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Templer Record
Published monthly in AUSTRALIA since 1946
(originally “CIRCULAR of the TEMPLE SOCIETY in AUSTRALIA”)
REFLECTIONS ................................. 2
Remember .................................... 2
Text: Jesus heals on the Sabbath . 2
Lessons from a Grandfather......... 4
Getting out of Bed ........................ 5
They teach it at Stanford .............. 5
OMG – a sign of the times............ 6
REGIONAL MATTERS.................... 7
TS150 Jubilee Supplement........... 7
Social Care .................................... 7
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS............ 9
Birthdays ...................................... 9
Births ............................................ 9
Bereavements ............................. 10
Sängerfest in Tanunda............... 10
CV Tynong .................................. 14
SYDNEY ...........................................15
50 th Anniversary ..........................15
YOUTH.............................................17
Youth Calendar............................17
Werribee Zoo Outing...................17
Go-Karting Report...................... 18
Family Service & Picnic.............. 19
TG Break-up & Planning Day..... 19
Summer Camp............................ 19
KIDS’ CLUB ...................................20
Upcoming Events .......................20
Glenk Farm Visit ........................ 21
TTHA............................................... 22
TTHA Weihnachtsmarkt ........... 23
President’s Annual Report ......... 25
Remembrance
CONTENTS November 2011
CEO’s Report.............................. 27
NOTICES ........................................ 29
Coming Services......................... 29
Flower Roster ............................. 29
Family Service & Picnic.............. 29
Volkstrauertag........................... 30
Remembrance Service.................31
November Walk ..........................31
Position vacant........................... 33
Scrapbooking.............................. 33
German School Adventsfeier ..... 33
Bentleigh German Classes ......... 33
Advent in Bentleigh.................... 34
Advent in Bayswater .................. 35
Christmas Greetings in TR......... 35
Community Christmas Ba.......... 35
Adventskranz Making................ 36
Craft Sessions............................. 36
Welcoming Bayswater................ 37
German Pension Survey............. 37
New Year’s Eve in Bayswater..... 38
THE HERITAGE PAGES.............. 39
LAWNMOWING ROSTERS.......... 46
CALENDAR NOVEMBER ............. 47
In deutscher Sprache:
TTHA Liebe Freunde..................... 22
Boronia Halle................................. 44
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Flyers: Comm. Picnic, Adventsfeier

Family Service ...... 11am
Sunday 6 th November 2011
Bayswater Chapel
This service will feature performances
of some of our very finest young
musicians; the inaugural appearance
of our ...... YOUTH ROCK BAND!!
Please come to support our talented musicians, for some entertainment
and to enjoy a little reflection time and community spirit.
We hope to see lots of young people and families there!
... followed by Community Picnic
Families, young and old are invited to enjoy a great day under our
beautiful trees at the Bayswater Chapel! There’ll be a sausage sizzle
communal lunch, afternoon tea and fun games for the kids.
Please BYO all your picnic gear as well as a salad & /or afternoon tea
to share — sausages, bread, sauce, tea, coffee and cordial supplied.
If the weather is warm there’ll be water games for the kids so you
may need to throw in a towel and some spare clothes!
At 3pm we will also be holding the FIRST
‘Annual Teenage Group Tug of War Challenge’
To enter you MUST be a TEENager – thirTEEN to
nineTEEN years old! So get your friends together
and see if your team can rise to the challenge!
...... BUT be warned!!
This will be a tug of war with a difference!

ADVENT CELEBRATION
IN BENTLEIGH
An invitation is extended to everyone to attend
our
traditional German Advent celebration.
To be held in the
Temple Society Hall
152 Tucker Road Bentleigh
Sunday 4 th December
commencing at 2:30pm.
The afternoon includes singing
Christmas Carols, listening to our
Ladies’ choir, stories and poems in
both German and English.
Coffee and cake will be served.
Attendees are asked to bring some
Christmas fare that will be shared.
Special Christmas decorations
and gifts will be available for
purchase from our bazaar at
the conclusion of formalities.
Admission is free.

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REFLECTIONS
REMEMBER
November is traditionally remembrance month
Give me your hand, my love,
don’t let me sink into sadness.
My body has already learned
the grief of your absence,
but despite the blows
it still wants to live.
Don’t go away, love,
meet me in my dreams,
defend your memory,
my memory of you
that I don’t want to lose.
We are voice and echo,
mirror and face,
give me your hand – Wait,
I have to rearrange my time Claribel Alegria
until I reach you. Nicaraguan poet, tr. C. Forcheé
TEXT OF THE MONTH – John 5:1-18 and Matthew 12:1-14
Jesus heals on the Sabbath
On two separate occasions Jesus healed sick men, one who had been unable
to walk for 38 years and one with a paralysed hand. Jesus believed it was his
duty to heal these men; he knew he had special powers to help people and he
felt he had to use these powers when they were needed – this was the right
thing to do.
It’s like one of us helping the other when we can, in a general way or perhaps
with a particular talent we have. Can you remember a time when you were
able to help someone with something special, or when another person
offered you a much-needed hand? Can you remember the good feeling it
gave you and probably the other person, too? To help and to let yourself be
helped are both wonderful things.
These stories about Jesus helping the sick men both occurred on the
Sabbath, the day of rest. The Jewish laws, strictly kept by the Pharisees,
stated that no one must work on the Sabbath (a bit like our Sundays used to

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be!). The Pharisees regarded what Jesus was doing as work and were not
pleased that this work was carried out on the Sabbath. The Pharisees were so
fanatical about keeping their laws that they could not see the good in what
Jesus was doing. They could not appreciate how the healed men, whose legs
and hand were healed, must have felt. All they could see was that someone
had broken the law. Theirs was a narrow-minded belief, a blinkered view
which could not tolerate anything different, even if it was positive. To us it
seems absurd that the Pharisees were angry with Jesus, doesn’t it?
But Jesus knew that what he was doing was right. His reply to people who
questioned him was that, above anything else, it was ‘kindness that God
wanted. …What does our law allow us to do on the Sabbath? To help or to
harm? To save a man’s life or destroy it? You would rescue a sheep from a pit
on the Sabbath. Aren’t people more important?’ Jesus felt that, on this
occasion, being kind to the sick men was more important than the law, which
didn’t even allow the cured man to carry his mat home on the Sabbath.
We think that Jesus did not make a habit of breaking rules and we know that
not all rules are nonsensical. Fortunately, most of our modern-day rules do
not prevent us from being kind to and looking after others – most actually
facilitate this! The rules we have in place at school, at home, in the workplace
and in broader society exist to maintain order, to protect us and to encourage
us to respect each other, our property and the world around us. In short, to
do what we can to make the world the best possible place to live in. Rules
and laws which sometimes seem to restrict us in our activities or to limit our
choices usually aim only to help us live in harmony with each other.
The overriding thing we need to remember is why he broke the law – it was
to help others in genuine need. Jesus did not believe there was a good time
and a bad time to help people. Why should it be OK to assist people at
certain times and not at others? He believed that other people and our love
for them is the most important thing and that any time is a good time to help
someone in their moment of need. As Templers we believe this, too, it is
reflected in our aim, emanating from the twin commandments of love in
Matthew 22:37-39: Love God with all your being, and love your neighbour
as yourself.
We firmly believe that to give of ourselves and to be of best service to others
and our community, in whatever way we are able, is a demonstration of
utmost respect and love. Let us try to remember this as we go about our
business, doing our best to stay within the law and simultaneously observing
the Temple Society’s aim, which is based on Jesus’ teaching. It is not always
an easy task!
Christine Ruff
From a Family Service in October 2001.

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LIFE LESSONS
A Quaker grandfather to his grandchildren
Take advantage of today – for your own sake and the sake of your family,
your community, and all of humanity. Know that ‘way will open’, no matter
how difficult the present may appear.
Learn to trust your own mind, with its wonderful richness and
versatility – this is how you find out who you really are, what makes you tick.
Hold high expectations for yourself and for others. People rise to
expectations. Listen to your gut, trust your instincts and your common sense.
We can adjust to change, improvise and proceed as ‘way opens’ – as we sense
guidance when we hold still.
Play a team sport you love!
You learn things you need to know to get along successfully in life.
� Be ready for anything, knowing that there’s only so much you can
control.
� Function at your highest level, knowing that you are only one person in
a company of equals.
� Remain composed under pressure.
� Get to know and enjoy the variety, uniqueness, and humanity of people
who may be very different from you.
� Experience the happiness that comes from doing your best and from
performing well, whether you win or lose.
� Learn to keep going despite overwhelming odds.
� Learn to win and lose gracefully.
Playing a team sport is a powerful antidote to self-centredness and part of
the functioning intelligence that guides the way you manage your adult
business and the way you make the best of every day.
Make your love visible in the world through your work. Much time
and energy goes into work – make it count. Find a sense of self-worth in your
work by making yourself an instrument for healing, for service, for siding
with light against darkness. Try what love will do.
Look for the light of God in every person. It’s the challenge that
defines our humanity. Improve yourself and the world as you can.
Let your life speak. Have the patience to be silent and listen for truth. The
way you conduct your public and private affairs shows who you are. Be the
best you can be.
Based on ‘A Quaker Book of Wisdom’ by R.L. Smith. The thinking of the
Society of Friends is very like Templer thinking in many areas.

