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Munich (dpa) - The Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx and the Protestant Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm called on Christmas Eve to deal responsibly with each other, especially during the pandemic.
Everyone could carry on the message of Jesus Christ by paying attention to one another, says Bedford-Strohm, according to a previously published announcement at the ecumenical service, which was to be broadcast on the Internet.
Everyone could convey this by “calling lonely people or sending them handwritten letters” or by “reducing physical contacts and, where possible, coming together digitally”, says the chairman of the Evangelical Church in Germany.
"With God's help we will get through this difficult time."
Right now it must be remembered that «all people are connected to one another and that we have responsibility for one another», says the Archbishop of Munich and Freising.
Under the motto "Do not be afraid!"
Marx and Bedford-Strohm celebrate a Christmas service in the youth church "From the Good Shepherd".
Finally, the two bishops wanted to speak the blessing for the city and the country together by a fire in front of the church.
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Because of the Corona restrictions, only participants and representatives of the Working Group of Christian Churches in Munich were allowed in the church.
Originally, the service was to take place in the open air in the English Garden.
But that was canceled due to the increasing number of infections.
As a sign of hope, many Catholic and Protestant parishes in Bavaria want to ring the bells at 10 p.m.
At this time the believers must be at home - from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. they can only leave the apartment for very good reasons.
Communication from the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising to ringing bells
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Notification of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising about Christmas masses
Framework conditions for celebrating public services
Livestream of church services in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
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Livestream ecumenical Christmas service from Munich-Haidhausen
Playlist of all Bavarian church services in the livestream and as videos on YouTube
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria
Protestant church services in Bavaria