{"id":14152,"date":"2026-08-09T14:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T04:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/?page_id=14152"},"modified":"2026-08-27T15:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:13:32","slug":"festivals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/he\/festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6a96717d866d1\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  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class=\"gnfiFestivalHero-stage\">\n\n  <div class=\"gnfiFestivalHero-inner\">\n\n    <div class=\"gnfiFestivalHero-content\">\n\n      <h1 class=\"gnfiFestivalHero-title\">\n        The Appointments\n        <em>of the Lord<\/em>\n      <\/h1>\n\n      <div class=\"gnfiFestivalHero-mark\">\n        <span><\/span>\n        <i><\/i>\n        <span><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"gnfiFestivalHero-scripture\">\n\n        <span class=\"gnfiFestivalHero-reference\">\n          Leviticus 23:2\n        <\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"gnfiFestivalHero-scripture-line\">\n          Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:\n        <\/span>\n\n        <span class=\"gnfiFestivalHero-scripture-line\">\n          \u201cThe feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts.\u201d\n        <\/span>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html 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!important;\n      min-height: 0 !important;\n      max-height: none !important;\n      object-fit: contain !important;\n    }\n\n  }\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<!-- WHY WE CELEBRATE -->\n\n<div class=\"aol-section\">\n  <div class=\"aol-inner two-col\">\n\n    <div class=\"aol-col\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-eyebrow\">\n        <span class=\"rule\"><\/span>\n        WHY WE CELEBRATE\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h2 class=\"aol-h2\">\n        God's calendar,\n        <span class=\"sub\">not ours.<\/span>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-copy\">\n\n        <p>\n          Most of the world lives according to the culture's calendar\n          &mdash; holidays defined by commerce, seasons defined by school\n          terms. We have chosen to live according to a different rhythm:\n          the rhythm God wrote into creation itself.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          The Appointments of the Lord (<em>\u05de\u05d5\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd<\/em> &mdash; Hebrew\n          for \"appointed times\" or \"fixed meetings\") are found in\n          Leviticus 23 and woven through the whole of Scripture. They\n          are not merely Jewish observances. They are God's own calendar\n          &mdash; set apart for all His people, fulfilled in Jesus, and\n          still forming His community today.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          Every feast tells the story of what God has done and what He\n          will do. Every feast is a rehearsal of redemption. Every feast\n          is an invitation to encounter the living God at a time He has\n          set aside to meet with us.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-quote\">\n        \"These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations,\n        which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them.\"\n        <cite>Leviticus 23:4<\/cite>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"aol-col\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-cards\" style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n\n        <div class=\"aol-card\" style=\"grid-column: 1 \/ -1;\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Prophetic<\/div>\n          <div class=\"note\" style=\"font-size:16px; color:var(--muted); margin-top:8px;\">\n            Every feast points to God's redemptive timeline &mdash; past\n            fulfillments in Jesus's first coming, and future fulfillments\n            still to come at His return.\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-card\" style=\"grid-column: 1 \/ -1;\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Formational<\/div>\n          <div class=\"note\" style=\"font-size:16px; color:var(--muted); margin-top:8px;\">\n            The rhythm of the feasts shapes us in ways that weekly\n            gatherings alone cannot &mdash; forming us into a people who\n            live in God's time, not merely the world's urgency.\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-card\" style=\"grid-column: 1 \/ -1;\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Celebratory<\/div>\n          <div class=\"note\" style=\"font-size:16px; color:var(--muted); margin-top:8px;\">\n            The feasts are not solemn obligations &mdash; they are joyful\n            celebrations. God commands His people to rejoice.\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- SABBATH -->\n\n<div class=\"aol-section\">\n\n  <div class=\"aol-inner two-col\">\n\n    <div class=\"aol-col\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-eyebrow\">\n        <span class=\"rule\"><\/span>\n        WEEKLY &middot; EVERY SATURDAY\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h2 class=\"aol-h2\">\n        Sabbath\n        <span class=\"sub\">Shabbat<\/span>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-copy\">\n\n        <p>\n          The Sabbath is the foundation of all the Appointments of the\n          Lord &mdash; the weekly rhythm that God built into creation\n          itself. On the seventh day, God rested. In that rest He declared:\n          this day is holy. He set it apart as a sign between Himself and\n          His people, a weekly act of trust that says He is Lord and we\n          are not.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          We gather every Saturday not out of religious duty but because\n          we need this rhythm. In a culture that never stops, the Sabbath\n          is an act of defiance and delight &mdash; a refusal to live as\n          though the world depends on our striving, and a declaration\n          that it depends entirely on Him.