Saturday, October 5, 2024, 11:00 a.m. in the Altranft church
A play by the Oderbruch Museum Altranft
by Kenneth Anders
with Jens-Uwe Bogadtke and Friderikke-Maria Hörbe
Thomas is the church elder. He is currently preparing the celebration for the anniversary of his village church the next morning - starting with a service. But now the pastor has fallen ill - due to overwork, as there are now 15 churches to look after in his parish. Thomas will therefore have to preach himself. For him, the upcoming sermon is a last opportunity to draw his neighbors' attention to the importance of their church, as it provides them with a common place where they can meet and discuss their lives together as well as questions about their existence. However, the declining cohesiveness of his congregation weighs so heavily on him that he cannot find any words of encouragement. Angelina appears in this situation. She is a stranger in the village, apparently a tourist. As it soon turns out, she has a broken relationship with the church. She challenges him with her questions and the contradictory stories from the church chronicles, in which Thomas seeks inspiration for his sermon.
A dialog about rural communities, the value of village churches and the challenge of faith in a time of deceptions about what a God-fearing life is.
The play draws on conversations with Christians that were held in 2024 on the annual theme of CHURCH in the Oderbruch.
The church in the village
A play by the Oderbruch Museum Altranft
by Kenneth Anders
with Jens-Uwe Bogadtke and Friderikke-Maria Hörbe
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 11:00 a.m. in the Altranft church
By registering at k.anders@oderbruchmuseum.de we would be delighted.
Incidentally, the play has its premiere the evening before (October 4, 19.30) in the Johanniskirche Eberswalde, those who can better arrange this can here log in.
DateSat October 5, 2024