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Easter Sunday
Catholic
Cardinal Reinhard Marx celebrates in Liebfrauendom at 10 a.m. the Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord. Cathedral Choir, Young Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Orchestra and soloists perform Joseph Haydn’s Holy Mass and other works; at 5.15 p.m. a festive Easter Vespers begins, also with Cardinal Marx, accompanied by works by Max Eham and Georg Friedrich Handel; at 6 p.m. the bells of the cathedral ring for a holy mass.
St. Boniface celebrates the Easter Vigil at 5 am, accompanied by the singing of the abbey’s schola and organ playing by Martin Fleckenstein; at 10 a.m. the Benedictines invite you to the pontifical mass, the monastery choir plays Franz Schubert’s “Messe in B-flat major, D 324”; at 6.15 p.m. a pontifical vespers begins at Easter. At 5 a.m. the celebration of the Easter Vigil begins St Ludwig with Pastor Markus Gottswinter, followed by an Easter breakfast in the parish hall; at 10 a.m., parish vicar Jürgen Jung preaches; parallel to this, a children’s word service takes place in the hall.
In the Asam church at 10 a.m. there will be a festive ceremony with consecration of food. In the Latin High Mass with consecration of food and Eucharistic blessing at 10 a.m St. Peter Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Mass in C major op. 86” will be heard; at 6 p.m. a holy ministry begins. In St Kajetan begins at 8:15 a.m. Holy Mass; in the Latin high mass at 10.30 a.m. the Dominicans celebrate the high feast of the resurrection of the Lord, Father Martin Holzmann OP preaches on the topic “Jesus lives, with him I too!”, the vocal band plays music by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Caspar Ett and Robert Mehlhart sound; Another opportunity to attend church services is at 12 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m.
In St Michael invite the Jesuits to an early morning mass at 7.30 a.m.; at 10 a.m. Father Benedikt Lautenbacher SJ celebrates high mass, accompanied by music from Mozart’s “Coronation Mass”; at 6 p.m. an evening mass with organ music begins, at 9 p.m. the late mass. In the Bürgersaalkirche Holy Mass with a sermon begins in the pedestrian zone at 9.30 a.m. and at 11.30 a.m. a festival service with music for choir and organ and blessing of the Easter dishes; at 4 p.m. there will be a mass in English, at 6 p.m. a mass in Italian. In St Paul the Easter service begins at 8.30 a.m., at 11 a.m. a Holy Mass; at 6.30 p.m. there is another queer service; at 8.15 p.m. the “act-place-time prayer” will take place.
In the Holy Spirit Church Church services begin at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. with consecration of food, at 10 a.m. the parish celebrates a high mass; another high mass with consecration of food begins at 11 a.m., accompanied by Joseph Haydn’s Nelson Mass and music by George Frideric Handel; at 6 p.m. there is opportunity for Eucharistic adoration; at 7 p.m. the group “Hope City” will hold a prayer circle. In St Anna In the Lehel, organ music by Dietrich Buxtehude will be heard to celebrate the Easter Vigil from 5 a.m., after which the parish invites you to an Easter breakfast in the Franziskussaal; at 8.30 a.m. a Holy Mass begins in the monastery church of St. Anna, at 10 a.m. an Easter service in St. Anna; Evening Mass is at 7 p.m.
evangelical
Regional bishop Christian Kopp invites you to an Easter service with communion at 10 a.m St Luke a service begins at 5 a.m. with Pastor Steve Kennedy Henkel. Pastor Martin Decker invites you to the Easter Vigil with the Baptism of the Isar at 5.30 a.m St. John a resurrection celebration with the brass ensemble Preysing Brass begins at 9 a.m. with Pastor Peter Dölfel old Haidhauser cemetery and at 10 a.m. a service in the church. Pastor Dagmar Knecht preaches at 10 a.m. in a family service with an African choir in the Magdalen Church.
In the Christ Church, in the Epiphany Church, in the Apostle Church as well as in the Gustav Adolf Church Easter Vigil celebrations will take place at 5:30 a.m. and church services at 10 a.m. Pastor Stefanie Wist invites you to the resurrection celebration at 8 a.m West Cemetery a. Dean Felix Reuter preaches at 10.30 a.m. in a service in the gospel church. In the Ascension Church in Sendling there will be a “Laudate Dominum” service at 5.30 a.m. with Pastor Christine Glaser and the choir of the Church of the Ascension.
Pastor Rolf Wohlfahrt preaches at 9.30 a.m. in a festive service in the Philip’s Churchbefore that, at 8 a.m., a prayer service begins with Pastor Simone Rink on the Cemetery at Perlacher Forest. At 5.30 a.m. there will be a service with a vocal ensemble with Pastor Christine Drini in the Ascension Church in Pasing at 10 a.m. Pastor Heiner Glückschalt preaches in a family service. In the Andreas Church At 5:30 a.m. a service begins with Pastor Ortrun Kemnade-Schuster, at 10 a.m. Pastor Antonia Janßen invites you to a service with an instrumental ensemble. In the Paul Gerhardt Church At 5.30 a.m. there will be an Easter night celebration with Pastor Christian Wolfram, at 10 a.m. a festive service will begin with Pastor Lorenz Künneth and the Paul Gerhardt Choir.