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WHY BOTHER GETTING OUT OF BED?
An addendum to the 17 th October Service
You are like a puff of smoke, which appears for a moment
and then disappears. James 4:14
In the thanksgiving service, I said:
We all may have times when we wonder if it is worth getting out of bed,
pruning the roses, donating to World Vision, going to work, being patient
with the neighbour, correcting essays, walking the dog, cleaning the house
and so on. Nevertheless, most of us manage it. We are not overwhelmed by a
sense of insignificance. Why not? Two ideas come to my mind: faith and
love. I am sure there are more, and the reasons vary from one person to
another.
The next day, I finished reading a most amazing story which explores love,
life and death. The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder is written from the point
of view of a 15-year-old boy, who is reading a letter that his late father wrote
to him twelve years ago. The novel embeds a thoughtful philosophical
discussion of the value of life, in the context of a life cut short by death. It
addresses the ideas I touched upon in the thanksgiving service in a deeper,
more logical manner, culminating in a rational and poignant conclusion.
I recommend this novel to anyone wishing to further reflect on the value of
life. This book will most likely be available from your local library.
Renate Beilharz
Collection – The Piggy Bank Appeal and the collection at the above service
for Very Special Kids came to $281.80. Thank you.
THEY TEACH IT AT STANFORD
I just finished taking an evening class at Stanford. The last lecture was on the
mind-body connection – the relationship between stress and disease. The
speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one
of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married to a
woman, whereas for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her
health was to nurture her relationships with her girlfriends.
At first everyone laughed, but he was serious.
Women connect with each other differently and provide systems that help
each other to deal with stress and difficult life experiences. Physically, this
quality ‘girlfriend time’ helps us to create more serotonin – a
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feeling of well-being. Women share feelings, whereas men often form
relationships around activities. They rarely sit down with a buddy and talk
about how they feel about certain things or how their personal lives are
going. Jobs? Yes. Sports? Yes. Cars? Yes. Fishing, hunting, golf? Yes. But
their feelings? Rarely.
Women do it all the time. We share from our souls with our sisters and
mothers, and evidently that is very good for our health. He said that
spending more time with a friend is just as important to our general health
as jogging or working out at a gym.
There’s a tendency to think that when we are ‘exercising’ we are doing
something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with friends, we
are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged – not true. In
fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal relationships
with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as smoking.
So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on
the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health!
We are indeed very, very lucky. So let’s toast to our friendship with our
girlfriends. Evidently it’s very good for our health.
A SIGN OF THE TIMES
Driving along Dandenong Road recently, I had to
smile at a new sign on the belltower of St Pauls’
Malvern/Caulfield North (opposite the south end
of Glenferrie Road). It was just the three letters
OMG, reclaiming for Christians the exclamation
‘Oh My God’ often used by young people.
Apparently some people find it offensive; I
wonder if they SMS it, though.
Another sign at street level says:
‘We pray; stuff happens’.
It also made me smile.
Have you seen any good signs lately?
From the Women’s Retreat, sent in by a reader
Herta Uhlherr Photo H. Uhlherr

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REGIONAL MATTERS
NOTES from the Regional Council
We have just completed the statutory accounts for TSAL which now
administers all of the finances of the TSA and shares the same name.
Under the new arrangements it is the RC members who are the members of
the company. An Annual General Meeting for the company was held by RC
just prior to the TSA AGM to accept the Directors’ Report and Accounts, as
well as to confirm Board appointments for the following year.
An abridged version of the financials was handed out to those attending the
TSA AGM for information and discussion on the day, although the accounts
no longer need to be a formal part of the TSA AGM. If you did not attend the
AGM and would like to receive a copy of these accounts, or indeed a full set
of the statutory accounts, please contact us at the Office – they can either be
mailed or emailed to TSA members.
Analysis comments on the accounts will follow in a later TR.
SUPPLEMENT
John Maddock, Administration Manager
The special TS150 Jubilee Edition goes out with this TR. It contains a
cross-section of Templer thinking after 150 years of our existence: extracts
from the TS150 Services and articles by Elders in Australia and in Germany.
The opinions expressed are diverse, which is normal in the TS, since we
expect our members (in whom be believe God’s creative spirit is at work) to
do their own reading, thinking and research. The Elders also remind us how
unusual, and well worth preserving our spiritual legacy is.
We hope you will keep this booklet and also show it to your family and
friends. More copies are available from the TSA Office.
SOCIAL CARE
Dear Friends,
Herta Uhlherr, Editor
There are so many wonderful things happening this month and into the
coming year and I hope you will participate in some of them (if not all).
Please take the time to read this article as there are a few changes to some of
our planned events which may alter your ability to participate. I am currently

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planning for the coming year and would appreciate if you could let me know
if there is an event you would like me to organise. More information in the
next TR.
There are currently three independent living units (ILUs) vacant at
TTHA and it is imperative that we fill these as soon as possible. The move
out of your family home is a big step and should be considered carefully.
However, once the decision has been made to move into a unit, it can be a
big weight off one’s shoulders. No more big gardens to upkeep or large house
to keep clean and warm/cool during the changing seasons. Many people are
leaving these decisions until the last minute and I urge you to consider
down-sizing earlier rather than later! Please contact me ASAP if you are
interested in looking at one of the available units.
The Omas’ Retreat has been changed to a ‘Golden Girls Pamper Day’, as
we didn’t have the numbers to book the venue at Phillip Island. We apologise
if you were planning to attend the Omas’ Retreat, but we hope you will still
consider attending the Golden Girls Pamper Day which will include some
fine dining, pampering and time to catch up with friends and to make some
new friends. The date will be just before the Women's Retreat on Thursday
16 th August 2012, with the venue to be confirmed. Ingrid and I guarantee
you will have a fantastic time! Some of you may wish to continue on to the
Women's Retreat (if you are not helping out with grandchildren) and Sydney
women may wish to stay on in Melbourne for the weekend and spend some
time with their friends. Please let me know if you would like to receive more
information about this day. Even if you have previously booked into the
retreat, please contact me about this day, too, and I will send you more
information once the details are finalised
On Thursday 1 st December I will be attending an event titled ‘Stepping
out to end violence against women’ at Lillydale Lake. This is being
hosted by Women’s Health East and I invite anyone interested in attending
and walking the 2.5km around the lake with me (or as far as you wish to or
can walk) from 9:30am. I am happy to drive the Rosa bus from Bayswater if
there are enough people (men, women and children all welcome). There will
be activities and morning tea for the children and morning tea for the adults,
as well as information regarding services available in the region. Please call
me if you are interested in attending the walk. We will be leaving Bayswater
at 9:00am sharp.
I will be unable to drive the bus for Frauenverein in November, but will
see you all in December.
Martina Eaton, Community Care Worker
email: careworker@templesociety.org.au

GEBURTSTAGE – BIRTHDAYS
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MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
Wir gratulieren herzlich zum Geburtstag unserer Mitglieder:
und wünschen auch allen hier nicht angeführten Geburtstagskindern alles
Gute und Schöne zum neuen Lebensjahr – Happy Birthday!
BIRTHS
Horst Blaich Alfred Steltenkamp
Hermann Uhlherr Hanskarl Baldenhofer
Lucie Weller Hedl Beilharz
Lotte Lange Ruth Weller
Esther Gassmann Georg Weber
Georg Bauer Willy Loebert
Hetty Meyer Karl Richter
Ilse Birkner Irene Ruff
Heidi Vollmer Ingeborg Gronau
Lara Jane Glenk, a sister for Oriel
Parents: Brendon and Nevila Glenk
Josefine Else Neve Volz
Parents: Monica Neve and Thomas Volz
Warm congratulations to these couples!

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BEREAVEMENTS
Martha Wansky passed away suddenly at TTHA on 25.9.2011,
aged 92. Martha joined the TSA in 2003 and was a resident in the
Altersheim Wing. She had two daughters, Ingrid Regel (dec.) and
Renate. Martha was an inward, reflective person who loved
meditation and crystals.
� � �
Tine (Katharine) Luise Hunter née Beck, born 7.10.1921,
passed away 30.9.2011 at almost 90 years of age. She was the
daughter of Rudolf Beck and Marie née Krügler, and had been a
long-time resident (hostel and nursing home) at St Hedwig Village
in Blacktown. Ruhe ist Dir nun gegeben.
Missed by daughters Sieglinde and Angelika with their families.
SÄNGERFEST IN TANUNDA
Our condolences to these families
Here are some snippets from the singers and groupies who attended the
German Sängerfest in Tanunda from 30 th September to 3 rd October.
Seventeen choirs singing together as one on stage was an exhilarating
experience. The sound was phenomenal! I loved the interaction between the
German choirs from all over Australia. I enjoyed the neat and pretty streets
of Tanunda and surroundings with their German heritage. Helga Jürgensen
I thoroughly enjoyed the Tanunda Sängerfest. The Templer Choir was
among the best, well disciplined, harmonious and didn’t read from their
folders! I also enjoyed the massed choir. Well done Monika [Strasser,
conductor] and choristers – great! Dieter Glenk
I enjoyed singing in the massed choir, especially when conductor Robert
insisted on a piano section and everyone did their best, not loudest. Also,
succeeding in presenting our Templer Choir pieces as Monika wanted
(almost) was very satisfying. Volker Bulach
It was lovely to be organised for a picnic lunch up on Menglers Hill Lookout.
All the choir was there enjoying ourselves, in between rehearsals and
performing. Gisela Bulach
The choir sang beautifully, making all their hard work during rehearsals
worthwhile. A couple of my ‘musical’ friends from Adelaide commented on

