Seitenstetten Abbey just isn’t solely a pastoral care heart within the western Mostviertel of Decrease Austria, but in addition has to take care of the connected highschool, fulfill cultural actions and financial circumstances and likewise life within the monastery organized with all the tutorial challenges actions. “The prayer of the choir within the monastery should and can proceed to be a middle and a supply of energy for our group! ”, Abbot Petrus Pilsinger is totally certain.
All of the duties talked about and given to the monks have to be carried out as finest as potential, taking into consideration human assets in coordination with the Diocese of St. Pölten. The priory group feels carefully linked to its 14 parishes and can also be strengthened by them, not solely due to their geographical proximity. Over the subsequent few years, these parishes will progressively change into 4 pastoral care models, every with a middle headed by a pastor. Different clergymen from the convent – academics on the collegiate secondary faculty and even appropriate pensioners – will help as chaplains or vicars in these parish associations, particularly on weekends.
4 parish societies across the monastery
Such facilities are to be created progressively: Seitenstetten with the parishes of Biberbach, St. Georgen, St. Johann/E., St. Michael and Wolfsbach, in addition to Sonntagberg with the parishes of Allhartsberg, Kematen-Gleiß and Windhag. Krenstetten and Mauer-Öhling belong to the Aschbach parish affiliation, and Ybbsitz will stay the most important parish when it comes to space as earlier than. This restructuring course of can be applied initially solely within the pastoral care space of Seitenstetten from autumn onwards; every part else will solely be merged into societies over the subsequent few years.
“In Seitenstetten and its related parishes, underneath the management of Father Florian Ehebruster as pastor, the confreres Laurentius Resch, Christoph Fischer, Benedikt Resch and the deacon Father Dominik Riegler work collectively within the pastoral care staff. Father Matthäus Kern, as the previous chaplain of the Seitenstetten monastery parish, will assist the Aschbach minister Georg Haumer,” citing Abbot Petrus and saying: “After all, the affected parishes will preserve their non- dependency, and there may even be a service provide.”
Extra intensive cooperation between the parishes
The already well-coordinated cooperation between the parishes could also be developed and expanded in joint discussions with the parish councils. The primary assembly of the parish council boards in Seitenstetten parish affiliation can be sooner or later on 17 June. In the long run, lay individuals may even be extra concerned to have the ability to assure good pastoral care with religious depth. “On this means, we wish to face the upcoming actions in a ‘touring group’ filled with confidence and pleasure!” mentioned Abbot Petrus, wanting positively to the long run.
