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08.05.2024: In the board meeting on 02.02.2024, it was decided that the annual general meeting of the members of the support association on 03.07.2024 at 7 p.m. in the St. Christopherus Home We ask the members of the association to register in advance and to attend in large numbers.

04/21/2024: The farm's tenant, Jörg Winterscheid, had found a millstone elsewhere, transported it to the farm and placed it in the area of the sawmill. This now underlines the mill character of the location.

April 20, 2024: There were problems with the water wheel. The long axle could not support the water wheel unhindered, bent and led to a temporary standstill. Due to the complaint to the builder, a new, stronger axle with an additional wall bearing was installed in a joint effort on April 18/19. The mill wheel is now running again.

17.04.2024: The purpose of the funding decision has been achieved. This has now been confirmed by the district government after an on-site inspection. This means that the funded projects that have expired over three years have been Measures completedThis is linked to a ten-year commitment (obligation to maintain) until December 2033. We are very pleased about this certification.

01.11.2023: The magazine WESTFALIUM reports in its autumn issue "Spezial Sauerland" about the Hiking trail to the monastery inn.

25.10.2023: The documentation of the ceremonial handover will take place piece by piece. The first data is online. Additions will follow continuously.

21.10.2023: The results were presented on 20.10.2023 during a ceremony. Here are pictures and reports.

13.10.2023: The public presentation of the implemented measures will take place in the presence of Mayor Ralf-Paul Bittner on Friday, 20.10.2023 at 5 p.m. in the inner courtyard of the monastery. Here is the public invitation.

10.10.2023: The Rumbecker Abendmusiken series of events continues. The next concert will take place on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 5 p.m.

09/30/2023: An old rusty tool was recently found on the Rumbeck estate: a broad axe that had already been used in the forest to cut angular beams from whole trunks. Further details can be found in connection with the sawmill.

11.09.2023: The Open Monument Day has a great public interest in Rumbeck Monastery Both tours were well attended, with around 30 people each. Around 40 people listened to the subsequent concert with organ and viola da gamba.

28.07.2023: The date for the handover of the funded projects has been set: Friday, October 20, 2023 at 5 p.m. Mayor Bittner has confirmed his attendance.

27.07.2023: The Kornhaus walls are to be replaced by brown Color markings on the pavement The deadline for this is Saturday, 19.08.23 The board asks for your help.

Furthermore, the foundations of the sawmill will be made clearer using rubble stones. The work is scheduled to take place in September.

June 13, 2023: The beautification work inside the church will be completed shortly. The edges of the pillars and the vault ridges were painted by a church painter in such a way that corner stones appear to protrude there. Work is currently underway to reattach the pulpit to the first pillar. It had been there for centuries before it was moved to the corner of the chancel.

17.06.2023: An error has crept into the Westfalenpost report: The Sunday concert starts at 5 p.m. (not 6pm).

17.06.2023: The Sauerlandkurier also reports on the reopening of the church. Here is the press report.

15.06.2023: The monastery church is open again after cleaning work on the walls and organ has been completed. Here is the press report.

11.06.2023: This year’s General meeting will take place on Thursday, 27.07.2023 at 7 p.m. in the Christophorus Home.

01.06.2023: After the organ has been cleaned, organ concerts can soon take place again in St. Nicholas Church. The first concert of the year will take place on June 18, 2023 at 5 p.m. You can find the flyer here.

05/31/2023: On June 22nd, the installation of the church lighting in the dormer area will be supplemented by a roofing company and missing cables will be installed.

April 28, 2023: The organ has been completely dismantled for cleaning purposes. While the organ builder is still working on it, the painting work is progressing well. The church is expected to be usable again on June 17/18.

April 20, 2023: Steles with illustrated information are in the works. These are intended to provide visitors to the monastery grounds with clear information. A small pocket-sized booklet (pocket guide) is also being produced, which provides further information on a good 40 pages.

03/20/2023: On March 18, the water inlet had already been piped. In a work effort by several club members, the channel was extended uphill, connected to the water system and a roof was prepared.

0March 8, 2023: According to the water law permit that has now been obtained, the water running off the lower monastery pond will now be channeled to the mill wheel via a new pipe. This will save monthly costs of 35 euros. At the same time, the channel will be extended uphill.

22.02.2023: Work effort at Rumbeck Monastery:

The Rumbeck Village and Monastery Association is asking for your help.

The lighting project, for which the district government has provided funding, is currently to be continued. To do this, it is now necessary to concrete additional brackets for recessed floor lights in the monastery's inner courtyard. Cables are also to be pulled and laid in the roof structure so that the dormers can soon be illuminated. A switch box is also now being installed behind the organ.

The work will be carried out on Saturday, March 4th and Saturday, March 11th from 9am The board of the support association hopes for active support.

25.01.2023: The Rumbeck church is closed during the work in the Church closed.

12.01.2023: The Rumbeck church has suffered from moisture for a long time. This has caused mold to build up throughout the interior. The mold has infected walls, figures and the organ. Meanwhile, the cleaning work has begun.

05.01.2023: The Arnsberg Homeland Association has published the Homeland Papers 43-2022. It contains an article by Jochem Ottersbach, which beautifully describes the Rumbecker monastery hike describes. The above booklet is available in bookstores.

03.01.2023: The new year is off to a good start: The association now has the long-awaited approval to operate the mill wheel with the water that flows out of the pond above it anyway. This surplus will then no longer flow unused into the stream, but will be diverted via the mill wheel. After the necessary and subsidized conversion work, the provisionally installed pump can then be switched off. This will save monthly electricity costs of around 30 euros.

02.01.2023: The "Support Association for the Village and Monastery of Rumbeck eV" wishes all members and interested citizens a happy new year with health and peace. May your interest in preserving the cultural traces of the past also be maintained and grow.

20.12.2022: The "Cultural Landscape Forest" is proclaimed as Cultural Monument of the Year 2023 This was recently announced by the Cultural Landscape Forum at the BHU (Federal Association for Nature, Homeland and Environment). This also crowns the Rumbeck path to the monastery economy as an outstanding element of the cultural landscape. ( see press report of the Westfalenpost )

28.09.2022: On October 4th, 2022 at 9 a.m. the convent coffee shop opens in the former sheep barn of Rumbeck Monastery. Benita Botta is starting up her new business in this part of the monastery. Hikers on the Rumbeck Monastery Economics Trail can now also rest in the new meeting point for the people of Rumbeck and Oeventrop. At the same time, old printing machines are on display. The opening times are Wednesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.konventkaffee.de

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