Pastoral Care
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Let's talk: Open Ears and Open Hearts
Pastoral care offers the opportunity to talk about anything that makes your heart heavy. You have this opportunity at St Marien. Mrs Sieverling is available to you on Thursdays (except public holidays) from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm directly after the midday services in the pastoral care chapel ('Seelsorgekapelle').
Everyone who longs for encouragement should feel addressed by this offer. Sometimes it is just a word or a sentence that opens unknown doors to ourselves and creates inner peace. Sieverling wants to give courage and self-confidence so that life can unfold again with ease.
Everyone who enters the chapel after the devotions on Thursdays (except public holidays) from 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm can look forward to a warm welcome. Mrs Sieverling awaits you with an open ear and an open heart. A warm blanket and a cup of tea also enhance the warm offer in the chapel.
General Pastoral Care Services
There are good and difficult times in life. It's always nice to share your thoughts and worries. But there isn't always someone nearby, you don't always have the courage to confide in someone. It is all the more difficult to remain alone with your grief.
That's why the pastors at St. Marien are there to talk to - and there are anonymous counselling centres with people who will listen to you, encourage you and show you ways forward.
So don't hesitate to get help, free of charge and anonymously! Please note that these offers are primarily in german.
Telephone counselling:
+49 800 111 0 111 and +49 800 111 0 222
https://www.telefonseelsorge-luebeck.de/
Child and youth helpline: +49 116 111
Silver telephone (counselling for lonely senior citizens): +49 800 470 80 90
Violence against women helpline: +49 800 116 016
Depression helpline: +49 800 011 77 22
Medical on-call service: +49 116 117
Victim protection treatment initiative: +49 800 70 222 40 (Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm, telephone therapeutic support for people who fear committing a criminal offence, especially people with sexual fantasies towards children or people who are prone to violence)