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Farewell to Pastor Bernhard Liess

2020-06-02T13:08:05.006Z


Planegg - A lot has happened since pastor Bernhard Liess took up his new position in the Würmtal eight and a half years ago. As pastor-in-law, he not only accomplished the merger of the communities of Planegg and Stockdorf without conflict, but has also served as deputy dean of Fürstenfeldbruck since 2018. From September 1st, the journey continues for the doctorate theologian: Liess becomes Munich...


Planegg - A lot has happened since pastor Bernhard Liess took up his new position in the Würmtal eight and a half years ago. As pastor-in-law, he not only accomplished the merger of the communities of Planegg and Stockdorf without conflict, but has also served as deputy dean of Fürstenfeldbruck since 2018. From September 1st, the journey continues for the doctorate theologian: Liess becomes Munich's new city dean. On Sunday, the pastor said goodbye to his parish in the Würmtal in two church services in the Planegger Waldkirche.

Bach, Vivaldi and Mendelssohn

He would have liked to do this in a large festival service followed by a celebration, says Liess. But the current circumstances did not allow that. So instead of saying goodbye there was once again one of the sermons that the faithful have come to appreciate about their pastor over the almost nine years and by which his successor must be measured. The pastor also “approved” himself and his parish a little church music: Isabella Stettner (soprano), Katharina Lindenbaum (violin) and organist Sabine Herrmann created a festive atmosphere with works by Bach, Vivaldi and Mendelssohn.

Of course, this was also due to the special day Bernhard Liess had chosen for his farewell service: Pentecost. A festival that “incidentally” also carries a message that is also a metaphor for Liess' farewell from the Würmtal. The first Christian community was founded at Pentecost. It was when the Church was born that the foundation stone for the mission was laid. Now the pastor of the Würm Valley is leaving to proclaim God's message elsewhere.

Protestant sober

In his sermon, the theologian not only interpreted the Pentecost message in the Christian sense, but also crystallized out the “Protestant”. So the Holy Spirit makes sober Protestant. In contrast to a nonsense that prevails when everyone is drunk with bad things like ambition, work, self-pity or arrogance. This sobriety has nothing to do with boredom or a stranger to life, nor is it "unhappy". On the contrary, the Holy Spirit can enliven and inspire us. Liess would now like to carry this spirit to Munich. "Now it is time to move on," he said on Sunday to those present in the church and also via live stream to the other believers who, due to Corona, could not be present at the ceremony. The outgoing pastor did not want to cause any emotion. He certainly hadn't been able to meet the expectations of all Würmtaler. Therefore it is good that other pastors also come. His parish didn't want to leave it that simple. At the farewell, applause burst out spontaneously for the clergyman, who lingered for a long time.

Memory of the first ecumenical service

The Protestant priest also left a lasting impression on the Catholic “competition”. Because in St. Elisabeth there was also great applause for him during the ecumenical service on Monday. Parish council chairman Achim Thomas then made sure that Liess still felt nostalgia: As parting, he handed over a souvenir photo that shows the pastor at his first ecumenical service in the Würmtal together with the then Catholic counterpart Anicet Mutonkole.    mdy

Source: merkur

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