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Dear RELISH community, It’s been a full and rich week here in Hannover with beautiful weather, Ascension Day (und Vater’s Tag), the Eurovision Final, and now Sunday includes Mother’s Day along with our worship time! I warmly invite you to worship on Sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. where we can center ourselves once again andContinue reading “Worship during a busy time”

Dear RELISH Community, I warmly invite you to join us for worship this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at the Evangelisch Reformierte Kirche at Waterloo Platz. We welcome Judy Nelson, the president of my home denomination, the Reformed Church in America. She is looking forward to worshiping with us, especially after hearing great things about you!Continue reading “Special Guest”

Dear RELISH Community, I am sending this invitation for worship a little early this week because on Sunday not only do we have worship together, but it is also the Hannover marathon! I wanted to give you this friendly reminder so that you can make travel arrangements to join us for worship that does notContinue reading “Resurrection and Marathon Sunday”

Dear RELISH community, This Sunday, March 24, begins Holy Week, and I warmly invite you to join us for Palm Sunday worship at 11:30 a.m. at the Evangelisch Reformierte Kirche at Waterloo Platz. The ancient people welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem waving palm branches and laying their coats on the road. In that spirit I invite you toContinue reading “Palm Sunday Worship”

Dear RELISH Community, We are well and truly in the middle of Lent – two weeks from now on 24 March we celebrate Palm Sunday already! How has your journey through this season been? After having been away the last time we met for worship, I’m really looking forward to being together and seeing youContinue reading “God’s Immense Love”

Hello RELISH Community, With Pastor G conducting a wedding (way) out of town this weekend, we look forward to Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock in the pulpit as he shares a Lenten reflection on the cross. As usual, we’ll be meeting at 11:30 at the Evangelisch Reformierte Kirche at Waterloo Platz and will have Sunday schoolContinue reading “Lenten Reflection on the Cross”

Dear RELISH Community, Can you believe it – Lent is just around the corner! We have the unique situation next week Wednesday that it is both Ash Wednesday as well as Valentine’s Day. For worship this Sunday we will hear stories that seem larger than life but ultimately point us towards the person of ChristContinue reading “Looking towards Lent”

Dear friends of RELISH, The buzz during the passing of the peace, the swapping of phone numbers while making plans, the lingering conversation over coffee or tea—these are all beautiful images of our RELISH community that bring joy to my heart because I see it as the movement of the Holy Spirit bonding together andContinue reading “Worship & Community”

Dear RELISH Community, On our Facebook page this week I said, “It’s been cold in Hannover this week, why not come for worship and the warmth of our Christian international community?” I thank God every time I remember us in prayer because we do have a wonderfully warm Christian community that is always prepared toContinue reading “A Warm Welcome”

Dear RELISH Community, You are warmly invited to join us for our Christmas Eve service on Sunday morning, 24 December, at 11:30 a.m. at the Evangelisch Reformierte Kirche at Waterloo Platz. In this season you are especially encouraged to invite friends and families to join us for worship. It is a worship service for allContinue reading “Christmas Eve Service”