Children's Mission
The children's mission organization “Die Sternsinger” is the children's aid organization of the Catholic Church in Germany , based in Aachen, and a work of the Pontifical Mission Societies . It has been organized since 1959 in Germany, the Sternsingen , also called "Action Epiphany singing" called, collect donations for the children and young people for children's charities around the world. The focus of the donation campaign in 2016 was the children's aid program Fundación Palliri in the Andean highlands of Bolivia .
history
The Children's Mission goes back to a French initiative of Bishop Charles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph de Forbin-Janson of Nancy (1785–1844), whose grandfathers Joseph Palamede de Forbin-Janson (1726–1809) and Karl Anton Hyacinth von Gallean (1737 –1778), are buried in the Heiliggeistkirche (Heidelberg) or in St. Sebastian (Mannheim) . In May 1843 he founded the children's aid organization Oeuvre de la Sainte Enfance (German: work of holy childhood ), the basic intention of which was for French children to pray for children in China and to stand up for them.
Auguste von Sartorius , a girl from Aachen , brought this idea to Germany and, after her first efforts met with rejection, finally founded the German Children's Mission on February 2nd ( Mariä Lichtmess ), based on the French model ( Mariä Lichtmess ), under the name Verein der Heilige Kindheit .
Already in 1856 the association was founded by Pope Pius IX. recognized as a church association and received a cardinal as protector . 66 years later, on May 3, 1922, Pope Pius XI. the Association of the Holy Childhood for the Papal Work with the name Päpstliches Missionswerk der Kinder in Deutschland .
During the Second World War, the work of the work of the Holy Childhood suffered from the restrictive legislation of the National Socialists . Simultaneous membership in National Socialist youth organizations and church associations was prohibited in 1933; the number of members decreased. The public collection of money was forbidden, the participation of teachers in church associations was prohibited and the work of the Holy Childhood was monitored by the Gestapo .
In October 1945 the work resumed its work and from 1949 published the magazines “Die Sternsinger” and “Heilige Kindheit - Schule und Mission”. Around January 6, 1959, the carol singers campaign or Dreikönigssingen campaign took place for the first time .
President of the Kindermissionswerk in Germany
- 1980 to 2000 Prelate Arnold Poll
- 2000 to 2010 Monsignor Winfried Pilz
- 2010 to autumn 2019 Prelate Klaus Krämer
- President-elect from autumn 2019 Dirk Bingener
Dreikönigssingen campaign
When the Dreikönigssingen campaign began in 1959, around 100 parishes across Germany took part and collected the equivalent of 45,000 euros; Today, children and young people go from house to house in almost all of the 12,500 German parishes around Epiphany and collect donations. Every year around 500,000 carol singers across Germany take part in the campaign, which has raised over 770 million euros in donations since 1959. In 2013 alone, 2,442 projects in over 100 countries were supported.
Donations and participating communities in the Dreikönigssingen campaign in Germany:
| year | Number of parishes |
revenue |
 Sample country |
motto |
 National language
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991: | 10,666 municipalities | 16.3 million euros |
 Papua New Guinea
|
Setting out so that children can live today. | Kirap |
| 1992: | 10,779 municipalities | 18.2 million euros |
 Bolivia
|
Hope so that children can live today | Esperanza |
| 1993: | 11,312 municipalities | 19.9 million euros |
 Nigeria
|
Clean water so that children can live today | Mmili di Mma |
| 1994: | 11,662 municipalities | 21.5 million euros |
 Vietnam
|
A new earth so that children can live today | Trái đất mới |
| 1995: | 11,895 parishes | 22.5 million euros |
 Mozambique
|
Home for everyone so that children can live | Kaya Kwanga |
| 1996: | 12,105 municipalities | 23.6 million euros |
 Indonesia
|
Justice for all so that children can live today | Keadilan |
| 1997: | 12,309 parishes | 24.9 million euros |
 Ecuador
|
Open doors so that children can live today | Pascasca |
| 1998: | 12,564 parishes | 26.8 million euros |
 Eritrea
|
Bless one another so that children can live today | Burakie |
| 1999: | 12,772 parishes | 28.3 million euros |
 Bangladesh
|
Sing together so that children can live today | Schombeto |
| 2000: | 12,836 parishes | 29.9 million euros |
 Mexico
|
Jesus Christ - bread of life so that children can live today | - |
| 2001: | 12,854 parishes | 30.1 million euros |
 South Africa
|
Learn and act so that children can live today | Funduzenzele |
| 2002: | 12,683 municipalities | 27.6 million euros |
 People's Republic of China
|
Healing hands so that children can live today | Zhiyu zhi shou |
| 2003: | 12,540 parishes | 32.2 million euros |
 Chile
|
Giving children a home | Dar un hogar |
