New management of telephone counseling: a blessing for Mannheim!

New management of telephone counseling: a blessing for Mannheim!

Roonstraße, Mannheim, Deutschland - Mannheim - A new star in the sky of telephone counseling shines brightly! Pastor Annemarie Czetsch has taken over the rudder of the Rhein-Neckar telephone counseling since September 1, 2024. With a team of around 160 committed volunteers, she is ready around the clock to support people in the Rhein-Neckar metropolitan region in crisis situations and loneliness. On December 2, at 6 p.m. she will be ceremoniously introduced to her service in the Heilig-Geist-Kirche by Deputy Pastor Anne Ressel, such as [mrn News] (https://www.mrn-news.de/2024/14/mannheim- Telefonselsorgerhein-neckar-mit-neuer- leaders-service-pfarrerin-Annemarie-Czetsch-AM-2-DEICHWOMORTFRECH-AM-555357?womort=neckar-odenwald-Kreis) reported.

The 56-year-old Czetsch has an impressive experience: for over twelve years she worked as a parish priest in the Kraichgau, where pastoral care was always the focus of her work. "I almost had the feeling that my professional career is going exactly on telephone counseling," she says with conviction. Her return to Mannheim, where she lived 25 years ago, sees her as a stroke of luck. "The diversity of this city always inspired me," she adds.

a blessing for those seeking help

Telephone counseling is a "big blessing", as Czetsch emphasizes. People can call at any time to share their worries and fears or just hear a human voice. For many of us, this low -threshold offer is invaluable. "It is absolutely correct and important that this offer is available," she explains. The conversations are anonymous, confidential and free of charge - an important point of contact in difficult times.

The telephone counseling team consists of around 160 women and men from a wide variety of professions and age groups. Czetsch emphasizes that the training for volunteers not only aims at knowledge transfer, but also on personal education and inner growth. "It is one of the highest quality training that you can imagine," she says proudly.

new training courses and information evenings

For all those who want to volunteer, a new training course is in the starting blocks. This begins on February 5, 2025. Interested parties can find out about the possibilities on November 19 from 5 to 6 p.m. at a digital information evening. The Zoom-Link can be requested at info@ Telefonselsorge-rhein-neckar.de.

The introduction of Pastor Annemarie Czetsch into telephone counseling is an important step for the region. As Christus Friedensgemeinde Heilig-Geist-Church solemnly welcomed. Your commitment and vision will certainly help to ensure that telephone pastoral care will be an even more important starting point for people in need.

The Rhein-Neckar telephone pastoral care is more than just a hotline-it is a ray of hope for many who are looking for support in dark times. With Czetsch at the top, this valuable offer will continue to grow and thrive.