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Issue 01 | 2021

Order Journal of the Grand of Germany

THE ALLURE OF

Saint Lazarus

The Military and Hospitaller of www.st-lazarus-orden.de Saint Lazarus of

Lazarus Days: September 24 to 26, 2021, in Heilsbronn Greeting by the of the Grand Bailiwick

Planned programme

Friday, 24 September 2021

10:00 h meeting (Chapter members only) 15:30 h Arrival / Check-in 17:30 h Welcome at the Religious Education Centre 17:45 h Farewell ceremony for the Bailiff and emeritus 19:00 h Pilgrim’s Supper 20:00 h with vesting of the 21:30 h Symphonic tattoo for the farewell of the Bailiff and Chancellor emeritus in the courtyard of the Minster 22:00 h Ending in the cellar with evening snack

Saturday, 25 September 2021

07:45 h Ecumenical Morning Prayer in the ’s Chapel Dear Sisters and Brethren of the Order, 08:30 h Breakfast 10:00 h Members/Order Meeting dear Friends of the Order of St. Lazarus, 12:30 h Lunch 16:00 h Holy Mass in the Minster with Michelle Pennisi – dear ladies and gentlemen: Investiture of the Bailiff of the Grand Bailiwick of Germany by the 50th : H. E. Francisco de Borbón, Count of Hardenberg Once again you are holding an issue of our revived Order Journal in your hands. The fact that this is happening so soon fills me 18:00 h Reception of the Grand Bailiwick in the courtyard of the Cathedral with great gratitude. It is above all due to the commitment of the Editor of our Grand Bailiwick, Dr. Martin Haas CLJ. But it is also an 18:45 h Dinner in the expression of the vitality of the Order to which you belong, which you accompany with your sympathy, and in whose activities you participate. Communication is the essential means of expressing the bond of our community by sharing and giving, by participating in our Sunday, 26 September 2021 charitable and hospitaller endeavours, in our thoughts on their further development and in the national and international life of the Order. Unlike the electronic medium, the Order Journal strives to be a place of reflection and exchange, also of discourse, beyond the moment. Make use of it! 07:45 h Lauds in the Abbot’s Chapel 08:30 h Breakfast This would be true even without the corona pandemic, but it is particularly true now. May the Journal help us to keep close even in special times! 09:30 h Protestant service in the Minster 12:00 h Lunch (optional) With most cordial greetings, afterwards departure

Please note:

The event remains subject to legal restrictions in the event of persistence of the pandemic. As a precau- tionary measure, we inform you that we will carry out Prof. Dr. iur. Ingo Reichard KLJ rapid tests for personal health protection and also Bailiff of the Grand Bailiwick request evidence of vaccinations from the partici- pants, as may be appropriate or required.

2 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 3 Contents Preface

Greeting by the Bailiff of the Grand Bailiwick 3

Contents 4 Dear Sisters and Brethren of the Order, dear friends Foreword 5 of the Order of St. Lazarus! The Allure of Chivalry 6

Order of St. Lazarus International 8 Decree on the Celebration of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus in the Roman General Calendar 8 It gives me great pleasure and joy to present you with our Order of St. Lazarus National 9 Order Journal. Especially in these times of the corona pan-

Presentation of the new Chapter of the Order 9 demic, when hardly any meetings are possible anymore, it en- deavours to contribute to the solidarity among the members Hospitaller Report 2020 13 of the Order and our friends. Report of the Hospitaller 13 It is a time when active love of our neighbour is in de- Report of the 15 mand, and we gladly fulfil our mission to help the weakest and From the 17 poorest people, whether in Germany or in the Third World.

Report: of Bavaria 17 The Hospitaller report shows where our community is in- volved. The word “Hospitaller” is reminiscent of our time-hon- Report: Commandery of Berlin-Brandenburg 18 oured tradition of caring for the sick. We therefore still use this Report: Commandery of Hesse-Nassau 20 word today and extend it to all charitable and benevolent ac- Report: Commandery of the Rhineland 21 tivities.