| 2004: | 12,516 parishes | 34.3 million euros |
 Rwanda
|
Children build bridges | gufatanya kubaka |
| 2005: | 12,743 parishes | 47.6 million euros * |
 Thailand
|
Children have a voice | dek mii sitti riak rong |
| 2006: | 12,421 municipalities | 38.7 million euros |
 Peru
|
Children can do something | Los niños lo pueden lograr |
| 2007: | 12,223 municipalities | 38.8 million euros |
 Madagascar
|
Children say yes to creation | Tianay ny Haritanan Atra |
| 2008: | 11,886 parishes | 39.7 million euros | Carol singers for one world (50th Dreikönigssingen campaign) | ||
| 2009: | 12,087 municipalities | 39.6 million euros |
 Colombia
|
Children seek peace | buscamos la paz |
| 2010: | 11,853 municipalities | 40.6 million euros |
 Senegal
|
Children find new ways | Utub yoon bu bees |
| 2011: | 11,622 municipalities | 41.8 million euros |
 Cambodia
|
Children show strength | kmäng kmäng bong-hein kom-lahng |
| 2012: | 11,529 municipalities | 42.4 million euros |
 Nicaragua
|
Knocks on doors, insists on rights | Llamar a las puertas, insistir en vuestros derechos |
| 2013: | 11,604 municipalities | 43.7 million euros |
 Tanzania
|
Bring a blessing - be a blessing. For health in Tanzania and worldwide! | |
| 2014: | 11,075 parishes | 44.5 million euros |
 Malawi
|
Bring a blessing - be a blessing. Hope for refugee children in Malawi and worldwide! | |
| 2015 | 10,515 municipalities | 45.5 million euros |
 Philippines
|
Bring a blessing - be a blessing. Healthy Eating For Children In The Philippines And Worldwide! | |
| 2016 | 10,282 municipalities | 46.2 million euros |
Bolivia
|
Bring a blessing - be a blessing. Respect for you, for me, for others - in Bolivia and worldwide! | |
| 2017 | 47.45 million euros |
 Kenya
|
Bring a blessing - be a blessing. Together for God's creation - in Kenya and worldwide! | ||
| 2018 |
 India
|
Children with a mission - together against exploitation! (Child labor in India) | |||
| 2019 |
Peru
|
Bring a blessing - be a blessing. We belong together - in Peru and worldwide! |
World Children's Mission Day
Since 1950, after the determination by Pope Pius XII. the so-called "World Mission Day of Children" - located between Christmas and the Feast of Epiphany - celebrated. In the Diocese of Linz , this collection is known as the “Crib Victims” and is traditionally celebrated on December 28th, the day of the innocent children .
Further tasks
In addition to the caroling campaigns, schools, individual classes, kindergarten groups, groups from youth associations or parishes, altar servers or children's choirs participate in campaigns for international children's projects together with the children's missionary organization “Die Sternsinger” . They collect money with Christmas bazaars or summer festivals, sponsored runs or children's flea markets. The children's mission organization “Die Sternsinger” participates in church activities such as the World Mission Day for children, campaigns against child poverty and AIDS, and to strengthen children's rights . "Furthermore, the support of evangelization work in the countries of Asia, Oceania, Africa and Latin America is of particular importance." Another field of work is the organization of child sponsorships. In 2013 alone, 1.29 million euros were raised for children all over the world.
Others
The economical and statutory use of the donations is certified annually by the Kindermissionswerk by being awarded the donation seal of the German Central Institute for Social Issues .
See also
literature
- Kindermissionswerk "Die Sternsinger" (Ed.): So that children can live. The story of the children's ministry “Die Sternsinger”. Verlag Haus Altenberg, Düsseldorf in cooperation with the children's mission organization “Die Sternsinger”. ISBN 3-7761-0052-4 .
Web links
- Official website
- Website of the Kindermissionswerk in Austria
- Website of the Children's Mission in Switzerland
- Website of the international secretariats of the Pontifical Mission Societies
- Website of the Children's Mission in the Vatican
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Ursula Lux: carol singers. Children collect for children. In: G / Geschichte , No. 01/2018, pp. 66–67, here p. 67.
- ^ "New President for" Die Sternsinger "and missio Aachen" , Vatican News of July 22, 2019
- ↑ a b Annual Report 2013. (PDF; 12 MB) Kindermissionswerk "Die Sternsinger". (No longer available online.) Kindermissionswerk "Die Sternsinger" eV, July 31, 2013, archived from the original on December 22, 2014 ; accessed on December 22, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Crib victims in the Diocese of Linz. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 21, 2013 ; Retrieved October 20, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Principles of the carol singers for the promotion of projects. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 22, 2014 ; Retrieved April 19, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Award by the DZI. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .
