Chaplain’s Letter: When God’s Tenderness Becomes Our Hands

In his November letter, Vinod looks at the promise in Revelation 7 that God will wipe away every tear. As the month draws us into remembrance, he asks a simple question: whose tears might we have overlooked? He writes about noticing people who are struggling, staying close without trying to fix things, and being a church where every culture and generation carries each other.

Read the Chaplain’s Letter here.

Christmas Task Force: Helpers Wanted

Now that the Petrus-Paulus-Gemeinde has left the building, we, the ACF, will this Advent and Christmas be the only congregation worshipping at the Petruskirche.

For years, they kindly provided the Christmas tree, the Advent wreath and other decorations. This year, that’s up to us.
If you like decorating, carrying things, or just want to be part of a small team making the church look good for Christmas, we’d love to have you on the Christmas Task Force. Please get in touch and we’ll sort out the rest together.

The ACF Advent & Christmas has now been finalised!
This Advent and Christmas, ACF has plenty going on: cookie baking, an Advent play, Carols by the Fire with Glühwein, and the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, plus Sunday worship all the way through to Christmas Day. Find the full program here and come join us for as much or as little as you like.

Mark Your Diary: Special Events

Welcome Night – Sat, 14th Nov at 7 pm

An evening of welcome and friendship, reaching out especially to young people newly arrived in Freiburg. Come, make connections, share your story and discover a community in which you can belong.

Women’s Breakfast – Sat, 21st Nov, 9 am

Women of ACF and friends are invited to our Women’s Breakfast on Saturday, 21st November, at 9 am. Our speaker is Maria Teresa Ramírez Quiroz, who will talk about “Cultural and environmental changes impacting on women’s mental and physical health in rural Mexico.”

Come for good food, a good talk, and good conversation. Please get in touch to register in advance, so we know how much breakfast to plan for.

Hymns of the Soul: an evening of Bernstein and Rutter – Sat, 21st Nov at 7 pm

Did you know that one of the best-loved choral works of the 20th century was commissioned by an Anglican cathedral? The Dean of Chichester Cathedral asked Leonard Bernstein to write the Chichester Psalms for a 1965 cathedral music festival. Bernstein, an American composer with a Jewish background, wrote it for an English choir tradition, and it is still always sung in Hebrew. You can hear it live on Saturday 21st November, 7 pm, at the Christuskirche (Maienstraße 2).

The programme also includes the Requiem by John Rutter, one of England’s best-known choral composers. The evening moves from quiet, meditative moments to big choral sound, with comforting and hopeful music along the way. Soprano Eva-Maria Hofheinz sings with the Freiburger Kantorei, Kantorei Rheinfelden and Herdermer Consort.

Tickets are €15 to €25 and can be booked online here. Come along on your own or bring a friend!

Bible Quiz – Sun, 22nd Nov

We are starting an exciting journey through the Bible: Monthly Bible Quiz series! Session 1 will be on Sunday November 22 immediately after the service. You can form teams of three and participate. Families can participate together.

• Portion: Gospel of Mark
• 25 Questions in a written format.

All are encouraged to participate.

Conversation Salon – Tue, 24th Nov, 3 pm

Ecumenical Evening Prayer Service of Remembrance – Fri, 27th Nov at 8 pm

We warmly invite you to join us for the annual Ecumenical Evening Prayer Service (Nachtgebet) at Freiburg Münster on 27th Nov at 8:00 PM.

Each year on this day, the city of Freiburg gathers to remember the British air raid of 1944. This commemorative service brings together members of the different Freiburg churches, including ours, for a shared act of remembrance and prayer for peace. The participation of the Anglican Church Freiburg in this service holds particular significance. In a gesture of reconciliation, representatives of the church whose nation carried out the bombing join in remembering the victims and affirming our shared commitment to peace.

ACF Cookie Baking – Sat, 28th Nov, 10 am – 4 pm

Let’s kick off the Advent season with some communal cookie baking! Drop in anytime between 10 am and 4 pm on Saturday, 28th Nov at church, and share your personal cookie favourites with old and new ACF friends. Bring pre-prepared cookie dough, cookie cutters, and a cookie tin or plastic container to join us for a day of baking and fun.

