre of government for centuries with a wonderful view of the Danube bend.
Time: Friday, Febr.17, 2012 between 9 am -1pm. Price: 25 Euro /person

Excursions by bus to Szentendre
to an intimate town of artists north of Budapest right by the river Danube, famous for its galleries, little streets and its Outdoor Folkart Museum exhibiting the different regions of Hungary.
Time:, Sunday, Febr.19,2012, 3pm-6:30pm. Price: 25 Euro /person.

During the trips meals should be provided individually.
German and English translation is provided.

Office hours and location

From Wednesday 3pm to Monday 8pm we are at your disposal in the Walden Hotel .
Registration: Wednesday, Febr.15, 3pm until Friday, Febr.17, 2:45 pm.

How to get to Dobogókő

Please denote your arrival on the application forms. From Budapest Airport and Budapest Keleti Railwaystation before and after the main programme we will book shuttle buses in case 10 guests arrive within an hour, it cost 10 Euro/ one way/person. For smaller groups or individually arriving guest we recommend the company Főtaxi, that transports our guests with discount (price from the airports approximately 60 Euro/car and from Budapest Keleti Railwaystation about 45 Euro/ car.It takes an hour to get there. Phone number: +361 222 2222, Password: Walden Hotel. We also recommend Airport Minibus’s shuttle lines that can be booked in the counter- hall.. (Travel time: to Dobogókő is about 1,5 hour.)

Services

For the time of the main programme full board is included in the fees. Those arriving earlier or leaving later may provide their meals at their own expense either in the hotel or in a neighbouring restaurant.

Fees

Accommodation: double room € 22,50/person/night, single room € 30/ person/night.
Meals and common fees for the time of the main programme are € 150/person.
Excursions target prices: full day to Budapest: € 35.- /person, half a day to Visegrád, Szentendre: € 25/person

Supporting Fund

We kindly ask everyone who can afford to make a donation for help to equalize the costs.

We are expecting participants that are unable to pay the fees or just able to pay part of it (especially Hungary and East Europe)
We would very much like to make it possible for everybody to join in the event.

Whoever requests subsidy, please remark on the application form how much you can afford to pay and how much subsidy you are requesting We will try to provide it from donations.

Application

Please send your application and fees as soon as possible!
You may apply on our webpage http://akeresztenykozosseg.org
via e-mail founding@akeresztenykozosseg.org
or mail A Keresztény Közösség, Budapest, Nádor u. 34., 1051 Hungary

Download application form

Our account for the fees and the donation:

The owner of the account: A Keresztény Közösség Egyház
The name of the bank: MagNet Bank
Address: 1062 Budapest, Andrássy út 98
IBAN: HU85 1620 0106 0017 4925 0000 0000 / BIC (Swift): HBWEHUHB
Please declare:
When transferring participation fees: Name – participation in foundation
When transferring donation: Name – donation for foundation
Thank you for your support.

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Contact:
Andrea Liszka
Mobil. + 36 70 614 4712
founding@akeresztenykozosseg.org
http://akeresztenykozosseg.org

The Christian Community
A Keresztény Közösség
Nádor u. 34. I/1.
Budapest
1051
HUNGARY

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