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 →
Browse news, upcoming events and more... Lent at the ACF...LENT GROUP - Living His Storyon Wednesdays during Lentat 7:30 pmhere on zoomHere we will have the opportunity journey lent together and discover & discuss God's footsteps in our own lives.Study notes and background information <- click hereVideos/interviews<- click here#LiveLent RESOURCESWe highly recommend you making use... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- How can we stay sane in these days? It is a year that Corona confines our lives. While toilet paper has been replenished for a long time, our hearts and minds are increasingly drained by the long social valley; leaving our souls downcast and disturbed... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Historically Lent is 40 days before Easter, not counting Sundays. After the church became the official religion of Rome, Lent was practised across the empire. At the council of Nicea in 325 it became officially the practice of all Christians. Because Jesus fasted 40 days in the... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Lord, you have been our dwelling placethroughout all generations.Before the mountains were bornor you brought forth the whole world,from everlasting to everlasting you are God.Teach us to number our days,that we may gain a heart of wisdom.Psalm 90: 1-2, 12 Perhaps some of you were... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Those who have smart phones, iphones, tablets or ipads have no doubt downloaded a variety of apps. I too have a number of them on my phone. Two of them are daily meditations, short contemplative or meditative texts - either spoken or written. I find... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Sometimes encouragement - or the nudge one needs - comes from unexpected sources. I had such an experience some months ago and hope to share it with you. Two or three years ago during Lent we listened to a podcast series by Jonathan Sachs. (Unfortunately... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.Isaiah 55:8-9 ESV Some of you probably... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- This week school started up again in our part of Germany. Children, parents and teachers are doing their best to make learning at home succeed as well as possible.The lockdown rules have tightened too and all of us are trying to balance necessary social interaction... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- For me, the 6th of January is a very special day in the calendar of the church. Here in Germany it is traditionally called Three Kings Day but in the church calendar it is called Epiphany. Epiphany is what the wise men experienced after a... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Late December 2020. The numeric end of a year that for me personally did not exactly start very promising, in the ICU of Waldkirch General Hospital. A year that brought many of us to our limits, tested our resilience. A year that, unfortunately, won’t be... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- In his poem „Christmas“, John Betjeman describes a very ordinary run up to Christmas. He talks about decorating the church, travelling home to family on a dark, rainy evening, and the excitement of going to bed on Christmas Eve as a child. This year, Christmas... Continue Reading →
