Organizacja duszpasterstwa w Polskiej Misji Katolickiej w Osnabrück w Niemczech

The organization of the pastoral care in the Polish Catholic Mission in Osnabrück is based on the parish pastoral care. The Mission implements ordinary and extraordinary mini-stry. Proclaiming God’s Word, implemented through homily and catechesis, is done in Polish. It is assigned for children, young people and adult Catholics. Ministering of the worship of God is done according to the customs of the Church in Poland. The ministry of all the sacraments which can be administered in the parish is a regular practice, including the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation which can be ministered individually. Devotions as well as blessings are administered just like in Poland. The faithful attach great importance to maintaining the Polish tradition, especially to the blessing of food served at Easter as well as to the tradition of sharing the wafer during Christmas Eve. What is more, the Mission actively supports charities for the benefit of individuals and communities of believers mainly in Poland and in the eastern Europe. Other activities include pastoral pilgrimage and social work with children and young people.