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how disciplined and attentive the Templer choristers were, and how nice it
was to hear a choir that sang with varying dynamics. Monika Strasser
The weekend was brilliant – wine and song aplenty in one of the best settings
in the Barossa. Theo Richter
‘My’ Sängerfest will be remembered
as a mix of camaraderie
(the fun of shared
experiences), last-minute
cramming of words and music,
the satisfaction of knowing our
choir performed well,
admiration of Monika for
getting us there, a yummy
dinner and good dancing on
the Saturday night (albeit in a
very cold shed), and the thrill of singing in the huge mixed choir (but why
does Heimat always cause me to choke up, especially during the soft bit,
when it’s not even my Heimat anyway?). Vyrna Beilharz
It was interesting to meet Theodor Stoll, who remembered the performance
of Wilhelm Tell in the Tatura Internment Camp when he sang solo.
Kurt Eppinger
I loved Tony Beilharz [chorister and bus driver] pointing out the Barossa
landmarks from Menglers Lookout. I also loved seeing the rows of carob
trees and the flowing wisteria. It was lovely to be able to participate and see
cousin Monika do such a wonderful job as conductor.
Annette Wagner-Hesse [former conductor]
Thank you to the TSA for supporting our trip. We did the Temple Society
proud in Tanunda. Loved socialising with the choir, talking, singing,
drinking, singing, eating, singing. Renate Beilharz
It was fun. I enjoyed ferrying people around the place. Tony Beilharz
Die Organisation von den Templer-Freunden war erstklassig. Die
Hilfsbereitschaft von meinen Chorkollegen mir gegenüber hat mich
überwältigt und mir sehr gut getan. (Tr: organisation first class, everyone’s
assistance greatly appreciated.) Brigitte Hapke
I have a feeling of satisfaction with the staging of our Templer Choir and the
singing of the combined choirs. The teaching by Monika Strasser of the new
songs and also the four-part version of Lobe den Herren was clearly very
good. Thank you, Monika. Rolf Beilharz

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Wonderful companionship with lots of chatting and laughter, and social
interacting when not rehearsing or performing. Singing itself, whether
during rehearsals or performances, is very uplifting. A member from another
choir told Irene that, in her opinion, our choir was the best – klein aber fein
– with difficult songs sung perfectly. Inky Arndt
Thank you, Ingeborg and Kurt, for all those emails so that we were wellinformed.
A great team effort! Heidi Richter
The Templer Choir weekend was absolutely enjoyable, very well organised,
and I wish to heartily thank all those involved in the organisation and the
execution of these four days. Heidi Vollmer
Heute sind wir per Bus auf Menglers Lookout gefahren. Die zwei Renaten
besorgten das Lunch, das aus salad rolls und Orangensaft bestand. Bei dem
Lookout hatten wir ein Picknick. Anschließend machten wir einen
Spaziergang und besahen viele artefacts die aus Marmor gehauen waren.
Die Aussicht war wunderschön. Irene Eppinger
I was very impressed with how everything was so well organised from the
start to the end. The concert was the best I have experienced for a long time.
I would like to thank everyone for their input. Christl Dermietzel
I like the tenor. He was a cutie. The puppet song of the Gendarme was great.
Dorothea Franz
After a shaky start – airline strike, coiled mattresses, the older choirs not
hitting their notes – the 2011 Tanunda Sängerfest took a turn for the better.
The singing improved and then it was our turn. I was so proud of our effort!
We watched Monika, we modulated our notes, sang in time and in tune.
Magic! I loved how Monique touched her hands to her heart. It is a moving
experience singing in a group, large, massed or small. The sound resonates in
your heart and soul and lifts it heavenwards. The bus group was farewelled
bright and early on their return trip by a pyjama-clad Annette.
Renate Weber
The Templer Choir was very attentive, watching their conductor Monika
intensely, not requiring their books – impressive. The combined mixed
choirs, several hundred members singing in full voice, was a highlight. A
most entertaining musical weekend enjoyed by a ‘groupie’. Traude Glenk
And so another Sängerfest comes to an end. We are all somewhat worn out
but also greatly uplifted by the experience. It was so good to be able to
perform, even more than credibly, in our little choir in front of an audience
of 17 other choirs and then to hear, and of course critique, each of the other
17 choirs. As usual, it was overwhelming to be one of over 400 choristers in
the massed choirs – what energy, what a sound! And of course it was

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wonderful to socialise with so many other singers, to catch up with old
friends, to make new friends and to experience German culture through
song.
The next Sängerfest will be held in Canberra in 2014, probably
during the Floriade (flower festival) around the end of September. So now is
the time to consider joining in for this big event. We need more singers and
new faces. It’s your chance to sing your heart out, both in a little choir and in
the massed choir – not many people get the chance to experience this from
the inside. You don’t need to be able to read music. You don’t need to come
to every practice. Our music is becoming more modern. We are working on
improved uniforms. There is nothing left to stop you from joining in, so hop
to it and contact me or anyone else from the choir.
Sängerfest Tanunda: massed choirs,
dinner cabaret, coffee time
Pictures Ingeborg Imberger
Kurt Imberger
email: kurti@optusnet.com.au

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COUNTRY TEMPLERS – Tynong 2 nd October
A warm sense of community prevailed in Heinz Bulach’s spacious lounge
room overlooking the green slopes down to Western Port Bay. It was lovely
to catch up with Heinz’s family, and a bunch of Wilhelmaner caught up, too.
Texts read from
the Psalms expressedadmiration
and praise
for the Creator,
wonder, jubilation
and gratitude.
We thought
about steadfast
love and faithful-
Photos D. Bulach
ness, rendered
Güte und Wahrheit in German; about sensing the Divine in Nature, but God
cannot be confined to Nature, which is cruel, not kind, in the competition for
survival of the fittest; and about how our knowledge of the cosmos is quite
different from the psalmist’s picture. And that, although we cannot fathom
‘God’, some of us nonetheless experience divine benevolence and guidance –
always and everywhere – the more we open our eyes to see it.
In the Temple Society, questions are not only allowed, but welcome.
Thinking about deep things helps us grow and expands our horizons and that
is surely a good thing. We also heard music and sang.
Some visitors were
not aware of daylight
saving and
came in time for
lunch and convivial
conversation.
We thought of our
friends in Tanunda
for the Sängerfest,
also sharing camaraderie.
Communal lunch at Heinz Bulach’s, 2.10.2011
A sincere thankyou
to Heinz and his
sons Dieter (with family Marietta, Ruby and Darcy), Steven and Carl, who
made us feel right at home and looked after us – lovely to relax in good
company! Herta Uhlherr

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SYDNEY
The 50 th Anniversary Celebration within our Sydney Community is on
this month! Emmy Hoffmann, our Sydney Focus Group leader, with her
courageous crew (Rolf Beck, Peter and Bev Leszinsky, Anita Jensen and
myself) have our sleeves rolled up and are pouring all our efforts into
organising this big celebration on Sunday 27 th November.
Program for the day
10:30am – Arrive in time for the official opening ceremony when Ilse
Birkner, our revered former leader, will tell us about the early days of the
Sydney community. A copy of the beautiful Templer Journey: Fabric of
Society wall-hanging will be unveiled, and a traditional Advent ceremony
will be held.
• Outside: Kids’ fun games; free jumping castle; plant, jewellery and craft
stalls.
• 12:30pm: buy a traditional lunch of German sausages and salad,
pretzels, and there’s a German beer tent – dine al fresco in a covered seating
area.
• Inside: we’ll be showing films on the history of the Temple Society and
on the making of the wall-hanging. Our older members will become ‘Living
Books’ by sharing their memories of Palestine and Tatura. See Templer
treasures from the Archives in Melbourne and hear about the work of our
amazing Heritage Group.
• Displays: traditional and contemporary Templer art and craft display,
photos of past Sydney Community events; Children’s family tree
competition.
• The day will end by 3:30pm with a delicious afternoon tea, lucky door
prize draw and the obligatory Giant Raffle.
What can you do?
1. Bring all your relatives and friends. Our aim is to have one hundred
Templers attend, be they old, new, borrowed or blue! It will be a magical day,
so why not convince that distant cousin, who has not been to our hall in
years, to come along.
2. Draw up your family tree with your grandkids, nieces and nephews and
present this on an A2 display board (that we will provide).
3. Let Ingrid know if you have any art or craft items that we can display,
whether from Palestine, the Tatura camp or work done in Australia by kids
and grandkids – we’d love to showcase Templer talent. We need the items by
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4. Offer to be a ‘Living Book’; let Ingrid know if you can spend an hour with
your photos and any items from Palestine or Tatura you can show people.
5. Email or send photos of past Sydney events to Ingrid by 13 th
November.
6. Bring a prize for our Tombola raffle.
7. Offer to help set up or clean up, serve afternoon tea.
8. Bring a cake and/or potato salad.
9. Bring a smile, be proud of your heritage and be ready to warmly
welcome any long-lost faces.
Calling all kids – who wants to be in our Christmas play?
Sunday 18 th December at 4:00pm
Once again we will have a little nativity play for Christmas. We need at least
8 children to participate. Please let me know by 5 th December if your kids
are willing to perform at the Christmas service. Also, please register any
children aged 12 and under to receive a gift from Santa Claus.
September
Renate Beilharz came up with husband Tony to give a much-appreciated
service in our hall. We had a small congregation, as many of us were away,
but all those who attended commented on Renate’s enjoyable and thoughtprovoking
service. Thanks Renate and Tony.
Our new chairs are a hit, well done Sydney Focus Group and, in particular,
Emmy for her elegant and practical choice.
The Seniors’ Group indulged in another feast at Blacktown Workers’ Club. A
pity that I picked the wrong Blacktown Workers’ Club, yes, we have two. But
everyone eventually found their way to the restaurant and we had an
enjoyable time.
Our church is less musty thanks to new underfloor vents – thanks Rolf for
organising this. Our front fence needs repairs as a result of a group of
teenagers missing the turn; sadly, no number plates or acceptance of
responsibility, so an insurance job.
Seniors’ Group
Seniors’ Group will have their end-of-year celebration at 12:00 noon on
Friday 11 th November at Manly Bavarian Bier Café. You can arrive there
by train and ferry; or rivercat and ferry; or car – although parking is tricky. I
am taking less mobile members by car, so let me know if you want to come
with me. The River Cat leaves Meadowbank Wharf at 9:45am and arrives at
Circular Quay in time for the 11:00am Manly Ferry. There is ample parking
at the Meadowbank Wharf.

