Living Stones Basel

Short Presentation at Basel Minster with Apéro To start the autumn semester 2026, we invite all interested students to get to know the Basel Minster better. When: Tuesday, September 22, 6:30 PM, duration approx. 30 min Where: Gallus Gate, Basel Minster Our further meetings during the semester: Monthly on Tuesdays, 6:30 PM, starting September 22, 2026, Herbergsgasse 7 in Basel Monthly on Sundays, 12:30 PM, starting October 18, 2026, Basel Minster Living Stones is an international network of young adults. They are passionate about faith, art, and culture and seek to understand and pass on the living message of church art. In addition to prayer and exchange, there are educational offers and international meetings. There is also a group in Basel that is ecumenically open and meets about twice a month during the semester. We grow as a community and share our faith through scripture reading, prayer, and exchange about art and life. In addition to the joint meetings, we offer guided tours in the Basel Minster to bring the art and message of faith closer to visitors free of charge. Interested parties are always welcome! We meet on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM for further education, prayer & exchange, and on the mentioned Sundays at 12:30 PM for a shared meal. From approx. 1:45 PM, we meet visitors in the Minster. Registration is requested. Information: Christian Meier living-stones.basel@mail.ch or andreas.schalbetter@unibas.ch Together with Dr. Caroline Schröder Field, Evang.-Ref. Pastor of the Basel Minster International network of the Living Stones: www.pietre-vive.org

Monthly Tuesdays, 6:30 PM, Start: September 22, 2026, Herbergsgasse 7 in Basel; Monthly Sundays, 12:30 PM, Start: October 18, 2026, Basler Münster. Living Stones is an international network of young adults. They are passionate about faith, art, and culture and seek to understand and convey the living message of church art. In addition to prayer and exchange, there are also educational offers and international meetings. There is also a group in Basel that is ecumenically open and meets about twice a month during the semester. We grow as a community and share our faith through scripture reading, prayer, and exchange about art and life. In addition to the joint meetings, we offer guided tours in the Basler Münster to bring art and the message of faith closer to visitors free of charge. Interested parties are always welcome! We meet Tuesdays at 6:30 PM for further education, prayer & exchange, and on the mentioned Sundays at 12:30 PM for a joint meal. From approx. 1:45 PM, we engage with visitors in the Münster. Registration is requested. Information: Christian Meier living-stones.basel@mail.ch or andreas.schalbetter@unibas.ch Together with Dr. Caroline Schröder Field, Evang.-Ref. Pastor of the Basler Münster. International Living Stones Network: www.pietre-vive.org

Monday, October 26, 7:00 to 8:30 PM, at Herbergsgasse 7 in Basel In a relaxed setting, we will read, recite, and discuss selected poems on the topic from all eras of German literary history up to the present. We look forward to all interested students and young adults. Digitization, globalization, and urbanization have changed our lifestyle and given new faces to proximity, distance, and loneliness. At the same time, many facets of digitization remain unknown and mysterious to us. We will explore these through the art form of poetry: poetry goes far beyond everyday language, alienates it, and makes moods and emotions tangible through meaningful form and richness of imagery. Special literary knowledge is not required (but of course welcome), as we will not be conducting a theoretical analysis, but rather wish to have and enjoy practical experiences. Led by: Abaris Schild (studying German Studies and Philosophy) and Andreas Schalbetter SJ (poet and theologian) Registration by 10 PM the previous evening at kug@unibas.ch facilitates our planning and implementation.