PRAYERS FOR MURDERED FÜSSEN WOMAN
Prayers for the repose of the soul of a 23 year old Taiwanese women who was murdered in Füssen were said at the weekend 30th-31st August in St Mang Basilica Füssen at all Masses.
The 23 year old woman's body was found in local woodland last Sunday by a mushroom picker.She had had her arms,legs and head cut off.Police have arrested her ex-boyfriend for murder.
The murder has caused much fear in the area with many mother's not allowing their children out of the garden.
May she rest in peace.Please pray for the boyfriend who did such a terrible deed."There but for the grace of God go we!".
3 years on New Orleans faces new storm.EVACUATION ORDERED
(Photo by US Coastguard Petty Officer 2nd class Kyle Niemi-Curtesy of Wikipedia)
On 29th August 2005,Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans devastating the city although the National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in St Mary,Assumption church was left with only minor damage.
3 years later the city has ordered its 325,000 citizens to evacuate the city as "Hurricane Gustav",a category 2 storm with wind speeds of 177 kilometres per hour hit landfall in Louisiana.There were fears it would become a category 5 storm with wind speeds over 250 kilometres per hour.However thanks to the prayers of many to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos the hurricane was not as strong as was expected.Local flooding has been reported in one area of New Orleans,but up to now the levees that failed to protect in 2005 have continued to keep the floodwater at bay.Hurricane Gustav has killed over 103 people to date,May they Rest In Peace.
We ask your prayers for all who work at the shrine and the churches served by the Redemptorists in the area as well as all who live there.Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos pray for them.
Father Kazimierz Piotrowski promoted.
Father Piotrowski,curate here in Füssen until 31st August has just been promoted to Parish Priest of the Parish of Werlach,near Augsburg.Origionally its was thought he would be posted near Nuremburg.
We pray that he will continue to serve the Lord well in his new Parish.
Vicar General signs the Golden Book!
Bishop Walter Mixa & Vicar General Monsignor Karlheinz Knebel
Monsignor Karlheinz Knebel,former Parish Priest of Füssen and now Vicar General of Augsburg Diocese,was bid farewell officially by the City of Füssen.Mayor Paul Jacob thanked Monsignor for all he had done for the city in his 21 years as its Parish Priest.Mayor Jacob remembered that this was the city of the priests birth and that he was a regular server before he left Füssen to study for the priesthood.
The highlight of the evening was when Monsignor as the Vicar General was invited to sign the "Golden Book" of the city.
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Vicar General gives city permission to use redundant chapel
The city of Füssen has been granted permission by the Vicar General of Augsburg Diocese,Karlheinz Knebel,to use the chapel in the Hohes Schloss in Füssen for secular weddings.
The Vicar General told Paul Jacob,Mayor of Füssen,that the chapel had not been used for religious services for many years and that he grants permission for its use for secular weddings.Mayor Jacob has stated that weddings will begin at the beginning of May 2009.
The Hohes Schloss(High Castle),used to be the residence of the Prince Bishops of Augsburg.The chapel within the castle is called the "Veitskapelle".
NEW PARISH PRIEST INTRODUCES HIMSELF
Father Frank Deuring celebrated Mass in St Mang Basilica over the weekend 30th-31st August 2008.He introduced himself as our new Parish Priest.He will be officially inducted at Mass on the Feast of St Mang next Sunday by the Vicar General of Augsburg Diocese,Monsignor Karlheinz Knebel.The Mass starts with a small procession from the Presbytery to St Mang at 1830hrs.
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PARISHIONER HELPS TO TRANSLATE POLISH PRIESTS BOOK ON THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Dr.Miriam Rosenthal-English,a Parishioner of St Mang Basilica is at present helping to translate a book about the Holy Eucharist by Polish Priest,Father Tadeusz Dajczer,founder of the "Families of Nazareth Movement".The book has been published in Poland with a forward by Archbishop of Krakow,Stanislaw Dziwisz.It was translated into English,but the translation needed improving.So Father Bryan Storey,Priest in Charge of St Paul the Apostle Catholic Church,Tintagel,Cornwall,UK, helped to rewrite it all.Dr.Rosenthal-English is at present translating the English version into German as requested by both Father Storey and Father Dajczer.
