Sternsinger bring blessings for children's rights to the Westersteder town hall!

Sternsinger bring blessings for children's rights to the Westersteder town hall!

Westerstede, Deutschland - On January 6, 2025, the Sternsinger in Westerstede brought the blessing for the new year and visited the mayor Michael Rösner in the town hall. Accompanied by Pastor Alex Mathew, the star singers presented a song and then spoke the blessing, which is set for the "20+C+M+B+25" for 2025. The letters stand for the slogan "Christ, bless this house". The blessing was attached to the entrance doors of the town hall on the market and the city park.

Mayor Rösner thanked for the visit and the blessing. He presented the young singers a donation and sweets and expressed his joy about the importance of blessing for the citizens. The star singing campaign is supported by both the children's mission and the Association of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ).

a focus on children's rights

This year's motto of the campaign is "Stern singing for children's rights - raise your voice!". The aim of the Dreikönigssingen campaign 2025 is to encourage children and adolescents to take advantage of the protection and implementation of their rights, as bdkj.info This initiative goes hand in hand with an investigation into the United Nations Child Rights Convention, which is based on the three pillars of protection, promotion and participation.

worldwide, around 250 million children, especially girls, face the challenge of not going to school. In addition, 160 million children are forced to work, often under exploitial conditions. The action aims to strengthen the rights of children and improve their implementation.

The Sternsinger partner organizations are actively committed to disadvantaged children. The community of Sankt Paul of the Apostle in Turkana, Kenya, provides health care, nutritional security and education. In Colombia, Benposta supports children and young people who have experienced violence or neglect. Benposta promotes participation by choosing a mayor every two years.

The donations of the star singers flow into aid projects for children in around 100 countries. Further information is on the website of the Sternsinger at sternsinger.de available.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien