BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42@circuitriderministries.com DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200926 DTSTAMP:20190111T162857Z URL:https://circuitriderministries.com/events/classical-europe-tour-oberam mergau-passion-play-2020/ SUMMARY:CLASSICAL EUROPE TOUR/OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY 2020 DESCRIPTION:During the Thirty Years War the deadly plague raged throughout Europe\, until in 1633 it reached even the tiny Alpine village of Oberamme rgau.  During the next six months\, so many villagers died of the Black Death\, that the townspeople took a solemn Vow – if God would rele ase them from the plague\, they would perform once every ten years the sto ry of the Passion of Christ.  From the moment the Vow was taken\, no-on e else in the village succumbed to the plague and so the first Passion Pla y was performed in 1634.\nWhat began as a single performance in the church yard has developed over 380 years into a masterpiece of theater and music\ , with all the villagers involved either on stage or behind the scenes.   For the Oberammergauers\, the Passion Play is a labor of love and the Vo w still has real meaning in their lives.  And so they are now preparing for the Passion Play of 2020.\n\nCircuit Rider Ministries has been asked to lead a teaching tour to Oberammergau Germany\, the home of the world re nowned “Passion Play” that is only performed every 10 years\, and is next scheduled for May-October\, 2020.  Our eleven day tour will visit four countries (Hungary\, Slovakia\, Czech Republic\, and Germany) before culminating at the Passion Play.\n\nPlease also note that we will b e limiting our capacity to no more than forty-four individuals and that th e trip is beginning to fill.  Let me urge you to send in your initial r egistration as soon as possible.  For more information please phone 920 -629-2211.\n\nDownload Brochure  CATEGORIES:Travel & Tour Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR