Lent & Holy Week

Return to the Lord your God,
    for he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in love,

Joel 2:13b

Services and Small Groups during Lent, Holy Week & Easter

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Ash Wednesday

Communion Service
18th Feb, 7 pm

If you would like to learn what happens on Ash Wednesday and its meaning watch this short video.

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Midweek Lenten Groups

ACF Lent Group:
Voices from the Margins – Encountering the Cross in Different Contexts

on Thursdays (26th Feb – 26th March), 7 pm
In person at church

Have you ever wondered how Christians in other parts of the world, or in different circumstances from our own, understand the cross? This Lent, we’re inviting you on a journey to see the Passion of Christ through fresh perspectives.
Over five Thursday evenings starting 26th February, we’ll explore how different communities have encountered Jesus’ death and resurrection in ways that speak powerfully to their own struggles and hopes. We’ll look at liberation theology, black theology, feminist theology, and queer theology as examples of how the gospel is lived and understood from the margins. Each week will open up new ways of seeing familiar stories – perspectives born from real experiences of suffering, exclusion, and redemption.
Whether you’re theologically curious or simply want to broaden your horizons, you’re welcome. No prior knowledge needed – just bring your questions and openness to learn from voices we don’t always hear.
This Lent group is being prepared and led by Christine Ghinn, and will take place on Thursdays at 7 pm at church. If you’d like to come, please let Christine know or contact us via the church website – though spontaneous attendees are warmly welcome too.

Online Lenten Group:
‘Hopemakers: From Hostility to Hospitality’

on Wednesdays (from 25th Feb), 8 pm
on zoom

Our Diocese in Europe is offering a six-week online Lenten study course that we’d encourage you to explore. Titled “Hopemakers: From Hostility to Hospitality,” the course was developed within the Deanery of Germany as a follow-up to last year’s Racial Justice Conference, and is open to anyone across the Diocese and beyond.
In a world increasingly marked by division and exclusion, this study invites us to reflect on the Gospel call to repentance, reconciliation, and radical welcome. Through Scripture, prayer, and shared reflection, participants will explore how we can confront racism, dismantle barriers, and become communities of hospitality and hope.
The sessions take place every Wednesday during Lent via Zoom, beginning on 25th Feb at 8:00 pm CET. Click here to find out more and download the program. To register and receive the Zoom link, write to racialjusticeconference@gmail.com.

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Weekly Worship during Lent

Sunday Service, 11:30am

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Holy Week

Palm Sunday

29th March, 11:30am
Communion Service & Palm Cross Procession
Followed by a Shared Lunch.

led by Rev’d Vinod Victor

Maundy Thursday

2nd April, 8 pm
Maundy Thursday Communion Service

led by Rev’d Vinod Victor

Good Friday

3rd April, 5 pm
Meditations on the Cross

led by the ACF Young Adults & Rev’d Vinod Victor

Easter Sunday

5th April, 7 am
Sunrise Service

We will meet at 6:30 am (not later!) here at the bottom of the cable car in the Stadtgarten to begin walking up together to the Kanonenplatz where we will have our Easter Sunrise Service.

5th April, 11:30 am
Easter Service and Eucharist

led by Rev’d Vinod Victor

PS.:
Here is a short video with some musical impressions from the 2024 ACF Easter Morning service. For and all those who are up for a dose of humour while practicing their German, there is this hilarious video of Bischof Stefan Oster of the Roman Catholic church with the German tradition of Osterlachen – the “Easter laughter”.