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"aol-cards\">\n\n        <div class=\"aol-card\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Prayer<\/div>\n          <div class=\"value\">8:35 AM<\/div>\n          <div class=\"note\">Optional &middot; all welcome<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-card\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Torah Portion<\/div>\n          <div class=\"value\">9:00 AM<\/div>\n          <div class=\"note\">Bible study &middot; two tracks<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-card\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Family Service<\/div>\n          <div class=\"value\">11:00 AM<\/div>\n          <div class=\"note\">Main gathering<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-card\">\n          <div class=\"label\">Location<\/div>\n          <div class=\"value\" style=\"font-size:26px;\">Gold Coast<\/div>\n          <div class=\"note\">Twin Rivers Centre<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"aol-btn-row left\">\n\n        <a\n          class=\"aol-btn primary\"\n          href=\"https:\/\/kc.org.au\/gatherings\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n          Saturday Gathering &rarr;\n        <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"aol-photo\">\n\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Shabbat-Sabbath.png\"\n        alt=\"Family gathered for Sabbath with candlelight and challah\">\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- SPRING FEASTS -->\n\n<div class=\"aol-section\">\n\n  <div class=\"aol-inner centered\">\n\n    <div class=\"aol-eyebrow\">\n      SPRING (ISRAEL)\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h2 class=\"aol-h2\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n      The Spring <em>Feasts<\/em>\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <p class=\"aol-lead\">\n      Four appointments in the first half of the biblical year &mdash;\n      pointing to the first coming of Jesus and the giving of the Holy\n      Spirit. All four were fulfilled by Jesus in remarkable, precise detail.\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"aol-inner\" style=\"margin-top:50px;\">\n\n\n    <!-- PASSOVER -->\n\n    <div class=\"aol-feast\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-photo\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Passover-Pesach.png\"\n          alt=\"Passover Seder table with candlelight\"\n          style=\"width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-body\">\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-meta\">\n          SPRING (ISRAEL) &middot; AVIV 14\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-hebrew\">\n          Pesach\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-title\">\n          Passover\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-subtitle\">\n          The Night of Redemption\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-label\">\n          Why We Celebrate\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>\n          We remember the night God delivered His people from slavery\n          in Egypt &mdash; the blood of the lamb on the doorposts, the\n          death that passed over those who trusted in God's provision.\n          Passover is the foundational act of redemption in the whole\n          of Scripture. It is where the whole story begins.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-quote\">\n          \"For Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.\" &mdash;\n          1 Corinthians 5:7. Jesus was crucified on Passover, the true\n          Lamb whose blood covers all who trust in Him.\n        <\/div>\n\n        <a\n          class=\"aol-feast-link\"\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.passover.org.au\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n          More Passover Resources &rarr;\n        <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- UNLEAVENED BREAD -->\n\n    <div class=\"aol-feast\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-photo\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Unleavened-Bread-.png\"\n          alt=\"Family baking unleavened bread together\"\n          style=\"width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-body\">\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-meta\">\n          SPRING (ISRAEL) &middot; AVIV 15&ndash;21\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-hebrew\">\n          Chag HaMatzot\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-title\">\n          Feast of Unleavened Bread\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-subtitle\">\n          Seven Days of Purity\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-label\">\n          Why We Celebrate\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>\n          For seven days following Passover, we remove leaven from our\n          homes &mdash; a physical act that speaks of putting away sin\n          and living in the purity that Jesus bought for us. We observe\n          the first and seventh days as special holy convocations. The\n          seventh day is one of our annual immersion days &mdash; a\n          powerful public declaration of a life given to Jesus.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-quote\">\n          Jesus is the Bread of Life &mdash; unleavened, sinless, given\n          for us. He is what this feast declares.\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- FIRSTFRUITS -->\n\n    <div class=\"aol-feast\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-photo\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Firstfruits-.png\"\n          alt=\"Sunrise over new growth, Firstfruits resurrection imagery\"\n          style=\"width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-body\">\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-meta\">\n          SPRING (ISRAEL) &middot; AVIV 16\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-hebrew\">\n          Yom HaBikkurim\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-title\">\n          Firstfruits\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-subtitle\">\n          The Resurrection Feast\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-label\">\n          Why We Celebrate\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>\n          Firstfruits is the celebration of the first harvest &mdash;\n          an act of faith that says the whole harvest belongs to God and\n          more is coming. It falls on the day after the Sabbath during\n          Unleavened Bread. It is the feast of new beginnings, of life\n          emerging from death, of God's faithfulness breaking through.\n          Jesus rose from the dead on Firstfruits. This is the true\n          resurrection day.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-quote\">\n          \"But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the\n          firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.\" &mdash;\n          1 Corinthians 15:20. Jesus rose on the exact day of Firstfruits.