Posts by Melanie Meier

Man*, are you burdened by your pornography use? You are destined for freedom from this addiction - there is hope! However, because quitting without help does not work in many cases, seetal chile offers those affected the opportunity to become part of a quitting group and to walk the path to freedom together with other men. In regular...

During Advent, 24 places in Seon shine in bright light. Windows are decorated with much love. Every evening between 5pm and 10pm, these creative works shine from the various houses and bring light into the cold season. This year we will also take part in this contemplative Advent window action. On 12 December, we will start decorating...

Would you like to celebrate Christmas with other people in a cosy community instead of staying at home alone or "alone as a couple/as a family"? Then you are cordially invited by our social association Lichtblick to join us on 24 December for Christmas Eve, starting at 5:30 pm, at seetal chile. The community should be the focus of this evening, so that...

"What I advise you now is more important than anything else: Watch your thoughts, for they will decide your life!" Proverbs 4:23 Toxic thoughts, who doesn't know them? There are millions of people who struggle with an unconscious, destructive thought life and think there is no way out. Barbara Benz has a way...

Last Saturday we held our 2nd flea market in beautiful sunshine. Flea market event is probably the better term by now, because it was much more than "just" a flea market ? After strolling through the various flea market stalls and stocking up on children's items, technology, pictures and other things, there was a lot to look forward to. For example, you could...

Would you like to support our flea market with a donation? Then we would be delighted if you would come and bring us things that you no longer need during the week from Monday 30 August to Thursday 2 September. We will be behind the seetal chile from 15:00 to 18:00. At our 1....

Two years ago we started the flea market at seetal chile and were overwhelmed by what a beautiful day it was. Last year the event didn't take place because of Corona, so we are even more excited to invite you for this year! The event will take place on Saturday 04 September from 10:00...

Do you already know our social association Lichtblick? We have been around for 11 years. We were born out of the desire to help people in emergency situations quickly and without complications. And we are not running out of work! Again and again, people come to us who are unsuccessfully looking for work, have financial difficulties or addiction problems, or are looking for a place to live. With...

Again we want to share and hear from each other what we experience as salt and light in our daily lives. This will be on Monday 7 June at 20:00. You are cordially invited, even if it will be the first time for you. We organise each event in such a way that it is always possible for you to join us. To...

Every Sunday we celebrate worship at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. at seetal chile. Here you can get an overview of what Sunday mornings look like: From 08:45: Prayer for all in the lounge of the youth centre. You are welcome to join us there until shortly before the service to discuss the service and topics...

This year we will be holding the annual cleaning day on 24 April from 08:00 to 17:00. It would be great if you could join us. You can help out all morning or, as a novelty this year, in the afternoon or just for a few hours. We would be grateful if you would sign up so that we can better allocate the jobs....

On 19 April at 20:00 we will meet again for the evening "Salt and Light in Everyday Life". You are cordially invited, even if it is your first time. We organise every event in such a way that it is always possible for you to join us. You can find out exactly what the evening will be about....

Corona has laid a foundation for us to talk a little more openly about mental illness. Nevertheless, there is still a big taboo in this area, the number of unreported cases is estimated to be very high. Even before Corona, the most common mental illness was depression. In the current situation, the number of people suffering from depression in Switzerland has even...

If you would like to share your experiences as salt and light and/or be inspired by others, "Salt and Light in Everyday Life" on 15 March at 20:00 is the place for you. What is it about? We want to turn the words in our current teaser on the annual theme of metamorphosis into reality with you. We want to learn...

In order to enable more people to attend our services, we have decided to offer one service each on Sundays at 9:30 and 11:00 from 14 February 2021. We are already looking forward to the possibility of two services and hope for many visitors. Many thanks to all the staff who have worked for the benefit of this offer,...

We cordially invite you to the Alliance Service on 17 January 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Reformed Church in Seon with a sermon by Pastor Jan Niemeier. Even "the smallest visitors" are welcome, there is a children's offer from baby age. In the Seon Reformed Church, the Kirchgemeindehaus is also available for the service -...

