Christ the King in Frankfurt began renovation of their sanctuary recently with two goals in mind, according to Ansgar Richter, one of CtK’s two junior wardens. “One is safety. The building is from 1957, and the electrical system is still from that period.
“The second is to make the church a little more beautiful.”
“Fragrance is always inviting. Fragrance reaches out, it can reach out to people who are not expecting fragrance to come,” said Fr. Vinod Victor. And being a fragrant presence in the southern German city of Freiburg is the aim of an extensive refugee outreach program developed by the Anglican Church Freiburg using a grant from the Convocation Refugee Grant Program (CRGP).
The 20s30s Ministry at the American Cathedral in Paris recently hosted their 4th annual Thanksgiving dinner, a multigenerational celebration with over 100 people.
“Friend raising” was the goal of two recent receptions hosted by the Board of Foreign Parishes (BFP) in New York City and Washington DC. “We really focused on a lot of friends – trying to cultivate and reinvigorate old relationships while making new ones,” said Del Glover, BFP board member. Receptions in the Cathedral House at St. John the Divine (NYC) and the Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) were well-attended; both raised awareness among audiences that were either unaware there are Episcopal churches in Europe or unfamiliar with the multinational, multilingual, and multicultural makeup of the Convocation, according to Nancy Treuhold, president of the BFP.