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Tagged along with Mrs jb yesterday to the Augustinerkirche (St Augustine’s) in the – yes – Augustinerstrasse.
Riotously decorated with angels, cherubims and seraphims perched on ledges all around the place.
Though we were in for a cracking sermon, too.
Started off well.
“180,000 people left the church last year. We as a church have to address the problem seriously and take a good look at ourselves”
Wow!
I thought he was going to rip into paedophile and otherwise abusive clergy and the church’s decade-long practice of sweeping the stench under the rug, but he drifted off into areas in a meanderment that NEITHER of us completely followed.
But the MAIN problem appears to be that parents don’t buy Easter eggs and hide them for the kiddies.
So that’s OK, then……
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>What a marvelous sanctuary in a heavenly church! The architectural decorations are scrumptious! I disagree with Virginia – I always vaccum under the front hall rug!
>Don't look under "the rug".V
>Beautiful decoration – strange sermon!
>Great title and beautiful shot! I laughed when I read that the apparent reason for people leaving the church had to do with kids not having enough Easter egg hunts. -Rachel
>Very ornate and very beautiful. I bet that the rituals of Christmas and Easter are spectacular. Is it like central casting or more traditional humble fare?