“RING IN THE CHRIST” 2008 TOUR
GERMANY, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, POLAND

Plans are now being finalized for the Southminster Ringers Ring In the Christ Tour 2008.  The ringers depart on Tuesday morning, July 2 from Pittsburgh and will arrive in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, July 3.  The first evening will be spent in Goerlitz, Germany where they will renew ties from former tours and make new friends between their concert and their home stays.  The next few days will be spent in and near Prague in the Czech Republic.  After a quick stop in Bratislava, in the Slovak Republic, the ringers will spend several days in Poland.

 

Krakow will be the first stop in Poland and that will be followed by a day visiting Auschwitz.  The next four days will be spent with our friends from Zelow.  After rehearsing together, concerts are planned in neighboring communities where the Reformed Church has ties.  (More history of the Zelow ringers can be found at:  http://www.zelandia.pl/zelowskiedzwonki/in_english_index.php )  Warsaw will be the last stop in Poland where we will visit with the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.  Our ties with the Sisters began on Tour 2006 when we rang for their gathering in Rome.  We have played for them in Pittsburgh since 2006 and we look forward to our time together in Warsaw. 

 

Our final days will be back in Berlin where we will rehearse with the handbell team Bells Angels  and then join with them for a final concert before we return to Pittsburgh.  (More information on Bells Angels can be found at:  http://www.beepworld.de/members90/bellsangels/  ).  The tour site will be updated regularly as the trip progresses. 

 

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