Der Rundbrief des Saskatchewan German Councils.

ugby. You can be a great help to
them. As a person familiar with
worship you can be prepared to answer
questions about worship. If
someone takes the time to explain
some of what we are doing, guests
and visitors might feel comfortable
with the parts and movements in
worship.
You can help people with the more
earthly parts of worship. But I am
going to suggest that, even having
said what I have said above,
the most difficult part of Christian
worship is that we are pointing beyond
the world, beyond ourselves,
beyond our concerns, to something
greater. But not to observe it. Rather
to become conscious of being a part
of it, and to discern our position and
role in it. That is difficult if not impossible
to teach. The only way is to
immerse yourself in the worship life
of the church. So be prepared to answer
questions about worship. And
be prepared to encourage people to
attend regularly.
If you are already a part of a worshipping
community, God bless you
there. If you are not, consider joining
us Sunday mornings, 9:30 in
German and 11:00 in English. Feel
free to ask the people around you
for some explanations about our
service.
On Sunday, 3 November, we celebrate
All Saints’ Sunday. On All
Saints’ we remember and celebrate
the lives of those whose lives on
earth have ended. You are invited to
attend and remember and celebrate
the lives of your family members
and friends.
Grace and peace.
News from the Choir
Berbel Knoll
The choir stepped into a new season
with a new venture! As part of
SaskCulture Days our choir hosted
our First Annual Harvest Wine Festival
featuring German wine and
Zwiebelkuchen. The event was held
in the evening of Friday September
27 in the main hall of the German
club. It was a great success with
young and old in attendance. Although
we could not offer the traditional
Federweisser, we were able
to offer several varieties of German
wines with the help of Ray Fichter,
our knowledgeable wine expert. For
those who preferred a non-alcoholic
beverage, a fresh-pressed apple
cider was available. Varieties of
Zwiebelkuchen, a favourite during
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Volksliederchor Harmonie - Regina
harvest season in the wine growing
areas of Germany, were prepared
by our choir members and could be
purchased by the piece. The choir
performed several sets of German
wine themed songs during the evening
and guests enjoyed Vince Weber
on the accordion. The hall was
festively decorated in Bavarian
colours with harvest accents, wine
and Zwiebelkuchen vendor stands.
Special thanks to Hildegard Boehm
for stepping in to direct us so capably
while our choir director Ken
Holzer and his wife Rosabelle were
visiting Germany. It was a wonderful
evening of Gemütlichkeit.
In addition to the Harvest Wine
Festival the choir also took part in
the Sask Choral Federation concert
at the band shell in Wascana park
on Sunday afternoon, September
29. The concert ended with all the
choirs joining together to sing “It’s
a Wonderful World”.
Several years ago the choir established
an annual scholarship to
recognize and support a student of
voice at the Regina Music Festival.
Thanks to August Flegel who presented
the scholarship on behalf of
the choir and congratulations to this
year’s recipient, Tatiana Orlowski.
We were very pleased to welcome
three new choir members this fall
and are now preparing for our
Christmas concert to be held Sunday,
December 1 at 2:30 p.m. at the
German Club. Hope you can join us
for the concert!