building a community of grace
...to the Anglican Church Freiburg.We are so glad you found us! We are a Church of England congregation in the Diocese in Europe, made up of people from 25 different nations from all over the world. Freiburg im Breisgau in south-west Germany is the (sometimes temporary) home of the wonderful individuals who worship with us.... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- Once upon a time there was a girl. Being the oldest of four siblings she was very concerned about fairness and sticking to the rules. These character traits, together with her hot temper made for some feet-stomping, on-top-of her-voice-yelling and door slamming episodes... Continue Reading →
Led byRt Rev’d Robert Innes and Rt Rev’d David Hamid PreacherRt. Rev’d Nicholas HoltamBishop of Salisbury and the Church of England’s lead bishop on environmental issues Friday, 18th September, 2020 18.00 CET via Zoom (The service will also be available on YouTube)(please be online by 17.45) This service marks a great opportunity to gather together to mark Creationtide... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- We have a small ritual in our house at the end of the day. At bedtime, I will sometimes say to the children „Ask not for whom the bell tolls…“they will then reply „..it tolls for thee.“ They will then go off to... Continue Reading →
In early July, the Diocese in Europe launched a quest to put together a video on Covid-19 lockdown. Diocesan comms has now produced this video. They have put together what could look like a day under lockdown across the diocese. By mid-July, churches across Europe had already experienced the reality of well over 100 days... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- In my lifetime I have had the privilege of attending a vast variety of Christian Worship services. One thing that is said in many of these services and almost always in a liturgical church is the Lord’s Prayer. The latter part of the... Continue Reading →
In the past years ACF community members of all ages have worked together to produce a 2019 and a 2020 Art & Faith Calendar. Beautiful paintings and drawings paired with themed bible passage adorned each page and made for a meaningful gift for loved ones and oneself. (To get an impression, scroll down to browse... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- "What do you want me to do for you?"This question echoes throughout our everyday lives. Maybe you hear it from your children, your coworkers, family members, friends. To whom do you ask this question? Over the past few days this question has popped into my... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Meditation on a song of Hillsong United Highlands (Song of Ascent): Lyrics video here This song has touched our hearts for a while – long before COVID19 broke into our lives.It sings of the mountains and valleys of our lives, of the striving to experience... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Looking up the readings for this Wednesday I saw that Psalm 23 was one of the selected readings. As this is one of my favourite psalms I couldn’t help but pick this to share with you. The psalm was written by David, a shepherd, who... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- Enormous, thundering waves, thick black darkness, a creaking boat tossed about, grown men – fishermen at that - terrified to their core. And onto the scene walks Jesus: first challenging his friend Peter, and eventually bringing those stunned and frightened men safely to the... Continue Reading →
