St. James (Mastholte)
 Parish church St. Jakobus the Elder in Rietberg-Mastholte |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| place | Rietberg - Mastholte , Germany |
| diocese | Archdiocese of Paderborn |
| Patronage | St. James |
| Building description | |
| inauguration | 1658 |
| Function and title | |
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Parish church |
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| 51 ° 45 '24.6 " N , 8 ° 23' 28.1" E | |
St. Jakobus the Elder is a Catholic parish church in the Rietberg district of Mastholte in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . The church belongs to the pastoral association Rietberg-Süd of the deanery Rietberg-Wiedenbrück in the Archdiocese of Paderborn .
history
As early as the 12th century, Mastholte has a chapel that was supplied by Wadersloh and that was consecrated to Antonius the Hermit . In 1537 the county of Rietberg became Protestant. In 1601 Count Johann III changed. again to the Catholic faith. When the chapel fell into disrepair around 1650, the counts decided to rebuild the church in the area of the farmers and later the community of Moese . Construction began in 1653, and the first service was celebrated in 1656. In 1658 the church was consecrated by the bishop of Osnabrück . Initially, only the ground floor of the adjacent tower was built. In 1663 thought was given to adding heights to the foundation walls. The tower was completed in 1691. Three Gothic windows from the old Mastholter chapel, which was demolished in 1673, could be built into the walls .
The church bells were cast in 1690.
In 1857 the flat wooden ceiling of the hall building was replaced by vaults.
At the beginning of the 20th century the parish church was too small for the parish, and in 1905 a side aisle was added. A second aisle was planned, but was not built because of the First World War.
During this war in 1917 the bells of the St. Jakobus Congregation were drawn in and melted down. In 1920 new bells were purchased and consecrated in March 1921. Two of these bells were also withdrawn during World War II and made into ammunition. In 1949 new bells were ordered again. One of the bells from 1921 is still preserved. A chapel for the fallen was set up on the ground floor of the tower between 1946 and 1949.
Altar boy
The altar servers of St. Jakobus Mastholte are an altar servant community consisting of almost 140 children and leaders . In addition to the usual service at the altar, there are weekly group lessons. The groups are composed of the respective age groups. Each group has permanent leaders. There are also some big promotions every year. These consist of the carol singing campaign, the Easter bonfire for the whole of Mastholte and the tent camp on the three canals . There are also smaller campaigns such as the Christmas party or the potato frying at the Jakobi market and the tying harvest crown .
Web links
- Brochure on 350 years of parish fair (PDF file; 770 kB)
- List of art treasures in St. Jakobus Mastholte
- Homepage of the altar boy Mastholte