\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- PENTECOST -->\n\n    <div class=\"aol-feast\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-photo\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pentecost-.png\"\n          alt=\"Warm light and gentle movement, Pentecost worship gathering\"\n          style=\"width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-body\">\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-meta\">\n          SPRING (ISRAEL) &middot; 7 WEEKS \/ 50TH DAY FROM FIRSTFRUITS\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-hebrew\">\n          Shavuot\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-title\">\n          Pentecost\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-subtitle\">\n          The Feast of Weeks\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-label\">\n          Why We Celebrate\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>\n          Fifty days after Firstfruits, Pentecost arrives. It celebrates\n          two momentous events: the giving of the Torah at Sinai, and\n          the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem (Acts 2). God\n          wrote His law on stone at Sinai; at Pentecost He pledged to\n          begin writing it on human hearts. We gather with special\n          emphasis on the Holy Spirit &mdash; with prophecy, healing,\n          and encounter at the centre.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-quote\">\n          The same event the whole church was born in &mdash; and is\n          still alive today. The Holy Spirit is not a past event but a\n          present reality.\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- AUTUMN FEASTS -->\n\n<div class=\"aol-section\">\n\n  <div class=\"aol-inner centered\">\n\n    <div class=\"aol-eyebrow\">\n      AUTUMN (ISRAEL)\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h2 class=\"aol-h2\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n      The Autumn <em>Feasts<\/em>\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <p class=\"aol-lead\">\n      Four appointments in the second half of the biblical year &mdash;\n      pointing to the second coming of Jesus, the final atonement, and\n      the eternal Kingdom. These feasts are yet to be fully fulfilled.\n      They are our holy expectation.\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"aol-inner\" style=\"margin-top:50px;\">\n\n\n    <!-- TRUMPETS -->\n\n    <div class=\"aol-feast\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-photo\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Feast-of-Trumpets-.png\"\n          alt=\"Shofar blast against a dramatic sky\"\n          style=\"width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-body\">\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-meta\">\n          AUTUMN (ISRAEL) &middot; TISHREI (ETHANIM) 1\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-hebrew\">\n          Yom Teruah &middot; Feast of Trumpets\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-title\">\n          The Feast of Trumpets\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-subtitle\">\n          The Day of Trumpets\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-label\">\n          Why We Celebrate\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>\n          The shofar is blown over the city. This is a day of awakening,\n          preparation, and holy expectation &mdash; a call to repentance\n          before the Day of Atonement and a declaration that King Jesus\n          the Messiah is coming. The blast of the shofar pierces\n          something in the spirit that cannot be explained, only\n          experienced. This is the sound of a people who are ready.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-quote\">\n          The shofar blast points to the trumpet that will sound at\n          Jesus's return. We rehearse the moment every year. One day,\n          it will not be a rehearsal.\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- DAY OF ATONEMENT -->\n\n    <div class=\"aol-feast\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-photo\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Yom-Kippur-.png\"\n          alt=\"Bowed heads and open hands, light breaking through shadow\"\n          style=\"width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-body\">\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-meta\">\n          AUTUMN (ISRAEL) &middot; TISHREI (ETHANIM) 10\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-hebrew\">\n          Yom Kippur &middot; Day of Atonement\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-title\">\n          Day of Atonement\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-subtitle\">\n          The Most Solemn Day\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-label\">\n          Why We Celebrate\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>\n          The most solemn day of the year. We fast and stand before God\n          in repentance and covenant renewal &mdash; not in fear, but in\n          the deep confidence that we stand before God in the mercy of\n          Jesus our atoning King. Fasting is commanded by God. The\n          gathering itself is marked by reflection, repentance,\n          confession, intercession, and the profound stillness of a\n          people in the hands of the Lord.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-quote\">\n          Jesus is our High Priest who has made the final atonement\n          &mdash; not with the blood of animals, but with His own.\n          We stand covered, clean, and accepted in Him.\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- EIGHTH DAY -->\n\n    <div class=\"aol-feast\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-photo\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n          src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Eighth-Day.png\"\n          alt=\"Community gathered in soft eternal light, World to Come\"\n          style=\"width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;\">\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-feast-body\">\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-meta\">\n          AUTUMN (ISRAEL) &middot; TISHREI (ETHANIM) 22\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-hebrew\">\n          Shemini Atzeret &middot; The Eighth Day\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-title\">\n          Eighth Day\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-subtitle\">\n          Lingering with God\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-label\">\n          Why We Celebrate\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>\n          The day after the Feast of Tabernacles &mdash; God's \"one more\n          day.