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September 2023

    "Promoting German culture, language, customs, traditions, and interests

for the benefit of all Saskatchewan people." 

Your Monthly News & Updates

Welcome to SGC's electronic update! This e-newsletter includes information on activities, events, services, programs, and projects from the German community in Saskatchewan. Readers will also find information and events from SGC member groups.

Please help us to spread the news by re-posting, sharing or forwarding our monthly update.

We will have a different look coming soon.

Office & News

Welcome - Herzlich Willkommen


SGC would like to welcome our new Office & Program Assistant Thomas Kolbach. Thanks for already helping out at Folkfest in Saskatoon.


Having recently moved from Luxembourg to Canada to join my family, I'm delighted to work for the Saskatchewan German Council. With a strong affinity for German culture and language, I'm excited to contribute positively and help connect with others in the community who feel the same way.

A Big Thank You to our Volunteers at Saskatoon Folkfest


SGC would like to thank all our volunteers helping out at SGC's table at Folkfest in August.


Thanks as well to the German Canadian Club Concordia for organizing the German Pavilion with all the great performers and exhibiting German groups, making the event a great success!

German-inspired Travel & Celebrations

Eastern Germany - DW Road Trip Part 4


Follow Rachel from Deutsche Welle on Meet the Germans road trip. She checks out the local cuisine, culture and language. On the last of the four part series from Deutsche Welle you can explore the different ways of life in North Rhine Westphalia.


Follow the link to watch the video.

Oktoberfest


Did you know Oktoberfest in Munich is the largest folk festival in the world and it starts in September? It usually starts middle to end of September and runs until the first weekend in October. How did it all begin? Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen on October 12, 1810 and the citizens of Munich were invited to celebrate. The location of this celebration is now the 'Theresienwiese', the location of the Oktoberfest in Munich. Come celebrate with our German community in Regina and Saskatoon, and all the other communities celebrating Oktoberfest in Saskatchewan.


Website



Language, Culture & Recipe

Goethe German Language Exams A1 & A2 in Saskatoon


Do you need to prove your German language skills for work? For immigration? For school? If you have answered yes to any of those, you have come to the right place. Take your Goethe-Institut exam A1 & A2 right here in Saskatchewan.



The next Goethe-Institut Exams in Saskatoon: 

Goethe Zertifikat A1 Exam – October 28, 2023

Goethe Zertifikat A2 Exam – October 29, 2023


More information here.

German Language Courses in Saskatchewan


Registration for the new school year for children, youth and adults is open. Learning a new language encourages everyone to think creatively, find innovative solutions and make new contacts. Multilingual people often excel at switching between tasks, a skill that carries into various aspects of life.


Das Schulhaus & German Language School Saskatoon

Hansel & Gretel Preschool


Hansel & Gretel Preschool moved to Hague. The children will be taught in English with a nice mix of German songs, poems and other activities in the mix. Contact Ramona for more information how to register your child. The preschool will give an opportunity for each child to participate in a program that emphasizes German heritage including language, culture and traditions, and to help the child develop in all aspects, particularly socialization.



Contact

Vienna Style Apple Strudel – Wiener Apfelstrudel


If you are a serious cook or just a beginner wanting to learn more, check out our recipe collection! September is harvest season, so you might have apples in your garden. Try our recipe for the Apple Strudel, it is the perfect dessert.



Try out our recipe

Events

September Tuesdays, 2023

Volksliederchor Harmonie in Regina, weekly choir practice at the Regina German Club

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm


September Wednesdays, 2023

Skat Club day on Wednesdays, Skat Club Saskatoon

6:30 pm at Sports On Tap, 2610 Lorne Ave, Saskatoon


September Thursdays, 2023

Concordia Brass Band - Weekly Practice

7:30 pm to 9:00 pm


September Sundays, 2023

Klangfabrik on CFCR 90.5 FM. Enjoy contemporary German music on Sunday afternoons.

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.


September 2 & 3, 2023

Mennonite Heritage Village (Swift Current)

The Village will be open for tours Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm until the Labour Day weekend in September.


September 6, 2023

American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Monthly meeting at Trinity Evangelical Church

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm


September 9 & 16, 2023

Patio Day - Regina German Club

2:00 pm to closing


September 22, 2023

Das Schulhaus - Deutschtreff in Regina

5:00 pm to 7:00 pm


September 29 & 30, 2023

Regina German Club - Oktoberfest Auftakt

5:00 pm to closing


September 30, 2023

German Canadian Club Saskatoon - Oktoberfest

5:00 pm to closing


October 3, 2023

Das Schulhaus - AGM via Zoom

8:30 pm to 10:00 pm

SGC MEMBERS

MEMBER INFORMATION

2023-2024 Funding


Member funding deadline for the second half of 2023-2024 is September 3rd.


SGC is accepting applications for youth funding programs on an ongoing basis.

Member Funding Forms

Submit Your Event


Please submit your member group event to be posted on SGC's social media and in the e-newsletter.

Submit your Event
SGC MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS 

American Historical Society of Germans from

Russia, Regina

Austrian Canadian Edelweiss Club, Regina

Austrian Edelweiss Dance Association, Regina

Austrian Hunting and Fishing Club

CFCR Community Radio Society of Saskatoon Inc.

Concordia Alpenrose Schuhplattler Verein

Concordia Brass Band

Concordia Junior Alpenrose Dancers

Das Schulhaus - Regina German Language School Inc.

Department of International Language, U of R

German Canadian Club Concordia, Saskatoon

German Canadian Society Harmonie, Regina

German Language School Saskatoon Inc.

Hansel & Gretel Preschool Inc.

Imhoff Heritage Society, St. Walburg

Jagd- und Fischverein “Waidmann’s Lust”, Regina

Karnevalsgesellschaft Harmonie, Regina

Kochlöffel & Nudelholz: German-Canadian

Koch- und Backstudio

Kulturgarten Saskatoon

Lloydminster German Heritage Society Inc.

Melville & District German Heritage Club

Mennonite Heritage Village, Swift Current

Mount Olive Lutheran Church

Regina German Film Club

Saskatchewan Association of Teachers

of German, Saskatoon

Saskatchewan German Culture Assistance

Fund Inc.

Saskatoon German Heritage Society

Skat Club Saskatoon

Spiritwood German Canadian Club

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Regina

Village of Edenwold

Volksliederchor Harmonie Inc., Regina

Zichydorf Village Association


To learn about each member organization, click here:

SGC Member Groups

Saskatchewan German Council Inc. | Phone 306.975.0845 |

Email: office@saskgermancouncil.org| www.saskgermancouncil.org

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