Internationale englischsprachige kath. Gemeinde: Gallery 2025: Scenes and Meditations

Photo: L. Bemb/International English-Speaking Parish

Father Christian leads the Lord's Prayer during a Sunday Mass at Holy Cross in August 2025, with the children in the congregation gathered around the altar.

An adult's baptism, teens visiting Taize ecumenical community -- here are some pictures and personal reflections on a busy year.

Yasman's Baptism

Parishioner Yasman, after taking the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) course, received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist for full initiation into the Roman Catholic Church at Mass at St. Leonhard's on Aug. 23, 2025.

Parish Picnic & Celebrating 5 Years as One Parish

This year's Parish Picnic, held at the end of August at St. Christophorus Church in northeast Frankfurt, doubled as a celebration of the 5 years since the communities of St. Mary's and St. Leonhard's, also of course including the latter's large presence at Holy Cross, merged to form the International English-Speaking Catholic Parish.