Report: Commandery of Württemberg 22 In the article on “The Allure of Chivalry”, I asked myself

The Lazarus Federation in Germany 23 why the stories about , dragons and princesses con- tinue to inspire us today. For as an in the 21st Regrettably, our order life is also suffering greatly from the The Humanitarian Grand in Europe 23 century, we no longer walk around in armour, and we have not restrictions of the corona pandemic. Many of our planned Hereditary Commandery of Rurich 24 taken part in battles for centuries. On the contrary, we have events could not take place. I would therefore ask for your un- Membership 25 become a downright pacifist community. Nevertheless, let us derstanding that this journal is slimmer than the last one was. take a look back and consider the impact of chivalry on our Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy reading it! Presentation of the new postulants 25 society today. We remember those who have gone ahead 27

Even today, chivalrous behaviour would often be desira- Obituary: Peter Gerrard Salt KCLJ SCrLJ, 29 December 1948 – 16 October 2020 28 ble and represents a contrast to the general egoism so often Dr. Martin Haas, CLJ Obituary: Burkhard Sanner, 25 January 1944 – 14 February 2021 29 observed today. Editor and Publisher Obituary: Anthony Toms EGCLJ KMLJ, 21 March 1938 – 25 September 2020 29

Obituary: The Rev. Thomas Schmidt ChLJ, Order , 2 August 1962 – 15 June 2020 30

Obituary: H.G. François de Cossé, 13th Duke of Brissac, 19 February 1929 – 6 April 2021 30

Dates 31

4 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 5 Ultimately, the literature of medieval heroes is far too exten- The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm likewise focus on the The Allure of Chivalry sive to even begin to do it justice at this point. But we can see world of brave knights and fair princesses. The influence of the that much of the allure of chivalry comes from these legends When we think of knights, our imagination involuntarily In 1095, Urban II called for the first crusade. In to- and influences us to this day. depicts a shining hero in glittering armour on horseback, res- day’s perception, the Crusades are often criticised as a hate The cloak-and-dagger movies cuing a fair princess from the clutches of a fierce dragon. We crime against people of other faiths, and occasionally even may think of the time of the Crusades, of the Song of the Ni- used to bolster claims that religion were to blame for all the With the development of filming, new possibilities arise to belungs, or of the legends of King Arthur and his Round Table. The dragon slayers evil in the world. Even though this is nonsense, of course, yet entice cinema-goers to foreign worlds and times. However, The line can be continued right to the cloak-and-dagger mov- we have to admit that the Crusades were an abuse of religion Legends of heroes who slay a dragon are not exclusive many movie depictions in medieval settings increasingly shift ies and fantasy novels of our time. As children we might have by secular politics, and that war cannot be justified by the played with a ’s castle, and what girl did not love dress- Christian message. It should be noted at this point that, on the to the . There are already examples in Babylo- the focus from chivalric ideals to bloody battle scenes. Instead ing up as a princess? There is no question that chivalry is still other hand, in the English-speaking world the term “crusade” nian, Hittite and Greek literature or Japanese and African my- of educated individuals standing up for their ideals, often itself has mostly used positive connotations. fascinating today. thology. The first Christian dragon slayers are the Archangel dumb beef-cakes are shown, lashing out with their long-

