About the association
The association was born from the desire of a group of believers to revive this neglected chapel and offer their contemporaries, and future generations, a welcoming setting that reconnects with the pilgrimages of yesteryear. For nearly 15 years, Laurent Gerber single-handedly cared for the chapel, supported by Father Joseph Goepfert and Mayors Befort and Elsaesser.
The meeting with Jean-Paul and Odette Herveau, as well as René Pierre, contributed to the creation of a preservation association. On July 7, 1990, a general assembly adopted the association's statutes, and it was registered with the Altkirch District Court on February 20, 1991. Currently, the association has about twenty members, from or residing in the surrounding villages of the Haut-Rhin and Territoire de Belfort departments, including several members of the founding group.
Statutes
Approval on
July 7, 1990
The association's steering committee prepares the major decisions debated at the general assembly and manages day-to-day affairs related to maintenance and the agenda.
All members of the steering committee are authorized to receive information and requests related to the use of the chapel. The president maintains the schedule of private services, such as weddings and baptisms .
LEXICON
The Notre-Dame de Bellefontaine chapel is built on land owned by the parish council of the Church of Bréchaumont since the land consolidation of 1964, but it is privately owned (see correspondence of March 8, 2002, from the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Strasbourg). It is in this capacity that the association organizes and finances the exterior and interior maintenance of the chapel, excluding major structural work, which is the responsibility of the municipality of Bréchaumont (68210).
The main resources of a diocese:
The association's resources:
Casual
An offering made on the occasion of a baptism, wedding, or funeral.
Church tax
Annual contribution of Catholics to the functioning of the diocese, also called church tax
Quest
Don
Offering for the upkeep of the chapel
Candle and votive candle service
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