Inauguration of the new Zell am Mooser Chapel

Saturday, April 13, 2024, was a memorable day in Zell am Moos, when the newly built Chapel of Our Lady "Mother of Perpetual Help" was ceremoniously inaugurated.

This marked the end of a planning and construction phase lasting several years and fulfilled a long-held wish of the Pöckl family. In brilliant spring weather, Pastor Mirko Ivkic and host Florian Pöckl welcomed around 180 guests to the service, including guests of honor such as Mayor Günther Pfarl and former mayor Johann Wiesinger.

The festive setting was provided by a delegation from the TMK Zell am Moos under the direction of its youth bandmaster Andreas Kapellner. Maria Egly from Ebergassing in Lower Austria played the organ. Mr. Pöckl gave a moving speech in which he remembered the initiator of the chapel construction, the late mother Maria Pöckl. The bell donated by her was rung in her memory. After the Holy Mass, the visitors rounded off the happy event with a small buffet.

Although the chapel is privately owned, it is open to all visitors during the day. Visitors particularly admired the chapel's detailed furnishings, which include a life-size statue of the Virgin Mary and other saints, as well as a gallery with a small organ.

It was undoubtedly a memorable day full of joy and community in Zell am Moos.