At any rate, the First Crusade was a tremendous organi- Michael and St. George, who is said to have died as a martyr swords. sational effort. Troops, equipment and supplies from all Euro- around 300 AD. The best-known legendary figures include The development of the military from the Romans to the Middle Ages pean countries had to be transported to the Holy Land in a Siegfried, Dietrich von Bern, Hildebrand, Tristan, and Beo- coordinated manner via land and sea routes. There, the for- In the Roman Empire, the military was strictly regulated. mations had to be brought into position in an orderly manner wulf. Fantasy literature The majority of the troops consisted of foot soldiers. There and commanded during the battle. Many of the fighters re- were also mounted troops and even armour for horsemen and turned home only after many years. The fight with the dragon symbolises the struggle and In fantasy novels and films, we encounter knightly figures horses, but they played only a very minor role in warfare. The overcoming of evil and occasionally ensures the hero wins the surprisingly often. Just think of “The Lord of the Rings” or “The Praetorians, who had a prominent position as an elite unit, are The founding of our Order of St. Lazarus, which is known to have played an important role in the care of soldiers who hand of a princess, a treasure or the respect of the other Chronicles of Narnia”. There are also many echoes of the also often likened to medieval knights. In contrast to classical were injured or suffering from leprosy, falls into this period. knights. world of knights and legends in the Harry Potter novels. chivalry, however, Roman literature praised the discipline of (For once, however, we will neglect the role of the orders of loyal foot soldiers as integral parts of the whole army, rather chivalry.) Even in the “” films, we find unapologetic bor- than the heroism of a lone warrior. After the collapse of the rowings from the world of chivalry and its ideals in the Order Roman Empire, many things were certainly forgotten, and We can therefore imagine that the Crusades left a lasting The decline of the age of chivalry only few reports about individual soldiers have survived. The impression on Europe. In the course of time, many legends of Jedi Knights. holy legends of Roman soldiers who converted to Christianity arose, such as the ones about Robin Hood. However, many Towards the end of the Middle Ages, large armies of mer- and became martyrs because of it generally give us little in- of these stories were written down only much later. cenaries on foot, generally known as “lansquenets” or “lands- sight into the lives of the soldiers of that time. Often these knechts”, replaced the formations of individual knights. Thus Summary saints were only later elevated to the status of knights and Courtly poetry the Swiss Confederates achieved sensational victories depicted artistically with medieval armour. For me, the allure of chivalry stems to a large extent from against the chivalric armies of the Habsburgs or the Burgun- In the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries, many epics celebrating the chivalric ideals as portrayed in the medieval epics. Here knightly heroes were written, mostly in verse. In Germany, the dians. In addition, the development of firearms brought great the knights are portrayed as noble heroes who are humble, The development of chivalry since Charlemagne best known of these is the Song of the Nibelungs. Here we changes. As the age of chivalry was drawing to a close, ar- meet the tragic hero Siegfried, who defeats a dragon. Like- brave, generous, educated, and unselfish. In many cases, After the collapse of the Roman Empire, small principali- mour was worn only at tournaments. Significantly, Emperor wise, the story of Percival (in English often called Peredur), they defeat the power of their opponents not by brute ties and kingdoms arose in some places, of which we know Maximilian I (1459 – 1519) was given the nickname “the last who trains to become a knight and sets out in search of the force, but by inventiveness and self-control. relatively little, however. We may also assume that the organ- Holy Grail, is well known. This story is significant for us in that knight and the first gunner”. Eventually, the beginning of the isation of their comparatively small armies was quite dispar- it describes the knightly virtues that every knight should learn Renaissance also ushered in a new cultural era. As members of an order of chivalry with a history stretch- ate. It was not until Charlemagne that a European country and imbibe. ing back almost a thousand years, we cannot avoid contem- was again able to raise larger armies. Unlike the Romans, however, they were not able to organise this completely, but In , the Song of Roland was stylised as a national plating the ideals of chivalry. We certainly do not want to live epic in the 19th century, and in , the focus is on King left it to local nobles. This created a class of landed nobles The Romantic Age in the past, but many of the old ideals can also help us in the Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Spain has a large who had to recruit, train, equip and provide for soldiers. st number of chivalric novels, most of which were published in 21 century to counter the egoism, consumerism and ruth- Proven warriors were also rewarded with fiefdoms and could After Don Quixote, hardly any chivalric novels were pub- the 16th century. The most famous of these* is “Don Quixote”, lessness of our time. We are not fighting dragons, but poverty thus rise socially. In relation to the Roman army, we have to a novel published as late as some day between 1605 and lished for a long time. It was not until the novel “Ivanhoe” by and disease. As Jesus wanted us to do, we take up not battle imagine these troops as being much more variegated. 1615, which makes fun of the romances of chivalry. Sir Walter Scott that a popular portrayal of the world of chiv- axe and mace, but the armour of God (Ephesians 6:13–17). alry reappeared. The Romantic age transfigured the world of

knights in its own way, and the composer Richard Wagner in- Dr. Martin Haas, CLJ * Translator’s note: On the Continent. In Great Britain, certainly best known is Spenser’s epic The Færie Queene (ca. 1590), dead serious and highly stilled new life into the old heroes Siegfried and Percival with symbolical, which kickstarted Early Modern English literature after two cen- his operas. turies of silence.

