The parishes in the district are faced with a difficult decision when it comes to the question of whether a procession should take place on Corpus Christi.
In almost all communities, the pageants are canceled due to the corona pandemic.
A short procession takes place in Bernried.
District - The Corpus Christi procession has a long tradition in Bernried, according to deacon Robert Ischwang, who will lead the procession: “There is a great need to profess one's faith outside the church and to bless the community.
We missed that a lot last year, ”said Ischwang
If in 2020 a “formal order to cancel” the Corpus Christi processions of the diocese of Augsburg was issued to the communities, the situation this year is much more difficult.
Corpus Christi processions are not strictly prohibited
The deputy head of the public relations and media department of the Augsburg diocese, Nicolas Schnall, explains the situation. Corpus Christi processions fall under "the regulations for church services" of the state government, which means that they are not generally prohibited as long as measures to protect against infection such as compliance with the minimum distance, the FFP2 mask requirement, the ban on congregational singing and the development of an infection protection concept are observed. The number of participants in events outside of buildings is only limited by the addition that the procession does not have the "character of a major event." This means that a maximum of 200 people may take part in a procession if no special permission is to be obtained from the district administration .
"With a maximum of 200 participants, a total train length (including liturgical service, flag bearers and possibly musicians) of around 300 meters would have to be expected, which poses very high challenges for the necessary security service and makes it almost impossible for the faithful to come together at the stations," said Schnall .
The parishes were encouraged to hold open-air worship services.
These are the church services in the Altlandkreis Weilheim
An overview of the Corpus Christi events on June 3rd is available here:
Parish community Polling / Eberfing / Oderding / Etting:
9 a.m. Eberfing (St. Laurentius) festival service in front of the cemetery
9 a.m. Etting (St. Michael) festival service in front of the cemetery.
When it rains, the services in Eberfing and Etting take place in the Heilig Kreuz church in Polling
10.30 a.m. Polling (Holy Cross Church)
Parish community Habach:
8.30 a.m. Obersöchering (St. Peter and Paul) festival service
8.45 a.m. Sindelsdorf (St. Georg) festival service
10.30 a.m. Habach (Ortisei) festival service
7 p.m. Antdorf (St. Peter and Paul) festive service
Parish community Huglfing:
10 a.m. Huglfing (St. Magnus) high mass
7 p.m. Oberhausen (St. Mauritius) High Mass
Parish community Pähl / Raisting / Wielenbach:
8.45 a.m. Pähl (St. Laurentius) festival service
8.45 a.m. Haunshofen (St. Gallus) festival service
9 a.m. Raisting (St. Remigius) festival service
10.15 a.m. Wielenbach (St. Peter) festival service
Parish community Peißenberg / Forst
8.45 a.m. Peißenberg (St. Johann-Baptist) parish mass
10.30 a.m. Peißenberg-Wörth (St. Barbara) parish mass
Parish community Peiting / Hohenpeißenberg:
8.45 a.m. Peiting (St. Michael) festival service in front of the church
6.30 p.m. Hohenpeißenberg (Resurrection of the Lord)
Festival service
Parish Penzberg:
9 a.m. Penzberg (Christ the King) festival service with advance notice
10.30 a.m. Penzberg (Christ the King) festival service without prior appointment
Parish community Rottenbuch:
10 a.m. Rottenbuch (Birth of Mary) Festival service with suspension
10 a.m. Böbing (Schulplatz) festival service
10 a.m. Wildsteig (village square) festival service
Parish community Seeshaupt / Iffeldorf / Bernried:
8.45 a.m. Bernried a.
Starnberger See (Hofmarkskirche) followed by a procession
10.15 am Iffeldorf (St. Martin) festival service with blessing on Vitusplatz
10.15 a.m. Seeshaupt (St. Michael) festival service
Parish community Weilheim:
8.15 a.m. Weilheim (Assumption of Mary) Holy Mass
9 a.m. Weilheim (St. Pölten) hl.
Fair
9.30 a.m. Weilheim (Assumption of Mary) Holy Mass with exposure
11 am Weilheim (St. Pölten) Holy Mass
7 p.m. Weilheim (Assumption of Mary) devotion with blessing
Parish Wessobrunn:
7.15 p.m. Wessobrunn (St. Johann-Baptist) festival service
The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, which also heads some parishes in the district, followed the same policy with regard to the high holiday of the Catholic Church.
Here, too, according to Gudrun Lux, the archbishopric's press office recommended that Corpus Christi processions should be dispensed with.
Most parishes and parish associations follow these recommendations of the dioceses.
The traditional Corpus Christi processions were canceled almost everywhere and alternative events were planned in addition to the festive worship services.
In Bernbeuren and Schwabsoien, for example, there is the possibility of private walks through the villages with stops along the way to pause and pray in silence.
The handouts are available in the respective churches.
These are the church services in the Schongauer Land
An overview of the Corpus Christi events in Schongauer Land on Thursday, June 3rd:
Parish community Altenstadt:
9 a.m. Sachsenried (St. Martin) festival service
9.30 a.m. Altenstadt (basilica) festival service
7 p.m. Hohenfurch (Assumption of Mary) festival service
7 p.m. Schwabbruck (St. Walburga) festival service
PG Auerberg:
7 p.m. Tannenberg (St. Oswald) evening mass on June 2nd
9.30 a.m. Bernbeuren (St. Nikolaus) festival service
9.30 a.m. Burggen (St. Stephan) festival service
9.30 a.m. Ingenried (St. Georg) festival service
PG Peiting / Hohenpeißenberg:
8.45 a.m. Peiting (St. Michael) festival service in front of the church
6.30 p.m. Hohenpeißenberg (Resurrection of the Lord)
Festival service
PG Rottenbuch:
10 a.m. Rottenbuch (Birth of Mary) Festival service with suspension
10 a.m. Böbing (Schulplatz) festival service
10 a.m. Wildsteig (village square) festival service
PG Schongau:
7 p.m. Schongau (Transfiguration of Christ) Eve mass on June 2nd
10 a.m. Schongau (Assumption of Mary) festival service
PG Steingaden / Prem: 8.30 a.m. Prem (St. Michael) holy mass 9.45 a.m. Steingaden (St. Johannes-Baptist) holy mass
11 a.m. Wies (Wieskirche) holy mass
An open-air service is held in the community of Peiting.
The parish asks that you bring the correct equipment.
In very bad weather, the service would be moved to the church (seat reservations on 08861/930910).
Registrations in municipalities are required
A further instruction from the dioceses was also reacted to in some parishes.
In those communities where more people could attend church services than the hygiene concepts allow, registrations should be asked.
The parishes in Schongau (08861/71712 or 4432) ask by Tuesday, June 1st, at 11 a.m. and Penzberg (08856/921409) to register for the festive services by telephone.
In Bernried, however, the need for a procession was so great that it was decided to hold a short pageant.
Therefore, after the service in the Hofmark Church, there will be a very short procession around the church.
Deacon Ischwang estimates the risk of the event to be very low: “Only a few believers are expected anyway.
This also means that compliance with the hygiene measures is no longer endangered. "
BY MICHAEL STERR
