VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE JULY 2009 Wallfahrt 2009 Forwarded From Trenton Donauschwaben
Sunday, June 7th, 2009 10:15AM
As it has done for the last two decades and more, our sister club in
Philadelphia has organized Donauschwaben from across the region and of every
religious denomination to gather at St. Peter’s Church in the City of
Brotherly Love. There, the faithful commemorate the tragic events of 1944 – 49
through song, ritual and prayer. Our own club plays an active role in the
proceedings, providing the trademark white crosses, a considerable number of
participants and even the young ladies dressed in the white ethnic costume who
carry the statue of Mary, the Mother of Jesus.
As the resting place for St. Johannes Neumann, a German-American saint,
the church is a pilgrimage destination for countless thousands. The location
serves as a most appropriate venue for our memorial service. Indeed the
incredibly beautiful church and presence of the shrine to the saint seems to
enhance the solemnity and importance of our undertaking each year without fail.
Many thanks to the driving force behind this year’s and every year’s
Wallfahrt, Frau Käthe Marx, as well as to our sister club, the Philadelphia
Donauschwaben.
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