St. Norbert (Schermcke)

Exterior view

The Sankt Norbert Church is the Catholic church in Schermcke , a district of Oschersleben (Bode) , in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt . It belongs to the parish " St. Marien " with seat in Oschersleben, in the deanery Egeln of the diocese of Magdeburg . The church, named after Saint Norbert von Xanten , is located opposite the cemetery, at Ampfurther Straße 27.

history

In 1558 the population in Schermcke and the church at that time became Evangelical-Lutheran through the introduction of the Reformation .

Only in the course of industrialization and the associated population movements did Catholics resettle in Schermcke in significant numbers. These were workers from Catholic areas, mainly from Eichsfeld , Silesia and Poland . In addition to agriculture, the construction of a sugar factory offered jobs in the Schermcke area. First, in 1908, a Catholic emergency chapel was set up in an attic.

The foundation stone of the St. Norbert Church was laid in 1913, and it was consecrated on June 21, 1914.

In 1999 the State Office for Monument Preservation added the church to the list of monuments. On June 20, 2004 the 90th anniversary of the church consecration was celebrated, but since 2006 the church has only been used rarely.

On October 13, 2007 the community association “ Eilsleben - Großalsleben - Hadmersleben - Hamersleben - Hötensleben - Klein Oschersleben - Oschersleben - Sommerschenburg - Völpke ” was established, to which the St. Norbert Church has belonged since then. On November 28, 2010, today's parish “St. Marien ", today (as of October 2014), in addition to the St. Norbert Church, the churches" Herz Jesu "in Eilsleben," Herz Jesu "in Großalsleben," St. Peter and Paul "in Hadmersleben," St . Pankratius "in Hamersleben," St. Josef "in Harbke ," St. Joseph and Augustinus "in Hötensleben," St. Marien "in Klein Oschersleben," St. Marien "in Oschersleben," St. Johannes Baptist "in Ottleben ," St. Bernward "in Sommerschenburg," Herz Jesu "in Völpke, as well as the chapel " Maria Königin "in Erxleben . The parish's catchment area also includes the pilgrimage site of Marienborn and the profaned churches in Barneberg , Hornhausen and Neuwegersleben . The 2011 census in the European Union showed that of the 20,588 inhabitants of the city of Oschersleben, 1,460, or around 7.1%, belonged to the Roman Catholic Church.

Architecture and equipment

The plastered nave church is about 112 meters above sea level . It has a retracted bell tower, which is crowned by a cross and a weathercock. There is an Oculus above the entrance portal .

The church stalls offer 90 seats. The choir is dominated by a picture of the Christ the King . As a symbol for the Eucharist , the tabernacle shows a pelican tearing its chest open to feed its young with blood. To the left of the chancel, a mural shows a crescent Madonna , underneath a small statue of Joseph of Nazareth . The patron saint of the church, St. Norbert, is represented by a mural opposite with a chalice and crosier in his hands and the Schermcker church at his feet. 14 stations of the cross are located on the side walls of the church. Under the gallery is confessional placed. A plaque commemorates the eleven victims of the First World War from the Schermck community. The interior of the church also includes a harmonium made by the Bongardt company.