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p a ge 6 T H E C H R O N I C L E | Parish Newsletter Frankfurt, December 2010 – January 2011 THE LAST FEW MONTHS Once again, we are topping ourselves with the number of activities, re - treats and events going on. Here only an excerpt of what we can look back on with thankfulness over the last two months (not all events from October made it into the last issue)… Tens of joy! Submitted by Heidrun A l f k e D e a r P a r i s h F r i e n d s a n d F a mily! Thank you for making our big day such a big success. And thank the Lord for the wonderful weather to g o with it. For those who don’t k n o w, Rainer Hoffman and I tied the knot at our civil wedding on the memorable date of 10/10/10 – any way you read it, the North A m e r i c a n or the European way, the date is impossible to forget or confuse with any other. Keep in mind that my new husband is turning 50 this year (17 Dec.) and, in his old age, I wanted to make sure he could remember the date! It will also help him remember my birthday which is exactly half the wedding date – except the year, of course! So after church on Sunday, 10 October 2010, about 130 people squeezed into the wedding room of the Rathaus Oberursel, which usually seats only 50 people. A p p a r e n t l y, it was the largest group of people ever to show up at a wedding there. And don’t forget, this was only the small wedding! The "big one" is set for 27 August 2011 at Christ the King! So mark your calendars now, we need to top the 130 mark! Both Rainer and I would like to add an extra special thanks to our little matchmake r, named Yamina. She knew what was going on inside us, long before we did! R a i n e r, Yamina and Heidrun brimming with joy on the big day: 10/10/10 The Boniface Pilgrimage – part 1 Submitted by Jane Döbler Ten o’clock on a Saturday morning, and especially on the first day of the autumn break is extremely early for some – but 12 brave pilgrims gathered in front of the Cathedral in Mainz on S a t u r d a y, 9 October, to set out on part one of the Boniface Pilgrimage. We were rewarded with super s u n s h i n e ! The Boniface Walk follows the tracks of the funeral procession which, with great public interest, brought the body of the missionary and church reformer St. Boniface to his final resting place in the year 754. T h e beginning and the end of this 172 km pilgrimage are the two bishops’ seats of Mainz and Fulda with their magnificent church buildings. A l o n g the way one passes through fields and meadows, idyllic towns and villages, hills and Smiling pilgrims at the first “station” along the Boniface Walk, the “Kastel am Rhein” woodland. There are many places of interest to visit on the way, and cafés too! The first part of the walk took us from the old cemetery behind the cathedral in Mainz, the Leichhof down to the River Rhein, over to Mainz Kastell and through parks and meadows to the Mainspitz, where the Main flows into the Rhine. A f t e r that we hiked through the flood plains and took time at a playground for our younger pilgrims to enjoy some playtime and for our older pilgrims to have lunch in the sun!
p a ge 7 T H E C H R O N I C L E | T H E L A S T F E W M O N T H S | Parish Newsletter Frankfurt, December 2010 – January 2011 In Hochheim we walked through the cobbled streets, admiring the timbered buildings, and collected the Stempel in our pilgrim’s passport before settling in the sun, in front of the bakers! It was a lovely day spent with friends and the Lord. Definitely to be continued! Ecumenical Service of Music and Word Submitted by Monica Mueller- R o e m e r On Saturday, 30 October, the English-speaking parishes in Frankfurt came together to celebrate a very special Ecumenical Service of Music and Word in the beautiful setting of St. Leonhard's Roman Catholic Church in downtown Frankfurt. The service is part of the program of the Frankfurt Interkulturelle Wo c h e n and was therefore well advertised in the press. Thus, we did not only have members of our own congregations there, but also interested citizens of Frankfurt that attended the w o r s h i p . An important part of the service was the special music and hymns from each of the five parishes, including different soloists and choirs. Frauke Omoruyi and Simon Harden stood out with a prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach and an Adagio from Sonata No. 1 by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The A t t e r b e r r y Mass Choir arrived a bit on the late side but just in time for their gospel music performance. Of course, the gospel singers got the congregations to clap and swing and it has been well worth it to wait for our friends. The readings were selected and spoken by Pastor Bob Flohrs from Tr i n i t y L u t he r a n . T h i s y e a r, i t w a s N e w H o p e U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t Fellowship's t u r n t o d o t h e h o m i l y and Pastor Kevin Seckel used his s t r i n g s t o e x p l a i n t h e relationship between God and man. The St. Leonhard's Choir accompanied the off e r t o r y with its music "Lord, I off e r my life to you". This year the collection went to the Frankfurter Tafel e.V. and Rev. Carola von Wrangel blessed the offertory and said the prayers. P a s t o r D o r o t h y Wi l s o n s p o k e the prayers of the people in her special and moving way. The last hymn was our "Lift High the Cross" – if there is a typical Episcopal hymn, this is the one. After the service there was a reception in the parish hall next door, lovingly set up by three hard-working members of St. Leonhard’s: Sylvia Klafk i , C h r i s t i n e Wi l l i a m s a n d A l e x H i l l e r. T h e p a r i sh m a d e e v e r yone feel welcome with sparkling wine, tea and coffee as well as cookies, tangerines and pretzels fresh from the bakery, a l l d o n a t e d b y o u r f i v e p a r i s h e s. »Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity« from Psalm 133 R e v. Carola von Wrangel blesses the off e r t o r y for the local charity Frankfurter Tafel e.V. This wonderful service was well worth the effort and as Father Alker said to me in the end: “We will definitely do s o m e t h i n g t o g e t h e r a g a i n , m a ybe different from this service but we'll continue to work together. The cooperation between our congregations has proven to be fruitful in many aspects, like the founding of the group Ecumenically Active Together (EAT) and the sharing of other mutually interesting events. Friendships a r e growing between those who organize and members of the parishes.” Kevin Seckel uses strings to explain the relationship bet - ween God and man
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