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The
Wittenberg Center will work closely with your congregation,
academic institution, group or tour operator to design and
arrange travel seminars, pilgrimages and study
opportunities. Contact
Us If
you are thinking about planning a program, take a look at
our "Considerations"
brochure.
Please contact us for information regarding the programs
described below. Some of our program planners are
encouraging others to join their programs. This is
especially true with several programs that include the
Oberammergau
Passion Play. These
programs are marked: Other pilgrims
welcome.
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If you click the blue "Contact Center" we can help
you contact the program planner.
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Reformation
Decade "Remembrances"
Oberammergau Passion Play in 2010
2010
Scheduled Programs
January 29 - May 8,
Semester in Wittenberg, Directing Professor Rob
Willingham, Roanoke College, Roanoke, VA
May 4 -June 4 Spring Semester in Wittenberg*,
Coordinators: Professors Ernie Simmons and
John Clark, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
May 15 - June 5, May
Term Abroad*, Coordinator: Professor Metzger,
Ashland University, Ashland, OH.
May 20 - May 26
Encounter with German History, Coordinator: visiting
Professor William Russell, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin,
TX
May 30 -June 14
LutherLand~Oberammergau*
, Program planner: Ruth Doty, Holy Spirit Lutheran
Church, Emmaus, PA.
Other pilgrims
welcome.
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June 14 - 26
LutherLand~Oberammergau*,
Program planner: James Hild, Coordinator
of Music, All Saints Lutheran Church,
Minnetonka, MN
June 19-29,
Faculty Encounter with Luther Land, Coordinator:
Professor Kathryn Kleinhans, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA.
June 24 - July 6
LutherLand~Oberammergau*,
Program planner: Leland Armbright, Minnesota.
Other pilgrims
welcome.
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July 11 - 24
LutherLand~Oberammergau*,
Program planner: Charles Zimmermann, First Lutheran Church,
Greensboro, NC
Other pilgrims
welcome.
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July 18 - 31
LutherLand~Oberammergau*,
Program planner: Palmer Clemmer, St. Timothy Lutheran,
Hendersonville, TN
July 29 - Aug 10
Lutherland and Oberammergau 2010*, Coordinator:
Professor Emeritus Andrew J. White. Hosts:
President Dr. Philip Krey, Board Chair Dr. Addie Butler,
Foundation Board Chair Dr. Robert Blanck, Lutheran Theological
Seminary at Philadelphia, Phila. PA.
Other pilgrims
welcome.
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August 9- 20 Germany
Renewal Journey*, Coordiantor: Judy Rudowski,
Southern Ohio Synod, Columbus, OH
August 9 - 20
LutherLand~Oberammergau*
, Program planner: Rev. Peter Froehlke, Zion Lutheran Church,
Long Valley, NJ.
August 9 -
22
LutherLand~Oberammergau*,
Program planner:
Rev. John
Steward,
Mount of Olives
Lutheran Church, Mission Viejo, Ca.
* Indicates
program of Christian Tours Europe
Oberammergau
Passion Play in 2010
The ELCA
Wittenberg Center has been working with Christian Tours Europe
and several US-based program planners to develop 8 programs
for 2010 that will allow participants to spend time visiting
sites in “Luther Land” as well as experiencing the special
presentation of the Passion Play in Oberammergau. Many of the
programs have openings that could accommodate individuals,
couples, small and in some cases larger groups of travelers.
The following is a list of the programs with openings, the
dates of the programs, a short itinerary and the contact
person:
Lutherland-Oberammergau
Pilgrimage, May 30 – June 14,
Munich-Salzburg-Oberammergau-Nuremberg-Leipzig-Dresden-Buchenwald-Eisenach-Erfurt-Halle-Wittenberg-Berlin.
Coordinator: Ruth Doty, Emmaus Lutheran Church, Emmaus , PA
Lutherland-Oberammergau
Pilgrimage, June 24 –July 6,
Berlin-Wittenberg-Torgau-Leipzig-Eisleben-Erfurt-Eisenach-Nuremberg-Oberramergau-Munich.
Coordinator: Leland Armbright, Comstock-Hoff Lutheran
Parish, Comstock, MN
Lutherland-Oberammergau
Pilgrimage, July 11 - 24,
Berlin-Wittenberg-Torgau-Leipzig-Eisleben-Buchenwald-Erfurt-Eisenach-Nuremberg-Oberramergau-Munich.
Coordinator: Charlie Zimmermann, First Lutheran
Church, Greensboro, NC
Lutherland-Oberammergau Pilgrimage,
July 29 – Aug 10,
Berlin-Wittenberg--Leipzig-Eisleben-Erfurt-Eisenach-Nuremberg-Oberramergau-Rothenburg.
Coordinator: Jack White, Lutheran theological Seminary
at Philadelphia, PA
Please
contact the Center if you have interest in joining any of the
above programs.
Contact Center.
We can provide more details concerning prices, deposit
requirements and payment schedules.
Reformation Decade
"Remembrances"
The
Reformation Decade will provide many occasions to remember as
several anniversaries come forward and give us a chance to
remember some of the personalities connected with the Church,
the Reformation and its impact in spreading the Gospel. These
personalities may give impetus for developing travel programs
with certain themes:
2009 This year will mark the 500th anniversary of the
birth of John Calvin, who led the Reformation from
Geneva and is connected with the Reformed branch of the
Protestant
Church. This year will also mark the 250th
anniversary of the death of George Frederick Handel.
His many religious compositions, most notably the Messiah
helped spread the joy and power of the Gospel.
2010
This
year will mark the 450th anniversary of the death
of Philipp Melanchthon, the colleague of Martin Luther,
the famous humanist scholar of
Wittenberg
University
and the author of the Augsburg Confession.
2011 This year will mark the 300th anniversary of the
birth of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the pietist pastor
who helped establish order among the Lutheran congregations of
Pennsylvania and the northeast colonies, helping to found
precursor to the first American Synod, the Pennsylvania
Ministerium. We are in currently
contact with representatives of the Southeastern PA Synod, the
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and Muhlenberg
College about possible travel programs in 2011 in connection
with the celebration of Muhlenberg's birthday.
2015 This year will mark the 500th anniversary of the
birth of Lucas Cranach the Younger. The son of Lucas
Cranach the Elder, continued the work of his Father, and like
his father, his paintings of biblical subjects and Reformation
personalities, increased the
impact of
the Reformation and its teachings.
* Indicates
programs of Christian Tours Europe
For more information on any
of these programs or to learn how the
Wittenberg Center can enrich your group's travel experience,
contact us.
The following program is
available for groups of 20 or more by prior arrangement:
"A
Day in Historic Wittenberg with the ELCA Wittenberg
Center: Providing Spiritual and Theological Resources for
Pilgrims in Luther's Land."
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