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November
• Seniors’ Group: Friday 11th November, about 12:00 noon at Manly
Bavarian Bier Café.
• 50th Sydney TS Anniversary: Sunday 27th November, Meadowbank
Hall, 10:30am-3:30pm – do come!
December
• Seniors’ Group: Friday 9th December, 11:00am Wentworthville
Leagues Club, optional event.
• Christmas Saal: Sunday 18th December 4:00pm (Mark Herrmann).
Ingrid Turner, Community Development Worker
email: ingridt@tpg.com.au
YOUTH CALENDAR
Sunday 6 th November
YOUTH
Family Service and Community
Picnic
Sunday 13 th November TG Break-up and planning day TBC
Bayswater
11:00am
8 th – 14 th January 2012 Summer camp 2012 Cape Otway
CONFIRMATION GROUP CELEBRATION DAY
The 2011 confirmation group's day out at Werribee Open Range Zoo was
amazing and lots of fun. Feeding the giraffes was probably the best activity,
as they were all so cute! Despite the weather, which worsened over the
afternoon, we all still enjoyed ourselves immensely. The entire trip was
definitely worth the while, and a memory that will stay with me. Many
thanks to Susi and Mark for organising the whole day! Jess Kemper
I really enjoyed the whole zoo, but the best was feeding the giraffes! They
were so cute and it was a wonderful experience standing under them, seeing
how tall they are! Elizabeth Etherington
It was an absolutely amazing day! A big thankyou to Susi and Mark for
making it possible! Tessa Decker
Our Confirmation Celebration Day was a great day out and I had an amazing
once-in-a-life-time opportunity to feed a giraffe! It’s an experience I will
never forget! Teah Edelmaier

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In the safari bus at the Werribee Zoo Photos Susi Richter
TG DARK ZONE GO-KARTING – Report
On Sunday 16 th October twelve TGers went Go-Karting and Laser Tagging at
Le Mans in Dandenong. This is what they had to say about the day:
It was a really fun day! I enjoyed both the Go-Karting and Laser Tag. We all
had a really good time. Elizabeth
I had a great time on the Go-Karts. Brody
It was wild, fantastic, exciting and amazing! Sam
We had a fabulous time. Jack
We had an amazing time! Dean & Peter
The Go-Karting was incredible, the Laser Tag was magnificent, and I had
heaps of fun! Dane
It was fantastic and enjoyable! Brad

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It was very cool and I enjoyed the carts most. Laser Tag was fun. Jonny
The day was pretty good; the Go-Karting and the Laser Tag were great. Corey
I had a fabulous time at the Laser Tag and Go-Karting at Le Mans. Jayme
... and Brent was so overjoyed he couldn’t comment!!
FAMILY SERVICE & COMMUNITY PICNIC – 6 th November
The day will start off with a Family Service in the Chapel at 11:00am
featuring the inaugural appearance of our Youth Rock Band! So please
come to support our talented musicians, for some entertainment and to
enjoy some reflection time and community spirit!
The service will be followed by the Community Picnic, where we’ll be having
the FIRST ‘Annual Teenage Group Tug-of-War Challenge’ (with grand prize
for winning team!).
To enter you must be a teenager – thirTEEN to nineTEEN years old! So get
your friends together and see if your team can rise to the challenge! BUT be
warned... this will be a tug-of-war with a difference!
See also page 29 and flyer for details about the rest of the day.
TG BREAK-UP PLANNING DAY – Sunday 13 th November
Planning for 2012 has already started and I am putting together the program
of activities for the Teenage Group.
Come along to a great day out on our last TG activity for 2011 and bring
along a couple of suggestions for the 2012 program. We haven’t decided
where to have our day out as yet, but all details will be emailed to TG
participants.
If you’re turning 11 years old by the end of this year, you’re invited to our
break-up planning day too! You may also like to start the New Year off with
Summer Camp in January and then join in with all the great TG activities
that will be happening in 2012.
Contact me if you (or your family) have any questions or to let me know if
you would like to come on Sunday 13th November.
SUMMER CAMP 2012 – Sunday 8 th to Saturday 14 th January 2012
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and need to be sent to Susi no later than Monday 5 th December! Please
contact me to obtain information and booking forms.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday 6 th November
Sunday 20 th November
Saturday 17 th December
Saturday 24 th December
Sunday 25 th December
30 th March to 2 nd April
2012
Susi Richter, Community Youth Coordinator
email: susi@templesociety.org.au
KIDS’ CLUB
Family Service & Community
Picnic See page 29 and flyer
Service, Sunday School &
Community Afternoon
‘Weihnachtsfeier’ Community
Christmas Pageant
Christmas Eve Service & Sunday
School
Christmas Day Service & Sunday
School
Kids’ Club camp at The Briars
Outdoor Ed Camp
A Happy Birthday to:
Elyssa Breisch
Andreas Hoffmann
Savannah Messner
Kirsten Hughes
Bayswater
11:00am
Bentleigh
3:15pm
Bayswater
Bayswater
4:00pm
Bentleigh
10:15am
Mt Martha

KIDS’ CLUB GLENK FARM VISIT
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Tapping into
some primal
urges by the big
bonfire
Photos
Rolf Glenk
Kids’ Club Farm Weekend was on 8 th and 9 th October. Ralph, Diana, Evan
and Hugo Richter, Andy Walch, Prue Webb and Tim and Rolf, Alex and
Danyon Glenk had a great time. The BBQ was on all the time, cows were fed,
motor bikes whizzed around, the tractor
got a flat tyre, there was sleeping
around the campfire, jokes were
swapped, and the world’s problems
solved.

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Dear Friends,
TTHA
We returned from our caravanning holiday to blustery, rainy
Melbourne weather, but hopefully the sunny spring will show
through soon. I thank Mr Hubert Kirchmann (Vice-President)
for deputising during my absence.
Our Home is, as always, a hive of activity and the new signage with our
TTHA emblem over the entrance looks good.
We presently have full occupancy with 38 (33%) TSA and 80 (67%) AGWS;
however, we have no waiting list at the moment and anyone interested in
coming to our Home should contact either the TSA or AGWS care worker or
our CEO at the Home. The Home had another unannounced routine audit
visit from the government department on 14 th October and we passed all the
points which were examined.
Our consultants, Como Parade are continuing with the review into all areas
of our Home’s operation. Improvements to our ACFI (Aged Care Funding
Instrument) are already evident in the budget.
The three new units being built at 38 Elizabeth Street are progressing well.
We have two independent living units being renovated and available soon.
Any interested parties should contact our CEO.
The Home is working on a huge Weihnachtsmarkt to take place in the
Home’s car park on 20 th November. It will feature 15 stalls ranging from arts
and crafts to cakes and German sausages. We will cater for all ages with
entertainment for children, including an animal farm, face painting and a
children’s Bastelgruppe. Cakes donated for sale will be very welcome, but
please remember that each cake must have an ingredients label.
We have three resignations and one retirement from our CoM, being Mr
Hubert Kirchmann, Mr Matt Kirchmann and Mrs Susan Wood from the
AGWS, and Dr Irene Bouzo from the TSA. I sincerely thank them for their
valuable contribution and since I will be stepping down from the CoM
Presidency this month, I want to take this opportunity to thank my
colleagues on the Board for their support over the years.
Hartmut Weller
Liebe Freunde,
Nach unserem Campingurlaub sind wir in ein trübes, verregnetes Melbourne
zurückgekehrt, doch hoffentlich werden wir bald schönes Frühlingswetter
haben. Ich danke Herrn Hubert Kirchmann (Vizepräsident), der mich

