St. Josef (Lingen)

St. Josef Church in December 2008, view of the south side

The Catholic Josefskirche is the basilica- style parish church of the St. Josef parish of Lingen - Laxten and belongs to the dean's office Emsland Süd of the Diocese of Osnabrück . Along with the St. Bonifatius Church, it is one of the largest churches in Lingen and offers seating for around 750 people. In addition to the church services, concerts are often held here, often with the participation of the community's own choir. The city's Greek Orthodox community also holds its service here every four weeks. The simple brick basilica is a listed building.

history

December 2005, view of the north side

Due to the First World War , the city of Lingen grew by several thousand inhabitants. The number of believers could no longer be supplied by the St. Boniface Church in the city center. Therefore, in July 1930, a 1.45  hectare property was purchased for a planned church building. On December 23, 1932, the architect Dominikus Böhm presented a first draft for the construction of the new church, which was followed by the final design on July 21, 1935. The plans of the church are now in the State Archives in Cologne .

The earthworks began on September 6, 1935, and the foundation stone was laid on November 10 of the same year . After 1 ¹ / ₂ years, the new church by the bishop was already on March 7, 1937 Wilhelm Berning be ordained. When it was inaugurated, the church was still lacking any furnishings except for the bells and altars. The new building cost over RM 130,000  .

After the opening, the church officially offered 880 seats in the nave, 120 seats in the gallery and a further 650 standing room.

During the Second World War , the church was damaged by numerous direct hits. In June 1945 the greatest damage was repaired, but roof tiles were missing for many years, so that there was a large hole in the roof on the north side.

In 1957 the church was renovated and a mosaic was attached to the front above the high altar , which was designed by the artist Werner-Jakob Korsmeier and represents the Most Holy Trinity . In order to reduce the costs for this, the mosaic was installed by community members under the leadership of the artist himself. From January to March 1969, the altar island with the high altar was rebuilt according to the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council and a people's altar was built.

The next major renovation took place between 1982 and 1985. The entrance and altar area were redesigned and a tabernacle conche was built. The architect in charge was Karl-Heinz Bienefeld , a student of Dominikus Böhm.

Renovation of the masonry began in 1998 on the tower. During the renovation, a large part of the vegetation that grew directly on the church and damaged the rock was removed. In 2006 the roof including the gutters was renewed, but the following year the tower roof and parts of the nave roof were damaged by Hurricane Kyrill , so that they had to be repaired.

Interior renovation 2009

The problems in the church that have been visible for a long time (dirty walls, cracking, ailing electrics and lighting, defective door openers) made a comprehensive renovation necessary. Several architects' offices were contacted, and Petra Berning was ultimately appointed the executive architect.

In anticipation of the work, the large double cross, which previously hung in front of the main portal under the gallery, was impregnated and attached to the outside of the tabernacle conche on Good Friday 2009.

In June 2009, work began on renovating the church. On June 13th the entire inventory was removed from the church and the emergency church was set up in the cemetery chapel, where the first service took place on the following Sunday. On the same Sunday there was also a closing service in the completely empty church.

The final start of construction work was delayed by a few weeks because not all trades had been advertised.

Most noticeable was the renewal of the paintwork on the walls, the ceiling and the pews. The walls were kept in white as before, while the ceiling and benches (as well as the organ prospectus) were painted light gray. In the side aisles, the end beams of the transverse girders were also painted red.

The entire electrical system was renewed and housed in new cable ducts. The heating system was refurbished after it was found that it was unnecessary to replace it. The previous halogen lights have been replaced by new ceiling lights, which have a maximum output of 80 W per lamp (previously 40 W). The lighting is operated via a processor-supported bus system in which various light scenarios are preprogrammed. The floor has been thoroughly cleaned and sealed, making regular cleaning easier.

The planned conversion of the northern porch into a chapel was rejected by the diocese's art and monuments commission. The entire rear wall between the vestibules should have been pulled forward for this, but this would have displaced the Böhm design and made the open staircases feel less light, as they would have looked like gorges.

After the work had been completed with a few exceptions, the church was reopened on December 13, 2009 with a solemn service.

Furnishing

Organs

When the church was completed, a harmonium was initially used to accompany the congregation singing. The first organ was inaugurated in 1942. The instrument from the organ building company Vierdag came from Enschede and was assembled from used organ parts. It had 6 registers (408 pipes) on one manual (C – f ³ : Praestant 8 ′, Holpijp 8 ′, Gamba 8 ′, Oktaaf ​​4 ′, Waldflute 2 ′, Mixtur II-III, tremulant ). The pedal (C – d ¹ ) was attached. It is unclear whether the Subbass 16 'planned according to the cost estimate from 1942 was built.

organ

Today the church has a concert organ and a small positive organ from the Walcker organ building company.

