Midweek Meditation: The Bruised Reed and the Smoldering Wick
This week, Priscilla tells us about a meditation she read years ago and that has stuck with her ever since. Look forward to some thoughtful ponderings by her …
AGM Postponed!
The annual general meeting (AGM) that was planned for this Sunday, 29th April, has been postponed until the 31st May. More information will follow on Sunday and by email in due course.
Can you help?
For our next couple of Open Kitchen evenings of cooking, chatting, and dining with refugees we are looking for some extra volunteers:
- Thurs, 30 April from ca. 4 pm
to pick up our guests from the refugee center, go together with them grocery shopping, walk them to church, and be around for the evening - Thurs, 14th April
someone who holds a Leadership Safeguarding certificate to be at church with our guests for the evening
If you can help send us a message or speak to Roberto or Christine.
Mark Your Diary: Special Events
Wise Ones – Friday, 24th April, 6 pm
On Friday, 24th April the ACF Wise Ones will be meeting for their wine & cheese evening at 6 pm at church. All folks 55-ish years plus are invited. This month’s theme will be the life and work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Choral Evensong – Saturday, 25th April, 6 pm
The Evangelische Kirche in Freiburg invites us to a traditional Anglican Evensong Service on Saturday, 25th April, 6 pm at the Christuskirche.
ACK Spring Meeting – Wed, 29th April, 7 pm
All friends of the Freiburg Ecumenical Movement are warmly invited to the ACK’s (council of churches) Spring Meeting. It is open to anyone with an interest in ecumenism and will take place on Wednesday, 29th April at 7 pm at Evangelisch-Freikirchliche Gemeinde (Baptisten, Stefan-Meier-Str. 145).
As always, the meeting will start with an ecumenical service, which this time has been prepared by our sisters and brothers from the host congregation. Afterwards, the main topic will be: “Preventing anti-Semitism” with a keynote address by Prof. Dr Wilhelm Schwendemann (Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation), followed by a time for discussion and the a few statutory formalities. The evening will conclude at around 10 pm with a prayer of blessing.
You can download the full agenda here as a PDF.
Women’s Breakfast with Debbie Nodder – Sat, 9th May, 9 am
The next ACF Women’s Breakfast will take place on Saturday, 9th Saturday at 9 am. Debbie Nodder will be speaking on the theme: ‘Art Practice and Contemplation as Ways to Draw Closer to God’. Look forward to hearing how art practice and contemplation have inspired Debbie, to carefully look at some artwork, and to some playful drawing excercises.
Please register by speaking to the Women’s Breakfast team or by sending a message here.
Registration Deadline 1st May: Weekend Away – 14th-17th May 2026
We’re delighted to announce that registrations for this year’s church Weekend Away are now open! Join us from 14th – 17th May (Ascension Day Weekend / Himmelfahrt) at the beautiful Centre Evangelique du Hohrodberg in the Vosges mountains, just over an hour from Freiburg. The centre is beautifully situated at 850 metres with spectacular views, and the weekend includes accommodation, all meals, and full programme access. Family-friendly bonus: third and additional children stay free! Financial assistance is available through our ‘Fragrance in Freiburg’ project for those who need it.
This year we’re thrilled to welcome Bishop Antonio Ablon, chaplain at St Catherine’s Anglican Church in Stuttgart and living in exile from the Philippines, as our speaker. He’ll be addressing the theme “Our Calling to be Peacemakers.” The weekend promises fun, inspiration, meaningful conversations, worship together, and time to connect with our church family in a stunning mountain setting.
Important: You MUST register via the form AND pay by 1st May 2026! Simply telling the organisers you’re coming without completing registration and payment makes planning impossible.
We also need your help! We’re always short on drivers, so if you have a car with space, please offer lifts. We urgently need volunteers to do grocery shopping (fully reimbursed) and transport food to the retreat centre.
Find all the details and register here.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of what has become a cherished tradition in our church community!
Film Screening: Cotton Queen
As part of our ‘Fragrance in Freiburg’ project’s commitment to raising awareness about racial and social justice issues, we’d like to draw your attention to an important film coming to Freiburg cinemas.
From 23rd Apr, Cotton Queen will be shown at the Friedrichsbau – the first feature film by a Sudanese woman director, offering a rare and authentic perspective on the lives of Sudanese women and girls.
The film tells the story of Nafisa and her relationships with three generations of women – friends, mother, and grandmother – as she navigates cultural expectations including female genital mutilation and arranged marriage. Director Suzannah Mirghani explains: “The title Cotton Queen refers to a beauty pageant title given to a young girl working in the cotton industry during British colonial rule in Sudan. In my film, I reclaim this title to show Sudanese girls becoming aware of their own power beyond beauty and marriage. The girl crowned by colonial occupiers becomes the QUEEN OF COTTON.”
The film addresses these difficult subjects in a poetic way that raises awareness without relying on stereotypes, showing how female power shifts across a lifetime – from powerless young girl to decisive authority in old age – and how a girl finds her own path between old and new ways of life.
The film is in Arabic with German subtitles.
View the cinema information here and watch the trailer here.
ACF Fundraiser: Envelope Giving
As most of you know, our church is 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, …).
This is why we’re excited to announce this spring’s ACF fundraiser: ‘Envelope Giving’! At church there is a display of 100 lovingly decorated envelopes, with a number on each of them: from €1 to €100. We invite you to pick one of them and donate the stated amount to the ACF via one of these ways:
- cash donation into the envelope
put into collection basket or hand in with ACF council members or chaplain - card payment
via the card terminal at church, make sure to select the ‘envelope giving’ button - via bank transfer
subject line: ‘envelope giving’
account details: Anglican Church Freiburg e.V., Sparkasse Freiburg
IBAN: DE29 6805 0101 0002 5119 20, SWIFT / BIC: FRSPDE66
If you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to contact our treasurers at treasurer@anglican-church-freiburg.de.
This Week & Regular Rhythms
This week at the ACF
- Compline
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 9:00 pm
on zoom - Freiburg North Homegroup
Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Hosted at a private home in Gundelfingen. Get in touch for further details. - Wise Ones Wine & Cheese Evening
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 6:00 pm
A group for all oder ACF folks of 55-ish years and upwards. Bring your favorite wine to share or a bottle of something non-alcoholic. We’ll supply the cheese and good cheer. See you there!
This week’s theme: Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Young Adult Bible Study
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 6:00 pm
At the vicarage (Ludwigstr. 6, Freiburg) - Choral Evensong (by the Ev. Stadtkantorei)
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 6:00 pm
at Christuskirche - Communion Service
Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 11:30 am
Led by Rev’d Vinod Victor - Annual General Meeting
Sunday, April 26, 2026 after the service
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 Jan, 27th March, 29th May, 31st July & 30th Oct 2026
Wine & Cheese Evening at church at 6 pm on 20th Feb, 24th April, 19th June, 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
every second Saturday of the month at 6 pm at a private home in Freiburg Herdern / near Habsburgerstraße - 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.
Service & Events Calendar
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 and
- Our ecumenical friends in Germany
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 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.
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