6 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 7 Order of St. Lazarus International Order of St. Lazarus National

Decree on the Celebration of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus in the Roman General Calendar Presentation of the new Chapter of the Grand Bailiwick of Germany

Since 1 January 2021, our new Bailiff and Chancellor have been in office by appointment of the Grand Master. The Bailiff then The text below is taken from a press release of the Vatican’s “Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacra- proceeded to appoint the Extended Chapter in accordance with the Statute. We would therefore like to introduce the new and contin- ments”. uing members of the Chapter at this point. The Chapter also includes the Commandery Presidents, who were not newly appointed In the Orthodox churches, the resurrection of Lazarus is celebrated on the Saturday before Palm Sunday. In the Anglican and and whose presentation we have dispensed with here for reasons of space. American Lutheran Churches, as in the Church, 29 July is observed as Remembrance Day; in the Armenian Church, 9 April is; in the Coptic Church, 18 October; and in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 13 March.

The Bailiff: Instead, I brought my enthusiasm for jurisprudence into Prof. Dr. iur. Ingo Reichard KLJ close contact with my inclination towards classical studies and, after completing my studies in Bonn, completed my Habilitation The Bailiff is the Head of Jurisdiction of the Grand Baili- (formal postdoctoral lecture qualification) in the fields of civil In the house of Bethany, the Lord Jesus experienced the wick, appointed by the Grand Master. He is the highest repre- and Roman law, which I have been teaching at Bielefeld Uni- Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary. sentative of the Order in Germany and represents the Grand versity since 2001. I like to remember research stays in Naples sense of family and friendship of Martha, Mary and Lazarus; Bailiwick internationally. in the nineties. I will continue to exercise my profession with all that is why John’s Gospel says that he loved them. Martha From the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disci- its obligations even after reaching the usual age limit. received him generously in hospitality, Mary listened atten- pline of the Sacraments, on 26 January 2021, the feast day of The combination of charitable-hospitaller commitment and tively to his word, and Lazarus immediately rose from the the holy Timothy and Titus. a spiritual community that is Christian and thus clearly defined, but non-denominational and thus non-exclusive, seems to me tomb at the command of Him who had humbled death. to be extremely promising and attractive. This holds true all the more as the moment of the tradition of the order of chivalry with The uncertainty that existed in the tradition of the Latin its ideals is added. And the green eight-pointed cross is carried in many countries: it is truly global. Church concerning the identity of Mary – the Magdalene to Robert Cardinal Sarah, whom Christ appeared after his resurrection, the sister of Mar- That has always been the special thing: One is a “knight”, Arthur Roche, Archbishop, Secretary i.e. one has a profession in which one is absorbed and which tha and the sinner whose sins the Lord had forgiven – and gives one fulfilment and happiness. And from this position, con- which was the decisive factor in Martha alone being vener- solidated in one way or another, one is prepared to commit al- truistically to a completely different area and to devote time and ated on 29 July in the Roman calendar, has been resolved in energy to it, among other things – this is possible even if one more recent studies and times, as witnessed by the updated does not belong to those who have always consciously done it in their previous lives. I am looking forward to this. Roman Martyrology, which also commemorates Mary and Lazarus on this day. The three siblings are also celebrated on this day in some particular calendars. In the Order of St. Lazarus I am a homo novus, still a The Chancellor: young member. I am grateful for the providence that allowed Klaus-Dieter Herbst GCLJ KMLJ SMLJ me to make the acquaintance of members of the Command- In view of the important testimony to the Gospel they gave The Chancellor is appointed by the Grand Master and pre- ery of the Rhineland a few years ago. These and other meet- sides over the Chapter of the Grand Bailiwick. In the event of by welcoming the Lord Jesus into their home, listening atten- ings with sisters and brethren of the Order as well as friends the latter’s absence, he shall deputise for the Bailiff. He is the of the Order in Heilsbronn led to my entry into the postulancy tively to him and believing that he is the Resurrection and the administrative and organisational head of all German order in Erfurt in 2017 and admission to the Order in Düsseldorf in events. He is also responsible for membership administration, Life, , at the suggestion of this , has spring 2018 in the presence of our unforgotten former Grand which is handled by the . therefore ordered the commemoration day of Saints Martha, Ronald Hendriks. I have been a member of the Chapter since the beginning of 2020, succeeding Clemens Mary and Lazarus to be added to the Roman General Calen- Born in Flensburg in May Stroetmann, State Secretary (Ret’d.), as Bailiff on 1 January 1950, I moved back to Berlin with dar on 29 July. 2021. my parents when I was 1½ years old and grew up there. Baptised I was born in 1955 in Bremen, which has always had an as a Protestant while still in Under this name, therefore, the day of commemoration interdenominational character due to the equal coexistence of Flensburg, my early youth was Lutheran and Reformed Protestantism with natural Catholic must be included into all calendars and liturgical books for the shaped by Christian scouting. I The Resurrection of Lazarus presence. I spent the second part of my school years in Bonn, passed the school and the study celebration of Mass and the ; the changes anecdotally remembering my mother’s certain expectation in by Giotto di Bondone of general and social pedagogics view of the Hebrew lessons: ”He’s probably going to be a pas- and additions to be made in the liturgical texts annexed to the at the Ecclesiastic College in tor some day!” present Decree are to be translated and approved by the Berlin, later strengthened by so- ciology with a doctorate at the Episcopal Conferences and published after confirmation by University in St. Petersburg this dicastery.