\" Shemini Atzeret is not another feast; it is an intimate\n          gathering, a lingering. After the joy of Tabernacles, God asks\n          His people to stay a little longer. The Eighth Day is a\n          celebration of pure worship, deep joy, and the closeness of a\n          community that has walked through the whole feast season\n          together. It represents the World to Come.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"aol-feast-quote\">\n          A picture of eternal fellowship &mdash; the day when the feast\n          never ends and God dwells with His people forever.\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- TABERNACLES \/ KINGDOM FESTIVAL -->\n\n<div class=\"aol-section\">\n\n  <div class=\"aol-inner two-col\">\n\n    <div class=\"aol-col\">\n\n      <div class=\"aol-eyebrow\">\n        <span class=\"rule\"><\/span>\n        AUTUMN (ISRAEL) &middot; TISHREI (ETHANIM) 15&ndash;21\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h2 class=\"aol-h2\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px;\">\n        The Feast of Tabernacles\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p style=\"color:var(--cream); font-weight:bold; font-size:18px; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:20px;\">\n        Kingdom Festival\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"aol-copy\">\n\n        <p>\n          The Feast of Tabernacles is the great annual gathering of all\n          who serve the God of Israel. For seven days, we celebrate God's\n          provision and presence through the wilderness, and anticipate\n          the day when God will dwell &mdash; tabernacle &mdash; with His\n          people in the Messianic Era under the Kingship of Jesus. We\n          build temporary shelters. We feast together. We worship at full\n          volume. We are commissioned and sent. This is the feast the\n          whole earth will one day keep. It is seven days of worship,\n          formation, commissioning, and the joy of the Feast of\n          Tabernacles.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p>\n          Our representation of that is Kingdom Festival &mdash; our\n          annual gathering where families, disciples, and leaders come\n          together under one temporary roof, around one table, before\n          one King.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"color:var(--gold); font-style:italic;\">\n          We begin now.\n        <\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n      <div class=\"aol-btn-row left\">\n\n        <a\n          class=\"aol-btn primary\"\n          href=\"https:\/\/www.kingdomfestival.com\"\n          target=\"_blank\"\n          rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n          Visit kingdomfestival.com &rarr;\n        <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"aol-photo\">\n\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsforisrael.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Feast-of-Tabernacles-.png\"\n        alt=\"Sukkot shelters and community feast at golden hour\"\n        style=\"width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; display:block;\">\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- FINAL INVITATION -->\n\n<div class=\"aol-section\">\n\n  <div class=\"aol-inner centered\">\n\n    <div class=\"aol-eyebrow\">\n      COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h1 class=\"aol-h1\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n      These feasts are <em>for everyone.<\/em>\n    <\/h1>\n\n    <p class=\"aol-lead\">\n      These are not religious observances or ethnic traditions. They\n      are God's appointed times &mdash; moments He set apart to meet\n      with His people and to reveal His redemptive plan. Jew and Gentile\n      alike are fully invited and fully included in the Appointments of\n      the Lord. These are God's feasts &mdash; for all His people. We\n      celebrate them as treasures. Come and discover what you have been\n      missing.\n    <\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"aol-btn-row\">\n\n      <a\n        class=\"aol-btn primary\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/kc.org.au\/visit\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n        rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        Plan Your Visit &rarr;\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a\n        class=\"aol-btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/kc.org.au\/gatherings\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n        rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        Saturday Gathering &rarr;\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a\n        class=\"aol-btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.kingdomfestival.com\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n        rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        Kingdom Festival &rarr;\n      <\/a>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aold-page\">\n\n<style>\n\n  .aold-page {\n    --bg: #4a4128;\n    --card-bg: #302a19;\n    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{\n\n    .aold-section {\n      padding: 58px 18px;\n    }\n\n    .aold-h2 {\n      font-size: 34px;\n    }\n\n    .aold-lead {\n      font-size: 16px;\n      line-height: 1.6;\n\n      margin-bottom: 36px;\n    }\n\n    .aold-card {\n      padding: 25px 22px;\n\n      scroll-margin-top: 95px;\n    }\n\n    .aold-field-row {\n      display: block;\n    }\n\n    .aold-field-label {\n      margin-bottom: 5px;\n    }\n\n  }\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"aold-section\">\n\n  <div class=\"aold-inner centered\">\n\n    <div class=\"aold-eyebrow\">\n\n      <span class=\"rule\"><\/span>\n\n      PLAN YOUR VISIT\n\n      <span class=\"rule\"><\/span>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <h2 class=\"aold-h2\">\n      Everything you need <em>to join us.<\/em>\n    <\/h2>\n\n\n    <p class=\"aold-lead\">\n\n      Dates, times, and practical details for each of the Appointments\n      of the Lord &mdash; so you know exactly what to expect before you arrive.\n\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"aold-inner\">\n\n    <div class=\"aold-grid\">\n\n\n      <!-- =====================================================\n           1. PASSOVER\n      ====================================================== -->\n\n      <div\n        class=\"aold-card\"\n        id=\"pesach-details\"\n      >\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-meta\">\n          Spring (Israel) &middot; Aviv 14\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-hebrew\">\n          Pesach\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-title\">\n          Passover\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Date\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA &middot; 2027\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Time\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Location\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Gold Coast &middot; Your home\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Wear\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Comfortable, smart-casual clothing &mdash; you'll be seated for a while.