The large organ on the gallery originally stood in the auditorium of the University of Education in Münster . The instrument was built in 1958 by the Walcker organ building company as a concert organ (Opus 3690, built in 1957 after). In 1972 the community acquired the instrument for sale, which was dismantled in Münster in the summer of 1973 and set up and voiced by the organ building company Fleiter from Münster in St. Josef. The instrument was consecrated in February 1974.

The instrument has 31 registers (2176 pipes ), divided into three manual movements (main movement: 722 pipes; positive: 560 pipes; swell movement: 604 pipes) and a pedal (290 pipes). When it was commissioned, the organ was the largest instrument in town (the largest organ since 1995 has been the Fischer + Krämer organ of the Bonifatius Church with around 6000 pipes). At that time it was played over a mobile gaming table with a correspondingly long supply line and an electropneumatic action .

Just 10 years later, extensive renovation and repair work took place in the course of the church renovation.

As part of the church renovation, the organ was completely overhauled in 2009 by the organ builder Klimke (Holzwickede). In addition to some changes to the organ case, the entire electrical system (wiring, sound magnets, relays) was renewed. The mobile gaming table was completely redesigned and equipped with a 4000-fold electronic setting system. The formerly electropneumatic actions . are now purely electric. From 2009 to 2016, the console could be connected both in the middle of the gallery and on the right side (seen from the chancel; another, provisional connection is on the left side). In January 2017, the console was let into the organ floor for reasons of space, so that it is now permanently in the center.

The structure of the factory is reflected in the prospectus. If you look at the organ from the sanctuary (see picture), you can see the swell at the bottom right, the open doors are easy to see. On the left is the positive with the red painted pipes of Gedacktpommer 8 ′ in the foreground. A passage leads between the works to the rear of the church tower. At the top of the case are the pipes from the main work and pedal with principal 8 ', principal bass 8' and some blind pipes in the prospectus. The left part contains the pipes of the main work, the right part the pipes of the pedal. In the auditorium in Münster the organ had a free pipe prospect, the current case was newly made for installation in the church.

The original disposition has remained almost unchanged to this day. From the pipes of an originally existing pointed flute 4 ', an Unda Maris 8' was built in the swell, the pipe holes of the large octave have been masked since then; The oboe 8 ′ in the swell has been replacing a Krummhorn 8 ′ since 1994, which has since been in the Walcker organ of St. Marien (Brögbern) . The cymbal in the positive was renewed in 2009. The instrument, which dates from the Neo-Baroque period, is particularly characterized by the sometimes very wide lengths.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3 Quintatön 16 ′ Principal (P) 08th' Hollow flute 08th' octave 04 ′ Flute 04 ′ Forest flute 02 ′ Mixture V-VI 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Trumpet 08th'

II Positive C-g 3 Gedacktpommer (P) 08th' Reed flute 04 ′ Principal 02 ′ third 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Fifth 01 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Zimbel III 01 ⁄ 2 ′ Sif flute 01' Dulcian 16 ′ tremolo

III Swell C – g 3 Reed flute 08th' Willow pipe 08th' Wide principal 04 ′ Unda Maris (from c 0 ) 08th' Nasat 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Close principal 02 ′ Scharff IV 01' oboe 08th' tremolo

Pedal C – f 1 Dacked bass 16 ′ Principal Bass (P) 08th' Choral bass 04 ′ Night horn 02 ′ Backseat III – IV 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′ trombone 16 ′ Clairon 04 ′

• Link : I / P, II / P, III / P, II / I, III / I, III / II.
• Playing aids : swell kick; Crescendo roller; Roller on / off; Setter combination with sequential circuit, 4000 memory locations; General contractor; Tutti.
• Annotation:

(P) = whistles visible in the prospectus

The Walcker positive

In addition to the large Walcker organ, there is a small chest positive, which was in the choir of the church until 2009 and was mainly used at concerts or daily masses. It has only three stops on a manual (C – f ³ : Covered 8 ′, Reed Flute, 4 ′, Principal 2 ′). The instrument is in the chancel and is mainly used during weekday services.

Bells

On February 28, 1937, a few days before the church consecration, the four bronze bells of the new church could be consecrated. Their inscriptions were borrowed from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians ( 1 Cor 16 : 13-14  EU ). They were cast by the Ulrich company in Apolda , but had to be handed in on August 12, 1942 as part of the metal donation . The disposition of the peal was the harmonic-melodic Ite-Missa-est motif.

