Category Archives: Old Latin School in Wittenberg

Movies with Martin Luther & Olga

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

Olga Baranovska from the Ukrainian Lutheran Church has organised a Christian cinema club. Every Saturday elderly Ukrainian women gather in the foyer of the Old Latin School to watch a Christian movie after which they discuss important Christian topics, Bible … Continue reading →

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Who is Taras Shevchenko?

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

On March 11, the congregation of Ukrainian Lutheran Church located in Lutherstadt Wittenberg along with other refugees organised an event dedicated to the birth of a famous Ukrainian poet, artist, linguist and revolutionist Taras Shevchenko. The event took place in … Continue reading →

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Ukrainians grateful to be safe in Wittenberg

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

Two Ukrainian refugees Liubov  Sachenko and Margaryta Goltzeva are active members of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church in Wittenberg. Some time ago, they started a Drama Club for teenagers and adults here in town. Last Friday (March 3) they invited local … Continue reading →

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Thank You from Antonina Shapovalova

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

Natalia Zubrytska shares a thank-you-letter from her friend Antonina Shapovalova, who has moved on from the Old Latin School to her own private quarters in Luthercity Wittenberg. We are so grateful, that she is coping so well in these difficult … Continue reading →

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Life is a long list of meetings…

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

A lot can happen in a day. Sometimes that´s true for Wittenberg too. Luther´s wedding celebrations last weekend prove the point. Thousands filled our streets, eager to forget regulations of distancing and hungry for some serious party. Now, a few … Continue reading →

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Teatime in the Old Latin School

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Yesterday I got invited to tea. That´s a first for me. I´m still dazed and not because there was something funny in the tea. No, just because it was the first time. Afterall, I´ve been in these parts since 2018. … Continue reading →

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Table talk in the Old Latin School

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Sitting at my father´s table is one of my favorite memories. There was plenty of space. So that not just nine kids – with three grandmothers – enjoyed my mother´s gastronomic gifts. There was the mission secretary Hanns Gnauk, who … Continue reading →

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Just another Friday

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

Some days are just special – even more than others. Today was such a day. I got up full of last night´s good meeting with those young English teachers from the States (Ohio, Carolina & Nebraska – if I remember … Continue reading →

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Prayers in the morning

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

The Old Latin School is between those towers – close to the twin towers of St. Marys. Lying peacefully in the distance and morning mist. There we sang Johann Heermann´s classic as recorded in the old “Lutherisches Kirchengesangbuch” (LKG 249). … Continue reading →

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“While my guitar gently weeps…”

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

It´s a first for me. I´m first at “English Stammtisch”. The others are coming. Hopefully. Ever since Glaubigs said our meetings will resume this Thursday, I couldn’t wait. It´s been more than a year since my last session there. Now, … Continue reading →

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