New Deanery Traunstein: Pastor Schomers leads the future of the church!

New Deanery Traunstein: Pastor Schomers leads the future of the church!

Traunstein, Deutschland - A new section in the history of the Catholic Church in the Traunstein district began to found the Traunstein Dean's Office. For the first time, Dean Pastor Dr. Florian Schomers and his newly deployed team at the head of a merged dean's office that emerges from the previous independent deanary deans Traunstein and Baumburg. This decision marks a significant step to optimize pastoral resources for around 120,000 Catholics in the region.

The merger comes as part of a comprehensive reform initiated by the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. The aim of this reform, which has been in force since January 1, is to reduce the number of deans in the archbishopric from 40 to 18 and to strengthen the Christian community. At a solemn service in Traunstein, the presence of the relics of St. Korbinian, the diocese of Freising, played a symbolic role. Deacon Josef Kafko impressively displayed them in a specially designed box.

an important event for the community

Auxiliary Bishop Rupert Graf zu Stolberg spoke about the importance of this reform at the introductory ceremony in front of a large number of parishioners, politicians and volunteers. In his speech, he emphasized that the church could not stand by, while the number of withdrawals from the community increases. Instead of resigning, the church should take measures to reach people in times of doubt. He compares this to a company that swears his employees on common goals.

An essential aspect of this realignment at the dean's level is the promotion of cooperation between neighboring parishes. Pastor Franz Maier explained when reading the founding certificate that the new Deanery should serve, among other things, to better coordinate the pastoral tasks. The close cooperation between full-time and volunteer forces is intended to enrich the spiritual work of the church and make it more effective.

common perspectives for the future

The symbol of a common renewal was also shown in a ceremony for the renewal of the promise of baptism, in which the members of the individual parishes combined the puzzle pieces of their cooperation in order to form a large whole. After this symbolic act there was a reception in the parish office of St. Oswald, in which other prominent guests, including deputy district councilor Resi Schmidhuber and Traunstein's mayor Dr. Christian Hümmer, brought her congratulations on the foundation of the new deanery.

The centralized administration of the new dean's office will be based in the parish office of St. Oswald. This clear structure will enable the Traunstein dean's office to meet the challenges of the modern church and to be able to better meet the pastoral needs of the parishioners by using the resources efficiently.

The success of the reform will be shown in the coming months, while the new dean's office is working on its vision to put the message of Jesus Christ more into the consciousness of the people. During this time when it is often lacking in orientation and confidence, the Catholic Church in Traunstein could make a valuable contribution in order to make faith audible and visible. This development makes it clear that the church is ready to face the current challenges and to redefine its tasks.

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