The curious wager of the fechheim pastor
A campaign by the "fundraising team" at the community festival made a huge impact for the renovation of the michaelskirche which will start soon. Fur "wetten, dass" pastor ulrike schmidt-rothmund climbs onto the scales. In the current issue of the parish newsletter, she had made a bet with the members of the church community that she would not succeed in paying them off with donated small change.
The church barn was well filled and many onlookers were there when the pastor stepped on the scales. Because the visitors to the festival had once again thrown in a lot of small change, the coarse glass jar was almost full of coins. It weighed 55 kilograms – as much as the "real weight" by ulrike schmidt-rothmund, which was weighed again on the stage. The interest was no surprise: after all, the pastor had announced that if she lost the bet, she would get into her wedding dress again and dance on the stage with her husband. There the applause was naturally rough, when the result was announced. There was even more jubilation when the since 11. August church-going couple dances the "danube waltz presented by straub. The bride, as announced, in her wedding dress.