Advent Play: The Story of Jesus through New Eyes – Sun, 29th Nov at 6 pm

A fresh encounter with the story of Jesus through drama, inviting us to see familiar events from new perspectives and reflect on their meaning for our lives.

Film Screening: Hidote – Wed, 2nd Dec at 4 pm

Hidote is a deeply emotional film produced by Tamrat Berhe, a public health expert from Ethiopia and Master GUH Alumnus creating public health awareness globally.

The film tells the story of Hidote, a young girl from Ethiopia who experienced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The narrative is centred around family dynamics, traditions, rituals and human connection. The story explores profound loss, personal struggles and internal conflicts in our societies.

Please be part of this movement against FGM… together we can encourage understanding, amplify the voices of those affected women, and openly discuss relevant topics such as health, culture, and human rights.

Date: Wednesday 02.12.26
Venue: Hörsaal Hermann-Herder-Str. 5: Room 00 011 (ground floor)
Time: 16:00

Room to rent in Ehrenkirchen

Ben, a friend of ACF and a member of the Old Catholic congregation at St Ursula, has a private room available in his top-floor apartment in Ehrenkirchen. The kitchen and bathroom are shared, and there is also a living room and a terrace. The apartment is non-smoking, and Ben would prefer someone who is working or studying.

Ben is disabled and visually impaired, so he is looking for someone who can take responsibility for keeping the kitchen and bathroom clean and taking out the rubbish. They would also help with a few light tasks now and then, no more than half an hour a day in total. A professional cleaner comes twice a month.

The usual rent is 525 € per month plus utilities (Nebenkosten). For the right person, Ben can offer 375 € per month plus utilities.

Interested? Please get in touch and we will pass your message on to Ben.

This Week & Regular Rhythms

This week at the ACF

• Compline
  Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 9:00 pm
  on zoom
• Open Kitchen
  Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 4:00 pm
  We are hosting people from the refugee centre to cook and eat together. This is not a drop-in event open to ACF members in general. Please get in touch if you’d like to volunteer.
• Women’s Prayer Group
  Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 8:00 pm
  on zoom
• Young Adults Welcome Night
  Sat, November 14, 2026 at 6:00 pm
  An evening of welcome and friendship, reaching out especially to young people newly arrived in Freiburg. Come, make connections, share your story and discover a community in which you can belong.
• Morning Worship: Safeguarding Sunday
  We will reflect on our shared responsibility to make the Church a place of safety, dignity and belonging. Our worship will affirm the importance of listening, protecting children and adults at risk, and building a community where concerns are heard and acted upon.
  Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  Led by Rev’d Vinod Victor
• IJM Meeting
  Monday, November 16, 2026 at 7:30 pm
  Come along to support the work of the International Justice Mission against modern slavery
• Compline
  Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 9:00 pm
  on zoom
• Freiburg North Homegroup
  Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 8:00 pm
  Hosted at a private home in Gundelfingen or Sexau. Get in touch for further details.
• Women’s Breakfast
  Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 9:00 am
  Maria Teresa Ramírez Quiroz:“Cultural and environmental changes impacting on women’s mental and physical health in rural Mexico”
• Communion Service: Justice Sunday – Responding to Modern Slavery
  We will focus on the realities of modern slavery, human trafficking and exploitation, considering how our choices and actions can uphold human dignity. Through prayer and reflection, we will explore our responsibility to recognise suffering and respond with compassion and practical commitment.
  Sunday, November 21, 2026 at 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
  Led by Rev’d Vinod Victor
• Bible Quiz
  Sunday, November 21, 2026 after the service
  You can form teams of three and participate. Families can participate together.
  Portion: Gospel of Mark
  25 Questions in a written format.
  All are encouraged to participate.
• Freiburg Central Homegroup
  Monday, 23 November at 7:30 pm
  Hosted at a private home near Freiburg city center. New participants welcome!
  Get in touch for further details.