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Bring\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n\n            An open heart and an appetite.\n\n            <span class=\"flag\">\n              All details on Passover.org.au\n            <\/span>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n      <!-- =====================================================\n           2. UNLEAVENED BREAD \u2014 FIRST DAY\n      ====================================================== -->\n\n      <div\n        class=\"aold-card\"\n        id=\"unleavened-bread-first-details\"\n      >\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-meta\">\n          Spring (Israel) &middot; Aviv 15&ndash;21\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-hebrew\">\n          Chag HaMatzot\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-title\">\n          Feast of Unleavened Bread - First Day\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Date\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA &middot; 2027\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Time\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Location\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Gold Coast &middot; Twin Rivers Centre,\n            104 River Hills Road, Eagleby QLD, Australia\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Wear\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Casual, comfortable clothing.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Bring\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Nothing specific.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n      <!-- =====================================================\n           3. FIRSTFRUITS\n      ====================================================== -->\n\n      <div\n        class=\"aold-card\"\n        id=\"firstfruits-details\"\n      >\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-meta\">\n          Spring (Israel) &middot; Aviv 16\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-hebrew\">\n          Yom HaBikkurim\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-title\">\n          Firstfruits\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Date\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA &middot; 2027\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Time\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Location\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Your home\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Wear\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Light layers &mdash; mornings can be cool.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Bring\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            A spirit of expectation.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n      <!-- =====================================================\n           4. UNLEAVENED BREAD \u2014 FINAL DAY\n      ====================================================== -->\n\n      <div\n        class=\"aold-card\"\n        id=\"unleavened-bread-final-details\"\n      >\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-meta\">\n          Spring (Israel) &middot; Aviv 21\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-hebrew\">\n          Chag HaMatzot\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-title\">\n          Feast of Unleavened Bread - Final Day (Immersions)\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Date\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA &middot; 2027\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Time\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Location\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Gold Coast &middot; Cnr The Esplanade &amp; Drake St,\n            Paradise Point QLD, Australia\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Wear\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Casual, a hat, and swimwear.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Bring\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Food to share, a camp chair, sunscreen, and park games.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n      <!-- =====================================================\n           5. PENTECOST\n      ====================================================== -->\n\n      <div\n        class=\"aold-card\"\n        id=\"shavuot-details\"\n      >\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-meta\">\n          Spring (Israel) &middot; Sivan 6\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-hebrew\">\n          Shavuot\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-title\">\n          Pentecost\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Date\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA &middot; 2027\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Time\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            TBA\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Location\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Gold Coast &middot; Twin Rivers Centre,\n            104 River Hills Road, Eagleby QLD, Australia\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Wear\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Paisley.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Bring\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Dairy food to share, two loaves of challah.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n      <!-- =====================================================\n           6. FEAST OF TRUMPETS\n      ====================================================== -->\n\n      <div\n        class=\"aold-card\"\n        id=\"yom-teruah-details\"\n      >\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-meta\">\n          Autumn (Israel) &middot; Tishrei (Ethanim) 1\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-hebrew\">\n          \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05ea\u05e8\u05d5\u05e2\u05d4\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-title\">\n          \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05ea\u05e8\u05d5\u05e2\u05d4\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Date\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            11 September 2026\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Time\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            6:30 PM\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Location\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Gold Coast &middot; Twin Rivers Centre,\n            104 River Hills Road, Eagleby QLD, Australia\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Wear\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Bright colours.