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You are cordially invited to the service of farewell for the lecturers and study directors.
Pastor Oliver Fischer, Pastor Stefan Günther, and Pastor Dr. Barbara Zeitler
On Jubilate Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. in the Castle Church in Wittenberg. The sermon will be given by Bishop Dr. Christian Stäblein, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Wittenberg Evangelical Seminary. The release from their duties will be conducted by Bishop Frank Kopania, Head of the UEK (Union of Evangelical Churches) district. Following the service, you are warmly invited to a reception on the seminary floor. Those being bid farewell would appreciate personal greetings and short contributions, which you are kindly requested to register in advance.
... Please register by March 31, 2026, using the following link: https://forms.gle/qnvJtLsCFvHGhJjN7
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We look forward to your participation, to meeting you, and to exchanging ideas about the past and the future.
On Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the Protestant Lenten campaign "7 Weeks Without" begins. Until April 6, under the motto "Feeling! Seven Weeks Without Harshness," it invites participants to consciously experience Lent. The focus is on compassionate interaction: perceiving the pain of others, offering support, and discovering new ways of being together. Harshness can manifest itself in many ways in everyday life: in harsh words, in situations that hurt us or leave us speechless. Often, we put on our own armor to protect ourselves—and yet realize how much this distances us from one another. The "7 Weeks Without" Lenten campaign invites us to take a different path in 2026. Further information is available at https://7wochenohne.evangelisch.de/ [Photo: Jodie Griggs / Getty Images]
30 Years of World Heritage
In 1996, the castle church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as an almost completely preserved prime example of 19th-century monument preservation. From 2012 to 2016, it was renovated and restored with funding from the State of Saxony-Anhalt, the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Union, and private donors.
My volunteer service in Japan
Dear members of the Schlosskirche congregation, I have been in Japan since September, where I am doing voluntary service with the Berlin Mission Society.
History
Around 1340, the Ascanian dukes had an "All Saints' Chapel" built at their castle and founded a collegiate monastery in it for liturgical service. Elector Friedrich the Wise had the palace with the chapel demolished and his new residential palace with a more spacious palace church built on the site. You can find out more about the story here.
Church for children
Every Sunday there is a children's service in the Wittenberg Castle Church, parallel to the adult service. Ms. Felicia Grauel is one of the volunteers for the children's service.