Events

To all our friends in Houston, Leipzig, and everywhere we wish a great 2017 – may you encounter nothing but good health, good luck, good friends, and a good measure of prosperity in the New Year!

Following is a message from Rustin Buck, Organizer of the Houstonfest German Contest: Dear speakers and friends of the German language, I would like to invite you to help promote the study of the German language in the Houston area by serving as a “judge” at the Houstonfest German contest.  Some of you have helped […]

Christ the King Church will hold the German language Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. on December 24, 2016, in the nave of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Blvd., Houston, Texas  77005. Please join us in the festively decorated church for the Christmas readings proclaiming the Savior of the World born to Mary […]

We are starting out the New Year with a talk by Florian Martin, a student from Leipzig, who is now the business reporter for KUHF, Houston’s PBS Station.  Do join us for our meeting on Monday, January 16, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Another evening of fun and laughter awaits us with the delicious movie Wer Früher Stirbt Ist Länger Tot (Grave Decisions).  One reviewer thought that the “plot fits together perfectly, captures you completely, makes you laugh out loud hysterically at times and cry at others.” When this film was first released 10 years ago, it quickly […]