building a community of grace
Homily - Sunday, the 25th December 2022 Reading: Luke 2 I asked a young person yesterday what would be a relevant theme for a Christmas Day Homily and she suggested, “From Messi to the Messiah.” The World Cup Football tournament is over. Messi was acclaimed the Messiah But after the din and buzzle the call... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 18th December 2022 View the Service Outline here Christmas Story from Leo Tolstoy- Papa Panov’s Special Christmas The village shoemaker who stayed alone wanted to see Jesus at Christmas time. On the previous day he opened the Bible and read of the baby having no place and sighed Had they come... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Most of you, I am sure have noticed that we as a family have not been able to attend church these last two- and a-bit months. My old company called and asked if I could go to Hamburg to do the Lion King Musical, as... Continue Reading →
It is Christmas yet again. On the one hand the frenzied preparation for the celebrations suggests efforts to reclaim what was lost during the Pandemic years. People really want to make good the loss. On the other hand, is the lingering pain of people who suffered loss during these years saying we would never be... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- My mum decided to join a protestant church in Cucuta (the city where I was born in Colombia) many years ago… I also joined the church while I was living in Colombia. I was fascinated by the Brazilian pastor. His leadership abilities and skills were... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 11th December 2022 Reading: Matthew 11:1-12 Its Christmas in two weeks’ time. When we go through tough situations in life- does that strengthen our faith or does it challenge our faith When we go through very easy situations in life- does that make faith take a back bench in our list... Continue Reading →
As we come to the end of another year, the Biblical verse that comes to me as a prayer for the advent season and as reminder of our task as a church, for the new year is 3 John 1:2. “Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 4th December 2022 Reading: Matthew 3:1-11 Order of Service Prepare the Way!!! If I ask you how the preparation for Christmas is coming up I am sure we would be excited about the answers. But if I ask you how are you preparing for Christ- the answer might not be that... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- We have all have the experience of waiting and the feelings that come with it. What do you think of when you hear the word “waiting”? What memories come to you and are you like the most of us that hate waiting. Often Advent is... Continue Reading →
Homily - Sunday, the 27th November 2022 Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5 Download Service Outline Introduction Today is the 27th of November. It was on this day 79 years ago in 1944 Operation Tiger Fish, the Code name of the military operation on Freiburg ordered by General Eisenhower, devasted this beautiful city. Between 19:58 and 20:18 on... Continue Reading →
Freiburg Anglican Church 
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