Posts by Portola

Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire

Easter vigil with bells, incense, holy fire, and a drenching of holy water
19 Apr 25
England
Frankfurt Cathedral

Cathedral of St Bartholomew, Frankfurt am Main

Celebrating the 1700th birthday of the Council of Nicaea with choirs and trumpets, but no after-service coffee
8 Mar 25
Germany

Island Church of Poel, Kirchdorf

13th century Gothic church, well-organized preacher and spirited congregation produce holy joy
20 Oct 24
Poel, Germany

St Nikolai, Wismar

Authentic preaching and pulsating organ music in a Gothic church made of 3 million bricks
13 Oct 24
Germany
Exterior of St Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco

St Gregory of Nyssa, San Francisco

A beautiful and brilliant service in a rotunda filled with dancing saints
9 Jun 24
California, USA

Christ Church Lutheran, San Francisco

A well-organized service, planned with care and thoughtfulness, with lively, festive hymns
5 May 24
California, USA
St Patrick's, Oakland, California

St Patrick’s, West Oakland

A Bapcath experience of worship, with a mixture of Baptist spontaneity and Catholic ritual
30 Apr 23
California, USA
St Ignatius, San Francisco

St Ignatius, San Francisco

The joy, calling and promise of the Christian faith in a lively and warm-hearted service
23 Apr 23
California, USA

Nikolaikirche

Singing a prayer for peace in the shadow of the war in Ukraine
22 Jan 23
Eisenach, Germany

CarChurching

Visible togetherness on Pentecost Monday – from the comfort of your car!
24 May 21
Hessen Center, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Evangelische Kreuzkirche

A foretaste of heaven – the church bells should have rung continuously!
15 May 21
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Church of St Augustine’s Monastery

Gold, frankincense and – myth?
7 Jan 20
Erfurt, Germany
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