As of 25 February 2021 The exceptional permit for religious events continues to apply. We are extremely grateful for this decision and consider it a huge privilege, which we would like to treat respectfully. Below you will see in italics what will change in our daily church life from 01 March 2021. Design of the services We are looking forward to continuing to...

Our Christmas evening will take place in compliance with all safety measures! We are looking forward to seeing you. Would you like to celebrate Christmas with other people in a cosy community instead of staying at home alone or "as a couple/as a family alone"? Then we cordially invite you to join us on 24 December for Christmas Eve, starting at 5:30 pm, at seetal chile....

On 20 December, we will celebrate a big Christmas together. Under the theme "Herod - a king like you and me?!" we invite all generations to celebrate the birth of our saviour with us - this time, however, not in the centre of seetal chile, but in the houses. M. v.S. has written two theatres which he...

The next get-to-know-you morning will take place on 23 January 2021 at 9:00 a.m. for current reasons online via a Zoom Meeting. We believe that a positive and unobtrusive contact can also be made in this way. Time and again, interested people drop in on us or follow what is happening on the livestream. It is precisely for such people that this event is...

It is very important to us that the children can continue to attend the children's service. This is also the case if you as a parent do not take part in our local service. Therefore we have adapted the Kigo as follows: From 09:30 the Kigo leaders are already on site to receive the children. This gives you the opportunity to...

The year 2020 and thus also our annual theme "I will bless you and you shall be a blessing" are slowly coming to an end. But our blessing should continue to be carried into the world. We would like to do this especially in the current Corona time throughout November and then share our blessings with each other during Advent....

With the title "Unleashed Community" we are invited to the tsc network conference in November. This was originally planned at St. Chrischona in Basel. However, due to the current Corona situation, it has been changed to an online conference. We would like to take this opportunity to be there with you, because we believe that the theme of the conference is important for us as...

We are making up for what we missed on the day of the Lockdown, 13 March 2020! Together with our surrounding Chrischona churches - Lenzchile, Lenzokirche, Fabrik Chile and Chrischona Gränichen - we invite you to our joint worship evening on Friday, 20 November 2020, from 20:00 to 21:15. The theme is...

Unfortunately, we do not have a clear view everywhere at the moment. However, we want to remedy this on Saturday 29 August from 08.00 to approx. 11.00 hrs. The windows in the Youth House and the Centre have not been cleaned this year due to Corona. In order to have a clear view again, we will organise a window and "This...

On 30 August we may again celebrate a baptism after the service. Four people from our church have already registered that they would like to express their connection with Jesus on this day! If you would also like to take advantage of this opportunity, you can register using the form below. We are happy about every...

Version of 10 September 2020 We are very pleased to be able to continue to celebrate services on site. In accordance with the orders of the FOPH, we have drawn up a protection concept which we will adhere to during our services. Since not all of our visitors can come back, we have set up a livestream, which you can join punctually at...

Dear little, big and adult children ?. Tonight at 6:00 p.m. we start our Kidstheater! Be there when Tinutus, Krassus, Helena and Julius set off to follow Jesus as disciples. On this journey they experience many exciting, funny and adventurous things. And that's what you can do for this week...

Our daily lives have changed greatly due to the coronavirus and perhaps you too are now in need of help. Do you belong to the risk group or are you busy because of the virus? We are happy to help you. Do you need someone to do the shopping for you, get medicines or do any other activity in public? Are you looking for a...

Last Sunday we experienced a novelty - we celebrated worship together via video streaming! Our joy at such great participation and all the positive feedback was huge. You have all spurred us on to inspire you with even more creative videos. Our youth pastor Luca Staehelin and a few hard-working helpers are currently transforming our...

Last Saturday our decoration team had a creative workshop which resulted in a beautiful new decoration for our church. The team wrote the following words about it: Creativity is never about value for money. Maybe that is why it is such an intense experience, because we humans are the result of creativity. When we create something new, we feel a...

Every year, it's time for a big cleaning at seetal chile - we have our joint cleaning morning. As in previous years, this year too the focus will be on the community - so if cleaning is not one of your favourite tasks, we would still be happy to have your helping hand? On Saturday...

