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History of the Partnership between the Parish Lady of Lourdes Salasa and the Parish St. Mauritius – St. Johannes

Philippinenpartnerschaft mit Salasa

In 2002 we founded a new partnership between St. Mauritius – St. Johannes and Lady of Lourdes in Salasa, under the roof of the Diocese of Alaminos

2002 Fr. Luello, Dong, Norma, Andrea and Maria visited St. Mauritius – St. Johannes in Frankfurt/Main. Foundation of the Partnership and exchange of document

2004 Gerda and Ludwig Berz accompanied a Delegation of the Diocese of Limburg and visited Salasa

2008 Virginia, Estrella and Shielamay visited St. Mauritius - St. Johannes for three weeks

Partnership between the Parish Schlossborn – Schmitten and the Parish “Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary” in Bani

2008 Fr. Edwin, Marianito, Carmencita, Gina and Rachelle visited Schlossborn-Schmitten and founded the Partnership

1987 Bishop Kamphaus visited Alaminos during an exposure with “Justitia et Pax”

1988 Bishop Cabrera visited the Diocese of Limburg for Confirmation of the Partnership

1992 The Parish St. Mauritius of the Diocese of Limburg was involved in this partnership.
First exchange of letters.

1993 Two members of the Diocese of Alaminos visited St. Mauritius (Fr. Luello and Ester Alkonga)

1994 End of August Bishop Cabrera and Ester ALkonga visited St. Mauritius

End of 2004 four members from St. Mauritius together with Winfried Montz Diocese of Limburg visited Alaminos (Fr. Willi Hübinger, Sister Marietta, Gerda + Ludwig Berz).

1995 Ester Alkonga attend a workshop in Frankfurt/Main and visited St. Mauritius. A youth group from St. Mauritius went to Alaminos (Fr. Stephan Gras, Werner Otto, Martina and Windfried Barth, Rico Freitag). During his visit in Europe Bishop Cabrera stood for some days in St. Mauritius

1996 4 members under leadership of Fr. Luello in St. Mauritius (Zenaida, Sr. Amparo, Jess, Ninoi, Jun) In October Ester Alkonga and Cely Vargas are in St. Mauritius

1997 In August Bishop Cabrera visited St. Mauritius

1998 Bishop Cabrera and Ester Alkonga in St. Mauritius

1999 The Parish Priest of St. Mauritius Fr. Rolf Kaifer, Lothar and Björn visited Alaminos

From the beginning of 2002 the Diocese of Limburg was now responsible for the Diocesan partnership and St. Maurtius founded a new partnership on parish level with “Our Lady of Lourdes” Parish in Salasa.

Program of visits of the Diocese of Limburg to Alaminos

2002 Jutta Renner, Brigitta Sassin and Peter Eisner clarify the partnership

2003 Bishop Cabrera visited St. Mauritius – St. Johannes

2004 Daniela Lukacic stood for ten month as volunteers in Alaminos

2004 Delegation of 12 persons under the leadership of Peter Eisner und Karin Stump visited Alaminos
2005 Delegation attended the celebrations 25 Years Bishop Cabrera 20 Years Diocese of Alaminos (Peter Eisner + Ludwig Berz)

2005 Bishop Cabrera, Ester Alkonga and 13 young persons from Alaminos were invited to the World Youth Day in Cologne and are guests in the Frankfurt area

2006 second group of 10 persons under the leadership of Peter Eisner, with the goal of a further partnership between Schlossborn - Schmitten and the parish of Bani

2007 Delegation of the Diocese of Limburg (Beatrix Schlausch, Norbert Lixenfeld and Peter Eisner) visited Alaminos to attend the Episcopal Installation of Bishop Marlo Peralta as the new Bishop of Alaminos and to say good bye to Bishop Jesus Cabrera

2007 Ester Alkonga visited the Diocese of Limburg for information and had several contacts with Social Centers
2008 Delegation under the leadership of Bishop Peralta attended the Episcopal Installation of Bishop Dr. Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst as the new Bishop of Limburg

2008 Delegation of ten persons under the leadership of Peter Eisner visited Alaminos

Projects of Limburg with Alaminos

Support of: - the youth ministry in Alaminos (1996) - different development programs - part of the seminary - 1st Part of the School in Aguilar. After the taifun in 1998 the Diocese of Limburg together with St. Mauritius and the Diocese of Alaminos supported the house building project in Salasa

2003 "Solidarity - Walk“ Hoch- and Maintaunus for Misereor projects of Social Action in Alaminos
2005 Financing of 13 Participants of the World Youth Day

2007 "Solidarity – Walk“ Hoch- and Maintaunus in favor of the children congress and of the new feeding programs of Social Action, donated by Misereor

2009 “Solidarity - Walk“ Hoch- and Maintaunus for Philippine - MASIPAC project of Misereor
Round table: regular meetings with all donators of the Diocese of Alminos (MISEREOR, MISSIO, Bethlehem Mission, Diocese Limburg, St.Mauritius - St. Johannes)

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