building a community of grace
Welcome to the Anglican Church Freiburg! We’re thrilled to have you.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. Our... Continue Reading →
News from... ... the Anglican Church Freiburg... the Diocese... the Church of England... and the wider Church From the Anglican Church Freiburg Save the Date!Wise Ones Wine & Cheese Evening11th Nov at 6 pm at churchAll retirees - or those of a certain age - are welcome, for chat, discussion of the direction of the... Continue Reading →
Greetings. Paul writing to the Corinthian Church affirms, I planted, Apollos watered but God made it grow. (1 Corinthians 3:6). While it is an undisputed fact that it is God who makes churches grow it also reminds us that each of us who in God’s providence are part of the life of the church has... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 2nd October Reading: 2 Timothy 1: 1-14 Download Service Outline here If someone ever invented a machine called “faithometer” that would gauge our faith levels how welcome a machine would it be. ? Paul consistently maintained that the three significant elements of a joyful Christian life are Faith, Hope and Love.... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- 3 years ago a friend offered to get us tickets for the 2020 Passionsspiele in Oberammergau. The world-famous play has been performed nearly every 10 years since 1634. It all began with the villagers of Oberammergau pledging that if God let the plague leave the... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 25th September 2022 Reading: Psalm 91:14-16 Service Outline (view here) Psalm 91:14-16 14 Because they have set their love upon me, therefore will I deliver them; I will lift them up, because they know my name. 15 They will call upon me and I will answer them; I am with them in trouble,... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- I’m guessing I’m not alone. There are those with whom I share this planet who I just don’t like. As it turns out they are mostly relatives. I call them my “accidental acquaintances”, people who are, like it or not, in my life. In my... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 11th September 2022 Sunday after the Homegoing of Her Majesty the Queen Sunday for the Blessing of School Bags. Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is not with us today. As I was commissioned as Chaplain of ACF I was asked to make an oath of allegiance to Her Majesty and... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- If there was an award for losing things and/or getting lost, I am sure I would win it. You name it, I have lost it, but the things I have lost the most are my key, earrings, and my wallet. Luckily most of the time... Continue Reading →
The eleventh Assembly of the World Council of Churches is concluding in Karlsruhe. (Find some photos at the end of this page.) Over four thousand delegates from all over the world spent ten days deliberating on the theme- Christ’s Love moves the world to reconciliation and unity. Much more than the debates, deliberations, and decisions... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 14th August 2022 Reading: Isaiah 5:1-10 What more should I have done to my beloved than was already done? But why? Why is life behaving the way it does to me? These are two questions we often hear around us as people face tough realities of life Sometimes these are questions... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- I have spent this past summer recovering from major surgery. I am thankful for the surgery and the new quality of life it brings but I have been struggling with the many limitations that come with the 12 weeks of recovery time and some that... Continue Reading →
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