während meiner Abwesenheit vertreten hat.
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Das Schild mit unserem neuen TTHA Logo macht sich gut über dem Eingang
zum Heim.
Wir sind mit 38 (33%) TSA und 80 (67%) AGWS voll belegt, jedoch gibt es
im Moment keine Warteliste. Wer Interesse hat, in unser Heim zu ziehen,
kann sich entweder an Martina Eaton (TSA), die Sozialarbeiterin der AGWS
oder direkt an CEO Natasha Wilkinson wenden. Das Heim hatte eine weitere
unangekündigte Betriebsüberprüfung von der Regierung am 14. Oktober.
Alle Untersuchungen haben wir bestanden.
Unsere Gutachter, Como Parade, werden unser Heim weiterhin in allen
Bereichen überprüfen. Verbesserungen unseres ACFI (Aged Care Funding
Instrument) sind bereits aus dem Budget ersichtlich.
Die drei neuen Wohneinheiten in 38 Elizabeth Street machen gute
Fortschritte. Wir haben zwei unabhängige Wohneinheiten, die gerade
renoviert und bald zur Verfügung stehen werden. Bei Interesse kontaktieren
Sie bitte unseren CEO.
Unser Heim hat mit den Vorbereitungen zu einem riesigen Weihnachtsmarkt
begonnen, der auf dem Parkplatz des Heims stattfinden soll. An 15
Ständen werden kunstgewerbliche Artikel, Kuchen, deutsche Würste usw.
zum Verkauf angeboten. Wir bieten Unterhaltung für Besucher jeden Alters,
inklusive einer Bastelgruppe, Gesichtsmalerei und Tiershow für die Kleinen.
Über Kuchenspenden freuen wir uns sehr, doch bitte denken Sie daran, die
Zutaten anzugeben.
Wir haben drei Kündigungen und eine Ausscheidung von unserem CoM
erhalten: Herr Hubert Kirchmann, Herr Matt Kirchmann, Frau Susan Wood
von der AGWS und Dr Irene Bouzo von der TSA. Ihnen allen möchte ich
herzlich für ihren Einsatz danken. Ich selbst werde diesen Monat von
meinem Amt als CoM Präsident zurücktreten und möchte bei dieser
Gelegenheit meinen Kollegen für ihre Unterstützung während der
vergangenen Jahre danken.
TTHA WEIHNACHTSMARKT — Change of Date
Sunday 20 th November 10:00am to 2:00pm
Hartmut Weller
TTHA is holding their annual Weihnachtsmarkt on a Sunday so everyone
can join in. This year it is bigger, with more to see and do.

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There will be lots of stalls and great gift ideas:
Templer Handcraft Group, hand-made Christmas crafts and gifts,
Genuine German chocolates,
Christmas decorations, hand-made jewellery,
Children’s Bastel area (craft stall), face painting, animal farm,
The ‘Wurst Man’ gourmet German lunch, Brezeln, coffee van, homemade
cakes stall,
Father Christmas with family photos,
Huge Christmas raffle,
and many more stalls with special gift ideas, either to keep for yourself (!) or
to buy for others, and fun for the kids as well.
Enquiries: Karin Schwarz, Activities Mangager

PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL REPORT
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Your CoM representatives for this year were, from the AGWS: Hubert
Kirchmann (Vice-President), Matthias Kirchmann (Treasurer) Susan Wood,
Karl Haak and Dr Jens Mohr. From the TSA: Dieter Edelmaier (Secretary),
Dieter Blaich, Heinz Edelmaier, Dr Irene Bouzo and myself.
The CoM met eleven times during the year at designated meetings and at a
significant number of extraordinary meetings. This year has been
particularly challenging for many reasons.
Our CEO Mr Johannes Achilles resigned and relocated to Germany. I take
this opportunity to thank Mr Achilles for his efforts and contribution to our
Home over a period of nearly three years. Ms Natasha Wilkinson, previously
our operations manager, was appointed as CEO with a six-month contract,
which will shortly come up for review.
TTHA finished the financial year with a somewhat disappointing deficit of
just under $347,000 after an initial surplus budget forecast. This figure does,
however, include the final repayment of $200,000 to each parent society of
the original $600,000 building loan and we sincerely thank them for this
loan and for their continued support.
The Board has been looking at ways in which TTHA would be in a position to
purchase from the TSA (TSAL) the land on which the buildings are sited. To
this end an experienced professional accountant was engaged on a 50/50
cost-share basis with the TSA to thoroughly examine our financials and to
project forward earnings under the current status quo. This report, tabled
earlier this year, indicated that our expenditure to income ratio would not be
sustainable in the longer term. The Board then engaged the consultancy firm
Como Parade, highly experienced in the aged care sector, to review the total
TTHA operation including our ACFI (Aged Care Funding Instrument), i.e.
Government funding, the nursing and management structure, maintenance
and ILUs. Initial indications show a much improved income potential. This
review will be ongoing with consultancy personnel first attending on a parttime
weekly basis and then reducing to ‘as required’. The budget for 2011/12
foreshadows a good surplus.
The TTHA standard accommodation bond is currently $350,000. The
government stipulates that a minimum 16.7% of residents be on a concession
basis. Our current residents on a concession rate represent 27% of our total.
The Home underwent a government re-accreditation audit earlier in the year
and is now accredited until November 2013.
The Home has acquired Unit 13 in the Templer Village and this will become
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three units at 38 Elizabeth Street is progressing well, after a very protracted
start.
The Hostel for our international volunteers has been completed, on time and
within the $300,000 budget.
Our attempts at acquiring The Haven land from Knox City Council were not
successful. The local councillor who was assisting us was unfortunately not
accurate in his discussions with our previous CEO and gave him misleading
feedback. We were not aware that a very strong anti-sale lobby by the Scout
group was taking place. On the evening of the critical Council vote on this
issue, our councillor did not even attend the meeting.
Our efforts to secure a doctor for our medical clinic have so far been
unsuccessful. This search will continue. The Home was successful in securing
another ten CACPS (Community Aged Care Packages) which brings our total
to 20.
The demographic of our residents is slowly changing. The government is
encouraging ‘ageing in place’, that is in people’s own home, for as long as
possible, for which the CACPS were designed. Where possible, we try to keep
the CACPS recipients in fairly close proximity to our Home, preferably in the
ILUs, as this helps to keep down costs and maximises the amount of care we
can provide. We find that our residents now come to us later in life and their
incumbency is shorter. We presently have no waiting list, and the Home has
had to look beyond our traditional parent society membership to fill beds.
Our CEO, together with the consultants, is looking at marketing strategies to
increase the profile of our Home in the wider German-speaking community.
Our Maintenance Department was busy with renovations to the original
Altersheim, now completed, and one ILU was renovated during the year.
As before, we have had considerable assistance from volunteers in many
areas of our Home. This assistance is invaluable to the Home’s staff and also
for social interaction with our residents. I sincerely thank all our volunteers
and hope they will continue their good work. A particular thankyou to all our
fundraising ladies who work tirelessly to raise money for our Home.
We are also grateful for any bequests and donations to our Home and ask
that you keep us in mind for such a purpose.
I would like to thank our CEO, our Director of Nursing, senior staff and
nursing personnel for their efforts and the loving care they give to our
residents.
This year we have four retirements from the CoM, Dr Irene Bouzo from the
TSA and Hubert Kirchmann, Matthias Kirchmann and Susan Wood from the
AGWS. I sincerely thank them for their contributions, particularly Mr

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Hubert Kirchmann and Mrs Susan Wood who have been Board members for
many years.
Hartmut Weller
Additional information from the CEO’S REPORT
(condensed to avoid repetition)
In opening my report as the new CEO, on behalf of all at TTHA, I would like
to acknowledge the contributions the TSA and the AGWS have made to
TTHA. Your continual support and guidance ensures the success of our
Home.
2010-2011 was a period of continual construction: a new staff room, a hostel
for the international volunteers, Altersheim renovations and make-overs of
the ILUs. The quality of care remains paramount to the essence of TTHA. We
continually strive for excellence to ensure our residents enjoy the later part
of their lives in our German-speaking Home.
Residential Care
• 2010-2011 saw 52 admissions (40 last year) and we remain at full
occupancy. I am happy to report residents have remained 100%
German-speaking. A short waiting list is currently being maintained
with the AGWS and TSA.
• ‘Turnover’ in residential care has accelerated, largely because people are
moving into residential aged care later in life, when they require higher
care.
• Residential Accreditation was conducted in November 2010. We had
two minor non-compliances which were rectified,
• The TTHA international volunteers’ hostel was completed; 10 young
Germans have moved in. They are a breath of fresh young German air
for our residents, on a 12-month program, which we look to continue
well into the future.
• TTHA has recently created a men's shed to encourage men’s activities.
These are well received.
• TTHA maintains a high quality of dedicated staff to ensure care
standards remain the best possible, a number speak German and all
understand the cultural differences we need to be aware of.
Community Care
• 2010-2011 saw one admission into the units (three last year).
• CACPS remains a viable program allowing for individualised services
for each client. CACPS have enabled community members to stay
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• Our HACC group now operates four days a week and provides
community outings for our housebound wider German community,
enabling socialising, adventure and independence. The program is well
regarded and has waiting lists, the clients are able to enjoy activities
they normally could not in their own home.
Operations
• Change of CEOs. Our Head Chef, Heike Gohr, resigned and has been
replaced with an existing staff member, Julia Bell. Julia has already
made a number of positive changes to the running of the Home’s
catering department. The new buffet service in the kitchen gives
residents more choice. The kitchen had its annual audit and was
successful.
• The volunteer base of TTHA is continually growing. Our volunteers
truly are a blessing.
• TTHA introduced a new roster system for staff, a clinical software
system for the residents and a payroll system. The roster system is fully
operational and working well, the clinical software system is well
advanced.
Miscellaneous
• Three new units, fully funded by their residents, are under construction.
Increase in nursing hours to ensure the care required by the residents is
provided. Also a restructure of nursing hours to ensure accountability
and knowledge of residents. Greater financial understanding and
departmental budgeting amongst all departments. Increased marketing
to make more people aware of TTHA’s services. Work Safe – was
successfully audited.
I would like to extend a heartfelt thankyou to our CoM, who, during the
recent changes, showed their commitment to ensuring the success of TTHA.
The staff are dedicated and have a passion for aged care which is very
obvious when you walk around our facility. I commend them on their
positive attitude and for always looking to ensure our residents have a loving,
caring and entertaining life.
A special mention must go to our residents and their families. The laughs,
decisions, sometimes tears and discussions I have had with so many of you
have made my job so much more enjoyable. It is a privilege to be able to
spend time with you and make a difference to your lives.
Natasha Wilkinson, CEO

