Riders can get their motorcycles blessed by clergy and enjoy a communal cookout during the open-air church service of the German American Veterans Initiative April 27, in Huetschenhausen, Germany. (Alexander Riedel/Stars and Stripes)

German and American motorcyclists will come together for an open-air church service on April 27 at the old stone quarry in Huetschenhausen, according to an invitation from the German American Veterans Initiative.

The bilingual service, led by German army chaplains Alexander Beck and Markus Konrad alongside US Rev. Timothy Carentz, is designed for the military motorcycling community and aims to foster international cooperation and spiritual unity, according to a statement.

Riders can get their motorcycles blessed by the clergy and families and individuals are invited to the service, which is followed by a communal cookout.

Riders meet at 10 a.m. at the MIRASCON Insurance office on Landstuhler Strasse 77 in Ramstein-Miesenbach. Participants are encouraged to register in advance by calling organizer Pat Mancuso at +49 (0) 221 925 488 58.

More information is available at www.wewhoserved.eu.