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17.07.2022: The next Work effort for laying cables for lighting the walls will take place on Saturday, 30.07.2022 at 9 a.m. Please bring a spade, hoe and/or shovel if you have them.

06/03/2022: The water wheel turns after the channel has been installed and the water is temporarily directed there with the help of a pump. The resulting electricity costs of around 35 euros per month will become superfluous as soon as we have the final water law approval to use the overflowing water from the large monastery pond. Pictures can be found on the Projects/Revitalization of the Mills page.

01.06.2022: The next work at the monastery is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 30.07.2022. This involves further excavation work for the lighting, this time in the monastery courtyard. Please note the date for possible assistance.

05/31/2022: The water wheel is hanging! With precision work, the men have put the mill wheel into position.

27.05.2022: The Arnsberg Monastery Route begins at Rumbeck Monastery andconnects eight sacred places in the city area. It was developed to explore these places by bike. There is a brochure and one Audio guide . Out of The Allendorfer carter Friedrich Clute-Simon describes his view End of the 18th century, how he experienced the area. His Description g about Rumbeck Monastery you can hear here .

05/25/2022: Since May 23, 2022, work has been underway to install the mill wheel specially designed for the grain mill on the building. Will the foundation walls of the sawmill also be exposed during the work? Pictures of the work can be found here.

May 4, 2022: A Madonna (size approx. 70 cm) has been donated to Rumbeck Monastery. It was probably given to a neighboring farm when the monastery was dissolved in 1804 and has now been returned. It is assumed that other figurative objects from the monastery can be found in the surrounding area. The public is asked to help find them. This does not necessarily mean a change of ownership. However, we are interested in tracking down and documenting art objects from the former monastery.

03.05.2022: This year's general meeting will take place on August 22, 2022 at 7 p.m.

05/02/2022: The work was very successful. Eight employees and a mini excavator managed to lay cables and install pots on the east and north sides. The paving is better than before.

29.04.2022: The local press reported on our current projects (Sauerland Courier and Westfalenpost).

The support association asks for active help on Saturday, April 30, 2022, 9 a.m. Please bring shovels, hoes and spades.

On this day, empty pipes and underground cables as well as the pots for the recessed floor spotlights are to be put into the ground.


05.04.2022: All the material for lighting the monastery area (floor lights and window sills) is available. Installation requires mainly manual work. For this reason, the support association is asking for active help on Saturday, April 30, 2022, 9 a.m. Please bring shovels, hoes and spades. On this day, empty pipes and underground cables as well as the pots for the recessed floor spotlights are to be put into the ground.

Dear people: what we do here, we do for the village of Rumbeck. Please help us!

One more thing: you don’t have to be a member to do something for the village!

04/05/2022: Five steles are to be erected in the monastery area. Information explaining individual areas of the monastery (church, cloister, prioress's house, provost's house, guest house, monastery property, monastery life, etc.) will be installed on the steel plates (40 cm wide, 200 cm high). Images, texts and QR codes to further sources are intended to provide extensive information. The contract for editing the content was awarded to Dr. Herrmanns, who has already successfully carried out comparable work at Wedinghausen Monastery.

02.04.2022: In the area in front of the ruin wall, the city of Arnsberg has removed the ground cover and replaced it with chippings. The wall can now be secured and sealed (if necessary).

03/31/2022: The mill wheel for the grain mill, manufactured in southern Germany, has now arrived in Rumbeck and is being temporarily stored. Excavation work, foundations and installation of the mill wheel will be carried out shortly by the Hilgenhaus company.

March 21, 2022: The ventilation system to reduce the humidity in the church is working reliably. Whenever it is drier outside than inside, the church is automatically ventilated. As a result, the humidity in the church has been reduced from around 70-80% to around 60%. The existing mold infestation must be removed by a specialist company in the second half of the year.

11.03.2022: The stabilization of the rear wall of the mill building has been completed.

February 14, 2022: The support association has started implementing the projects. The ordered water wheel will be delivered in March. The stabilization of the mill building has begun. With regard to the floor markings, the tasks have now been divided up after preparatory discussions with the city. At the same time, the bus shelter will be replaced by a glass house, which will then be placed in line with the granary wall. The vegetation in front of the ruin wall will be removed shortly; the power lines for the lighting will then be laid. The electrical installation material has been ordered (also for the lighting of the church).

04.11.2021: Friends of Rumbeck Village and Monastery invites you to public board meeting 18.11.2021 a.