She told us it is a book of great spirituality and during the work of translating it she has learnt much herself about the Blessed Sacrament and how important it is to receive Our Blessed Lord in a worthy condition.The work will keep her busy for about another 6 weeks.
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During July at one of the weddings in the church the bride & groom came out to a serenade from the Alpine Horn Group above
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If you are on holiday in Germany you might notice on some railway stations,members of the Bahnhof Mission.They have been going since 1894 and befriend people in need of help.The sister above is based at Reute in Baden Würtemburg.She daily travels the 15 kilometres to the station at Aulendorf to carry out her work.She told us that she helps many single women who travel alone with prams,buggies and pushchairs.She helps them to get to the right platforms and onto the trains if needed.Also the mission help the homeless and women seeking refuge from abusive husbands.Claudia Sabine one of the St Mang Parishioners was helped onto her train by the sister above.
More information on the work of the mission can be found at www.bahnhofsmission.de
Within the Diocese of Augsburg the mission work on the following stations:Augsburg & Kempten
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ANOTHER GOODBYE;ANOTHER PARTY!
One thing the Germans love is a celebration,so when the Parish Priest of 21 years leaves,its time for thanksgiving and parties!
Monsignor Karlheinz Knebel was officially said farewell too by the whole of the Parish on Sunday 3rd August 2008.Father Kasimierz Piotrowski,curate based at Acht Seligkeiten in west Füssen is also leaving the Parish.A large procession in which both priests,the Mayor of Füssen,Paul Jacob and the Evangelical Minister,Rev.Joachim Spengler all rode in an open horse drawn carriage through the town of Füssen.They went from the Morisse carpark through to the town centre.Then they turned into the pedestrian zone past the Krippkirche and onto St Mang Basilica for the concelebrated Mass.The music for the Mass was the Große Credo Messe by W.A.Mozart. under the baton of Albert Frey.The Soprona was Dr.Miriam Rosenthal-English
The Church was packed for the Holy Mass and 6 priests 50 servers took part.
After the Mass a Parish celebration was held in Hopfen am See.
Full photo coverage of the event can be found on the page below:
Mass & Procession Photos
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VICAR GENERAL OF AUGSBURG SILENCES CRITICS!TELLS THEM THEY ARE "NARROW MINDED AND NOT REAL FÜSSENER'S"
According to an interview granted to the local paper,"Füssener Blatt" the new Vicar General of the Diocese of Augsburg has silenced his critics by accusing them of being "Narrow minded and not real Füsseners".The paper quoted Monsignor Karlheinz Knebel as saying"real Füsseners are open minded and liberal!"
Fortunately for the new Vicar General he was only speaking to a local paper whose reporter and staff didn't realise the significance of what he was saying.
We pray that our lovable,outspoken, ex-Parish Priest,will not fall into to many traps when talking publicly with the media.
The comment is bound to have hurt and upset many parishioners in Füssen who may not have agreed with everything he did in the Parish but still didn't need a public attack in the local paper.
Maybe the paper will retract the comments in a later edition,as not being really what the new Vicar General exactly said!After all the Vicar General of a Diocese normally has to be very diplomatic when dealing with people!Not outspoken like the editor of this website!
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MUNICH'S ENGLISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY DESCENDS ON FÜSSEN
On Saturday 26th July the English speaking community of St Kilian,Munich came to Füssen to witness the marriage of Jasmin Pangilnan to Aaron Kelshiker in St Stephan's Franciscan Church,Füssen.
The bride is a catholic and the groom is Hindu who used to regularly attend Mass in the English speaking centre in Munich.He currently works in Moscow.
