SYDNEY LATVIAN EVENTS

Events at Sydney Latvian House

May 2012
Thursday, 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 at 12.00
Thursday lunch
The SLB Ladies Auxilliary and assistants serve lunch for a most affordable price every Thursday to all who come to meet, chat and eat. Lunch is served at 12:00. It is advisable to book by Tuesday by calling the Latvian House office on (02) 9744 8500.

Friday, 11 at 12.00
Seniors function
In the first part Aina Sveilis will talk about the significance of Mothers Day both in Latvia and elsewhere. Afterwards Ivars Šeibelis will show the latest news from Latvia. In part 2 we'll see a TV broadcast about next year's Song Festival in Latvia.

Wednesday, 16 at 1.00 pm and 7.00 pm
Film maker Dzintra Geka and composer Pēteris Vasks
Documentary film director Dzintra Geka will show her recent films and composer Pēteris Vasks will talk about his works which are to be performed at the Canberra International Music Festival 18-20 May, at which Pēteris is Composer in Residence. There will be two film showings - one in the afternoon and one in the evening, with different films in each session. The films are in Latvian with most having English subtitles. Details of films to be shown. Further information: contact Ojārs Greste, tel. (02) 9810 4703.

June 2012
Thursday, 7, 14, 21, 28 at 12.00
Thursday lunch
The SLB Ladies Auxilliary and assistants serve lunch for a most affordable price every Thursday to all who come to meet, chat and eat. Lunch is served at 12:00. It is advisable to book by Tuesday by calling the Latvian House office on (02) 9744 8500.

Friday, 8 at 12.00
Seniors function

Sunday, 17 at 2.00 pm
14th of June Commemoration Concert
Commemorating the deportations from the Baltic states by the Soviet Union that took place on 14th of June, 1941. Guest speaker Algimantas Taškūnas, OAM, Honorary Research Professor, School of Government, University of Tasmania. Musical items, followed by reception.

Saturday, 23 at 12.00
Latvian Midsummer Night "Jāņi"

Events in other locations:

Daugavas Vanagi
49 Stanley St, Bankstown NSW, tel:(02) 9790 1140

Saturday, 12 May at 1.00 pm
Latvian Legion rememberance, and
Ladies Auxilliary annual fundraising benefit
Annual rememberance of the last days of the Latvian Legion entrapped in Kurzeme, Western Latvia during the final stages of the Second World War. Lunch at 12.00.

Thursday, 7 June at 12.00
Monthly lunch
Featuring the popular meat-filled pancakes.

Every FRIDAY from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Novus games
New players welcome. Call the group organiser Richard Puisēns, tel. (02) 9481 8658.

Every TUESDAY from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Billiards
Everybody welcome.

Sydney Ev.Lut. Latvian congregation
St John's Church, 30 Bridge Rd, Homebush NSW
Tel: (02) 9746 1934. www.sydneylatvianchurch.org.au

APRIL 2012
Sunday, 22 at 10:00
Service with Holy Communion

Sunday, 29 at 10:00
Service with Holy Communion

MAY 2012
Sunday, 6 at 10:00
Service for Family Day, with Holy Communion

Sunday, 13 at 10:00
Service with Holy Communion

Latvian Ev.Lut. Unity congregation
Morwick St and The Boulevarde, Strathfield

Services led by pastor Raimonds Sokolovskis.

APRIL 2012
Sunday, 22 at 10:00
Church service for the second Sunday after Easter

MAY 2012
Sunday, 13 May at 10.00
Family Day church service with Holy Communion

Sunday, 27 May at 10.00
Holy Spirit - Summer Festival service
Following the service will be the Annual Meeting for the congregation in the church hall.

2012. G. JŪNIJĀ
Sunday, 10 June at 10.00
Service with Holy Communion.

Video: Awakening Path, Soul Life, From the Old Times with Love Pastor Raimonds Sokolovskis (Video will open in new window)

Klubs Kaladū, 4 Sept, 2010: Kaija Upenieks, Andris Kariks, Andrejs Mačēns, John Mason, Viktorija Mačēns.
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Klubs Kaladū, 4 Sept, 2010: Anna Mačēns un Ella Mačēns.
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Ladies Auxilliary committee president Edīte Soboļevska, Biruta Zemīte, and Vaira Zemīte, at Biruta's lecture titled "Environment, Identity and Film", 11 July, 2010.

Well-known and prolific Latvian water colour painter Uldis Āboliņš, who died in July 2010, at his exhibition in December, 2007.

The "Sydney Musicians" at the "Jāņi" festival at Latvian House. From left": Ojārs Greste, Viktorija Mačēna, Kaija Upeniece, Maija Upeniece, Andrejs Mačēns.

See the "Jāņi" festival 2010 at Latvian House on YouTube

Internationally known Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks, his wife film director Dzintra Geka and event organizer Edgars Greste, at Vasks and Geka's lecture about the Latvian children of Siberia, October 2009. Vasks was in Sydney to attend the world premiere performance of one of his works, commissioned for the Australian Chamber Orchestra.