German Lutheran churches hold their Harvest Festival – Erntedank – services on a Sunday early in October, usually the first Sunday.  In 2024 this was 6 October.

Berlin Cathedral, decorated for Erntedank, Friday 4 October; the remainder of the Cathedral was undecorated, apart from two vases of gladioli, Gladiolus x hortulanus, on the altar.

Altar, Apostel-Paulus-Kirchengemeide, Schöneberg, Saturday 5 October.

Arrangement on steps to the chancel, Apostel-Paulus-Kirchengemeide, Saturday 5 October.

Poster outside Zwölf-Apostel-Kirche, Schöneberg, advertising its Erntedank, to be held on Sunday 13 October.

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