German Sister Cities

07/03/2018

Just want to say thanks for you 107 friends who visited our page
this week!

We are the German Chapter of St.Charles Sister Cities. Connecting People and Communities through Student and cultural exchanges.

06/26/2018

Good program last night Bavarian wax art. Very unusual and beautiful. Thank you Kelly

04/23/2018

German sister cities club meeting tonight April 23rd 2018 at Culpepper's 6:30 p.m. great guest speaker the CEO of the Missouri Humanities Council, mister Steve Belko. Public invited, no charge

10/11/2017

Our Young Ambassadors: Tony, Audrey, and Eric. The future of St. Charles Sister Cities is in good hands.

04/22/2017

I am back for a visit to my old hometown of Ludwigsburg, Germany after 55 years. I was born and raised in Germany (my mother is German); my American father w...

10/17/2016

Ludwigsburg students, teachers along with St. Charles High & West student Hosts enjoying first field trip at the RecPlex

09/04/2016

Many Danke Schoens from Angelica with the Ludwigsburg Philharmonic Choir at the concert last night at St Charles High school saying Thanks and Auf wieder sehen

08/05/2016

NEWS ALERT! We Need your help!.. The St. Charles Ludwigsburg Sister Cities and Hope Lutheran Church are looking for people willing to host some visitors from Germany at the end of this month. They will arrive the evening of Thursday, August 25th and leave on Sunday, September 4th. Thank you for considering doing this! Here is the information on the group! As of today Aug. 5, Hope Church has 37 Hosts for the group and needs 10 more. The 10 had been promised by another Church which was only able to obtain 2 hosts. So, they are shy 8 hosts for the Choir.
They need our assist. I find it almost incredulous that the Church decided to take this project
On August 25, 2016, 47 members of the Ludwigsburg Philharmonic Choir will arrive in Saint Charles. Hope Lutheran Church (1975 South Old Highway 94) in Saint Charles is hosting the Choir with the assistance of the Saint Charles Sister Cities Inc - German Chapter - and the City of Saint Charles. The German Chapter is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with Ludwigsburg this year.
While visiting, the Choir will perform in several concerts which are free and open to the public. On Sunday, August 28th at 4:00 pm they will perform with the choir of the First United Methodist Church at 801 First Capital Drive in Saint Charles. On Saturday, September 3, 2016 they will perform a public Concert, at 7:00 PM at Saint Charles High, 725 N. Kingshiclubghway (1975 South Old Highway 94). They will have a Sangerfest - a song fest with the Hope Lutheran Choir on Thursday evening at 7 pm. to which the public is invited to meet and visit with our German guests. They have also been invited to sing "Take me out to the Ballgame" for the River City Rascals ballgame on Saturday, August 27th. While visiting Saint Charles the Choir will shop on Saint Charles Main Street, sing in Hermann, and visit several other local attractions before returning to Ludwigsburg on September 4th. If you would like more details of itinerary, let me know. Please let Joe know ASAP if you are willing and able --- Many, many thanks!
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06/23/2016

Saint Charles Sister Cities German Chapter June newsletter
Greetings everyone,
What a warm summer day! Guess we're going to have to get used to it, not even being July yet. Our June chapter meeting is scheduled for next Monday, June 27 at 7 o'clock at CULPEPPER's as usual in the private room.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Election of the Officials (also referred to as board members) of the German chapter. This is not the election of officers, Secretary, Treasurer etc. The Officials elected will later at their next officials’ meeting then choose officers for the 2016/2017 year. Mary Johnson chaired this committee and did a great job! Thank you Mary!
Also, we will welcome two guests for brief presentations. One guest is Miss Rene Franklin, the president of the St. Louis Senegal sister city and also the Sister Cities International, Missouri coordinator.
Our other guest is Miss Lisa Lynn Steel, choir director of the Hope Lutheran church here in St. Charles. She will share with us the details of the August 2016 visit here of the Ludwigsburg Philharmonic Choir.
It has been a most exciting past couple of weeks for our Irish brothers and sisters. Starting with the arrival of the Cardonagh delegation, led by the Mayor, and then the wonderful Missouri River Irish Fest. I’m sure will hear more of all the activities of the past few weeks.
Mary Johnson will bring us up-to-date on her son Eric who arrived in Ludwigsburg this past weekend.
Check today's St. Charles Sister Cities page to see St. Charles High and St. Charles West High students who just arrived in Ludwigsburg.
Because of the yearly elections of the German chapter officials this is a very important meeting. If it at all possible, please make an effort to attend. Thank you and best of luck for your staying cool!

04/25/2016

Soon to be erected upon completion of 5th St. renovation.
A great gift for our 20th year Partnerschaft with Ludwigsburg & St. Charles!

03/18/2016

Sister Cities Meeting on March 28, 2016
St. Charles – Ludwigsburg Germany Sister Cities organization’s monthly meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. at Culpepper’s Restaurant, private room, 3010 West Clay, St. Charles, (Zumbehl exit). There is no admission cost and everyone is welcome to attend. Meeting begins with a brief business session, centered on celebrating this 20th year anniversary of the Sistership with Ludwigsburg. The March featured speaker, Elizabeth Terry, a historian and author in St. Louis, tells the story that has never been told, “Oysters to Angus: Three Generations of the St. Louis Faust Family”. The narrative about the German immigrant Tony Faust who entered rough and rowdy St. Louis in the mid-nineteenth century. As patriarch of the Faust family, he lived lavishly while rebelling against those who wished to shut down his saloon. Elizabeth Terry earned her BA in history from the University of Nebraska and her Masters in history from James Madison University in Virginia. Elizabeth has contributed to articles that have appeared in Newsweek /The Daily Beast and The Nation. Elizabeth manages a diverse range of projects through her historical research company, while also directing archives for a St. Louis church. Elizabeth Terry has recently co-authored a book titled "Ethnic St. Louis,". Open to the public, no admission, for more info contact [email protected]

WELCOME MISS TERRY!