This Month

Remembrance Sunday Service on 9th November

in Englisch, by the English Church

When?  Sunday, 9th November, 10:30 hrs

Where?   Erlöserkirche, Plöck 44, Heidelberg 

Synopsis:

The year 2025 marks several major anniversaries of peace: the 80th of the end of WWII, the 50th of the Helsinki Final Act, and the 30th of the Dayton Agreement. Colin Munro links these milestones to a lesser-known anniversary — 230 years since Immanuel Kant’s “Perpetual Peace”, whose call that “no state shall by force interfere with another’s government” remains strikingly relevant. From Kant’s vision of “world citizenship” to Robert Schuman’s 1950 proposal that laid the foundations of today’s European Union, Colin reflects on Europe’s continuing, often fragile, pursuit of peace.

As we recall that it is five years since the UK left the EU, this talk asks: What have we learned from these anniversaries — and what remains to be done to secure peace in our time?

Biographical Notes:

Colin Munro was born in Edinburgh and educated at George Watson’s College, Edinburgh University, and King’s College London. A career diplomat from 1969 to 2007, he served in Bonn, Kuala Lumpur, Bucharest, and East Berlin before becoming Ambassador to Croatia and later Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OSCE in Vienna.
Since retiring, he has worked as a consultant and lecturer on European security, democracy, and human rights. He is Chairman of UK Citizens in Austria (UKCA) and a Board Member of the Austro-British Society (ABS).  He speaks several languages and has published widely on European and international affairs.

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on 14th December

in Englisch

When?  Sunday, 14th December, 18:00 hrs

Where?  Providenzkirche, Hauptstr. 90a, Heidelberg 

80th anniversary of the end of WWII on 8th May 2025 

In Heidelberg, several exhibitions and a lecture series took place to mark this historic occasion: 

The events marking the end of the war were intended to promote a lively culture of memory that can make an important contribution towards the defense of democracy and peace in our country and in the world.

Exhibition opening “1945: Heidelberg – All and everything lost?”

When?  The exhibition has ended.

Photos that were part of the exhibition can be found  on this website...

Exhibition “1945: Leonard McCombe – Nach dem Krieg / Aftermath of War”

When? The exhibition has ended.

Photos that were part of the exhibition can be found on this website...