With Pastor Michael Trimborn there will be a service at 6 a.m. in the Reformation Memorial Church at 10.30 a.m. a service with trombone choir begins with Vicar Camilla Schneider. Pastor Norbert Roth preaches at 10 a.m. in a festival service in St. Matthewbefore that an Easter night celebration begins at 6 a.m., both also under www.stmatthaeus.de.
Pastor Bernd Berger invites you to the Easter Vigil at 5 a.m Church of the Resurrection at 10 a.m. a family service begins with Pastor Eszter Huszar-Kalit. Pastor Ulrich Leser-von Kietzell preaches at 5 a.m. in a service in the Capernaum Church. In the passion church there will be a service with Pastor Claus-Philipp Zahn at 5.30 a.m. and a family service with Pastor Stephanie Höhner at 10 a.m. Pastor Heike Immel preaches at 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. in church services in the Simeonskirche.
At 5.30 a.m. invite you to the Easter Vigil: Pastor Sebastian Degkwitz in the jubilee church and Pastor Klaus Gruzlewski in the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church. In St. Paul Services with Pastor Susanne Trimborn begin at 5.30 a.m. and at 9.30 a.m. Pastor Heike Lüttgens preaches at 5.15 a.m. and 10 a.m. in church services in the Our Father Church.
Pastor Ulrike Feher invites you to the Easter Vigil at 5.30 a.m. and to a family service at 10 a.m Sophia Church a. In the Stephen’s Church Services begin at 5:30 a.m. and at 11 a.m. with Pastor Rolf Hartmann. In the Church of Reconciliation There will be a service at 5.30 a.m. and a family service with Pastor Dorothee Hermann at 10 a.m.
easter monday
Catholic
In the Liebfrauendom Cathedral Dean Lorenz Wolf celebrates a festive service on Easter Monday at 10 a.m. with the Capella Cathedralis and the Renaissance cathedral players; Vespers begins at 5:15 p.m., Holy Mass at 6 p.m. The Benedictines of St. Boniface celebrate a parish and convent mass on Easter Monday at 11.15 a.m.; at vespers at 6.15 p.m. cantors of the abbey sing; Evening Mass begins at 7 p.m.
In St Ludwig ring the bells for the parish service at 10 a.m.; in the Holy Mass at 11.30 a.m. Father Karl Kern SJ preaches; University preacher Marc-Aeilko Aris will lead the evening mass at 7 p.m. In the parish service at 10 a.m St. Peter the “Mass in B flat major D 324” by Franz Schubert sounds with Latin high mass; at 5.15 p.m. there will be a rosary, at 6 p.m. a Holy Mass will begin. In the Theatine Church St Kajetan ring the bells for Holy Mass at 8:15 am; at 10.30 a.m. the Dominicans celebrate a Latin High Mass with choir, orchestra and soloists, who among other things recite parts of the “Spatzenmesse” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; further masses are at 12 p.m. and at 6.30 p.m.
In st Michael an early mass begins at 7.30 a.m. in the Kreuzkapelle; at 9 a.m. Father Martin Stark SJ celebrates high mass on Easter Monday, choir and orchestra perform music by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger; at 11 a.m. children and their relatives are invited to a family service; at 6 p.m. an evening mass begins, at 9 p.m. a late mass with Father Martin Stark SJ. In the Bürgersaalkirche Holy Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
The Pfarrverband München-Westend organizes an Emm exit on Easter Monday: The first stage starts at 9.30 a.m. in Visitation of Mary and follows up St Rupertat 10 o’clock it goes from St. Rupert to St. Benedictat 10.15 from St. Benedict to St Paulwhere a solemn parish church service will take place at 11 a.m.
the parish Holy Spirit celebrates a Holy Mass at 9 a.m. and a festival service with organ music at 11 a.m.; 5 p.m. is evening mass. In the monastery church St Anna Holy Mass begins at 8:30 am in the Lehel; in the service at 10 a.m. the Nelson Mass by Joseph Haydn can be heard for soloists, choir and orchestra; At 7 p.m. the bells ring for evening mass.
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City Dean Bernhard Liess invites you to a service “Bach & Jazz on Easter Monday” at 11.15 a.m St. Mark a. Dean Mathis Steinbauer preaches at 10.30 a.m. in a service in the jubilee church. In St. John starts at 10 a.m. a joint service with the congregation of St. Lukas with city dean i. R.Barbara Kittelberger. There will be a service with Pastor Norbert Roth at 10 a.m. in St. Matthew instead, the service will also take place under www.stmatthaeus.de transfer.
Pastor Christina Ehring invites the congregations of the Andreas-, Apostel- and Petruskirche to a regional service in the James Church a. In the Ascension Church in Sendling A cantata service begins at 10 a.m. under the motto “I know that my redeemer lives” with the ensemble “Il Concerto piccolo” and Pastor Christine Glaser.
Additional services will be held at 10 a.m. in the Church of the Redeemerin the Christ Church and in the Ascension Church in Pasing instead of. Vicar Janina Steigerwald invites the community of cross church at 10 a.m. to the station service through Schwabing-West, meeting point is at the Kreuzkirche.