Der Mann ueber AutosDo join us for the first of our summer movies on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX  77005.

Der Mann, der ueber Autos sprang:  Julian escapes from a Berlin psychiatric clinic with the desire to walk to southern Germany to atone for a friend’s death with the hope that this pilgrimage will heal that friend’s father who suffered a heart attack. Julian seems to have amazing clairvoyant abilities. Soon he is no longer alone. A young doctor, Juliane, conflicted by her work, leaves behind her boyfriend and job, and joins him, as does a frustrated housewife, Ruth. This road movie for walkers leads from northeast Berlin to southwest Baden-Wuerttemberg (more…)

10Dec 2016

On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church will hold its traditional Weihnachtsmesse in German.  Do come early, as the church fills up quickly.  2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX  77005.  Ample, free parking is available on the Rice University lot off Greenbriar.

28Nov 2016

We hope that you had a joyous, peaceful Thanksgiving holiday!  Now the holidays are upon us, and President Kathy Kennedy and the Board of Directors cordially invite all members in good standing to our holiday party on December 8 at 6:30 p.m., where we celebrate the spirit of the season and sing Christmas Carols. Please […]

15Nov 2016

With much sorrow we have to inform you about the sudden death of Dr. Klaus Aurisch, long-time member and husband of our board member Dr. Helga Aurisch.  Dr. Klaus Aurisch served as Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Houston from 1991 to 1997; he was heavily involved in bringing the German unification […]

04Aug 2016

The City of Leipzig published the following press release on August 2, 2016. Rev. Dr. Robert Moore ist Leipzigs Reformationsbotschafter in den USA Die Stadt Leipzig hat heute Reverend Dr. Robert Moore von der Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) aus Leipzigs Partnerstadt Houston zum offiziellen Reformationsbotschafter in den USA ernannt. Leipzig wird zum 500-jährigen […]

02Aug 2016

We think of soccer as a game that has been around forever, at least as a street game in Europe and maybe South America, but it’s been only a little over a hundred years that “Fussball” became popular and legal in Germany.  In Bavaria, home to the FC Bayern Munich, one of the most famous […]

09Jul 2016

Ferenc Illenyi, Houston Symphony violinist since 1991, hosts a concert this Sunday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX  77005. Works performed will include those by Bach, Handel, Kreisler, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, and other various non-classical compositions with guitar. Appearing with Ferenc […]