My nerves were soothed when I held my first chapel service with Greg and Dawn and their kids Phineas and Abby. They are from Kentucky. We sang and prayed and they helped me read scripture. We were a small congregation but we praised God together!
The chapel services are held in the Corpus Christi Kapelle next to the Town Church. The chapel was built in the 1300s. During Luther's time it was mostly used for baptisms and funerals because of its size. It seats about 60, if they are cozy!
The Kapelle is maintained by an order of Lutheran Nuns. I learned about them today. Their order was started in 1949. There are about 120 women in the order and 6 men. Most of them live and work in the Order House and Nursing Home in Selbitz, Germany. There are a few other locations where the sisters live in city communities like Wittenberg. And there is also a convent on sisters in South Africa whose principal work is with AIDS relief.
The order is called The Community Christisbruderschaft Selbitz, which means "Christ our brother."
Below I am pictured with Sister Elizabeth who heads the convent here in Wittenberg. And below that is their mission statement. Check them out: www.christusbruderschaft.de
Jesus Christ
is our brother
who binds us together
as brothers and sisters.
He lives in our midst.
Our promise and our mission
is to be a dwelling of
God's love in the world.
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