Click here for the ACF zoom link and here for the ACF calendar for the coming months.

Regular ACF Groups

• Singing Group – practice usually on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month after the service. New singers of all levels are always welcome!
• Wise Ones – gathering of the older ACF members, aged 55+ 
  Coffee Afternoon at Café Schwarzes Kloster, Rathausgasse 48 at 3 pm on 30th Oct 2026
  Wine & Cheese Evening at church at 6 pm on 25th Sept & 27th Nov 2026
• Young Adult Group – for young people 18 years+
  every last Saturday of the month at 6 pm at the vicarage (Ludwigstr. 6)
• Men’s Breakfast
  every first Saturday of the month at 8 am at church
• Freiburg North Homegroup
  Fortnightly on Thursdays at 8 pm – at a private home in Gundelfingen or Sexau.  
  Check  the church calendar here  for our upcoming meeting dates.
• Freiburg Central Homegroup
  Fortnightly on Mondays at 7:30 pm – at a private home near Freiburg city center.  
  Check  the church calendar here  for our upcoming meeting dates.
• Women’s Prayer Group
  monthly on Thursdays, either on zoom or in person at church.
  Check the church calendar here for our upcoming meeting dates.
• Men’s Prayer Group
  every first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm at the vicarage (Ludwigsstr. 6, Freiburg)
• ‘Unboxed’ – fun community events
  once or twice a months at different times & locations.
  Check the church calendar here for our upcoming meeting dates.
   

To learn more about our regular groups and gatherings click here, and to view & subscribe to the ACF calendar click here.

The pastor is just a call away!

Call, text or WhatsApp Rev’d Vinod Victor on +49-176-46614418 or +91 9447 151017, 
or email him at chaplainfreiburg@gmail.com.

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News Archive

Find past news items on the following pages:

• The Anglican Church Freiburg – Our News Archive!
• The Church of England
• The Diocese in Europe 
• Our ecumenical friends in Germany
• The Anglican Communion and the Church Worldwide

Supporting the ACF financially

We’re so grateful for your support and prayers for our church. We are independent from any external funding sources, such as German taxes (Kirchesteuer), the Church of England, or other institutions. We depend on the generous donations of our members and friends to cover all our expenses (the minister’s salary, rent, insurances, diocese contributions, …). Unfortunately, our reserves are running low and we need your help to keep going.

We want to continue to serve God and our community with love and faithfulness. That’s why we’re asking you to consider donating to the ACF on a regular basis. By setting up a standing bank order, you can help us plan our budget and resources more effectively. It’s easy and secure, and you can cancel or change it anytime. Thank you for your generosity and God bless you!

Would you like to help fund the work of the ACF?
The best way to help is setting up a monthly direct debit to
Anglican Church in Freiburg e.V.
Sparkasse Freiburg
IBAN: DE29 6805 0101 0002 5119 20
SWIFT / BIC: FRSPDE66
Other giving options, such as online donations, are laid out here on our website.

If you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to contact our treasurers at treasurer@anglican-church-freiburg.de or pick up a Donate Flyer from church.

Praying for each other

If you have personal matters that you would like to be included in the public intercessions during our Sunday morning church services, we encourage you to reach out to our chaplain Vinod Victor (see contact details below). Your concerns, joys, and requests can be shared with the congregation, allowing us to support and uplift one another in prayer. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with the chaplain and let your voice be heard during our Sunday services.

ACF Safeguarding Policy

As a church community, we are committed to creating a safe environment for everyone, especially children and vulnerable adults. Please find here our safeguarding policy, which outlines our procedures and responsibilities. We ask all members to familiarise themselves with this important document as we work together to promote a safer church.

Most of our volunteers are currently undertaking safeguarding training to ensure we maintain the highest standards of care and protection. A big thank you to everyone who has already done so! If you’d like to learn more about safeguarding training, emergeny contact people, helplines and more, please visit our website here.

If you have any questions or concerns about safeguarding, please don’t hesitate to speak with our safeguarding officers Judith & Ceri, who are here to help and support you.