Meditation church

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Meditation area in the crypt of the church of the Center for Christian Meditation and Spirituality of the Limburg Diocese

A meditation church is a church building that is used as a profile church especially for purposes of meditation or the practice of various forms of Christian spirituality . In Germany , in contrast to the more than 180 youth churches, there are only about five churches where meditation is a focus of the offer.

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Meditation room

A meditation room is a space that is located in a church and can be used by visitors for prayer or meditation . As a rule, there is no other independent program on offer.

Meditation Church, Wohlsdorf

Wohlsdorf meditation church

The originally Romanesque Meditation Church in Wohlsdorf , rebuilt in the 16th century, is a meditation facility on the Luther Trail Saxony-Anhalt, which opened in 2008 . The Felicitas Klepp Foundation has started to support the church, which has already been closed, to lead it to a new beginning of Christian life and to support the pilgrims and the village community.

Open Church

An open church is an institution in a church that addresses all interested people, regardless of their beliefs or worldview . In addition to offers for meditation or Christian spirituality, it also offers various other offers, but without emphasizing a certain area as a focus.

Open Church of St. Klara, Nuremberg

Open Church of St. Klara in Nuremberg

The "Open Church" has been located in the St. Klara Church in Nuremberg since 1996. It has no fixed church congregation , but directs its offer to all interested parties, regardless of their beliefs . In addition to church services and blessing celebrations , lectures and seminars as well as a rich cultural program with theater, music, dance and exhibitions take place in the church. According to your own self-image, you want to “discreetly but clearly familiarize yourself with Christian spirituality ”. Father Ansgar Wiedenhaus SJ and a Catholic pastoral officer are responsible for the offer .

Meditation center

A meditation center in the sense of a meditation church is a facility that offers meditation events with a Christian orientation. The offer is usually complemented by various other topics of Christian spirituality and various offers in other related areas.

Center for Christian Meditation and Spirituality of the Diocese of Limburg, Frankfurt-Bornheim

Holy Cross Church of the Center for Christian Meditation and Spirituality of the Limburg Diocese in Frankfurt-Bornheim

The catholic center in the Holy Cross Church in Frankfurt - Bornheim , founded in 2007, is one of the five profile churches of the Limburg diocese and is used for meditative services , contemplation , meditation courses , days of reflection, retreats , spiritual discussions and other events. These include concerts , practice days of Christian mysticism , meditative singing , spiritual city walks, the topics Frankfurt guides connect with spiritual themes, pilgrims - walks with a common picnic and devotions as well as a walk-in Advent - Labyrinth of 2,500 tea lights on the third Saturday in Advent .

The Franciscan Helmut Schlegel ( German Franciscan Province ) was responsible for the offer until October 2018 as head of the center and priestly employee. In November 2018 Samuel Stricker took over the management of the meditation center and in August 2019 Olaf Lindenberg took over the role of priestly assistant. The team includes other speakers , including those from the Medical Mission Sisters . It was the first facility of its kind in Germany .

Church of Silence, Hamburg-Altona

Christophoruskirche in Hamburg-Altona, seat of the Church of Silence

In 2006 the three Evangelical Lutheran parishes of Christophorus, St. Johannis and Friedenskirche , which had been independent until then , merged to form the "Altona-Ost parish". The Christophoruskirche threatened to be sold. The parish pastor Irmgard Nauck then developed the concept for a meditation church without a sermon - instead there is singing and silence. In March 2009 the Church of Silence in Hamburg - Altona-Nord was opened. Day seminars complement the offer. The offer now includes prayers for peace, contemplation days , sung and danced prayer , chants from the Russian Orthodox liturgy, prayers from the heart , exercises in everyday life, Zen meditations, Qi Gong days, mantra singing, body prayer in the morning, meditation in the four directions , a respite before the evening, Easter Vigil service with Taizé elements, concerts as sound wave meditation. Funding is largely provided through participant contributions. From Monday to Friday, the church is open from 12 noon to 6 p.m. for everyone who wants to withdraw into the silence of the church.

Center St. Michael, Munich old town

St. Michael in Munich, seat of the St. Michael Center

The St. Michael Center is attached to the high choir of the Catholic Jesuit Church of St. Michael in Munich - Old Town . The center of St. Michael houses the two institutions Faith Orientation and the Community of Christian Life (GCL). In addition to the liturgical and cultural offerings of the church, its own program of faith orientation and the community of Christian life, there are other open events in the rooms of the center. There are 5 days of biblical reflection spread over the entire calendar year. Ignatian spiritual evenings deal with one aspect of the spiritual life in the tradition of St. Ignatius . There are retreat days for young adults between the ages of 20 and 40. In the rooms of the center, groups meet for the monthly Eucharistic celebration of the GCL, for the Bible afternoon , in the Bible study for the Sunday readings, for a reading group, for exercises in meditation and contemplation .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Luther Trail in Saxony-Anhalt - Stations - Events - Accommodation. (PDF) (No longer available online.) State Office “ Luther 2017”, July 12, 2016, p. 14 , archived from the original on January 28, 2017 ; accessed on October 13, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Contact. Open Church of St. Klara Nuremberg, accessed on February 17, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Heilig Kreuz - Center for Christian Meditation and Spirituality - Events. Holy Cross - Center for Christian Meditation and Spirituality, 2018, accessed February 17, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Schlegel, Helmut. In: Website of the Diocese of Limburg . Diocese of Limburg Episcopal Ordinariate , August 7, 2014, accessed on March 1, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Heidi Katting: Holy Cross - Center for Christian Meditation and Spirituality - Team - About us. Holy Cross - Center for Christian Meditation and Spirituality, June 6, 2018, accessed July 21, 2019 .
  6. ^ Medical Mission Sisters in Frankfurt am Main. In: website. Retrieved February 18, 2018 .
  7. ↑ “Church of Silence” persists with its concept. epd / Hamburger Abendblatt , March 11, 2014, accessed on February 17, 2018 .
  8. ^ Church of the Silence - Offers. Ev.-Luth. Altona-Ost parish, accessed on February 17, 2018 .
  9. ↑ St. Michael Center. Church Foundation St. Michael, Father Karl Kern SJ, accessed on February 17, 2018 .