Trials, trust and sandwiches - a thought for Lent

A new Pause for Thought has been posted!

Archbishop of Canterbury is stepping down

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has announced he is to stand down in December. He will take the position of Master of Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge from January 2013.

Becket News Deadline Looms!

Sunday 18th March is the deadline for your contributions for the 50th (Golden?) Edition of Becket News! Please don't keep the editor in suspense, though. Please get the articles in early. There is an awful lot to report, so may even be competition for space!

Calling all Wanderers - next walk 10 March

Hard on the heels of the last walk, the Wanderers are off again: Ohlstedt to Ahrensburg West this coming Saturday, 10 March.

Meet at the exit from Ohlstedt U1 Bahnhof at 11.00 am . The 10.13 train leaving from the U1 platform at Jungfernstieg arrives at Ohlstedt at 10.53.
The length of the walk is approx. 9kms.

As usual, please bring a picnic lunch. We shall have an opportunity for Kaffee und Kuchen at the end of the walk.

Please let Cicely know by Friday, 9 March if you are planning to come and also how you intend to travel to Ohlstedt.

Join the choir for Stainer's Crucifixion

On the Saturday before Palm Sunday 31 March 2012 John Stainer's Passion oratorium "The Crucifixion“ composed in 1887 will be performed at STB.

Anyone with some experience of choir singing is welcome to join the special choir rehearsals for this to be held 24 and 25 March as well as a dress rehearsal the evening prior to the concert.

This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to sing a great piece of popular Victorian Anglican music together with soloists Pit Zorn (Tenor) and Lukas Dittmann (Bass) with STB's organist Jochim Trede under the direction of Choir Director Yotin Tiewtrakul.

Please contact Choir director Yotin Tiewtrakul (cantor (at) ansverus-haus.de) if you are interested in joining.

The concert is free, though a donation to the STB400 fund would be welcome.

ACHK International ecumenical service 2 March

There will be a ecumenical service following a Malayan liturgy to be held 18:00 on Friday 2 March in the St. Petri Kirche.

Lenten Course - Handing on the Torch

There has been a very promising response with many people signing up for the Lent course - now do make sure you show up!

For those who consider themselves of more mature years, the group will meet at the Chaplain's flat 19:30 Wednesday 29 February. For those still young, the group will meet 19:30 on Friday 2 March. If you are unsure as to your age category, please contact the Chaplain. About 30 books have been ordered!