Only one more day left

Today we went with Pastor Pracki to a 250th anniversary of a Lutheran Church about 40 KM north of Opole.  This church was built by a German Duke. He also had a palace in the town which was destroyed during WWII. After the war this part of the area became Poland again - after being a part of Germany.  In the 1980s the Russians gave the Germans a chance to go back to Germany and 80% left.  Today there are only 80 members in this beautiful old church.

The inside of the church needs restoration but is still beautiful with many relics from 250 years ago. (I just have to say that the pews in my home church are really comfortable compared to these!) it was fun to hear, "A Mighty Fortress is our God" and "The Church's One Foundation" sung in Polish. It was REALLY hot there, which I'm sure didn't help attendance, but the church had a good number of people in it along with a band and a choir which we were told came from 180 KM away. 

They had vendors selling souveneers and "Fast Food" outside in the street.  We had barbecued pork steak and it was good. They also had scrambled eggs on a piece of thin bread.  We toured the local Lutheran cemetery, a Jewish cemetery and a park built by the Duke that has pretty much turned into a forest. 

The box where the ducal family sat.