Friday, September 3, 2010

Church attendance on Sunday is rather important to me. It is not just something I do, because I am paid to do it or because of a sense of duty. No, I believe there is deep and profound value in weekly service attendence for one's well-being, for the well-being of fellow co-worshippers, and indeed for the well-being of the cosmos. Worship can move mountains!

While on sabbatical, I had the unique opportunity to attend all kinds of churches (unique, because usually I attend the same church over and over again - which is also quite wonderful!). Here is an alphabetical list of and a link to the congregations I attended (the denominations are also linked):

- Altkatholische Kirche Bayreuth (Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany), Bayreuth, Germany Germany
- Altkatholische Kirche Nürnberg (Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany), Nuremberg, Germany
- Altkatholische Kirche München (Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany), Munich, Germany
- Altkatholische Kirche Weidenberg (Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany), Weidenberg, Germany
- Church of the Ascension (The Episcopal Church (Convocation of American Churches in Europe)), Munich
- Kirchengemeinde Leezen (North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church), Leezen, Germany
- QueerGottesdienst (Ecumenical, with a pastor from the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria), Nuremberg, Germany
- St. Cosmae's (Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover), Stade, Germany
- St. James' (Church of England), Westminster, London, UK
- St. James-the-Less' (The Episcopal Church (Convocation of American Churches in Europe)), Nuremberg, Germany
- St. Peter's (Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria), Nuremberg, Germany
- St. Mary-Magdalene (Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria), Behringersdorf, Germany
- St. Matthew's (Church of England), Westminster, London, UK
- St. Michael's (Communität Casteller Ring, Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Bavaria), Schwanberg, Germany
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- St. Sebald (Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria), Nuremberg, Germany