Germany - Delegation
From this beginning, the later Hospital Marienburg was established, but had to be closed in 1994. Many other missions, outpatient services, kindergartens and today´s Seniorencentrum, St. Josef, resulted from the sisters´presence in Germany. In 1968 the Mädchenrealschule (secondary/high school for girls) was established. In 2005 sponsorship was transferred to the Diocese of Eichstatt.
Healthcare
- Caritas-Senior Center, St. Josef, Abenberg – a home for seniors where our sisters still do voluntary services and are present.
- Pastoral care in Abenberg, Mellrichstadt, Roth, Pullach (in the parish, hospital and nursing homes).
- In the Sisters` residence in Abenberg live our elderly and infirm sisters who are also receive the care needed. Their main task is their prayer apostolate.
Evangelization
- Participation in yearly activities for youth and young adults
- Participation in Bible sharing, retreat days and fasting courses
- Participation in courses for preparing Biblical figures
- Offer of a Community on the Way (“Weggemeinschaft”)
- Possibilities for individual conversations, also dialogue with other denominations
- Involvement with First Communion and Confirmation groups
- Possibility to participate in our prayers, meditation and days of silence
Hospitality
- Guests are welcome!
… at our prayer times and liturgical celebrations
… for conversations, visits and spiritual accompaniment
… at times of silence and recollection with the possibility of overnight
accommodation
… for a one-time overnight stay as Jacobean pilgrims.
- Accommodate and care for refugees and people during their asylum procedures for a limited time
Social Justice
- In Germany, we support
- Organizations that work against human trafficking and abused women
- Organizations that work for mothers and children in need
- Refugee organizations that are committed to work for just asylum procedures and human dignity
- Concretely we participate in helping with
- Renting shelter homes for abused women
- Sharing rooms, time and meals with refugees and people seeking asylum
- Integration of refugees by means of voluntarily teaching German, accompanying them to authorities, and in finding a place for education and work
- We also support our own missions in Brazil and Tanzania financially, take in donations for them and hand them on appropriately.
Links:
www.kloster-abenberg.de