October 1, 2021: The support association has received a grant of 106,390 euros from the district government from the "Heimat-Zeugnis" funding program. This is 90% of the planned costs for the staging of the original monastery complex and the reconstruction of a mill wheel. The work to be carried out by the association is 945 hours/15 euros, i.e. 14,175 euros. A financial contribution of 11,821 euros must also be made. The work will begin immediately and is scheduled to be completed in 2023. The city of Arnsberg has been supporting the measures since the planning began.

13.09.2021: At the general meeting on 12.09.2021, the ongoing activities were reported and the previous board was confirmed in its positions.

11.09.2021: The hiking brochure has been published and available at local outlets.

01.09.2021: The publication of the Hiking brochure is expected for the 36th week.

06.09.2021: The exhibition in Rumbeck is open from 12.09 to 10.10 every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (followed by evening mass) and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (followed by vespers).

28.08.2021: The Programme for the exhibition of the three Premonstratensian monasteries is published. You can find it here.

13.07.2021: The date for this year’s General meeting is defined: Sunday, September 12, 2021, 5:15 p.m. Please note. The official invitation will follow.

12.07.2021: The Arnsberg monasteries will be highlighted as part of a regional exhibition on the Premonstratensian Order. Further details in the Leaflet of the Archdiocese of Paderborn.

26.06.2021: The monastery church and the organ suffer from excessive humidity due to the lack of use of the church. Technical precautions are currently being taken so that the building can be ventilated diagonally at regular intervals.

25.06.2021: The support association has received two display cases from St. Mary's Church in Lippstadt. These were no longer needed there due to renovation. In Rumbeck, however, they will serve well in the presentation of church cultural treasures in September.

04.06.2021: on 12 September 2021 the General meeting of the support association Village and Monastery Rumbeck eV. The meeting immediately follows the opening of the exhibition in the Christophorus House.

03.05.2020
The annual general meeting on May 20, 2020 has been cancelled due to the current pandemic situation!
02.04.2020 , Newsletter:
Dear members,

According to our association statutes, we should actually invite you with this letter to our annual general meeting, which is always supposed to take place in the first half of the year. However, due to the current pandemic situation, we do not consider this to be justifiable at this time. The board had already set a date in May, but we will now postpone it to the second half of the year. This is unfortunate, as we would have liked to have reported to you in detail on the current projects of the support association. To give you a little insight into the ongoing work, here is a brief overview:

1. The annual program of the Rumbecker Abendmusiken is available in both the Rumbeck and Arnsberg churches. Unfortunately, the first concert also had to be cancelled due to Corona (we are happy to attach the flyer as a PDF document). You are cordially invited to the other concerts!

2. A cross-monastery event with the city of Arnsberg is being prepared at full speed on September 5th/6th, 2020. The former Premonstratensian monasteries of Rumbeck, Wedinghausen and Oelinghausen will then commemorate the 900th anniversary of the order's first monastery being founded by Saint Norbert in Premontré in 1120. A weekend full of activities awaits you at all three locations with exhibitions, music, lectures and spiritual impulses. A warm invitation to this too!

3. The lighting of the historic monastery buildings is taking shape. The first test lighting has already taken place. We are now in the process of laying the financial foundations for this project and developing appropriate funding opportunities.

4. The grain mill and sawmill used to be located on the estate opposite the church car park, both of which were powered by a mill wheel. By reconstructing the mill wheel, the association would like to revive this part of the monastery's history. We are currently working with the city of Arnsberg to find the most promising funding opportunities for this.
Although the current contact restrictions lead to the cancellation of important appointments or at least make the necessary coordination more difficult in many areas, we are still continuing to work in a targeted manner.
We - the board of the support association - would like to take this opportunity to thank all members for their support and valuable suggestions. We wish you all a blessed Easter.
We will inform you of the date of the 2020 general meeting in good time. Until then, our special wish for you and your loved ones is
Stay healthy!

On behalf of the entire Board
Thomas Nobody
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15.05.2019
The annual general meeting on May 20, 2019 has been cancelled due to the current pandemic situation!
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17.11.2018
The Rumbeck Village and Monastery Association receives an old wooden wagon.
The year of construction is estimated to be around 1920 to 1930.
At the beginning, the wooden wagon was powered by military tires from World War I.

In winter 2018, the support association will restore the old wooden wagon.
Exact dates will be announced soon.
We would be very grateful for your support in our work.
Volunteers can contact the association’s board of directors.
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