Father Bill Buckley,Priest in charge of the English Mission was on hand with his lively wit and sound advice for the new couple.He was assisted by a friend of the Bride,Brother Alfons.
After the ceremony in the church all gathered for the reception beside the Forgensee.The partying went on late into the night!
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Prayers for the repose of the soul of a 23 year old Taiwanese women who was murdered in Füssen were said at the weekend 30th-31st August in St Mang Basilica Füssen at all Masses.
The 23 year old woman's body was found in local woodland last Sunday by a mushroom picker.She had had her arms,legs and head cut off.Police have arrested her ex-boyfriend for murder.
The murder has caused much fear in the area with many mother's not allowing their children out of the garden.
May she rest in peace.Please pray for the boyfriend who did such a terrible deed."There but for the grace of God go we!".
3 years on New Orleans faces new storm.EVACUATION ORDERED
(Photo by US Coastguard Petty Officer 2nd class Kyle Niemi-Curtesy of Wikipedia)
On 29th August 2005,Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans devastating the city although the National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in St Mary,Assumption church was left with only minor damage.
3 years later the city has ordered its 325,000 citizens to evacuate the city as "Hurricane Gustav",a category 2 storm with wind speeds of 177 kilometres per hour hit landfall in Louisiana.There were fears it would become a category 5 storm with wind speeds over 250 kilometres per hour.However thanks to the prayers of many to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos the hurricane was not as strong as was expected.Local flooding has been reported in one area of New Orleans,but up to now the levees that failed to protect in 2005 have continued to keep the floodwater at bay.Hurricane Gustav has killed over 103 people to date,May they Rest In Peace.
We ask your prayers for all who work at the shrine and the churches served by the Redemptorists in the area as well as all who live there.Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos pray for them.
Father Kazimierz Piotrowski promoted.
Father Piotrowski,curate here in Füssen until 31st August has just been promoted to Parish Priest of the Parish of Werlach,near Augsburg.Origionally its was thought he would be posted near Nuremburg.
We pray that he will continue to serve the Lord well in his new Parish.
Vicar General signs the Golden Book!
Bishop Walter Mixa & Vicar General Monsignor Karlheinz KnebelMonsignor Karlheinz Knebel,former Parish Priest of Füssen and now Vicar General of Augsburg Diocese,was bid farewell officially by the City of Füssen.Mayor Paul Jacob thanked Monsignor for all he had done for the city in his 21 years as its Parish Priest.Mayor Jacob remembered that this was the city of the priests birth and that he was a regular server before he left Füssen to study for the priesthood.
The highlight of the evening was when Monsignor as the Vicar General was invited to sign the "Golden Book" of the city.
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Vicar General gives city permission to use redundant chapel
The city of Füssen has been granted permission by the Vicar General of Augsburg Diocese,Karlheinz Knebel,to use the chapel in the Hohes Schloss in Füssen for secular weddings.
The Vicar General told Paul Jacob,Mayor of Füssen,that the chapel had not been used for religious services for many years and that he grants permission for its use for secular weddings.Mayor Jacob has stated that weddings will begin at the beginning of May 2009.
The Hohes Schloss(High Castle),used to be the residence of the Prince Bishops of Augsburg.The chapel within the castle is called the "Veitskapelle".
NEW PARISH PRIEST INTRODUCES HIMSELF
Father Frank Deuring celebrated Mass in St Mang Basilica over the weekend 30th-31st August 2008.He introduced himself as our new Parish Priest.He will be officially inducted at Mass on the Feast of St Mang next Sunday by the Vicar General of Augsburg Diocese,Monsignor Karlheinz Knebel.The Mass starts with a small procession from the Presbytery to St Mang at 1830hrs.
