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Night Life: Night of the Churches at Whitsun on 23rd May 2010

The "Night of the Churches" was celebrated in Kaiserslautern for the first time in 2008. At that time only protestant churches participated. This year, the Protestant and Catholic communities and four Free Churches will take part.

In the second "Night of the Churches," 18 churches of six different denominations will celebrate together in Kaiserslautern under the motto "Night Life." Admission to each of the events is free of charge.

We hope you will enjoy yourself, and that our churches will attract plenty of visitors to our "night life" events on Whit Sunday.

Information is available at the Evangelische City Kirchen-Arbeit (cf. "Protestant City Church Work"), Kaiserslautern, from Pfarrer Stefan Bergmann at:-
Stiftsstrasse 2, 67655 Kaiserslautern
(0631) 36 250 60 or 63404
city-kirche@web.de

Despatch of the "Whitsun Flame" Starting signal for the 2010 Night of the Churches. Ecumenical Whitsun prayer service followed by despatch of the "Whitsun Flame" by candle to the different churches. 6.00 to approx. 6.30 pm Stiftskirche, Marktstraße 13, 67655 Kaiserslautern City Centre Information: 0631 / 36 250 60

"Jazz at church"
Caroline Simpson sings classics of Jazz, Blues, Swing and Gospel.
Piano: Axel Nagel
8 pm

"Organ Music" : Steffen Mertel
22 pm
Protestant Church of Hochspeyer, Kirchstraße 7

"Gregorian plainsong to sing-along with," conducted with scholastic and community hymn-singing in German and Latin with the Schola of the St. Martin's Church Choir. Gregorian plainsong is noted for its particular spiritual character.

6.00 pm: Whitsun Evensong (church evening prayer for the Whitsun festival)
10.00 pm: Mass chorals, psalms, hymns, sequences (congregation can take part, too)
11.30 pm : Compline (last church service of the day)
Church of St. Martin, Am St. Martinsplatz / Klosterstraße
67655 Kaiserslautern City Centre, Information: 0631 / 93183

Joint night event of the Catholic and Protestant Churches of Morlautern (suburb). Due to the ecumenical approach the Protestant Church of Morlautern and St. Bartholomew Church are symbolically combined. In the same way, the belfry will provide a venue for both physical and soul refreshment. A Morlautern historian will inform visitors on the history of the belfry. You can reach Morlautern by bus, service 112, that stops right outside the protestant church.

"Our Father" in colours and rock music live
6.00 to 9.00 pm: Room of Peace
9.00 to 10.00 pm: Our church windows, Our Father in colours
Texts and meditation intervals, interspersed with live music from the "LammBock" Group
10.00 to 11.00 pm: Open Church
11.00 to 12.00 pm: Rock concert, the "LammBock" Group in church
Time for a chat and a little snack at the Catholic presbytery.
St. Bartholomew, Am Höfchen 4c, 67659 Kaiserslautern-Morlautern

The colours of sound – we can all join in
6.00 to 9.00 pm: A medley by the Project Choir
9.00 to 10.00 pm : Room of Peace
10.00 to 11.00 pm : "Guitar &Voice" Anna with friends
11.00 to 12.00 pm : Room of Peace
Protestant church of Morlautern,
Turmstr. 2, 67659 Kaiserslautern-Morlautern Information: 0631 / 725 75

Service of Praise, with offer of blessing
A church service with plenty of time for singing, muse for prayers and peace, time to listen to God and hear His word.
At the end of the service it is possible to receive a personal blessing.
6.00 to 10.00 pm
Chill-out with "Stockbread" in tent
The Wesley Scouts (of the Methodistic Church) invite you to bring the evening to an end with "stockbread" at the camp fire, hot drinks, and listen to one or the other tale in a comfortable gathering. From 11 pm onwards.
Erlöserkirche (cf. Church of Redemption), Stiftswaldstraße 56, 67657 Kaiserslautern
(near the Volkspark and open-air heated swimming pool), Information: 0631 / 44 685

4 x "Holy Ghost" with organ music, art and texts
Over the centuries the Holy Ghost theme has been expressed and depicted in organ music, art and literature in an ever-changing manner. Werner Gehrlein, Manfred Leonhardt and Siegmar Junker present four different programmes on this subject for the Marienkirche.
Each of the programmes take about 25 mins., beginning at:
6.00, 9.00, 10.00 und 11.00 pm
Marienkirche, St. Marien-Kirchplatz 20, 67655 Kaiserslautern City Centre, Information 0631 / 60539

"Young music and ardent love"
5.00 - 12.00 pm : Open Church
8.00 - 11.00 pm : "Young music and ardent love"
Fine music with "CANJA", a classical woodwind quintett, seasoned with biblical love stories in a romantic atmosphere, interspersed with breaks for chat where drinks are available.
Gustav-Adolf-Kirche, Erzhütterstr. 70, 67659 Kaiserslautern-Erzhütten,
Information: 0631-3703114 | Gudrun.Herzer@evkirchepfalz.de

Church on the Move – children's church afternoon and dances The Friedenskirche and St. Theresia both invite you to the campus living area. 4.00 to 7.00 pm : children's church meeting (please apply) 7.00 pm : Family meal 8.00 pm : Greek round dances, to watch and join in. 21.30 pm : Community dances of the peoples

