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6th Sunday after Trinity

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

Watchword from the holy prophet Isaiah chapter 43 verse 1: But now, this is what the LORD says– he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned … Continue reading →

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Pianos, trumpets & marmite sandwiches

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

  That’s definitely one of the privileges of being a pastor’s and missionary’s kid: Sitting at table with pastors, teachers, bishops and other friends of the holy Christian church. One of these friends was Onkel Siegfried Karl Hermann Damaske  (*25.5.1932 … Continue reading →

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A change is as good as a holiday, they say.

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

I still remember going to the KNP with part of my in-laws large family. They were 9 kids too like us back home. Back then in the late eighties we had such a good time in Skukuza and surrounds, that … Continue reading →

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5th Sunday after Trinity

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

Watchword from Ephesians 2,8: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.  (Eph 2:8) The Introit from Psalm 73: Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me … Continue reading →

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4th Sunday after Trinity

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

  Watchword from Galatians 6: Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. (Verse 2) The Introit from Psalm 22: Ye that fear the Lord, praise him. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction … Continue reading →

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A day in paradise lost…

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

My clock strikes 2 beats more than it’s supposed to. Perhaps it’s trying to tell me something. Perhaps it’s already later in the day, than I assumed. Even as the terrible news of Otto Warmbier sinks in, the catastrophes of … Continue reading →

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1st Sunday after Trinity

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

Jesus Christ our Lord and God said: “He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.” (Luke 10:16) Introit from Psalm 119: Consider mine affliction, and … Continue reading →

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Holiday of the Holy Trinity

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

“Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.” (Watchword from the holy prophet Isaiah 6:3) Introit from Psalm 145: I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy … Continue reading →

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3rd Day of Pentecost: Holiday of the Holy Spirit’s Outpouring (Whit Tuesday)

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

“This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” (Watchword from the prophet Zechariah 4:6  ) Introit from Psalm 118: This is the day … Continue reading →

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2nd Day of Pentecost: Holiday of the Holy Spirit’s Outpouring

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Wilhelm Weber

“This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” (Watchword from the prophet Zechariah 4:6  ) Introit from Psalm 118: This is the day … Continue reading →

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