ST MANG BASILICA FÜSSEN
BLESSED FR
FAMILY MASS & WORLD MISSION SUNDAY(25 October 2009)
On Sunday 25th October 2009,Father Julius Kreuzer,Curate in the 4 Parish Partnership celebrated a Family Mass at 1030hrs in Acht Seligkeiten Church,west Füssen.
After Mass all were invited for a meal to remember those in the Third World on this
World Mission Sunday.Donations for the meal were sent to the World missions Day Fund
CATHOLIC KINDERGARTEN OPEN DAY(25 October 2009)
Sybille Birktold(L)with another member of staff ready to greet those parishioners who came to the open day.
The St Gabriel Catholic Kindergarten in west Füssen celebrated a "Day of the open door" after Holy Mass on Sunday 25 October 2009.
Many parishioners took the oppurtunity to look around the rooms where many different activities were taking place.
Exhibits even included some science experiments.
The face painting was also a favourite with the children.
Outside many of the children flocked to the trampoline,swings and slide to entertain
themselves whilst their parents enjoyed a drink upstairs in the Parish Centre.
OBEREN LECHGAUVERBAND ANNUAL MASS(25 October 2009)
On Sunday 25th October 2009 the Annual Church Parade and Mass for the Oberen Lechgauverband took place.
The Parade marched along the Kemptener Strasse towards St Mang Basilica for Mass at 1000hrs.
The Mass was scheduled early as the Füssen Police thought Mass was still at 1000hrs and not 1030hrs.
So they closed the roads earlier for the Parade!
The members were given a warm welcome by Father Dagobert Scharf OFM who celebrated the Mass.
ECUMENICAL SERVICE OPENS CITY COUNCIL(22 Oct 2009)
Video to go here later
Due to problems which beset the origional election of the city council in May 2008,it had to be disbanded according to the law.For the past few months the Mayor of Füssen has been called a king by local media outlets as he ran the place by himself.All that is now over.Following the recent election a new city council has been elected.
On Tuesday 19th October the council all gathered in St Mang Basilica for an ecumenical service led by Kaplan Julius Kreuzer(Catholic & Reverend Joachim Spengler(Evangelical).
Special prayers were said for guidance in matters relating to their public office.Hymns were also sung,unfortuntaly as the organist forgot to tell anyone the numbers it sounded very pathetic and was not the best that we as Christians should have been offering in worship to God.The Vicar,Rev.Spengler saved the day when for the last hymn he announced the number so all could sing instead of standing in the pews in an embarrasing state.We pray that the guidance of the Holy Spirit will lead all the new city councillors to make wise decisions in their public service.
After the service all rushed away for the first meeting of the new council!
FATHER RUDOLF BÖHM R.I.P.
BORN 3 JANUARY 1929- DIED 12 October 2009
Born:Oppeln,Oberschlesien
Died:Engelberg Abbey,Switzerland
Ordained Priest :23 June 1957
Served as Curate in
1)Groß-Döbern,Kreis Oppeln
2)St Joseph Hindenburg
Parish Priest in
1)Schwammelwitz,Kreis Neiße
2)Boos,Unterallgäu
3)St Josef,Nördlingen
4)St Peter & St Paul,Ecknack-Aichach
Retired Priest in Hopferau & Füssen.
Father Rudolf Böhm was born in a part of Germany which is now Poland.He was a priest for over 52 years and was greatly loved by his congregations who found him a friendly,jovial and approachable Priest.
He died 12th October 2009 whilst on holiday in Switzerland at Engelberg Abbey,a Benedictinne Monastory dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels and located in the Diocese of Chur.
His funeral took place at 1000hrs on 16th October 2009 at St Mang Basilica,Füssen.26 Priests and 1 Deacon joined in the con-celebration of the Holy Mass,presided over by Vicar General,Pralate,Karlheinz Knebel.
He is buried in St Sebastian Catholic Graveyard in Füssen.The Basilica was packed for his funeral.Above is the last journey he took on this earth from St Mang Basilica to the Graveyard.
MAY HE FIND THE GLORY OF HIS HOMELAND WHICH HE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT.
How the local Media reported his death
Füssener Blatt FRONT PAGE 17th October 2009
Füssener Blatt FRONT PAGE 15th October 2009
Other News Articles
Augsburger Allgemeine(14th October 2009)
Aichacher Zeitung(13th October 2009)
Augsburg Diocese Notification of death
Füssen Deanary Notification of death
DOG TAKES LEADING PLACE FOR THE VICAR GENERAL!(11 Oct 2009)
Young Altar servers from the 4 Parishes of the Füssen Catholic Partnership
descended on the city of Augsburg,Saturday 10 October 2009.They had been promised that they would be meeting with the former Parish Priest,now Vicar General of Augsburg Diocese,
Karlheinz Knebel.Dispite the staff of the Parish all being well aware that they would not meet him,the children were not told about it!There was disappointment among the children when they realised,after they had arrived in Augsburg.The day was saved by Pralate Knebel's dog!
She was being taken for a walk by the Vicar General's housekeeper,Frau Hornsteiner,when they came across the group.Disapointment was forgotten as the children made friends with the Vicar General's dog.She even had her Dog Collar on for the occasion as she stood in for her master,meeting the servers.
The rest of the day was spent playing "Hunt the Vicar General".They visited the Cathedral,then attended Mass in the Cloister of St Elisabeth.
Father Julias Kreuzer,the Parish Curate celebrated Mass for them.Our 3 intrepid reporters covering the event then had chips and later a roll with sausage to keep their bodies fuelled for the shopping part of the trip.
