Advent Celebration

Saturdays at 6 pm, from mid-August to December 19, 2026, Herbergsgasse 7 in Basel. The Friedensstimmen (Pisnosspiwy) choir brings together people from different cultures and nations. Many of our singers come from Ukraine. We perform at concerts and provide musical accompaniment for church services. Would you like to sing in a choir? People from different cultures and nations, refugees and migrants, with or without choir experience, are warmly welcome. The most important thing is the joy of singing together. We sing modern spiritual and secular songs from all continents. Are you interested? Then come by for a trial rehearsal and contact the choir director from Ukraine, who looks forward to your visit: Contact: Yaroslav Kutsan studies wind music at the Hochschule für Musik in Luzern, is a professional musician, an experienced orchestral musician, and has been a freelance solo and ensemble musician since 2001: yarakutsan@gmail.com

Monthly Tuesdays, 6:30 PM, Start: September 22, 2026, Herbergsgasse 7 in Basel Monthly Sundays, 12:30 PM, Start: October 18, 2026, Basler Münster Living Stones is an international network of young adults. They are passionate about faith, art, and culture and seek to understand and pass on the living message of church art. In addition to prayer and exchange, there are also educational opportunities and international meetings. There is also a group in Basel that is ecumenically open and meets about twice a month during the semester. We grow as a community and share our faith through scripture reading, prayer, and exchange about art and life. In addition to the joint meetings, we offer guided tours in the Basler Münster to bring art and the message of faith closer to visitors free of charge. Interested parties are always welcome! We meet on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM for further education, prayer & exchange, and on the mentioned Sundays at 12:30 PM for a shared meal. From approx. 1:45 PM, we meet visitors in the Münster. Registration is requested. Information: Christian Meier living-stones.basel@mail.ch or andreas.schalbetter@unibas.ch Together with Dr. Caroline Schröder Field, Evang.-Ref. Pastor of the Basler Münster International network of the Living Stones: www.pietre-vive.org

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 9 am to 6 pm Together we will travel via Frick to Benkerjoch and hike from there via Salhöhe to Geissflüh - where we will have a cozy picnic - then, depending on our energy, we will continue hiking to Wisen or “Untere Hauenstein”. We will walk towards the sun and enjoy the view. The actual hiking time is approximately 4.5 hours. English speaking students are particularly welcome at this event. Costs: Travel costs TNV ticket (finances should not be a barrier to attending) Bring along: Picnic; sufficient drinks; hiking boots; jacket; we recommend long trousers (risk of ticks), possibly rain protection; sun protection. Registration & Info: by October 22, 12 pm, to kug@unibas.ch Leaders: Jan-Vincent Beriser, Andreas Schalbetter SJ (Catholic University Community) and Raphael Weidkuhn