COMING SERVICES
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NOTICES – BEKANNTMACHUNGEN
Sun 6.11. TTHA 10:30 Service Hulda Wagner
Sun 6.11. Ba
9:30
11:00
Elders’ Meeting
Family Service
& Community Picnic
Sun 13.11. Bo 13:00 Volkstrauertag
Sun 20.11. Be 15:15
Service & Community
Afternoon
Sun 27.11. Sy 10:30
50th Celebration
& Advent
Sun 27.11. Ba 10:15
Annual Remembrance
Service
Sun 4.12. Be 14:30 Advent Festivities
FLOWER ROSTER
Ba 6.11. Family Service – Moni Herrmann, Rose Weller
Be 20.11. Community Afternoon – Diana Rainbird
Christine Ruff
Martin Luther
Homes Boronia
Renate Beilharz
Ingrid Turner
Herta Uhlherr
FAMILY SERVICE & Community Picnic – Sunday 6 th November
Families, young and old and all community members and friends are invited
to come on Sunday 6 th November to enjoy a great day under our beautiful
trees at the Bayswater Hall.
We’ll be starting off with a Family Service in the Chapel at 11:00am featuring
performances by some of our finest young musicians – the inaugural
appearance of our Youth Rock Band!
Please come to support our talented musicians, for some entertainment and
to enjoy some reflection time and community spirit.
We hope to see lots of young people and families there!
Following the service we’ll be having a sausage sizzle communal lunch and
some fun kids’ games with afternoon tea. Please bring along a salad and/or
some afternoon tea to share and we’ll supply the sausages, bread, sauce, tea,
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table, crockery, cutlery, etc. as well as drinks (other than above).
If the weather is warm, we may have some water games for the kids so you
may need to throw in a towel and some spare clothes!
We will also be having the first ‘Annual Teenage Group Tug-of-War
Challenge’ (with grand prize for winning team!). To enter you must be a
teenager.
If you need some more info or want to let us know you’re coming, contact
me: email: susi@templesociety.org.au
VOLKSTRAUERTAG – 13 th November 1:00pm
Susi Richter, Community Youth Coordinator
This year’s Hour of Remembrance will be held in Melbourne at the
Martin Luther Homes Boronia
67 Mount View Rd
The Basin 3154 (MEL 65E9)
The program will comprise
short words of remembrance
by Dr Anne-Marie Schleich,
Consul General of the Federal
Republic of Germany, by representatives
of the German
Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Lutheran
Trinity Church, by the Temple
Society, the City of Knox and
the RSL, interspersed with music performed by the Choir of Bayswater South
Primary School and flautist Zinaida Kaynarska, followed by the traditional
laying of wreaths. After the ceremony (about 45 minutes), everyone is invited
to coffee/tea and cake at the Martin Luther Homes’ new Community Centre.
For information contact: Hans Schroeder by email
hansdschroeder@optusnet.com.au
The Rosa bus will depart outside TTHA at 12:30pm. Anyone wishing to go on
the bus is asked to book as soon as possible with the TSA Office on 9557 6713
or nanne@templesociety.org.au
Mark Herrmann

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COMMUNITY AFTERNOON BENTLEIGH – 20 th November
Members and friends are cordially invited to the service at 3:15pm and
community afternoon. Ladies please bring a cake to share.
The following are rostered to help on the day. Please be at the Hall by
2:45pm to set up: Charlotte Laemmle, Christine Leschinski, Moni Maddock,
Ursula Paton, Diana Rainbird and Tania Richter.
REMEMBRANCE SERVICE – Sunday 27 th November Chapel
I hold it true, whate’er befall;
I feel it when I sorrow most;
”Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Dot Ware
For the first time, we will hold a Remembrance Service that will become an
annual event. There will be music, reflections and an opportunity to light a
candle in memory of your loved one(s). We can read out names you want
brought to mind. You may wish to contribute a reading, or verse to be read,
or to read yourself. I invite you to contact me with ideas or requests to make
this service meaningful for you.
Herta Uhlherr
NOVEMBER WALK – Saturday 12 th November
Marysville Lookout and Steavenson Falls
Where: Picnic Ground Marysville, 11:00 am
Distance: Between 10 and 13km; grade medium with one steep rise
Map: Touring Map 610 (98km from Melbourne GPO)
Access: From Melbourne, follow the Maroondah Highway to Narbethong,
where you turn off to Marysville. We will meet opposite the Marysville
Caravan Park on the Buxton Road, just past the T-intersection, near the
Steavenson River Bridge, at the north-eastern end of the town. Note the late
start, to allow the caravaners a little extra time to get there. (Check-in-time
isn’t until 2:00pm.)
Many of the tracks have been repaired, but there’s no circuit walk available
anymore. From Marysville we can walk to Steavenson Falls and then backtrack
half way, where another track leads up to one of the lookouts.

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It would be lovely if, at the end of our walk, we could do our part for the
rebuilding of the area by purchasing our afternoon tea instead of bringing it.
Furthermore there’s the option of staying overnight and, on the following
day, sampling some of the area’s other attractions.
There would be plenty to do on the Sunday, especially as Marysville has its
farmer’s market in the main street on this, the second Sunday of the month.
Other attractions include: Bruno’s Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Marysville
Trout and Salmon Ponds, Keppel’s Lookout Forest Drive, the Marysville
Country Club (for golf lovers) and also Mantirri Blueberry Farm Winery at
Narbethong. Of course, there are all the wonderful wineries on the trip
home, or you could visit the Maroondah Dam or the many touristy sites
found in and around Healesville.
The Patisserie is now open for dinner on a Saturday night and I can make a
group booking if there is sufficient interest in staying overnight. There are
plenty of accommodation places in Marysville, ranging from B&Bs, motels
and hotels, self-contained units and the Marysville Caravan & Holiday Park.
The Caravan Park has a range of cabins available and plenty of caravan
spaces. They are at 1130 Marysville-Buxton Road and they can be contacted
on 5963 3247. If you wish to have a late 6:00pm check-out on the Sunday,
you can arrange that by paying a little extra.
All this information is easily available on the Marysville information website
www.marysvilletourism.com.au
When booking for this walk, please also let me know if you are planning to
stay for the weekend and whether you wish to participate in the Saturday
night dinner. There will be other couples coming, where only one partner
will be walking, so if you don’t wish to do the walk, I’m sure there will be
several others who would be happy to join in alternate activities.
Call me or e-mail me on murray58@optusnet.com.au if you are planning to
join us. On the day I will have my mobile.
PCNV – Sunday 27 th November, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Trudi Murray
At the next meeting of the Progressive Christian Network of Victoria, John
Smith and Andy Calder will speak on Re-interpreting the Gospel Healing
Narratives.
Venue: TBA, website: www.pcnvictoria.org.au
Ed.

