American Church Berlin -

"Ich bin ein Berliner"

From Our Brothers and Sisters in Christ at the Rogate-Kloster and Twelve Apostles Church: You are heartily invited!

Our neighbor congregation, the 12 Apostles Church, has invited us to join in a special series of evening prayer services, Thursdays @ 19:30. A Series of Evening Meditations (German/English) is being offered. They celebrate the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy's famous speech at the Schöneberg Rathaus, June 23, 1963 in which he made the statement "Ich bin ein Berliner."

Actually the full quotation runs like this:

Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was civis romanus sum ["I am a Roman citizen"]. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is "Ich bin ein Berliner!"... All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"

Liturgical participation with Pastor Kienberger, The American Church in Berlin. For more information go to: http://rogatekloster.wordpress.com