CP 2007 - Photos from Day 6

CP 2007 - Greetings from Karlovy Vary, Czech republic

Dear friends,
what a wonderfull time we had! I would like to say again THANKS A LOT to every one, but most to Herve, Hans and Jeanne for all the effort to bring this event to live. You may think that we from Czech republic had a great time just beeing together - and it was truth, we really enjoyed each other - but personally I also get a big encouragement to find more about Salvation Army. It was a great time and also very valueable.
I wish to all of you His presence in your life, blessing, courage, wisdom and patience in all you do.
Petr

CP 2007 - The day after

Dear friends

Long ago I had noticed that it is easier to leave than to be left behind. As one group after the other left the Training Centre, it came home to me what a wonderful week of fun and fellowship we had experienced, and how much we were going to miss you.

We spent most of the morning evaluating the pilot course with Hans and Jeanne. There is a lot that worked perfectly, and that does not need changing. The things that will change will be in order to make the Catherine Course even better suited for all participants.

We looked at a logo for the Catherine Programme. Brandon had very quickly sketched one that has great potential. The one at the top of the page is a further development from it, so thank you, Brandon, for your idea and allowing us to use it.

At exactly 4pm a report from the Czech delegation arrived. It read: "Good day, Herve. We just arrived in Prague. Thanks for everything. Honza"

Jeanne wrote: "The college must be a very empty place at the moment. We look back at a great time."

I placed a link to the books Lars Lydholm mentioned, "Salvation Story" and the Study guide for it. You will find the links on the right of this blog.

I have placed the documents on our Bed&Breakfast site "www.alegria-bb.org", where you will see pictures of the Training Centre in Basle, so if you want to show your friends how the bedrooms or the dining hall looked, take them to that page. You can also reserve rooms there for your next visit to Basle!

Take care. Come back to this site, and if you receive an invitation to join the blog, make sure you leave a message.

Hervé

CP 2007 - Photos from Day 5

On sunday morning we visitet corps Basel I















At the evening was seminar about New forms of worship




























Delegates from Italy












Basel in night

CP 2007 - Photos from Day 4

Gazsó Gabor from Hungary
















In the afternoon we had a free time to look around Basel and Switzerland














Dutch delegates
















Thun lake

















Group above Thun lake





















Evening view of Thun lake






















Interlaken in night

CP 2007 - Photos from Day 3

In the morning continues a lesson about social work of SA by Ine Voorham

JAN und JAKOB
(pro leničku a pavlínku)

Rev. Hans Blom (front)

Refreshment time

(Donzé, Swis-FRSP)

At the evening was a kultural event. Each paricipant was presentating own country.

"H und H duo"

(Hans and Hervé musical duo)

Hervé Cachelin 5O year old pricipal of Officerschule in Basel

SA museum in Basel

Cultural evening

Swis program

Holland program

Italy program

CP 2007 - Photos from Day 2

Uwe Heimowski practicaly demonstrating SA histor y


Ine Voorham talked about social work of SA















In the afternoon we visited Schlossli SA
center for teenage girls

Typical Swiss desert from Chestnut

"I would do everything for clear signal"

CP 2007 - Photos from Day 1

Training session

Coffee time

Icebreaker game

Delegates from Visegrad group (CZE,HUN)

Leadership of Officerschule(right)

CP 2007 - Posting from Day 2

There was just too much to do last night to be able to update you on the first get-together. It went well, with all the participants arriving without mishap apart from two delegates from Switzerland, who boarded the wrong train...

As ice-breaker we played a game where each delegate had to collect signatures from other delegates who could, among other things recite the alphabet backwards, name the 12 minor prophets in the correct order (let me try again: Hosea, Jonah, Amos, Oblada...) , or tell them a short joke ("Two men walked into a bar. You'd think the first one would have told the other to be careful.") Yes, years of reading 'Kids Alive' really paid off...

All appeared at breakfast this morning looking rested and ready to face a first set of lectures on "The Salvation Army and I"

Good news: Some of the delegates have agreed to write for the blog, and publish some of their photos.

The afternoon started with the offer of a guided tour through the Training College. The next lecture starts at 4pm. Subject: "The Salvation Army history, part 1"

More later tonight...

CP 2007 - Posting from Day 1

Hi, and welcome to the Catherine Programme blog.
Yesterday, Hans Blom, Course Leader for the Catherine Programme (CP) arrived in the evening. He looked hungry, so we fed him a pumpkin soup which he seemed to enjoy (or was too polite to decline) and the obligatory Swiss bread and cheese. Then we discussed the programme ahead.

The first CP participants are due to arrive in one hour. The others will then arrive all through the afternoon. Tea will be served at 6pm with a second sitting at 8pm.

8.45 will be a first session of "Getting to know each other" We'll keep it short: Some of the participants will have travelled from the Czech Republic and we don't want to have to carry them to their beds...

GREETINGS:

Major Jeanne van Hal, Education Officer, The Netherlands


Dear Friends,
Have a great time! You will be in my thoughts and prayers. See you on Saturday!
Jeanne

Captain Frederick Wong, Youth and Education Officer, Italy

We are praying for a wonderful "kick off" for the Catherine Program!
See you in a few days.
Blessings,
Fred

Major Theo Wolterink, Under Secretary for Europe


Dear friends,

I wish you all an uplifting and inspirational time together and I pray that the Catherine Course will contribute to an even better understanding of our Salvation Army 'DNA'.
God bless you.

Theo Wolterink, Major