Tuesday, April 01, 2008

300th Anniversary Celebration

2008 Brethren World Assembly
Schwarzenau, Germany
Sponsored by Brethren Encyclopedia, Inc.

SCHEDULE
Saturday, August 2, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Register at Sportplatz
During the day View the movie By Water and the Word; visit the Alexander Mack Museum, the former Alexander Mack Schule, the old mill, and the castle/Bible in Bad Berleburg; meditate at Eder River; hike as Alexander Mack did from the Hüttental to the old mill; take a walking tour of Marburg.
Noon–1:30 p.m. Lunch at Tent (cost 6 euros – not included in registration fee)
5:00–6:30 p.m. Supper at Tent (cost 9 euros – not included in registration fee)
7:00 p.m. Concert: McPherson College Choir; Männerchor Eintract, Schwarzenau; Frauenchor, Schwarzenau; Kammerchor
Cantamus, Bad Berleburg
Sunday, August 3, 2008
10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Preachers: Rev. Frederic G. Miller, Jr., Pastor, Mount Olive Brethren Church (VA);
and Rev. James M. Beckwith, Pastor, Annville (PA) Church of the Brethren and 2007-08 Moderator, Church of the Brethren
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch at Tent (cost included in registration fee; each person not registered - 6 euros)
2:00 p.m. Anniversary Program
Main speaker: Dr. Marcus Meier, Author of The Origins of The Schwarzenau Brethren
4:30 p.m. Gather at the River
Afterward    Auf Wiedersehen, Schwarzenau! Vielen Dank!

Persons contemplating attending the 300th Anniversary Celebration are asked to contact
Dale Ulrich
26 College Woods Drive
540-828-6548
daulrich@comcast.net