Usually in the spring there are many beautiful pictures of girl in white dress and boys in suit the Tölzer courier. However, because of the corona pandemic may is gone, without that the children had received the first communion.

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen – That week of no public worship is celebrated, were, had, of course, also on the great Church festivals, such as first communion and confirmation come. Even in the Evangelical Church the usual season of confirmation was to celebrate largely. Much of this will be rescheduled in the fall. In Lenggries, however, a small "First communion-Marathon begins now".

"We will celebrate before the summer break, eight first communions," announces pastoral officer Christoph Freundl. It starts on the weekend 27./28. June. On Saturday and Sunday, then six to ten boys and girls in St. Jakob must come to the table of the Lord. A total of 62 children. In the Church of your parents and siblings may be present, and per family up to seven invited guests. "The families send us in advance the guest list," says Friendly.

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holes" About the decision, when and the Form in which the first communion will be celebrated, "we have been thinking very much", explains the pastoral speaker. Got it in video conferences and consultations in the major round, with the pastoral Team and all the group of the communion ladders given preparation.

For the decision to not wait any longer, had finally been decisive, "that the children sit a long time in the wings". The communion preparation course since December. To autumn can be dissipated from the content much again, "" says Friendly. And the new school year set for the fourth graders with the transition preparation, again, "new accents".

Also in Kochel is still celebrated before the summer holidays, first communion: may the 16. July-six children received first communion as a pastor Heiner home informed. For the 40 registered girls and boys in Benediktbeuern and Bichl the parish of St. I Benedict the 11. October scheduled. As the Corona-rules for worship services look like by then is uncertain. "We are now Improvising the almost already accustomed to," says parson home.

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committed A further shift of the clergy does not consider to be justifiable"The children prepared and waiting. And the parents indicate that next year, Yes the clothes fit.“

In the Jachenau to commit to the 16 children that this year, the reception of the sacrament is present, the event all together. "That's why we plan to celebrate first communion in October," explains pastor Gracious – in the hope that the rules are relaxed until then. In an emergency, you'll need to group eventually split up.

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45 children will heuer received in the Tölzer parish Church of the assumption of Mary first communion. "We have moved it to the end of September," informs municipality officer Brigitte Blösl. Currently, two worship services are planned. Brigitte Blösl is important that the children celebrate the sacrament in the community, and that as many members can be there.

But still can't foresee what rules will apply to services in the autumn, there are always Changes. Since Monday, for example, a worship service to hold visitors just 1.50 instead of 2 meters from each other a distance. Brigitte Blösl from is currently waiting until July, until she tells the parents more Concrete. "But at some point, the family want to plan, of course." One thing is for Blösl, of course: "a normal first communion there can be no question."

For 25 young people depends on confirmation of planning in limbo

In the Evangelical Church in Bad Tölz was in may, conformational festival is celebrated for five young people. "They wanted to have in this respect, a degree, regardless of whether the family can appear to be complete or not," said Dean Martin Steinbach. "You have said that you can make later a post in a larger circle." The conformation took place under the open sky in the garden of the kindergarten Noah's ark. Per family of up to ten guests were allowed to be present. The exemption for an event with 60 people instead of the allowed 50 had caught up with pastor Johannes Schultheiß at the district office.

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25 young people, in which the confirmation is pending to stay in the parish but still. For you, the plans hang in the balance. "There is no alternative date for you whether it will be in the autumn or next year is unclear," says Steinbach. Since it is assumed that the spacing rules for the foreseeable future, something changes, and again more than 50 people in St. John's Church must, thinks of the Dean of confirmations in five groups of five. To the community maintain, is an evening mass for all 25 together – no other guests will be – conceivable.

About the parish

In the Lenggrieser St. Jakob's Church to celebrate the first children this year on Saturday, 27., and Sunday, 28. June, at 9.30 am at the reception of their first Holy communion. The parish is asking the Church visitors to observe strongly, that these services are closed events, and this year, not as a Church, Church services are celebrated can be. Therefore, attempts are being made to the Church services on Saturday and Sunday at 19 o'clock to Dodge.

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