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POSITION BECOMING VACANT – PLAYGROUP COORDINATOR
The TSA is looking for a new Playgroup Coordinator for 2012.
A full Position Description is available from the TSA Office and the job
involves approximately 4 to 6 hours of work per week.
Please direct all enquiries and applications to Susi Richter (Community
Youth Coordinator): email: susi@templesociety.org.au, post: 152 Tucker Rd
Bentleigh VIC 3204.
SCRAPBOOKING GROUP BAYSWATER
We are starting a scrapbooking group in Bayswater, meeting every second
Wednesday from 7:30pm to 9:30pm in the Community Room (9 th and 23 rd
November). Everyone is welcome. This is for the complete novice such as
myself or the experienced scrapbooker, a great opportunity to complete an
album and catch up with friends at the same time. If you are interested in
joining us or would like further information, please contact me.
WORKING BEE – 19 th November in Bentleigh
Anne Wied
A friendly reminder that we are commencing at 9:00am. Morning tea and
lunch are provided. Further information:
BENTLEIGH GERMAN SCHOOL – Adventsfeier
Peter Ware or Paul Weberruss
On Monday 28 th November (Muttersprachler students) and Wednesday 30 th
November (2 nd language students) our Bentleigh German School will have
their Adventsfeier in the Bentleigh Hall from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Family and
friends of the Temple Society are invited to come along and join us.
Classes in 2012
Thankfully, enrolments to date for 2012 are a little quieter. In order that
Templer families don’t miss out, please advise me as soon as possible if you
would like your child(ren) to attend classes in 2012.
Enrolments are now being accepted. All new beginner students are
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information, please ring me on 9557 6713 (wk), or email me at
nanne@templesociety.org.au
In 2012, together with Language Matters, we are looking to provide VCE
Conversation Tutorials for 2 nd language students in Years 11 and
Year 12. German Language Classes for Adults will also continue in
Bentleigh. Day, time and costs for these classes are yet to be confirmed and
commencement will depend on interest and enrolment. For more
information or to register, please contact Sigrid Schweiger at Language
Matters; email sigrid@language-matters.com.au
We thank the Temple Society for continuing to support our German Schools.
Marianne Herrmann
Coordinator, Bentleigh Templer German School
ADVENT IN BENTLEIGH – Sunday 4 th December
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our Advent celebration. The
program will start at 2:30pm and will be in English and German. The bus
will come from Bayswater, leaving at 1:30pm outside TTHA. Bookings for the
Rosa bus must be made with the TSA Office on 9557 6713.
Advent Donations
We have had a number of people making wonderful items for the bazaar and
welcome donations of lots more. You may wish to make food items for the
bazaar – always popular – but please remember to list the ingredients on the
packaging.
Donations of a batch or two of Christmas cookies (Gutsle) would be greatly
appreciated and donations of raffle prizes are welcome.
All donations can be left at the Temple Society Office (152 Tucker Road
Bentleigh) or at Renate & Tony Beilharz prior to Wednesday 30 th November.
Bazaar items may also be brought on the day, but they must be priced.
Gutsle Packaging – please help with packing what we hope will be piles
and piles of Gutsle on Saturday 3 rd December at 2:00pm in the
Bentleigh Hall.
Advent Helpers required to set up the hall on Saturday 3 rd December
from 2:00pm to about 4:00pm. We had a wonderful turnout last year,
everything was done in a twinkling!! It would be great to replicate that this
year!
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cake and help with the clean up at the end. If you are able to come to the hall
at 2.00pm, you can also help cut up cakes.
Speaking of cakes… while you’re baking your Gutsle, please think about what
type of cake, cookies or Gutsle you could bake for the day itself. We greatly
appreciate people bringing something to share and making those plates on
the table absolutely mouth-watering. On the day, don’t forget your spending
money for the bazaar, raffle and the special table decorations, which will be
available for purchase afterwards. We look forward to seeing you there!
Marianne Herrmann and Tania Richter
ADVENT IN BAYSWATER – Thursday 8 th December 8:00pm
You are invited to join us for carols, candles, readings, Gutsle (please bring
some to share) and lovely Advent atmosphere. All welcome. We need help to
set up and know you will help clean up afterwards. Your donations will again
go to the Borromeo Sisters in Jerusalem.
Before then, we need a few ladies to help get the new Christmas Carol folders
ready.
Resi Schwarzbauer
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS to go in the TR
If you would like to have your Christmas Greetings published in the
December/January Templer Record, please forward your name and gold
coin donation to the TSA Office by 18 th November.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Saturday 17 th December 5:00pm Bayswater
Call for participants
Marianne Herrmann
Parents (or grandparents) who wish their child(ren) to participate in the
performance on the night are asked to register their interest as soon as
possible.
This year’s play will be Wombat divine, with songs sung by the children and
participatory dances. Children can take a large, small or non-speaking part,
join in the dances and songs, assist in the enactment of the play (many
extras, who enjoy dressing up, will be required) and the nativity scene.
Children are encouraged to attend as many of the following practices as
possible, to rehearse the songs, dances and play.

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• Tuesday 6 th December 5:00pm-6:30pm. This session will focus on
introducing the play, learning songs and assigning parts.
• Sunday 11 th December 4:00pm-6:30pm
• Thursday 15 th December 4:00pm-6:30pm
• Saturday 17 th December 9:30am-12:30pm (Dress rehearsal – it
would be great to have everyone there for this practice)
Please contact:
Phuong Breisch if you know your children would like to participate. Let
her know the age of the participants, and whether they would like a large,
small or non-speaking part.
Renate Beilharz on beilharztr@ozemail.com.au if you can help out with
tasks such as decorating the Christmas tree, making backdrop, props and
costumes, helping with the supper preparations and serving, setting up the
hall, helping Father Christmas, assisting with children’s practices and so on.
ADVENTSKRANZ MAKING
Phuong Breisch and Renate Beilharz
The 27 th November is the first Sunday in Advent, so it is time to consider
whether you wish to make an Adventskranz (Advent wreath) out of cypress
branches. I am happy to help you make one on Friday 25 th November at
7:00pm at the Caretaker’s residence.
Bookings with Renate are essential to ensure that there are enough
materials for all. If you have the ring, candle holders and ribbon from last
year, please bring them. If you are a ‘newcomer’, there will be a small charge
for these materials, which are then reusable (as long as you remember where
you put them after Christmas!).
CRAFT SESSIONS
Renate Beilharz, beilharztr@ozemail.com.au
The TTHA Christmas Market is now being held as part of a larger Open
Day on Sunday 20 th November from 10:00am-2:00pm.
Final Bentleigh sessions for 2011 will be held on Friday 11 th
November at 25 Catherine Road East Bentleigh from 7:00pm and
Saturday 26 th November at the back of the Bentleigh Hall – if not being
used – from 1:00pm. It is important that you let me know if you intend to
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The Bentleigh Adventsfeier will be held on Sunday 4 th December from
2:30pm and the Bayswater Adventsfeier is on Thursday 8 th December
commencing at 8:00pm.
WELCOMING BAYSWATER STREET PARTY
Marianne Herrmann, for the Craft Groups
The Street Party is an annual community event which celebrates and
promotes the diversity of the Bayswater community. As a collaboration of
Council, traders, residents, schools and community groups it encourages
connection, mutual understanding and a welcoming atmosphere.
It is to be held in and around Macauley Place, next to Mountain High
Shopping Centre (Melway map 64F4) on Saturday 19 November, as part
of social inclusion week, from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
Again, the TSA will have a presence. Come along to help or to show your
support.
There will be market stalls including art and craft, kids’ activities including a
jumping castle and petting zoo, free Devonshire tea and sausage sizzle, live
music, food demonstrations, a scavenger hunt and more.
For further information, or to offer some assistance, please contact Mark at
the TSA Office.
GERMAN PENSION SURVEY
Kathrin Stroud, a policy advisor with National Seniors Australia (NSA), has
sent the message below:
With a quarter of a million members Australia wide, NSA is the largest
organisation representing the views of Australians aged 50 and over. NSA
operates for the social and economic benefit of its members and represents
the interests of older Australians in a broad range of community, business
and government forums.
As you may be aware, people in receipt of annuity payments from the
German Government can incur significant additional administrative costs if
they live outside Europe, depending on the receiving bank or payment
provider that is used. Die Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Senioren-
Organisationen (BAGSO), Germany’s main association for German seniors,
and Deutsche Post DHL are investigating more convenient and less costly
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To this end, they have asked NSA to assist them in locating German
pensioners living in Australia who would be willing to participate in a survey
designed to better understand their needs and requirements with regards to
these payments.
I am contacting you to enquire whether you are able to assist us in this
regard.
We encourage German pensioners living in Australia to take a few minutes to
complete the short questionnaire. Further details about the process are
included in the survey’s introduction paragraph. Any information people
provide will, of course, be treated confidentially and they will not be
identified in any way.
Should you require any further information about this project or have any
associated questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or by
email at k.stroud@nationalseniors.com.au I would also be happy to
communicate in German, if preferred.
Copies of the survey are available from the TSA Office.
NEW YEAR’S EVE in Bayswater
Mark Herrmann
The Service in the Chapel will begin at 6:30pm, followed by a get-together
for anyone wishing to stay. Some nibbles and drinks will be provided. Bring
extra drink and food to share and music to listen to.
You are invited to come and have a good time.
Heinz Wagner, for the Social & Recreation FG

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THE HERITAGE PAGES
A little-known Vocational Education Course for Girls called
F.F.M. – Fachschule für Mädchen
was run in Camp 3 Tatura during wartime internment, by Elisabeth Kollat
and others, as shown by the text. Some of the older generation might
remember the course, or at least the ‘venues’ used for it. In lieu of
certificates, booklets containing the following information were handed out
to the participants. This one, now preserved in the Archive, belonged to
Helga Sawatzky née Eppinger.
Cover of booklet
D e d i c a t i o n
This booklet is dedicated to the
students of our Vocational
School for Girls in remembrance
of the hours we shared in serious
work as well as in jovial
togetherness.
I want to thank here all those
who helped make possible and
carry on this school, especially
the teachers, who have expended
so much time and effort and
have given of their best to
provide the girls with challenges
and possibilities for their further
education.
I wish the students the best of all
things for their future and hope
that what they learnt stands
them in good stead in their later
years.
Elisabeth Kollat

