The parish community in the Loisachtal is busy with some renovation work in three churches this summer.
The basilica and the Marienkirche in Benediktbeuern as well as the Michaelskirche in Kochel are affected.
Benediktbeuern / Kochel am See - The renovation work in the Marienkirche in Benediktbeuern is particularly extensive.
It was built in the mid-1960s and is now a listed building.
For the first time after it was built, the church tower now has to be repaired.
The work is more complex than expected, reports Pastor Father Heiner Heim when asked by the Tölzer Kurier.
During the work on the copper roof, it was found that the wooden substructure also had to be replaced in part.
“There was moisture in the framework,” reports the pastor.
Sound boards are being revised
In addition, the sound boards on the bells also need to be revised.
"The sound has to be regulated according to new regulations," says the pastor.
The guideline values have become stricter in recent years.
Presumably, once the renovation has been completed, you will "not hear the bells that far," says the pastor.
In the monastery village, however, there were never serious complaints about bells that were too loud, the pastor spoke of "isolated complaints".
The work should be completed in six to eight weeks.
The total costs amount to around 450,000 euros.
The diocese of Augsburg takes on 60 percent of this, 40 percent has to be financed by the church foundation itself.
"Donations are always welcome," says the pastor.
Pigeon nets were stretched
Work has also been carried out on the basilica in the past few weeks.
Here on the south side - i.e. in the area to the small inner courtyard at the monastery - the windows were repainted and pigeon nets were stretched.
"The animals always sat in the ledges," reports the pastor.
Pigeon droppings are poisonous.
The birds had become a plague at the basilica in recent years.
As reported, facade climbers drew nets in front of the 32 sound windows of the bell towers last autumn.
Renovate the slug panes and lead glazing
Work is also going on in the Kochler Michaelskirche this summer.
Here the six sacristy windows with the slug panes and the lead glazing have to be renovated.
Cost: around 32,000 euros.
“The lead frame has become brittle,” says the pastor.
Protective disks are attached in front of it to secure it.
"The work has already been commissioned." During the construction work, however, the services could be carried out as usual, according to the pastor.
The bells have also caused problems in St. Michael recently.
"When the church services started, the engines occasionally failed," says the pastor.
The reason is an outdated backup.
Now one wants to renew the entire electronic switching technology.
That costs a good 11,000 euros.
Here too, donations from the population would be appreciated.
Further information
Donations for the renovation work in the churches can be paid into the following account: Catholic Church Foundation St. Benedikt, Sparkasse Benediktbeuern, IBAN: DE07 7005 4306 0190 0038 63
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