Corpus Christi in the Esslingen district: Festival services and colorful flower carpets!

Corpus Christi in the Esslingen district: Festival services and colorful flower carpets!

Esslingen, Deutschland - Catholic communities in the Esslingen district are preparing for the Corpus Christi festival, which will be celebrated on Thursday, June 19. This year everything is all about the physical presence of Jesus in bread and wine. In Esslingen, the Eucharist starts at 9.30 a.m. in the St. Paul in Münster on the market square. The celebrations include the traditional procession, which leads to the artistically designed flower carpets that can be found at various stations on the way.

In Neuhausen, the faithful also awaits a festive service at 9:30 a.m. on the Schlossplatz, where the choir, youth groups, wind players and the first communion children will also participate. After the service, a community festival takes place for the first time from 12 p.m. that offers a great program for children. The Bürgergarde will draw attention to itself at Schlossplatz at 3 p.m. with a salute shooting. In addition, there is another festival in the parish garden with music from the junior band of the music club and a warm atmosphere on Saturday.

Corpus Christi is celebrated in Wernau, Plochingen and other places in a circle. In Wernau, the celebrations begin with a service at 9 a.m. in the parish of St. Erasmus, followed by a procession and a community festival in the Erasmussaal. Plochingen designs Corpus Christi on June 19 at 10 a.m. in St. Michael, where the service is designed in multilingual and in cooperation with the Italian and African communities. It also becomes particularly creative in Plochingen, where the community tinkers flower carpets in pizza boxes. The children in Baltmannsweiler and Aichwald are also allowed to design the flower carpets on June 18 at 4 p.m. In Baltmannsweiler, the service begins on June 19 in the Church of the Assumption, followed by a white sausage breakfast and a party for young and old from 12 noon.

virtual procession routes in the parish of Kandel

For the parish of holy fourteen emergency helpers Kandel, this year's Corpus Christi becomes a little different - all about "colorful ways for Jesus". An alternative celebration is planned for the ongoing Corona pandemic. A virtual procession path is created where children and families are invited to design flower carpets at home. If you have no flowers, you can let your creativity run wild with street chalk. The submissions must be submitted by June 10 to be published on the parish homepage. This type of celebration is supposed to involve everyone in the community and creates the community idea back home in a creative way. There is more information about this here .

Corpus Christi in a larger frame

Corpus Christi is celebrated in Bonn, where an open-air service will take place in front of the impressive facade of the Münsterbasilika. City Dechant Msgr. Dr. Markus Hofmann will act as the main celebrant and the children are offered a special catechesis. The procession is designed integratively with participation from various Christian denominations and ends in the Münsterkirche with a final blessing. The celebrations are enriched by an extensive program for families that includes an offer for food and drinks. Here not only faith, but also the cooperation in the community is celebrated. Further details are provided by the Archbistum Cologne .

In this sense, all community members are cordially invited to take part in these celebrations that strengthen the cohesion and joy in the community and faith.