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PARISHIONER HELPS TO TRANSLATE POLISH PRIESTS BOOK ON THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Dr.Miriam Rosenthal-English,a Parishioner of St Mang Basilica is at present helping to translate a book about the Holy Eucharist by Polish Priest,Father Tadeusz Dajczer,founder of the "Families of Nazareth Movement".The book has been published in Poland with a forward by Archbishop of Krakow,Stanislaw Dziwisz.It was translated into English,but the translation needed improving.So Father Bryan Storey,Priest in Charge of St Paul the Apostle Catholic Church,Tintagel,Cornwall,UK, helped to rewrite it all.Dr.Rosenthal-English is at present translating the English version into German as requested by both Father Storey and Father Dajczer.
She told us it is a book of great spirituality and during the work of translating it she has learnt much herself about the Blessed Sacrament and how important it is to receive Our Blessed Lord in a worthy condition.The work will keep her busy for about another 6 weeks.
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During July at one of the weddings in the church the bride & groom came out to a serenade from the Alpine Horn Group above
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If you are on holiday in Germany you might notice on some railway stations,members of the Bahnhof Mission.They have been going since 1894 and befriend people in need of help.The sister above is based at Reute in Baden Würtemburg.She daily travels the 15 kilometres to the station at Aulendorf to carry out her work.She told us that she helps many single women who travel alone with prams,buggies and pushchairs.She helps them to get to the right platforms and onto the trains if needed.Also the mission help the homeless and women seeking refuge from abusive husbands.Claudia Sabine one of the St Mang Parishioners was helped onto her train by the sister above.
More information on the work of the mission can be found at www.bahnhofsmission.de
Within the Diocese of Augsburg the mission work on the following stations:Augsburg & Kempten
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ANOTHER GOODBYE;ANOTHER PARTY!
Monsignor Karlheinz Knebel was officially said farewell too by the whole of the Parish on Sunday 3rd August 2008.Father Kasimierz Piotrowski,curate based at Acht Seligkeiten in west Füssen is also leaving the Parish.A large procession in which both priests,the Mayor of Füssen,Paul Jacob and the Evangelical Minister,Rev.Joachim Spengler all rode in an open horse drawn carriage through the town of Füssen.They went from the Morisse carpark through to the town centre.Then they turned into the pedestrian zone past the Krippkirche and onto St Mang Basilica for the concelebrated Mass.The music for the Mass was the Große Credo Messe by W.A.Mozart. under the baton of Albert Frey.The Soprona was Dr.Miriam Rosenthal-English
The Church was packed for the Holy Mass and 6 priests 50 servers took part.
After the Mass a Parish celebration was held in Hopfen am See.
Full photo coverage of the event can be found on the page below:
Mass & Procession Photos
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VICAR GENERAL OF AUGSBURG SILENCES CRITICS!TELLS THEM THEY ARE "NARROW MINDED AND NOT REAL FÜSSENER'S"
Fortunately for the new Vicar General he was only speaking to a local paper whose reporter and staff didn't realise the significance of what he was saying.
We pray that our lovable,outspoken, ex-Parish Priest,will not fall into to many traps when talking publicly with the media.
The comment is bound to have hurt and upset many parishioners in Füssen who may not have agreed with everything he did in the Parish but still didn't need a public attack in the local paper.
Maybe the paper will retract the comments in a later edition,as not being really what the new Vicar General exactly said!After all the Vicar General of a Diocese normally has to be very diplomatic when dealing with people!Not outspoken like the editor of this website!
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MUNICH'S ENGLISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY DESCENDS ON FÜSSEN
On Saturday 26th July the English speaking community of St Kilian,Munich came to Füssen to witness the marriage of Jasmin Pangilnan to Aaron Kelshiker in St Stephan's Franciscan Church,Füssen.
The bride is a catholic and the groom is Hindu who used to regularly attend Mass in the English speaking centre in Munich.He currently works in Moscow.
Father Bill Buckley,Priest in charge of the English Mission was on hand with his lively wit and sound advice for the new couple.He was assisted by a friend of the Bride,Brother Alfons.
After the ceremony in the church all gathered for the reception beside the Forgensee.The partying went on late into the night!
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