As of: February 22, 2024, 3:22 p.m
By: Sandra Hefft
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Looking forward to many visitors: (from left) Matthias Hefter, Michael Pelzer and Monika Ziegler.
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The second series of Lenten sermons from “Grow Differently” begins on February 25th in St. Josef in Holzkirchen.
The motto is: “How do we want to live, live, work and die?”
Holzkirchen – This year too, the “Grow Differently” initiative wants to give suggestions for a better life with its Lenten sermons.
Those responsible revealed what will change this year and why the lectures should not be a one-way street at the press event in the Holzkirchner Chapel.
Instead of sweets and alcohol: fast from negative thoughts
After the loud, colorful carnival hustle and bustle, Ash Wednesday heralded Lent this week.
For many, this means consciously avoiding meat, alcohol or sweets.
Monika Ziegler, project manager of “growing differently”, gave food for thought: “Lent is not just about giving up material things, but it is also about giving up negative thoughts.” Instead, the question should be how life could be made better.
Visitors to the Chapel of the Holy Family in Holzkirchen receive incentives to do this during four Lenten sermons.
The “Grow Differently” initiative from the Kulturvision association invites you to do this.
After last year's premiere on sustainability, this year's motto is: "How do we want to live, live, work and die?"
Start on February 25th in Holzkirchen
In the first Lenten sermon on February 25th, Weyarn's former mayor Michael Pelzer addressed the question “How do we want to live?”
Pelzer has been thinking about how he wants to structure his sermon since Christmas, he revealed.
Pelzer joked that he was excited about what he was going to say.
“That is a very privileged question.
We haven’t had a war in over 75 years and we can be very grateful to live here.”
The events take place on four consecutive Sundays, starting at 5:30 p.m.
The other speeches will be given by architect and authorized signatory Karin Drexler (“How do we want to live?”), Flori Hornsteiner, founder of the Coworkerei Tegernsee (“How do we want to work?”), and the professor of religious studies and rector of the Domicilium Academy Michael von Brück ( “How do we want to die?”).
“We have very renowned preachers, but they are not pastors,” emphasized Ziegler.
The fact that lay people preach in the church and that a discussion arises from their suggestions is exactly the highlight of the events.
Ziegler hopes that the project will become established and continue in the future.
Hefter: “We want to open the church”
The idea for the Lenten sermons in the church came from Markus Bogner, who will be moderating this year together with Ziegler.
“The church is a good place for topics beyond the liturgy,” he thinks.
He is a religious person, but misses the discussions in church.
With Matthias Hefter, organizer of the series “St.
“Filling Josef with life,” he aroused interest in the project: “We want to open the church,” said Hefter.
With new, different topics, he also hoped for a new, different audience in the Holzkirchner church.
“This hope was borne out: in 2023 all sermons were very well attended,” says the cultural vision.
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All events are accompanied by music and there is also the opportunity for discussion.
Admission to the Lenten sermons is free, donations are welcome.