One could call Pastor Maria Klose a lucky coincidence or heaven-sent. The Protestant minister has been recruited to conduct the German-language Weihnachtsgottesdienst (Christmas service) in Ahwatukee this year, all with the help of a resident from Fountain Hills.
“I met Marita Klose on my trip to Germany this year in our sister city, Dierdorf,” Christine Colley from Fountain Hills shared.
Colley is the president of the Fountain Hills Sister Cities organization and, along with launching the original Fountain Hills Oktoberfest, met Ingeborg Mack and has become the co-chair and stand-in for the German Christmas service coordination in Ahwatukee.