8 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 9 The Referendary: The Chaplain General: Now I have been the Chaplain General for several years This academic degree is not recognised in Germany due to André Poppowitsch CLJ The Rev. Klaus Buhl SChLJ and will remain so during this period of the Chapter. the provisions of the Bologna rules and may not be used here. The Referendary shall assist the Chancellor in the coor- The spiritual (ecumenical) direction and accompaniment I have been married to my wife Gabriele for over 40 years. After success in sports, namely handball and the throwing dination of the Chapter, in particular in the administration of of all acts of worship is the responsibility of the Chaplain Gen- 1¾ years ago, our son and daughter-in-law gave us joy in the disciplines of athletics, I discovered dance as a competitive members. He manages the membership file and coordinates eral, who is assisted by several . The Chaplain Gen- form of a little Samuel. Since then I have been an enthusiastic sport. The most important thing was getting to know and love the public relations work of the Grand Bailiwick. He prepares eral presides over the Council of Clerics. grandpa and spend as much time as possible with him. my wife Gabriele. Thanks to this sports partnership and the all organisational duties, especially in the planning and hold- ing of events. He deputises for the Chancellor in the latter’s Thank God they live here in town. successes that followed, we experienced a wonderful togeth- absence. erness with our love wedding. The result is a shared path of Professionally, I am going into the final round: From Au- life that has united us for 46 years by now, since 2011 also in I grew up in Saal- gust on I will be in partial retirement. the Order. feld/Saale in Thuringia and studied political sci- Professionally, I entered the field of social management ence, sociology and mod- The Hospitaller: quite early and worked as managing director of a variety of ern history at Friedrich Schiller University in Dr. med. dent. Klaus-Achim Sürmann KCLJ organisations for 30 years, first in youth and disability welfare, Jena. Professionally, I The extensive hospitaller work is organised and coordi- then in nursing and elderly welfare. Since 1997, I have also have been working in the nated nationwide by the Hospitaller and coordinated with the been running my own advisory and consulting company and ecclesiastic sector for regional Commanderies. At the same time, he collects dona- been active as a senior lecturer in the field of care organisa- several years and have tions for the hospitaller work. tion and management at several universities. worked in the areas of press and public rela- I was born on the left In 2000 I became acquainted with the Order of St. Laza- tions, campaigning, con- bank of the Lower Rhine rus through Wilhelm M. Konsek and Gisbert von Abercron, gregational law and project management in the Regional in 1960 (which, with the was accepted there in 2001 and given optimal support by my Church Office of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany exception of the wine, and in the Evangelical Lutheran Church District of Weimar. sponsors Dr. Eckhard Stegenwallner and Prince Georg Frie- was an acknowledged good year!) and spent my drich zu Waldeck und Pyrmont. After a short time, the organi- For example, I helped to prepare, conduct and evaluate school years first there, sational talents I was rumoured to have were recognised in two elections of the congregational church councils in the con- then temporarily in Wall- gregations and associations of churches in the Central Ger- the Order as well, so that in 2004 I was appointed to the Chap- dorf near Heidelberg and man Regional Church. In the church district of Weimar, I co- ter as Insignia Keeper, later Treasurer and then Referendary later in Meerbusch near ordinated the preparations and performance of the events for to the Grand Bailiwick. Düsseldorf. After training the Reformation Jubilee 2017. I recently started working for as a dental technician in Wartburg Verlag in Weimar and, together with a colleague, I Since January 2021, I have been sharing responsibility Düsseldorf, I studied den- am in charge of the newsletter portal of the Central tistry in Göttingen and did for the Grand Bailiwick of Germany as its Chancellor, follow- German church newspaper “Glaube+Heimat”. ing the corresponding appointment by the 50th Grand Master, Born in 1959, I have spent my life in Heilsbronn ever so together with my later made upon recommendation by the Bailiff emeritus and I found my way to the Christian faith quite late and was since, with only a brief interruption. This small town in central wife and even later consœur Hiltrud. In the time when our five children were born, Chancellor Clemens Stroetmann, State Secretary (Ret’d.), baptised at the age of 18. I find it very exciting to discuss with Franconia with its former monastery, well known to most of you as the spiritual centre of our German Order of St. Laza- we established a joint practice in Göttingen-Nikolausberg and supported by the latest Chapter. I owe the 2020 promotion to religious and theological questions. Since 2012, I have been volunteering as a qualified reader in the proclamation service rus, shaped my childhood and youth. Early on, I got involved continue to enjoy living and working there, now as grandpar- Grand Knight of the Cross to the recommendation of the late and am about to complete several years of theological training in children’s religious services and youth work. So my plan to ents of three. friend Grand Commander Ronald Hendriks and ultimately to in order to be involved in the proclamation of the Good News become a pastor matured. In our early Nikolausberg days, the Lazarus knight Carl- the application to the Grand Master by my teacher in all mat- as a preacher. ters of the Order, Clemens Stroetmann. After my theology studies and my vicariate, I started as a Heinz Bartels, who was also the founding father of the HDZ I found my way to the Order of St. Lazarus because I teacher of religious education at a vocational school in Nu- (Stiftung Hilfswerk Deutscher Zahnärzte – German Dentists’ I am grateful to be able to continue to serve our Order in wanted to place my activities under the umbrella of a religious remberg. I was very happy to be in contact with the young Relief Foundation), still used to live in Nikolausberg. This con- adults and learn about their first professional experiences, tact and even more that with his successor in the office of the ecumenical community as Chancellor. community. When doing research I came across the Saint Or- der of St. Lazarus, got involved with it and was in contact with “private adventures” and their manifold life models. Chairman, Cfr. Dr. Klaus Winter, (during a joint tenure in a pro- Klaus-Dieter Herbst for a long time. A first meeting took place fessional parliament) brought the closeness to our Order, to at an event in Amberg. I was admitted to the postulancy in Then, in 1991, I was called to the Religious Education which we have been privileged to belong for over twelve 2015 and to the Order in 2016. Together with Klaus-Dieter Centre in Heilsbronn as a lecturer in the area of vocational years. I have been active in the HDZ for the same time, many Herbst, I prepared the International Order Days in Erfurt and schools. years as Deputy Chairman and a few years as Chairman, al- Eisenach in 2017. ways at the side of our confrère Klaus Winter. Since then I have been working there in different areas, the last two decades as director of the institution. In addition to my family, my job and the Foundation, I also used to chair the Church Council board of our Lutheran con- Since the Order of St. Lazarus used to meet a lot in Heils- gregation and the leadership of our church district synod, for bronn, I became acquainted with many Lazarites, celebrating a total of eighteen years in these offices, now slimmed down church services and investitures with them. The link became to ecumenism in the Council of Christian Churches in Ger- closer and closer until I was accepted into the Order. many (ACK) and in inter-religious dialogue in Göttingen.

