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His boxes haven’t all been unpacked yet, but he’s already set up his study: since the beginning of september, alexander berger has been the new chaplain of the parish community of st. Hedwig in the parish house of kitzingen. Next weekend, the young priest will be ordained at the sunday service in the parish church of st. Johannes officially introduced.

The 29-year-old was born and raised in aschaffenburg, germany. He studied theology in wurzburg and vienna, after which he completed his studies in the parish community of st. Vienna. Laurentius am spessart in marktheidenfeld his diaconate internship. He will now spend three years in the parish community of st. Hedwig. Hedwig to gain his first experience as a priest and participate in pastoral care.

Through rain’s herbert baumann, who was for many years the pastor of the town of kitzingen, the young pastor learned a lot about his new field of work while still in seminary. "He told a lot about his former parish," reports the new chaplain. He knows the current city pastor, manfred bauer, from his home parish, where he completed his diaconate internship ten years ago. To the members of the parish community st. Hedwig is also not unknown to the people of aschaffenburg: in may, they were able to experience him for the first time in the deanery center, where he sang a little serenade at the primiz of his friend and priest colleague johannes werst.

In the next three years, alexander berger would like to be there for the people on the ground. "I want to live with them, share their joys and sorrows, and bring them before god together," he says. His wish is "that we are church here together". One of his main focuses will be youth work in the parish. As an active member of the parish youth, he has experienced "how much joy it is to live the faith together with others. This "joy of faith" he wanted to pass on to other people.

"Joie de vivre" and "joy of faith" – they go together for the young pastor. "I’m interested in many things," says berger. He loves music, plays the guitar and has already sung in several choirs. He also "loves to read". He doesn’t play soccer, but he’s "passionate about watching" the game. In general, contact with others is important to the 29-year-old, and he is always open to a conversation. "It would be great if I could be accepted here," he hopes. "Because i wanted to live with the people here."

Year after year, marion damm and her family have carried more than 2,500 amphibians across the strait near busendorf in itz-grund. Every spring she drove for weeks every morning and evening from her home in neudorf near ebensfeld towards busendorf and helped the endangered animals along a mobile amphibian fence on their annual migration to the spawning waters. Since this year, the new amphibian guidance system installed by the district of bamberg as part of the road rehabilitation work on the BA 42 district road has taken the onerous work off her hands.
During an evening inspection, the nature conservationist and bernhard struck from the lower nature conservation authority in the bamberg district office determined that the amphibian tunnels and the guidance system are providing reliable service and that the majority of the terrestrial frogs, grass frogs and newts are safely reaching their spawning waters on the other side of the road. The installation of a guidance system on both sides of the trenches will also make it less dangerous for the animals to move backwards.
The permanently installed amphibian guidance systems – in the district of bamberg, there has been one near seigendorf since 2016, in addition to the one in busendorf, according to the information from the district administration office – not only mean an increase in the survival chances of the endangered amphibian species. They are also a good investment in the safety of the volunteer amphibian caretakers who travel along the roads during the hours of darkness, as well as road traffic in the countryside.
The exemplary cooperation between the district’s civil engineering department and the environmental protection department forms the basis for permanently improving amphibian protection and traffic safety in the district, according to the press release.
The costs for the amphibian guidance system amounted to about 59,000 euros, according to the district office, and half of it was demanded by the government of upper franconia from nature conservation funds, the other half was taken over by the district of bamberg. The entire tree removal project (including the amphibian tunnel) cost around 330,000 euros. Since the migration of frogs, frogs and newts has already begun, the lower nature conservation authority asks the motorists, still in the morning and evening hours for increased attention along the migration routes of amphibians, because the small animals look like lumps of earth on the road and are therefore easily overlooked.

The gymnastics club unterrodach (TVU) goes further modern ways, in order to demand the broad sport. The girls' gymnasts in particular benefit from a new gymnastics apparatus purchased by the market town and TVU. A 15 meter long and two meter wide "airtrack mat" (air cushion mat) brings energy and motivation to the training sessions.
At the presentation of the new council, the head of the club, the principal of the rodachtal elementary school and the mayor norbert grabner were impressed. The 2. Sylvia hanke, the chairwoman of the 820-member TVU and also the exercise director, together with the other exercise directors, harald kaiser and bettina muller, presented the "airtrack mat" to her gymnastics students before. For them, several thousand euros have been invested, but this will pay off in better training methods and even greater motivation. Above all, the popular flick-flack somersaults are now even more fun.

Supraregional competitions

the girls from TVU regularly take part in supra-regional competitions and have already achieved great successes. Now one wants to bring even more successes into the rodachtal, although success is not everything, but one trains because of the health and the motto is quite simply "to be there is everything"!
There is an agreement between the municipality and the TVU that the municipality will contribute 50 percent of the investment, the mayor mentioned, adding "finally, the school children of the rodachtal elementary school will also be able to benefit from the equipment and use it for school gymnastics".
This "airtrack-mat is an enhancement of gymnastics in the region, because it is certainly unique in the district of kronach at the moment, explained chairman hartmut fleischmann proudly and was pleased with his girls and the exercise leaders about the latest achievement for a modern, methodical training.

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