Sign for peace and people’s understanding came to bad staffelstein

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sign for peace and people's understanding came to bad staffelstein

For more than 25 years now, scouts have been setting an example for peace and people’s understanding by distributing the light of peace from bethlehem. This year’s peace light campaign in germany makes it clear that it is becoming increasingly important to courageously stand up for peace.

"Courage for peace

Under the motto "courage for peace this year we encourage all people of good will to work for peace and a tolerant society. In times of strife, also the st. St. George’s scouts from bad staffelstein set an example for peace. This is how they brought the light of peace from bethlehem to the city parish church of saint kilian. There was an ecumenical celebration with parish priest matthias beck and the evangelical pastor helmuth bautz, which the children’s choir "happy smile" framed with various songs.

In three everyday situations, mobbing, exclusion, person in need, young scouts have represented situations of courage. In the church, a QR code on a cell phone allowed people to vote for similar situations they had experienced as perpetrators, victims, passive bystanders or helpers.

Every year, people from different nations set out to bring the light of peace from bethlehem to our homes. It crosses a distance of more than 3000 kilometers, over many walls and borders. "We therefore encourage all scouts to set out together and bring the light of peace from bethlehem under the motto "courage for peace" to be passed on as a sign of peace in numerous places all over germany. Also to us in bad staffelstein", according to scout anna.

Passing on to other communities

The churchgoers were informed about the history of the peace light with a short film. Emma, max, leonie and sina then entered the church with the peace light and placed it on the altar. Now the ambassadors of other parishes and groups could take the light with them. With the scout song "flinke hande, flinke fube" (nimble hands, nimble feet) the ecumenical celebration came to an end. Afterwards the scouts invited to mulled wine, punch, soup and fair traded goods in front of the church.

The light of peace has been lit for over 30 years in the weeks before christmas by an upper austrian child in the grotto of birth in bethlehem. On the third weekend of advent, numerous scouts made their way to vienna, where the european sending out ceremony took place. From there, the flame from bethlehem is passed on in special transport containers to the bistums, home communities and parishes. On sunday it arrived in nurnberg and at the train station in bad staffelstein the friesen scouts handed it over to local representatives.

These are troubled times for the christian-social and christian-democratic party. That is why 40 years of the CSU local association were a reason to celebrate, not only for the chairman andreas scheumann, but also for numerous members.

Especially in the run-up to the state and european elections and the municipal elections, the political evening was intended to set an example. In his funeral, chairman andreas scheumann was pleased to announce that the local association of the michelau district now has 30 members again. Unlike usual, the local association in neuensee had emerged from a local association of the young union. This already existed since 1956. The JU was founded after a meeting of the district association of the JU lichtenfels in neuensee. Twelve years later, otto ritzel suggested the founding of a local CSU association. This thought was expressed by paul scheumann at the annual general meeting on 20. March 1971 taken up again. The actual founding of the CSU local association neuensee took place on 2. November 1978 in the sport home in neuensee. 31 members founded the 23. Local association in the district of lichtenfels. Ludwig schaller put the task of the local federation under the slogan "our party task is the preservation and strengthening of a social order and democratic liberty, genuine human responsibility of a christian world and conception of man." First chairman was leo stettner, who was replaced by siegfried meixner after severe illness. Other chairmen were peter hofmann and siegfried vockentanzer, who has held this office since 1991 until today.

The local association was represented by members of the michelau town council on several occasions. The local association is also an integral part of neuensee's cultural life, such as the village festival. Several trips were made to neighboring countries. All these facts were summarized and presented by klaus krugl. In their speeches, district administrator christian meibner and mayor helmut fischer expressed their congratulations.

crisis diplomat brahimi becomes new syria mediator

Algerian crisis diplomat lakhdar brahimi (78) succeeded kofi annan on friday, who resigned from his post at the end of the month out of disappointment at the lack of progress. UN secretary-general ban ki moon buried brahimi’s willingness to put his talent and experience at the service of this crucial task, according to a spokesman. "He will need the strong, clear and united support of the international community – including the security council – which he rightly expects."Diplomacy remains a priority for the united nations in order to resolve the crisis peacefully.

Brahimi begins his mediation role in a difficult environment. The funf veto powers in the world security council cannot agree on a common line. A meeting of the syria action group planned for friday was postponed indefinitely. In syria, government forces and insurgents continue to fight for power. With both sides failing to end violence and bloodshed, the UN security council on thursday (local time) sealed the final end of the observer mission unsmis. It is to be replaced by a liaison office in damascus, where some 30 to 40 people are to work.

A spokesman for the russian mission to the un did not give a reason for the postponement of the meeting of the syria action group when asked. Russia’s UN ambassador vitaly churkin announced the meeting on thursday in a surprise move. Diplomats said that only a few countries had been able to respond to the invitation, which was issued at such short notice. The action group includes, among others, the five veto powers in the security council as well as arab countries.

In many parts of syria, the civil war continued on friday. Activists reported explosions and fighting around al-messe military airport in west damascus. The government forces are said to have used tanks and helicopters. The people in the elegant quarter of al-messe were frightened and shocked, the reports said. Fighting also reported from the southern outskirts of the capital.

Baschar al-assad regime forces ousted free syrian army (fsa) insurgents from damascus more than two weeks ago. Since then, the rebels have repeatedly attacked various neighborhoods of government members and officials with pinprick attacks.

In the embattled northern city of aleppo, regime forces intensified artillery fire. In the process, they were now also using particularly coarse-caliber bullets, said a local FSA commander. Near military airport, regime troops bombed village, activists report. Fighting for aleppo continues for almost four weeks. Neither side has yet been able to bring about a decisive turnaround.

In neighboring lebanon, the al-mokdad clan has freed 18 of the 40 syrian hostages held by the influential shiite family organization. With the hostage-taking of FSA sympathizers in lebanon, the clan wants to force the release of a member whom the FSA had captured near aleppo as an alleged soldier and protector of the assad forces.

UN says 2.5 million people in syria are now in need of aid. Since the beginning of the syrian conflict in march 2011, at least 18,000 people have died, according to united nations estimates; opposition groups have long spoken of more than 20,000 dead. 150,000 people fled to neighboring countries, according to the UN.

"Courage for peace

Passing on to other communities

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