Switzerland
Milestones along the way
Women’s and Mothers’ Federation of Switzerland
From the beginning
December 5, 1992: First meeting of many interested women at St. Michael’s in Zug
Various groups of women begin to meet regularly.
Beginning of course 1: December 3, 1994
Beginning of course 2: October 12, 1995 – October 15, 1995
From 1995 to fall 2011
Spiritual director: Father Werner Hegglin
Spiritual assistant: Mrs. Verena Gehrig, a Lady of Schoenstatt
From 2001 to 2010
Beginning of Course 3: 2001
Beginning of course 4: 2005
May 28, 2005
25 years of Schoenstatt Chapel Schädrütihalde Lucerne – our spiritual home in the first years
Co-design – support – co-celebrate
Beginning of course 5: 2007
September 18, 2010: First meeting with the Federation Council of Germany
November 2010 Introduction of regional groups
Prior to this, monthly meetings were held as course.
Constitution process
April 2, 2011: Beginning of the constitution process at the Schädrütihalde in Lucerne
Introduction of the official community
Federation Council and regional leaders are newly appointed.
April 17, 2011
General Presidium officially appoints Sr. M. Luciane Machens from Germany and Fr. Edwin Germann from Switzerland as the ones in charge of the foundation.
Beginning of course 6: 2013; after 4 years of candidacy, 2 women and their families move to the Family Federation, dissolution of the course.
Spring 2014
Regional chapters in the two regions
April 5, 2014 Central Switzerland
April 23, 2014 Eastern Switzerland
August 29-31, 2014
Federation encounter with festive character
100 years of Schoenstatt – 20 years of the Mothers’ Federation in Switzerland
November 28-30, 2014
Constitutive Federation Chapter in Quarten
September 4-6, 2015
Federation Encounter: Handover of the Federation Book to all Federation women, visit of Sr. M. Luciane Machens
October 2 – 6, 2016
Pilgrimage of thanksgiving to Schoenstatt of the Women’s and Mothers’ Federation of Switzerland
-November 21/22, 2020 Federation Chapter planned in Quarten
Postponed until further notice due to Covid situation
February 24, 2024 Federation Chapter planned in Horw Berg Sion
Mothers’ Federation of Switzerland today
14 women currently belong to the Women’s and Mothers’ Federation of Switzerland
Father Edwin Germann of Switzerland is our spiritual guide.