Workers' colony St. Antoniusheim Vreden
The workers' colony St. Antoniusheim Vreden is an institution of the inpatient homeless assistance in Vreden and is together with the workers' colony Haus Maria-Veen founded in 1888 in the sponsorship of the association for catholic workers' colonies in Westphalia, based in Münster .
history
The St. Antoniusheim was founded in 1908 and is located in a heather area, which should be cultivated with the help of the residents, outside the city of Vreden. The construction of a chapel began in 1912 and was consecrated in 1916. Franciscan brothers were entrusted with the management of the facility.
In 1938 the management of the facility passed into secular hands. During the Second World War , the St. Antoniusheim was also used as a military hospital, to accommodate prisoners of war and evacuees, and later also for those who were expelled from the east.
After the Second World War, the facility gradually resumed its original purpose. Until the mid-fifties, children and adolescents were given a recovery cure. The external appearance had changed little in the first decades with residential and farm buildings and agricultural buildings. Conversions and renovations kept the living areas up to date.
As the number of elderly residents and those in need of care increased steadily, the first nursing home for the elderly was opened in 1981 on the grounds of the St. Antoniusheim. In 2003 a follow-up building was added so that 78 residents could be looked after and looked after.
On August 30, 2008, the 100th anniversary was celebrated in a ceremony. The later Auxiliary Bishop Dieter Geerlings celebrated the festival service. Only a year and a half later, on January 31, 2010, the St. Antonius chapel was profaned . In the same year, extensive renovation work began. The listed old colony building was renovated and the former chapel was converted into a dining room. 92 residents can currently find accommodation and work in the workers' colony of St. Antoniusheim.
Order and offers
The workers' colony as a facility for homeless people offers in-patient help for people in need who have particular social difficulties ( Twelfth Book of the Social Code ). The main goals are to offer the residents a (temporary) home, to alleviate personal emergencies, to offer pastoral support and to work out possible rehabilitation measures. The job and employment opportunities are of great importance. They stabilize and improve the personal situation in life, structure the day, increase self-esteem and social skills and help to (re-) acquire professional skills.
In addition, the “Association for Catholic Workers Colonies” offers an outpatient service for people in need. In outpatient assisted living, people are accompanied in such a way that admission to the inpatient homeless facility is avoided or the move out of a facility is accompanied.
In 2010 the 3-year project “WohnPerspektiven” was started. It turned its offer to young people in rural areas who were in need of housing. Different types of housing, decentralized housing units and close cooperation with outpatient assisted living help with reintegration into society.
Others
The St. Antoniusheim runs a café that is used by cyclists and visitors to the nearby Schwatt Gatt nature reserve . There is also a nursery on the site that employs residents of the home.
South-east of St. Antoniusheim on the other side of the K19 is a small cemetery ( map ). Here deceased residents of the St. Antoniusheim find their final resting place. The cemetery was laid out in 1913 when the pond at St. Antoniusheim was dug. The first burial took place in 1917. Since then, all burials have been recorded in the "Burial Register of the St. Antoniusheim Parish".
The cemetery is looked after by employees of the home.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Borkener Zeitung from September 1, 2008.
- ↑ Anne Rolvering: The last service at St. Anthony's Chapel ; Münsterlandzeitung.de, February 1, 2010, accessed on July 23, 2020.
- ↑ Münsterland newspaper from June 8, 2015.
- ↑ MünsterlandZeitung: Giving a dignified last escort , accessed on December 8, 2016.
Coordinates: 52 ° 4 ′ 16.6 ″ N , 6 ° 51 ′ 2.6 ″ E