Just came across this newspaper clipping from the September 10, 1981, Giddings, Texas News about the 1981 Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio. It used to be a four day affair, Thursday-Sunday. And we also had a time of worship on Sunday morning prior to the festival starting in the afternoon. Here I’m leading in worship…and one […]
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The members of St John’s Lutheran Church in Uhland, Texas celebrated its 125th Anniversary. David Goeke, Deacon, and Tim Ristow captured the thoughts of two of its members in this thougthful and thought provoking interview. St John Uhland | 125 ]]>
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This document was created by James Woodrick. It was transmitted to Weldon Mersiovsky on May 8, 2015, with permission to post on the Wendish Research Exchange website. The author would appreciate attribution for any use of the information in this document. As you read this article, keep in mind that its importance to the Texas
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This article first appeared in the January 2016 edition of the Newsletter of the Texas Wendish Heritage Society. Johann Pallmer’s path into the ministry was uncertain and indirect. Johann Kilian’s, on the other hand, had been a smooth one. Kilian progressed directly from the elementary grades on to secondary school (Gymnasium), and through the university.
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In my desk drawer I find a scrap of paper on which I had scribbled out a prayer that I had composed several years ago; it reads thus: Dear Jesus, You are the Truth! Since Truth cannot lie, I will trust You completely, for You will never
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At the Centennial Convention of the Texas District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in 2006, David Goeke and Ron Lammert set up a mini museum of Texas Lutheran History. As a part of the mini museum, an interview was conducted and recorded on podcast by John Goeke, David’s older brother. Click the arrow in
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This article by Richard Whittle, Knight Ridder Tribune News Service, was printed in an unidentified newspaper in the early 1990s. Note: The correct adjective for Sorbs is Sorbian not Sorbish. Serbin Residents Cherish Ties To Near-lost Culture Central Texas Town Holds Fast to Ties with German City Despite Upheaval Klitten, East Germany — The Rev
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This article by Timothy Goeke first appeared in Stirpes, Texas State Genealogical Society, Volume 34, Number 1, March 1994, Frances Condra Pryor, editor, Journal/Magazine/ Newsletter, March 1994. It can be accessed digitally at the Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas. (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39868/:accessed December 10, 2015), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas
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This article first appeared in the October 2015 Newsletter of the Texas Wendish Heritage Society of Serbin, Texas. (www.texaswendish.org) In an earlier article titled “Prussian or Saxon” I attempted to show how the religious environments of Prussia and Saxony contributed to the creation of first St. Peter church in Serbin. While this first separatist group remained small,
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In this collection of images created by Ray Spitzenberger called Countdown to Christmas each image changes sightly from one to the next. Originally intended to be 60 slightly different images, Ray tired from one day to the next and finished the project ahead of schedule. Enjoy! ]]>
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