Feast of St. George in Thuine
Feastday Mass together in the village church in Thuine
April 23, 2024
We celebrate St. George together.
St. George is one of the most popular saints in Europe. Traces of this can be found in various places. It is known that during Diocletian’s persecution of the Christians in the fourth century, St. George died a martyr’s death in Cappadocia, in modern-day Turkey. With that, the veneration of this Christian youth began early on. Each year, together the Eastern Church, we commemorate this brave knight who gave his life for Christ.
Then they will fast (Mt 9:14b)
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period, which in German is sometimes called the “Paschal time of penance,” and is also commonly referred to as simply Lent (in German, Fastenzeit: “time to fast” or “fasting time”). What kind of a reflection does one put for this on the homepage of a religious community? That’s not so easy to answer, some sisters thought, when the conversation happened to touch on this question.
100-Year Jubilee of the American Province St. Elizabeth
From December 26 – 31, the sisters of our American St. Elizabeth Province celebrated the 100-year Jubilee of the arrival of the first five German sisters in America. The festivities were marked by deep gratitude and joy, which were reflected in a multifaceted program: in addition to recollection, prayer and the outward celebrations, there were many wonderful memories shared and various poignant moments of looking back upon the 100-year history.
Handel and Tchaikovsky for a Good Cause
The Air Force Band of Münster plays in Thuine (Photo by J. Franke)
by Johannes Franke, Lingen
The Münster Air Force Music Corps under the direction of Major Alexander Kalweit gave a benefit concert in Christ the King Church in Thuine on November 28, 2023, with proceeds supporting Emergency Aid for Königsberg and Ukraine Help.
A Trip into the Heart of the Church
Our Trip to Rome from October 15th through 28th, 2023
We were eight sisters who were able to travel to the heart of the Church: Sr. M. Agnes, Sr. Regina Maria and Sr. Maria Anselma from Heede; Sr. M. Claire and Sr. M. Elisabeth from Niendorf; Sr. Maria Clara from Thuine, St. Elizabeth House; Sr. M. Deodata from Bremen and Sr. Miriam from Bad Soden.
100-year Jubilee of the St. Elizabeth Nursing Home in Bad Soden
The St. Elizabeth Nursing Home in Bad Soden am Taunus has a reason to celebrate. For more than one hundred years (since October 7, 1923), the Thuine sisters have lived, worked and prayed here. This is a reason to give thanks! A very festive Holy Mass was celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Löhr of Limburg with the sisters and invited guests, and with music from harp, organ and trumpet.
A Warm Welcome!
Dear website visitors!
On the Solemnity of St. Francis, we are delighted to welcome you to our newly designed website. Please take a look and let yourself be inspired as you embark on a short journey of discovery through our Congregation.
Jubilee Celebration
Consecrated to the Lord for fifty and sixty years.
Our jubilarians were delighted to celebrate their golden and diamond jubilees on Saturday, September 23, 2023. They thanked THEIR Lord in a solemn celebration. Father Heinz-Jürgen Reker OFM, presided over the Holy Mass in our Christ the King Church.
Distinguished Visitors from America
From Saturday, August 12 to Monday, August 14, His Excellency, Bishop Thomas John Pap-rocki, and his vicar general Msgr. Hoefler from Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. visited Thuine. Our provincial house in Alton belongs to the Diocese of Springfield-in-Illinois, so Bishop Paprocki and Msgr. Hoefler are very close to our Sisters there.
Celebration of Profession and Reception into the Novitiate in Wekiar / Timor Leste
We rejoiced with the Sisters of the Indonesian Province on Saturday, August 12, on the occa-sion of the final profession of five Sisters, first profession of five Sisters, and the reception into the novitiate of three postulants in Wekiar/Timor Leste.