10 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 11 In addition, I have worked in the city parents’ council, man- 1981: Participation in the establishment of “Sponsorship I studied law in Bielefeld, then wrote a doctoral thesis on To me, the Order of St. Lazarus is the organisation that proves aged a small hall of residence for student, chaired the alumni for dental wards in leprosy areas” Roman law, and continue to work in academia. In addition to the correctness of the Aristotelian thought in quite special way, association of a silvicultural academic society and am cur- legal history, classical civil law is one of my main areas of ex- by the fact that the hospitaller help of each individual goes 1987: Foundation of the Hilfswerk Deutscher Zahnärzte rently involved in the supporting association of the Protestant pertise. along with his or her direct enrichment of the fraternal com- für - und Notgebiete – German Dentists’ Relief Founda- Hospital Göttingen-Weende, the “Inner Mission” in the border munity of the Order. Moreover, despite its long history, the life tion for Leprosy and Emergency Areas (C.H. Bartels Fund) According to Aristotle, who also strongly influenced medi- transit camp Friedland, in the palliative care unit of the Uni- of the Order prove to be not anachronistic, but on the contrary, (HDZ) – by confrère C. H. Bartels, Göttingen; since 1987 HDZ eval theology, bliss as the highest goal of every human life is versity Medical Centre, in the Lions Club and as a clarinettist also thanks to the ecumenical idea, modern and promising for Trustee; 1998–2017 Chair of the HDZ; achieved only through commitment to the universal. There and saxophonist in a swing band, the “Swinging Amatörs”. the future. are many ways to get involved in society, and just as many 1986: Member of the Order, 1993–98 Treasurer, 2002 Hobbies that I enjoy sharing with the family include culti- reasons for an underlying motivation. Fund Administrator, 2008–13 Hospitaller, since 1998 Al- vating our circles of friends, music, hiking and cycling, and fi- moner; nally, hunting and fishing.