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B i o lo g y
The manyfold forms of living nature in the realm of animal and plant life
were presented and compared by using numerous tables.
Thereafter, the physiological processes, such as assimilation, dissimilation,
movement and perception, were discussed. Furthermore, reproduction
throughout living nature was outlined. In particular, the anatomy,
physiology and reproduction of humans were also extensively discussed.
In conclusion, the course dealt with genetics and its significance for choosing
a spouse.
Dr. A. Stürzenhofecker
H y g i e n e
Before we had a textbook, we presented some of the history of medicine,
such as hygiene in Antiquity, in the Middle Ages and in the Modern Era.
Then we discussed a most meticulous selection of the material contained in
the most recent book on hygiene (Sydney University 1944) pertaining to
personal and public hygiene, as well as dealing with the science of food. After
several repeat lessons, a short summary was dictated to the students before
the final exam. In addition, subjects of general interest exceeding the
framework of the course were presented to the women [of the camp] and
were also attended voluntarily by some of the students.
Dr. O. Rubitschung December 1946

I n f a n t C a r e
In a theoretical course,
the anatomy and
physiology of the
embryo and the newborn
were discussed,
covering care of the
healthy as well as that
of the sick infant.
Special attention was
given to acute and
chronic nutritional
dysfunctions, as well
as to their prevention
and treatment.
Numerous recipes for
nutritional combinations
were dictated.
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During a repeat
course, the entire
School hut
subject was revisited in a wider context to consolidate knowledge and deepen
understanding.
Dr. A. Stürzenhofecker
After one year of D o m e s t i c E d u c a t i o n
which, because of scarce teaching aids and a total lack of visual material, had
to remain limited and theoretical, the Vocational School for Girls [FFM] was
given suitable rooms, which also made practical work possible.
Groups of five girls, changing weekly, cooked for ten to twelve persons on
weekdays for 14 months. The basic purpose of the tuition was to produce
simple and tasty meals by skilful and varied use of the limited choice of
provisions available from what the military authorities supplied to the
camps. At the same time, special emphasis was placed on the preparation
and the serving of food, as well as on setting the table and on the general
observance of table manners.
In addition, the students were given the opportunity during a number of
camp events to prepare snacks and refreshments in larger or smaller
measure. Left to themselves during afternoon coffee gatherings and evening
tea groups, they utilised their own ideas of what they had learned.

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Room, possibly school room (furniture and fittings are all
made from scrap timber and other odds and ends)
Kitchen
It must be emphasised
that because of the
limitation of all available
means, full traineeship
was not possible. In spite
of that, the lessons tried to
demonstrate that even
under the prevailing
conditions, satisfactory
and pleasing results could
be attained. Throughout
the instruction, the girls,
who included Miss Helga
Eppinger, have keenly
participated in the lessons
with diligence and enthusiasm,
and I hope that it
will be of benefit to them
in their future years.
Elisabeth Kollat
Texts tr. P.H.

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M E N U
M aca roni C a sser ol e
w i t h H a m and C heese
M utton C hops
P ot at oes
C auliflower wi th S auce
H ollandaise
Baked Fruit with L emon
Snow
Coffee
f f m

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Die BORONIA HALLE – nach den Templern
Kürzlich kam ich an unserer ehemaligen Boronia Halle vorbei, als die neue
Besitzerin außen in ihrem Garten stand. Sie lud mich ein, die Halle und ihr
angebautes Haus zu besichtigen. Ich war sehr beeindruckt wie sie alles so
schön eingerichtet haben. Es hat mich wirklich sehr gefreut. Auch ist es
schön, dass der zuständige Architekt den Plan zu dem Anbau so einfühlend
und passend zur Halle gemacht hat. Deshalb möchte ich hier alles erzählen
was mir so gefallen hat.
Als das Dach wegen den vielen Einschlaglöchern durch den starken
Hagelsturm vor zwei Jahren abgetragen werden musste, bewunderten alle
die sehr stabile und genaue Arbeit des hölzernen Dachgerüsts, das unsere
Väter gebaut hatten. So erzählte mir die Frau. Sie, Julie, war froh, dass es
versichert war.
Ein Heritage-Mann kam anfangs öfters vorbei und erklärte ihnen, was
außen und innen bestehen bleiben müsse. Die neuen Hausbesitzer nehmen
die Heritage-Vorschriften gerne an. Die Heritage (Denkmalschutz) war sehr
einsichtig und hat ihnen erlaubt, den alten Toilettenblock abzureißen. So
konnten die Leute ein schönes, großes und modernes Haus an die Halle
anbauen. Neben den Eingangstreppen in dem kleinen Gärtle im Eck steht ein
großes, tönernes rundes Gefäß mit Springbrunnen, Wasserpflanzen und
Fischen. Julie sagte, der Kookaburra hole sich manchmal ein Fischle vom
Lindenbaum aus.
Die Küche ist vollständig aufs Neueste eingebaut worden und wirkt groß und
hell. Die kleinen Kästle zu beiden Seiten des vorderen Fensters haben sie
stehen lassen müssen. Sie haben sie frisch aufpoliert und ihre Gläser hinter
den Glastörle ausgestellt. In der Mitte der Küche steht ein schwerer Tisch

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und in der Halle haben sie sich vor einem Fernseher ein Wohnzimmer mit
bequemen Ledermöbeln eingerichtet. Näher zu der Küche hin ist ihre
Essecke. Auf der Veranda sitzen sie gerne zwischen schönen Topfpflanzen
und, wenn nötig, haben sie dort eine Outdoor-Heizung. Der Fußboden, die
Treppe zur Bühne sowie die Leiter im Eingang sind gepflegt und glänzen.
Julie wollte wissen, für was die Leiter da war.
Auf der Bühne stehen auf einer Seite verschiedene Instrumente, dabei auch
das Harmonium auf dem Frl. Dreher – und später Leni Löbert – beim Saal
gespielt haben. Auf der anderen Seite hat Julie ihr Büro mit Computer, wo
sie von daheim aus arbeitet. Die roten Samt-Vorhänge hängen noch an
beiden Seiten der Bühne.
Photos Fred Kroh
Man kommt von der Halle durch einen mit vielen Fenstern erhellten Gang in
den Anbau, ihre schöne, große Wohnung. Sie haben dort ein ‚versenktes‘
Wohnzimmer, das als dritte Wand nur einen schweren Vorhang hat. Als
Julie diesen für mich aufzog, war ich ja soo überrascht, als ich da die
Kegelbahn vor mir sah mit den Kugeln in der Rinne. Die Kegelbahn wollen
sie nun auch auffrischen lassen.
Sie haben zwei Töchter und sind alle ganz happy mit ihrem Heim, auch weil
es so eine ruhige Lage sei. Auf dem Streifen Land zwischen der Veranda und
dort wo die Tennisplätze waren dürfen sie noch ein Haus bauen.
Die runde Gedenktafel mit einer kurzen Geschichte der Halle und der
Tempelgesellschaft ist natürlich noch am Eingang angebracht.
Olga Kroh
Heritage Pages edited by Peter Hornung

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COMMUNITY LAWNMOWING ROSTERS
NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
BAYSWATER BENTLEIGH
6 th November
20 th November
11 th December
Holger Messner
David Murrihy
Herbert Neef
Dieter Roscher
Dieter Ruff
Harald Ruff
Keys to lawn mowers etc. can be
collected from Tony.
If working on Sunday, try to avoid
starting machinery before 10:00am to
comply with Noise Restrictions in the
City of Knox.
Tony Beilharz
To arrange an alternate date or a
swap, please contact your partner
and/or the appropriate member and
arrange the swap directly.
19 th November Working Bee
10 th December
Peter Ware
Paul Katz
Normal start time is 9:00am. Both
lawn mowers can be operated
without a catcher (the preferred
method). If the grass is too long,
then one of the mowers can have a
catcher installed.
Lawnmowing should include the
Secret Garden area (at back of
Office). Please don’t put lawn
clippings in Secret Garden area
(green waste bin is now available
for lawn clippings).
☺ In a traffic jam, a man was tooting his horn. In the car
next to his, a young woman asked him sweetly, ‘What else
did you get for your birthday?’
☺ Two Hollywood starlets ran into each other before their
psychiatrist’s office. ‘Hi, are you coming or going?’
‘If I knew that,’ the other replied, ‘I wouldn’t be here.’
☺ What would you expect people who couldn’t tell the
truth, to do after they died?
Lie still.
Peter Ware
Paul Weberruss

1 Tue
2 Wed
3 Thur
4 Fri
5 Sat
6 SUN
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NOVEMBER 2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Service TTHA 10:30; Elders’ Meeting 9:30; Family Service 11:00 + Community
Picnic Ba
7 Mon
8 Tue Be Ladies 12:00
9 Wed Scrapbooking Group Ba 19:30
10 Thur
11 Fri Seniors Sy; Telelink, Craft Be 19:00 �
12 Sat Marysville Walk
13 SUN Remembrance – Volkstrauertag, Boronia 13:00; TG break-up
14 Mon
15 Tue
16 Wed
17 Thur
18 Fri
19 Sat Working Bee Be 9:00; Welcoming Bayswater Street Party 10:00
20 SUN TTHA Weihnactsmarkt 10:00, Service & Community Afternoon Be 15:15
21 Mon
22 Tue
23 Wed Scrapbooking Group Ba 19:30
24 Thur
25 Fri Telelink, Adventskranz making 19:00 �
26 Sat Craft Be 13:00
27 SUN 50 th & Advent Sy 10:30; Annual Remembrance Service Ba 10:15
28 Mon
29 Tue
30 Wed
DECEMBER 2011
4 SUN Advent Be 14:30
8 Thur Advent Ba 20:00
New Moon � Full Moon �

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