This was the topic of our senior citizens' afternoon last week. About 40 seniors listened eagerly to the words of our speaker Erich Weidmann. As a Kinaesthetics trainer, he deals intensively with the topic of "falling" and told many interesting things about it. With practical exercises, he gave the seniors tips on how to improve their...

Our theatre group has been busy rehearsing for several months. Their play entitled "Muetig vorah..." is taking more and more shape. With this dialect play, the group humorously takes us on a journey full of experiences of life and God. Each act opens a window into a different time and is thus an expression of experiences in very different...

Together with the surrounding Chrischona congregations - Lenzchile, Lenzokirche, Fabrik Chile and Chrischona Gränichen - we invite you to our joint worship evening on Friday, 13 March 2020 - Our request because of the corona virus was approved. With different songs we will praise and glorify our great God. There is also the possibility that people...

On 24 December, we celebrated a very nice Christmas at our home in seetal chile. Everyone from our community, the village and the region was invited to celebrate this evening with us in community instead of staying at home alone. We welcomed the people with an aperitif, then sang at the beautifully decorated tables a...

Every year, tens of thousands of people from Switzerland give needy people in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe a Christmas parcel. For the recipients, this is a great gift that will be remembered for a long time. The recipients are deeply touched by the fact that someone is thinking of them and has put together a parcel with valuable and useful items for them. In the areas in...

Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, except during school holidays, we have "Muki-Träff" from 09:00 to 11:00. Our crèche in the centre of the seetal chile is ideal for this. While the children let off steam and play with each other, exciting conversations take place among the mothers. When the weather is nice, we often go outside to...

Since the beginning of September, the seetal chile theatre group has been meeting every week to rehearse a new play. This will consist of three parts and will depict a development of the theme "Image of God". Week after week, everyone diligently practices the texts and roles, which can be challenging at times, but the joy of "doing theatre" always prevails....

In a jolly mood, our parishioners experienced a lot of varied things in the last few days; be it a city trip to Venice, beaching on the beach or a bike tour to a beautiful lighthouse. Of course, the fellowship before God is not neglected either: Some of the group are in the core team of the children's service, there are services for adults and...

The luggage is ready, the anticipation is great and the excitement is rising: The Chrischona holidays are coming! Tomorrow around 50 of our parishioners, including our pastor Matthias Altwegg, will travel to the sea near Bibione, Veneto. For the children's service, the Glowie will also be there, as some of us are part of the core team and will help to organise the service. They are looking forward...

Last Saturday, the weather was beautiful and the seetal chile was buzzing with activity - it was flea market time! Already early in the morning, some of the more than 40 helpers were at work and set up all the different offers with a lot of verve. When the first visitors arrived, they found a wide variety of stalls with beautiful...

With a great group of seniors - and younger ones too 🙂 - we travelled to beautiful Thurgau yesterday. To Weinfelden to be more precise. Our first stop was the Reformed church parish. We enjoyed an exciting lecture by Daniel Bühler, pastor and former stone sculptor, who introduced us to his sculptures. After...

Switzerland prays for a whole year - without a break! That is Pray19. As seetal chile we join this prayer movement! From 14 to 17 October 2019, our prayer room in the Youth House invites you to pray! Everyone is welcome! Undisturbed by everyday life, you can focus on God in the prayer room. An inviting decoration and ideas for the...

Yesterday, in keeping with the hot summer temperatures, we celebrated a somewhat different 19h service. After a beautiful worship time, Luca Staehelin took us into an optimal preparation for a relaxed holiday time. In his short talk, he told us not to ask HOW we can find inner peace, but WHO can help us to do so.

In the Gospels, John the Baptist calls people to repentance and baptises those who want to give themselves anew to God and wait for the Saviour. Jesus himself is also baptised and receives the assurance of the Father in heaven that he is his beloved, chosen Son. On Sunday we also celebrated baptism! Six...

This is the topic of the next senior afternoon at seetal chile. Erich Hunziker has been a contented AHV teenager since 2016 and on this day will give practical impulses for life in old age -> so that it brings blessings and does not end in bitterness. Are you about to retire or are you already...