since 1999: Trustee of the German Lazarus Foundation; Hospitaller Report 2020 2017: Change of leadership at the HDZ with confrère The Almoner: Dr. Klaus-A. Sürmann (Hospitaller). Dr. med. dent. Klaus Winter GCLJ GCMLJ GMLJ How wonderful that we can once again hold an Order Journal Holder of the Pontifical Order of St Gregory, and of the in our hands. The “innate” mission of the Order, to help above all the of the Federal Republic of Germany. lepers, is translated by the Almoner into the corresponding For avoidance of duplications, the Hospitaller Report will activities in close cooperation with the Hospitaller. He coordi- For me, getting involved means serving – passing on – confine itself at this point to those activities that are not men- nates the close cooperation with the German Dentists’ Relief changing. In this, I receive great support from committed sis- tioned in the reports from the Commanderies. In addition, the Foundation for Leprosy and Emergency Areas. ters and brethren of the Order. requirements of the International Order for the writing of our reports have changed under the new Grand Hospitaller ad in- Klaus Winter, born in Rositz In collaborative undertakings, I have realised numerous terim, H.E. the Chevalier Charles Savona-Ventura, so that we (Thuringia) in June 1945, grew leprosy education and (dental) medical facilities in Africa, can write specifically for us and also with less number-crunch- up in Halle/ Saale as a Protestant Eastern Europe, South America, South-East Asia and monitor ing. Christian; fled with his family to them partly through inspection trips. the FRG in 1960, passed his Abi-

tur (university entrance qualifica- My career in the Christian, ecumenical community of the Internationally Nationally tion) at the Jugenddorf Chris- Grand Bailiwick of Germany of the Order of St. Lazarus was tophorus Schule (CJD) Altensteig honoured in 2020 with the renewed appointment as Almoner As the International Order’s flagship project for 2020, be- It is this very who, in his capacity as Protector of (Black Forest) in 1965; by the newly elected Bailiff, our highly revered confrère come support for the school in the camp for Syrian refugees the Order of St. Lazarus, has turned to the individual jurisdic- H.E. the Prof. Dr. Ingo Reichard. tions for help in alleviating the great need following the devas- in 1965–1970 he studied dentistry in Freiburg (Br.), 1971: in Rayak, , was selected. The extent of the relief work tating explosion in the port of Beirut. doctorate (Dr. med. dent.), 1971–73: residencies in Lahr (fa- provided will be disclosed in the International Order’s report for last year, which is still pending. ther’s practice) and Schneverdingen, 1973: establishment of the practice in Soltau, 1975: move to Bad Lauterberg, foun- The Counsellor: In any case, this refugee camp is also supported by the Sonja Dieckmann OLJ dation of the joint practice with wife Helga, née Biermann Melkite Church under the new leadership of Patriarch Youssef (since 1992 member of the Order); birth of the children: Chris- The Counsellor advises the Order on all legal issues and Absi. tiane (1976) and Björn (1977). on the Order’s own statutory law, both internationally and na- 1979: Member of Lions Club International tionally.