From 1942 until the purchase of new bells in 1958, the smallest bell from the ringing of the St. Boniface Church did its job in the tower. It was later given to the St. Mary's Church . Today it hangs in a free-standing bell tower in front of the Don Bosco community center in Damaschke.

Today's bell consists of four steel bells that were purchased for 15,900 DM (around 35,000 € based on today's purchasing power). The bells were made by the Bochumer Verein and consecrated on December 7, 1958. The bell cage had to be strengthened and a new bell was installed at the same time. They are consecrated to the same saints and bear the same inscriptions as the previous ones. The bells ring in the Salve Regina sound disposition .

No.	Name (position)		Casting year	Caster	Diameter (mm)	Mass (kg)	Percussive ( HT - 1 / 16 )	inscription
1	St. Joseph (death knell)		1958	Bochum Association	1715	2220	of the 1 +1	Be vigilant
2	St. Maria (penitential bell)		1958	Bochum Association	1260	776	f 1 −1	Stand firm in your faith
3	St. Elisabeth (weekday bell)		1958	Bochum Association	1045	444	as 1 +1	Be manly and be strong
4th	St. Johanna (Baptism / Angelus Bell)		1958	Bochum Association	995	431	b 1 0	Everything happens to you in love

In 2004 the old climbing hooks that led into the bell tower had to be replaced by steel stairs for reasons of health and safety. At the same time, the drive motors of the bell were replaced, which were worn out after 50 years. The total cost of the renovation was € 30,000.

Pastor

• 1937–1950 Heinrich Lagemann (born November 28, 1896 - † October 21, 1960)
• 1950–1955 Franz Kramer (born June 14, 1905; † May 1, 1992)
• 1955–1972 Hermann Josef Ludden (born January 2, 1907; † April 1, 1974)
• 1972–1999 Theodor Johannes-Bernhard Dierkes (born March 4, 1930; † November 1, 2011)
• 1999–2013 Martin Trimpe (born December 28, 1942)
• since 2013 Hartmut Sinnigen

Sources (until 1987): and

Opening times and services

The church can be visited, the side entrance is open during the day. The regular service times are:

• Tuesdays and Fridays: 8.30 a.m.
• Wednesdays: 2.30 p.m.
• Thursdays: 7.30 p.m.
• Sundays: VA 5.00 p.m., 8.00 a.m. and 11.15 a.m.

See also

• List of churches in the Diocese of Osnabrück , section Deanery Emsland-Süd

literature

• Theodor Dierkes: Chronicle of the parish of St. Josef Lingen-Laxten. Published by the parish of St. Josef Lingen-Laxten, 1987.
• Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German art monuments. Bremen, Lower Saxony. Revised, greatly expanded edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 46.
2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original of July 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (Accessed: January 15, 2016) 
3. ↑ See Dehio 1992: 835.
4. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 40 f.
5. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 20.
6. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 247.
7. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 42.
8. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 38.
9. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 67.
10. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 70.
11. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 50.
12. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 86.
13. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 100.
14. ↑ Personal conversation with Pastor Martin Trimpe on April 8, 2007.
15. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 21.
16. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 25.
17. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 242.
18. ↑ Congregational Letter , September 2003
19. ^ Information from the church council
20. ↑ Congregational Letter October 2007
21. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} The organ in the church . In: Theodor Dierkes: Chronicle of the parish of St. Josef Lingen-Laxten. Published by the parish of St. Josef Lingen-Laxten, 1987, pp. 137–141.
22. ↑ Information from Gerhard Walcker-Mayer by email from April 28, 2009, stamped opus number and year of construction on some organ pipes.
23. ↑ Wenzel Hübner: 21,000 organs from all over the world: 1945–1985. Frankfurt am Main, Lang 1986, p. 185.
24. ↑ Often you can also find the pipe number 2131, this comes from a report by the then KMD Eberhard Bonitz . With the known conversions, it is impossible to understand how this number came about
25. ↑ In line with the new painting on the ceiling, the organ front was painted gray and the Gedacktpommer red. The lattice construction, which covered the swell and the positive and was to be found above the prospect pipes, was completely removed (see picture before the renovation).
26. ↑ ^{a b c} Information from the organ builder Klimke from January 5, 2010.
27. ^ Information from the organ builder Klimke from October 17, 2011.
28. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 43 f.
29. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 93.
30. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 44 f.
31. ↑ Congregational Letter , September 2004
32. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 73.
33. ↑ See Dierkes 1987: 200-202.

Web links

Commons : St. Josef  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Parish website
• Website of the church choir of the parish

Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '22.1 "  N , 7 ° 20' 29.2"  E