The four Catholic parishes of St. Vincentius Dinslaken, St. Peter and Paul Woerde, St. Albertus Magnus Hunks and St. Dionysius Walsam are about to come together in a large “pastoral chamber”. This is the proposal of the Diocese of Münster for the region. The diocese presented its vision for the necessary restructuring for the communities of the Wessel District Dean’s office in an information program on Wednesday evening. Ideas are now being discussed in communities. Above all, it will be about how church life and on-site pastoral care may be shaped in the long term.
paid content In rural areas parishes should work closely together. Similarly, new distribution of functions, including management functions, should be found between full-time and voluntary workers. As reported, the whole thing is part of a larger diocese-wide structural process that affects all parishes. Background: The church has the least amount of money, fewer and fewer members and, above all, fewer and fewer priests.
According to the diocese, more information for full-time and volunteer workers is planned for the autumn. Counseling takes place in parallel at all levels in process groups. According to the schedule, the process should enter the decision-making phase in the spring of 2023.
