Röm.-kath. Landeskirche des Kantons Luzern
Malters
Parish Chaplain (80 - 100%)
- 11 March 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Malters
Job summary
Join our vibrant parishes in Malters and Schwarzenberg, supporting 6,300 believers. Embrace a rewarding role in a welcoming environment.
Tasks
- Lead services, funerals, and innovative liturgical expressions.
- Provide pastoral support in various life situations and crises.
- Collaborate in a team to nurture community relationships.
Skills
- A theological degree with pastoral training from Basel or equivalent.
- Experience in church ministry and spiritual engagement.
- Strong interpersonal skills and openness to diverse stories.
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About the job
You accompany people in their important life moments, listen, support, celebrate, and contribute. As a parish chaplain, you shape the church close to the people: spiritually rooted, capable of dialogue, and open to the questions of our time. In the two lively parishes of Malters and Schwarzenberg with around 6,300 believers, a diverse pastoral field of activity, a committed team, and the opportunity to actively help shape and further develop the church await you.What awaits you with us:
• a collegial, committed, and appreciative team
• many dedicated volunteers and a lively community life
• openness to your ideas for the further development of the church
• contemporary employment conditions according to the guidelines of the Lucerne regional church
• well-coordinated cooperation between the two church communities
Your tasks:
• organising services, funerals, and new liturgical forms
• pastoral care of people in different life situations, e.g. during transitions, crises, grief, illness
• collaboration in the pastoral area team
• participative and appreciative support of employees, volunteers, and associations
• supporting a church that respects traditions while being open to new forms and paths
• presence in parish life and building sustainable relationships in the village and region
• depending on personal disposition and interest, the possibility to take on additional pastoral focuses and further develop your own area of responsibility
What you bring:
• a completed theological education with professional induction from the Diocese of Basel (or equivalent).
• experience in church pastoral care
• a team-oriented, spiritually and socially committed personality
• joy in working with different people and life stories
For your information:
We look forward to getting to know you. For any questions, the following persons are available:
Markus Kuhn, Acting Pastoral Area Leader: Tel. 079 784 19 15
Joseph Lourdusamy, Lead Priest in the Pastoral Area: Tel. 076 824 72 34
Lorena Marsura-Albisser, Church Council President Schwarzenberg: Tel. 079 813 00 64
Urs Emmenegger-Hartmann, Church Council President Malters: Tel. 079 622 71 39
Please send your application to the Personnel Office of the Diocese of Basel, P.O. Box, 4502 Solothurn, personalamt@bistum-basel.ch, with a copy to: markus.kuhn@kath-msb.ch.
