Let’s rebuild St. John’s Church within the coronary heart of the previous city of Klaipėda – that is the invitation to the live performance to be held on Friday at Atgimimo Sq., the place numerous Christian music teams from Klaipėda, Šilutė and Tauragė will carry out. The live performance will begin at 18:00 and can final till 22:00. The occasion will probably be hosted by brother Astijus Kungys and head of “Meno artelės” Laura Šakurskytė–Žilinskienė.
Picture of the Museum of the Historical past of Little Lithuania. /St. John’s Church in Klaipėda was demolished throughout the Second World Struggle
Earlier than the live performance, Franciscan and Lutheran clergy will journey collectively on a symbolic path from the Outdated Market to Rebirth Sq., stopping on the destroyed St. Jakūbos Evangelical Lutheran Church and Klaipėda Evangelical Reformed Church on Tiltų St., then flip in direction of the destroyed and reconstructed St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church plot, Turgaus st. on the finish, subsequent to John’s hill.
The final two stops are on Birža Bridge and Atgimimo Sq., the place they may begin the live performance “Let’s Restore St. John’s Church within the coronary heart of the previous city of Klaipėda”. Throughout the complete procession, Franciscan and Lutheran clergymen and the neighborhood will pull a cart loaded with symbolic cardboard bins of the long run St. All Klaipėda residents and visitors will probably be invited to buy the bricks of St. John’s Church and thus donate them to the development of the church throughout the live performance. The collected funds will probably be allotted to St. John’s Church, which was rebuilt in 1945 following World Struggle II. demolished by the Soviets. The procession will probably be accompanied by performances by Klaipėda Lyceum college students.
Picture by B. Burač/St. View of the tower of St. John’s Church, 1930.
“The cardboard brick is a logo of unity, solidarity and help of the Klaipėda metropolis neighborhood. By buying this brick, we are able to categorical our solidarity with all those that search to rebuild St. John’s Church. Our contribution will assist to resurrect St. John’s Church – the cathedral of the guts of Klaipėda metropolis and to return it to the town heart. We will be pleased with and revel in the results of our joint work, which is able to serve our metropolis neighborhood for a very long time,” says brother Benediktas.
“We’re glad that at St. The Franciscan brothers additionally joined the rebuilding of John’s church. We consider that with joint work and religion, with the open hearts of the individuals of Klaipėda, we are going to see St. John’s Church”, says Reinhold Moras, priest of Klaipėda Evangelical Lutheran Parish.
PROGRAM IN BRIEF
4:00 p.m. – a theatrical procession of Lutheran and Franciscan clergy and neighborhood
From Outdated Market to Atgimimo Sq. (stops on Tiltų St., Turgas St. close to John’s hill, on Birža Bridge)
6 p.m. – live performance “Let’s restore St. John’s Church within the coronary heart of the previous city of Klaipėda”
6 Christian music teams
The live performance will probably be carried out by brother Astijus Kungys and the pinnacle of “Meno artelės” Laura Šakurskytė–Žilinskienė
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2024-05-14 10:26:41