11.00 pm : Salsa und more Interlude with a snack 12.00 pm : Lithurgical ending with Whitsun fire and a natural open-air altar St. Theresia & Friedenskirche Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 56 / Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 31, 67663 Kaiserslautern Campus Living Area Information: 0631 / 130 54 oder 0631 / 18 615

Island of silence in the Crypt
Just walk in and find peace. In this year's "Night of the Churches" the Crypt of the Stiftskirche will be open to the public for the first time for more than twenty years as an "Island of silence."
8.00 to 12.00 pm

Basement of the building adjoining the Stitftskirche
Entrance from the car park area at the church, Stiftstraße 4, 67655 Kaiserslautern City Centre, Information: 0631 / 63172

"Experience the Lord at the Oasis": Worship – video clips – talks
– snacks – prayers. To find one's peace and recuperate is something that an oasis provides. At the eve of Whitsun we wish to become your oasis. Why not take the opportunity of the presence of God for encouragement and refreshment where we can be with him personally?
8.00 to 12.00 pm
Elim-Zentrum, (The Elim Centre), Bruchstraße 13, 67655 Kaiserslautern City Centre
Information: 0631 / 36 13 97 91

Cinema, art and snacks
We offer a number of short films and music to promote spiritual enthusiasm, and something for the palate, so why not come along and join us?
8.00 to 12.00 pm
Lutherkirche, corner of Altenwoogstrass and Franz-Xaver-Baumannstraße,
67655 Kaiserslautern City Centre, Information: 0631 / 360 65 80

Spiritual night-music with readings and prayers
A refreshingly spiritual time at church with a short service with Taizé songs, recorder music, meditative texts, prayers and a few musical surprises.
In the room adjacent to the church, drinks and snacks will be available.
8.00 pm to 12.00 pm.
St. Michaelis, Karpfenstraße 7, 67655 Kaiserslautern City Centre
Information: 0631 / 64 327

From "Feuerzangenbowle" (so-called fire-tong punch) to the "Ring of the Nibelungs"
Classics of cinema and theatre, film presentation and theatrical performance
4.00 to 7.30 pm : "Das fliegende Klassenzimmer" (The flying Classroom) (Germany 2003, U-film)
8.00 to 9.30 pm : "Siegfried oder: Kein Gemetzel bei Etzel" (cf. "Siegfried, or 'no slaughter at Porters'") – a live theatrical presentation. The youth group of the Christus Church present their opinion of the Nibelungenlied.
10.30 to 12.00 pm : „Die Feuerzangenbowle“ (Germany 1944)
Culinary specialities will be served with each of the classics.
Christus Church, Am Heiligenhäuschen 11, 67657 Kaiserslautern, Information: 0631 / 340 35 90

"There was a storm in my heart"
Musical and literary programme with poems from German expressionism, among others by Ernst Stadler, Else Lasker-Schüler, Georg Heym, Gottfried Benn and Bertolt Brecht. Narrated by Rainer Furch (Pfalztheater).
Musically accompanied on the accordeon and commented by Alexandra Maas.
8.00 to 21.30 pm
Versöhnungskirche (cf. Church of Reconciliation), Leipziger Str. 1, 67663 Kaiserslautern-Bännjerrück
Information: 0631 / 523 48

A rose in bloom – biblical garden in church
Potted biblical plants in the Stephanuskirche. In the bible,
plants and their meanings have always played a role. Uta Mayr- Falkenberg,
who also tends the biblical garden at the Horticultural Show,
will show us a number of potted plants in the Stephanuskirche.
8.00 pm und 10.00 pm
Stephanuskirche, Kantstraße 89/93, 67663 Kaiserslautern-Betzenberg,
Information: 0631 / 244 66

A look around:
8.00 pm: Short guided tour of the church
20.30 pm: Pictures and texts on the 175-year history of baptists in Germany
9.00 pm : Readings and books by author and Baptist Pastor Albrecht Gralle
10.00 pm : Visitors read psalms
11.00 pm : Silence – prayer areas offer the opportunity to try out the great variety of prayers
11.30 pm : Meditative pictures, texts and music
Midnight: Blessing
Gemeinde am Kolpingplatz (Community of the Kolpingplatz) (Baptists), Adolph-Kolping-Platz 14, 67655 Kaiserslautern City Centre, Information: 0631 / 340 78 62

"Come, fire of the Lord, Holy Ghost!"
The Pentecost story from the bible, read in different languages
and translations, and literary texts on the effects of the Holy Spirit,
interspersed with Whitsun organ music, Gregorian plainsong by
the Choralschola during the closing service at midnight.
8.00 to 12.00 pm
Apostelkirche, Pariser Straße 22, 67659 Kaiserslautern City Centre,
Information: 0179 / 78 55 036

Enthusiasm for a Youth Church in Kaiserslautern
Presentation of scene-sequence photography on the subject of a "Youth Church". Photos projected by beamers.
8.00 to 12.00 pm


God's word in my life: People of different nationality, language and religious origin read passages from their own holy literature which have meant much to the during their lives. The readings will be contrasted with music.
9.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Stiftskirche, Marktstraße 13, 67655 Kaiserslautern City Centre, Information: 0631 / 63172