EVENTS
LA: Nov 11, 2022 – Saint Martin’s Day
The story goes… A Roman soldier was riding one cold night and came across a man in the street freezing, perhaps even to death for how cold it was. The soldier got off his horse, […]
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EVENTS
LA: Oct. 9, 2022 – Kirchweihfest at St. Stephens Church
The celebration of the Donauschwaben Kirchweihfest will be hold in the Father Lani Hall of the St. Stephens Church on October 9, 2022. The Holy Mass will be celebrated at 9:15 AM. Lunch will be […]
CULTURE
Oct 17, 2021 – Music for Thought: Season II – Concerts and Talks
MFTS – Season II revolves around the question to what extent the Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on society and the arts & culture world on the American continent, and particularly in New York. […]
EVENTS
CA: Maifest at First German United Methodist Church in Glendale
Come celebrate the beginning of May like in Austria and Germany! Learn about the history of the “Maibaum” (May Pole) and join the traditional “Maibaumtanz!” Enjoy Bratwurst, Reibekuchen Berliner & Kinder-Maibowle! The whole family is […]
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NY: Easter Week Services on April 19+21
You are invited to attend the services in German and English at Zion St. Mark’s Lutheran Ev. Church on Palm Sunday, April 14 at 11 a.m., Good Friday, April 19 at 5 p.m. and Easter Sunday, […]
EVENTS
FL: German Christmas Eve Service with Nativity Play Dec. 24
All are welcome to this German-language family service that features a German-language nativity play (a Krippenspeil) put on by children from the congregation. Date and time: 3 p.m. December 24, 2017 Location: Coral Gables Congregational […]
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IN: German Language Advent Service on Dec. 17
After church next Sunday, come down to Zion Evangelical Church of Christ to experience Advent the way German Immigrants in Indianapolis did 100 years ago! CEO of the Foundation for Lutheran Child and Family Services, […]
TRADITIONS
Reflections on the First Advent
Der Adventkranz – The Advent Wreath The Advent wreath, is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the liturgical calendar of the Western church. The ring or wheel […]