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Bring\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Palm branches and a shofar if you have one &mdash;\n            you're welcome to blow it with us.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n      <!-- =====================================================\n           7. DAY OF ATONEMENT\n      ====================================================== -->\n\n      <div\n        class=\"aold-card\"\n        id=\"yom-kippur-details\"\n      >\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-meta\">\n          Autumn (Israel) &middot; Tishrei (Ethanim) 10\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-hebrew\">\n          Yom Kippur\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-title\">\n          Day of Atonement\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Date\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            21 September 2026\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Time\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            11:30 AM &ndash; 5:30 PM\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Location\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Gold Coast &middot; Twin Rivers Centre,\n            104 River Hills Road, Eagleby QLD, Australia\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Wear\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            White &mdash; simple, comfortable clothing suited\n            to a full day of stillness and prayer.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Bring\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n\n            Your Bible, a journal and pen, water for after the fast.\n\n            <span class=\"flag\">\n              We will have a nurse on duty.\n            <\/span>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n      <!-- =====================================================\n           8. FEAST OF TABERNACLES\n      ====================================================== -->\n\n      <div\n        class=\"aold-card\"\n        id=\"sukkot-details\"\n      >\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-meta\">\n          Autumn (Israel) &middot; Tishrei (Ethanim) 15&ndash;21\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-hebrew\">\n          Sukkot &middot; Kingdom Festival\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-title\">\n          Feast of Tabernacles\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Date\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            25&ndash;30 September 2026\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Time\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n\n            See\n\n            <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/www.kingdomfestival.com\"\n              target=\"_blank\"\n              rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n            >\n              kingdomfestival.com\n            <\/a>\n\n            for the full programme.\n\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Location\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Twin Rivers Centre, 104 River Hills Road,\n            Eagleby QLD, Australia\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Wear\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Outdoor-ready clothing &mdash; layers for warm days and cool nights.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Bring\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Palm branches, a main meal, your smiles, and a heart\n            to worship. Full packing list at kingdomfestival.com.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n      <!-- =====================================================\n           9. EIGHTH DAY\n      ====================================================== -->\n\n      <div\n        class=\"aold-card\"\n        id=\"shemini-atzeret-details\"\n      >\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-meta\">\n          Autumn (Israel) &middot; Tishrei (Ethanim) 22\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-hebrew\">\n          Shemini Atzeret\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"aold-card-title\">\n          Eighth Day\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Date\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            2 October 2026\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Time\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            6:30 PM\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            Location\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Gold Coast &middot; Twin Rivers Centre,\n            104 River Hills Road, Eagleby QLD, Australia\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Wear\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            White.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"aold-field-row\">\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-label\">\n            What to Bring\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"aold-field-value\">\n            Nothing but yourself &mdash; this one is simply about lingering together.\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- =========================================================\n     RELIABLE ANCHOR SCROLL FIX\n========================================================= -->\n\n<script>\n\n(function(){\n\n  function gnfiScrollToFestival(){\n\n    var rawHash = window.location.hash;\n\n    if(!rawHash){\n      return;\n    }\n\n\n    \/*\n     * Remove # and decode safely.\n     *\/\n\n    var targetId;\n\n    try{\n\n      targetId = decodeURIComponent(\n        rawHash.substring(1)\n      );\n\n    }catch(e){\n\n      targetId = rawHash.substring(1);\n\n    }\n\n\n    var target =\n      document.getElementById(targetId);\n\n\n    if(!target){\n      return;\n    }\n\n\n    \/*\n     * Salient\/WPBakery can finish calculating layout\n     * after the browser's native anchor jump.\n     *\n     * Run once shortly after load, then once again\n     * after layout has had time to settle.\n     *\/\n\n    function moveToTarget(){\n\n      var mobile =\n        window.matchMedia(\n          '(max-width: 767px)'\n        ).matches;\n\n\n      var headerOffset =\n        mobile ? 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