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On Sunday, April 16, at 3 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 2703 Fort, Hays, will be holding an Easter service in the German language.
This service is much the same as the services that were held by the Lutheran Russian-German immigrants who came to Ellis, Barton and Russell counties.
The service will be led by Rev. Delvin Strecker, whose family emigrated to the Barton county area of Kansas from the Lutheran area along the Volga River in Russia. He grew up speaking the Volga German dialect but learned to speak High German and was a high school German teacher until he retired and went to seminary.
Even though the Volga Germans who came to this area did not speak High German, the worship services were held in High German because their hymnals, catechisms and Bibles were written in High German. Pastor Strecker’s sermon will be in High German but he will conclude his sermon making some comments in the Volga German dialect. Come join us as we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord using the German language. There will be a time for fellowship following the service.
Komm danket dem Heiland mit freudigen Zungen!