In the centre of Augsburg they spent their pockect money on sweets,games for the PC and earings to name but a few.An enjoyable time was had by all and thanks go to the Curate and his adult helpers for helping them all to enjoy themselves dispite the fact they never saw the Vicar General.
HARVEST FESTIVAL 2009
142 YEARS ON 4 OCTOBER
On Sunday 25th October 2009,Father Julius Kreuzer,Curate in the 4 Parish Partnership celebrated a Family Mass at 1030hrs in Acht Seligkeiten Church,west Füssen.
After Mass all were invited for a meal to remember those in the Third World on this
CATHOLIC KINDERGARTEN OPEN DAY(25 October 2009)
Sybille Birktold(L)with another member of staff ready to greet those parishioners who came to the open day.
The St Gabriel Catholic Kindergarten in west Füssen celebrated a "Day of the open door" after Holy Mass on Sunday 25 October 2009.
Many parishioners took the oppurtunity to look around the rooms where many different activities were taking place.
Exhibits even included some science experiments.
The face painting was also a favourite with the children.
themselves whilst their parents enjoyed a drink upstairs in the Parish Centre.
OBEREN LECHGAUVERBAND ANNUAL MASS(25 October 2009)
On Sunday 25th October 2009 the Annual Church Parade and Mass for the Oberen Lechgauverband took place.
The Parade marched along the Kemptener Strasse towards St Mang Basilica for Mass at 1000hrs.
The members were given a warm welcome by Father Dagobert Scharf OFM who celebrated the Mass.
ECUMENICAL SERVICE OPENS CITY COUNCIL(22 Oct 2009)
Video to go here later
Due to problems which beset the origional election of the city council in May 2008,it had to be disbanded according to the law.For the past few months the Mayor of Füssen has been called a king by local media outlets as he ran the place by himself.All that is now over.Following the recent election a new city council has been elected.
On Tuesday 19th October the council all gathered in St Mang Basilica for an ecumenical service led by Kaplan Julius Kreuzer(Catholic & Reverend Joachim Spengler(Evangelical).
Special prayers were said for guidance in matters relating to their public office.Hymns were also sung,unfortuntaly as the organist forgot to tell anyone the numbers it sounded very pathetic and was not the best that we as Christians should have been offering in worship to God.The Vicar,Rev.Spengler saved the day when for the last hymn he announced the number so all could sing instead of standing in the pews in an embarrasing state.We pray that the guidance of the Holy Spirit will lead all the new city councillors to make wise decisions in their public service.
After the service all rushed away for the first meeting of the new council!
FATHER RUDOLF BÖHM R.I.P.
BORN 3 JANUARY 1929- DIED 12 October 2009
Born:Oppeln,Oberschlesien
Died:Engelberg Abbey,Switzerland
Ordained Priest :23 June 1957
Served as Curate in
1)Groß-Döbern,Kreis Oppeln
2)St Joseph Hindenburg
Parish Priest in
1)Schwammelwitz,Kreis Neiße
2)Boos,Unterallgäu
3)St Josef,Nördlingen
4)St Peter & St Paul,Ecknack-Aichach
Retired Priest in Hopferau & Füssen.
Father Rudolf Böhm was born in a part of Germany which is now Poland.He was a priest for over 52 years and was greatly loved by his congregations who found him a friendly,jovial and approachable Priest.
He died 12th October 2009 whilst on holiday in Switzerland at Engelberg Abbey,a Benedictinne Monastory dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels and located in the Diocese of Chur.
His funeral took place at 1000hrs on 16th October 2009 at St Mang Basilica,Füssen.26 Priests and 1 Deacon joined in the con-celebration of the Holy Mass,presided over by Vicar General,Pralate,Karlheinz Knebel.
He is buried in St Sebastian Catholic Graveyard in Füssen.The Basilica was packed for his funeral.Above is the last journey he took on this earth from St Mang Basilica to the Graveyard.
MAY HE FIND THE GLORY OF HIS HOMELAND WHICH HE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT.
How the local Media reported his death
Füssener Blatt FRONT PAGE 17th October 2009
Füssener Blatt FRONT PAGE 15th October 2009
Other News Articles
Augsburger Allgemeine(14th October 2009)
Aichacher Zeitung(13th October 2009)
Augsburg Diocese Notification of death
Füssen Deanary Notification of death
DOG TAKES LEADING PLACE FOR THE VICAR GENERAL!(11 Oct 2009)
Young Altar servers from the 4 Parishes of the Füssen Catholic Partnership
descended on the city of Augsburg,Saturday 10 October 2009.They had been promised that they would be meeting with the former Parish Priest,now Vicar General of Augsburg Diocese,
Karlheinz Knebel.Dispite the staff of the Parish all being well aware that they would not meet him,the children were not told about it!There was disappointment among the children when they realised,after they had arrived in Augsburg.The day was saved by Pralate Knebel's dog!
She was being taken for a walk by the Vicar General's housekeeper,Frau Hornsteiner,when they came across the group.Disapointment was forgotten as the children made friends with the Vicar General's dog.She even had her Dog Collar on for the occasion as she stood in for her master,meeting the servers.
Father Julias Kreuzer,the Parish Curate celebrated Mass for them.Our 3 intrepid reporters covering the event then had chips and later a roll with sausage to keep their bodies fuelled for the shopping part of the trip.
HARVEST FESTIVAL 2009
142 YEARS ON 4 OCTOBER
