Kleines "Fest der Völker" der ACK Hamburg 3rd October

A 'mini' intercultural festival is being organised by Hamburg Churches Together (ACKH) on Saturday 3rd October commencing with ecumenical service at 14:00, venue Oncken-Gemeinde, Grindelallee 95-101, Hamburg-Rotherbaum. There will be a Mitbringen-buffet in Cafe Quo Vadis afterwards. Everyone is very welcome!

Interview with the Chaplain on 'Britain in Hamburg'

Heiner Schäfer of 'Britain in Hamburg used the occasion of 'Nacht der Kirchen' to interview the Chaplain Roger White. The interview can be seen as a podcast here.

An unusual gathering of clergy ...

It doesn't happen very often, in fact this is only the second time in the 29 years the Diocese has existed. From 22nd-25th September 145 members of the Diocese in Europe clergy, 'representing churches from Morocco to Finland and Teneriffe to Moscow' are meeting together in Cologne.
To read about some of the things they will get up to, please read the Diocese in Europe website.
We wish all participants a very good conference.

The conference follows on from the CAECG (see below) meeting held at St Thomas Becket Church for which a short report can be found on the Eurobishop Blog.

St Thomas Becket welcomes members of the Council of Anglican Episcopal Churches in Germany

The combined synod of the Anglican and Episcopal Churches in Germany (CAECG) is being hosted by St Thomas Becket Church 18th-19th September.
We welcome all those attending the meeting and wish a pleasant stay and worthwhile discussions.

Grateful thanks to the many members of our congregation and Church Council who are helping to organise and host this meeting.

Hamburg's Night of the Churches

On Saturday 19 September 19:00-23:00 St Thomas Becket Church together with other churches in Hamburg will be opening its doors to welcome people in for 'Nacht der Kirchen'. The event provides an opportunity for people to step inside and learn something about the church, the Anglican faith, to sing and for quiet contemplation. The programme at St Thomas Becket's starts at 19:00. The full programme can be viewed or downloaded here.

Listen to Rowan Williams personal reflections on prayer.

In this week's BBC Radio 4 Programme 'Something Understood', the Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on his personal understanding of prayer with presenter Sir Mark Tully. Like many BBC Programmes, the broadcast 'Understanding Prayer' can be heard or downloaded to iPod (until 20.9) from the Something Understood website. Highly recommended listening.

Something Understood' is a BBC Radio Programme broadcasted early and late on Sundays that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry.

Bishop Wolfgang Huber honoured by the Archbishop of Canterbury

A recent posting on Bishop David's Eurobishop Blog reveals that a dinner was hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to honour Bishop Wolfgang Huber, EKD-Ratsvorsitzende, on 10th September. The dinner was sponsored by Nikaean Club that exists to foster relations between the Church of England and non-Anglican churches. Click here for more about eucharistic relations between the Church of England and the EKD - the Meissen Agreement.
Bishop Huber's address reflecting on the subject of ecumenical relations can be downloaded as delivered from the Archbishop of Canterbury's website or in German from the EKD website.