"Reading is to the mind what gymnastics is to the body" - and we want to stay fit! That's why we've added new stories, novels, thrillers, adventure stories and young adult books to our seetal chile library. Stop by and grab an exciting book for your relaxing summer time.

glow KiGo, glow Ameilsi, glow Kids, glow Youth and glow Next - all areas in our church which many children and young people attend. And that has to be celebrated! On 22 June 2019, we will transform seetal chile into a big fairground and invite you to play and have fun. Whether it's throwing cans, getting face painted or...

Every Tuesday from 9.00 a.m. we invite you to "Zieschtigs-Kafi" in the seetal chile. With a good cup of coffee, there are always delicious home-baked snacks on the table, which everyone is welcome to help themselves to. The "Zieschtigs-Kafi" is attended by all generations and offers a nice opportunity to meet people from the community or from outside....

...a beautiful and blessed Ascension tomorrow!" With this greeting we were out and about in the village of Seon today. It was raining cats and dogs, but that didn't stop us from giving people a little treat - we gave away over 100 chocolate smileys and were able to put a smile on many people's faces. In this...

About once a month our pastor Matthias Altwegg meets with pastors from other Chrischona congregations for an exchange. This time we visited the Lenzchile in Reinach. At these meetings we talk about the latest news from the different congregations, discuss theological topics and stand up for each other in prayer. A valuable exchange, so that...

Last Saturday, the glow Ameisli and glow Kids experienced an action-packed afternoon in the sandstone cave in Gränichen. This time they played the robbers from the story of Tom and were allowed to really let off steam. Raiding ladders, showing courage by abseiling, searching for treasures and all that in a real cave!

An article in the idea Spektrum about our congregation prompted the management of the Evangelisches Gemeinschaftswerk EGW to visit us today at seetal chile. With a lot of interest in our history, vision and culture, they introduced our pastor Matthias Altwegg, the future youth pastor Luca Staehelin and me as the leader of the whole business area....

Once a month, our pastor Matthias Altwegg holds a devotion at the retirement and nursing home Unteres Seetal. Today, about 20 senior citizens were present and listened to the words about the living water - the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, which invites them to also drink from the living water and to invite Jesus into their...

??NEW WINE? - This was the theme of glow Next last Friday evening. More than 20 young women and men experienced a great worship time together, ate delicious hotdogs and listened to an exciting talk about "wine in new bottles". Of course, there was also time spent together at the table, playing cards or having lively conversations about God....

That's what the staff team asked themselves yesterday afternoon when the most beautiful sounds of a choir reached their offices. The Nostalgiechörli Brittnau was visiting on the occasion of the senior citizens' afternoon. They sang, played hand and Schwyzerörgeli and offered the approximately 30 seniors a beautiful and hearty afternoon show.

Last Saturday, the children from glow Ameisli and glow Kids romped around in the Seoner forest. Like Tom from the book "Not like robbers", some of the children were given a talisman which was supposed to protect them from the evil hunters. However, they quickly realised that this talisman was not worth much. Again and again they were killed after...

On Thursday it's "welcome home" again for our travellers. Their two weeks in Israel are coming to an end. Our parishioners return with a backpack full of impressive experiences and stories. They can tell us exciting stories about the Wailing Wall or about their boat trip on the Sea of Galilee. The best thing to do is just go on...

Tomorrow, Friday 12 April, the glow Next starts with the new theme ??NEW WINE? In the Bible there are many parables about wine and vines. The glow Next will deal with these until the beginning of July. "What does it mean to be planted with God?" "Why does fresh wine have to go into a new tube? "What makes a...

... 2nd, 3rd or maybe even 4th was the name of the game last Saturday during the shooting of the teaser for the glow camp. A few strong Romans marched into the riding hall in Egliswil and fought heated battles in front of their wives - and of course the cameraman :). The scene is in the can and we...

On the last weekend in March, the staff team together with the church leadership climbed the beautiful Chrischona Mountain -> the annual Chrischona Conference took place. We experienced a day with exciting inputs on how to communicate the gospel effectively in today's world. Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to contact the seetal chile office for documents :).

The weather was perfect, the mood exuberant and the commitment huge. So huge that we finished this year's cleaning morning faster than ever before ;). A big thank you to the more than 40 helpers and a special thank you to Silvia Altwegg and Rahel Gloor, who did a great job organising the whole morning.