Future -oriented community: St. Willibald invests in young youngsters!

Future -oriented community: St. Willibald invests in young youngsters!

Wamprechtsham, Österreich - st. Willibald shows himself in good financial constitution, as Mayor Helmut Haslinger reported in an interview with Mein district of Schärding. The municipality has compensated for the household by careful reserves, while a loan for sewer construction and smaller projects is due. There are also positive things to report from the schools: from the next school year, the number of classes will be increased from two to three, supported by opening a crawling room and improved afternoon care. In order to secure future inhabitants, St. Willibald has acquired new building grounds in Wamprechtsham; These should be built on by the end of 2025 or early 2026.

challenges of the new pastoral structures

At the same time, the pastoral theologian Herbert Haslinger expresses critical voices about current developments in the German dioceses, where more and more large parishes are being formed. In an interview with Neuenruhrwort.de, he warned that the many major pastoral units endanger the relationship to the everyday life of people. Pastor would be torn from their communities, which would undermine the basis of effective pastoral care.

Haslinger suggests a return to smaller, local communities, similar to a mountain hut that serves as a contact point for the hikers. These should offer people support and accompany their individual life paths. He recognizes the challenges in the church and the unsustainable idea that the believers should maintain church life solely by volunteering. Instead, he demands a direct connection between pastoral careers and parishioners to meet the challenges of the modern church.