1979 – 2011 (retirement from dental practice): active na- I am very pleased to tionwide in various institutions of dental self-administration on introduce myself as the an honorary basis; member of numerous scientific societies; Counsellor of the Order, despite the fact that I am still only a young mem- since 2001: member of the board of trustees of Don Bosco Mondo e.V., ber of the Order. My du- Our Bailiff and Chancellor emeritus, Clemens Stroet- ties include advising the mann, State Secretary (Ret’d.), had called on the brothers and Order in all legal matters, since 2014: head of the Future for St. Andrew Foundation sisters of our Grand Bailiwick to donate to the Lazarus Foun- of the Bad Lauterberg parish; both in external relations dation for this purpose in September last year. In a video con- and in internal relations ference with representatives of the Patriarchate, the then Ref- with the members of the erendary and now Chancellor Klaus-Dieter Herbst and the Order and also in rela- Hospitaller discussed the possibilities of immediate but also tions between members longer-term help, made proposals for this and agreed on a of the Order. further conference after the Protector had completed his de- liberations on this. However, this virtual meeting has yet to take place.

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The “Stiftung Hilfswerk These selfless missions on-site are not well-liked by all gov- Many thanks to all involved for their efforts and this wonderful Deutscher Zahnärzte für Lepra- ernments of the countries where they take place. So in some hospitaller success. und Notgebiete” (German Den- cases we have to exercise a certain caution in our public re- Dr. Klaus-Achim Sürmann KCLJ, tists’ Relief Foundation for Lep- lations work to protect our partners on site. Hospitaller of the Grand Bailiwick rosy and Emergency Areas), or Together we have been able to provide help in difficult HDZ for short, which collects do- times; for this we are grateful and wish to express our hope nations in the “territory” of our that the additional difficulties caused by the pandemic in our Grand Bailiwick, was also quite project countries, but also in our country, will come to an end successful once more in 2020. in the foreseeable future. Despite declining levels of old- gold donations in a fiercely competitive market, the high gold price, several cash donations and many donations in kind contributed to the HDZ being able to invest the beautiful Almoner’s Report amount of some € 617,000 into humanitarian projects in Af- rica, Asia, Europe and South America. Wherever a coopera- Along with (dental) medical and educational aid, leprosy tion with the Order of St. Lazarus was possible, this was put This radiance of such help for self-help is one of the most relief is one of the main focuses of the German Dentists’ Relief into practice. beautiful successes of our work. Foundation for Leprosy and Emergency Areas. Last year, around € 53,000 were donated to leprosy projects in China As usual, the donations were distributed among leprosy ”Schooling for refugee children” – this is the motto of the and . relief projects, dental projects, educational programmes and Salesians of Don Bosco in the case of the private EVRIM emergency and refugee aid, respectively. We often take school in Istanbul. The partner organisation of the HDZ funds things for granted that destitute people in developing coun- school attendance for refugee children for two full years. For tries do need: a warm meal a day, clean drinking water, (den- most of them, it is the only chance for a normal school day tal) medical treatment, a roof over their heads, the oppor- among peers of all faiths in the Turkish metropolis. The reason tunity to go to school, warm clothes for the winter. The many for this: Refugee children are not allowed to attend Turkish state schools because their parents do not have work permits positive feedbacks from our project partners show that the In India, too, the staff of the Bombay Leprosy Project and receive no financial support. Reason enough for the HDZ HDZ was once again able to make a small contribution to (BLP) supported by us in and the team of Dr. Remy to support this project. ”The district where the public school is this. Our deep gratitude therefore goes to all our loyal donors, Rousselot’s Leprosy Hospital in Bhuvanēśvar continue their located is a melting-pot of various cultures and religions,” ex- without whom it would not have been possible to help. plains Dr. Winter. ”It is therefore of the essence that children work. They are fighting not only against rising corona num- and young people attend school at an early age and are bers, but also against the spread of Mycobacterium leprae. A special additional need arose in many of our projects taught values such as social responsibility, tolerance of those For over 20 years, HDZ has been supporting volunteers due to the consequences of the pandemic. Since the funds with different beliefs, and education to peace, as is the case (mostly former lepers) in the Mumbai region in their work to set aside in last year’s budget for emergency aid, which are there.” However, the HDZ donation of € 17,000 also helps to detect and document new cases so that those infected can usually used in the event of storm and flood disasters, fortu- implement a large part of the hygiene concept required by the quickly start receiving multi-drug therapy and be cured. nately did not have to be used in the planned amount, we state. 420 pupils are now enjoying the new corona‐compliant were able to make special corona payments to the projects equipment with individual desks and better chairs. The hy- In the leprosy clinic of Dr. Rémy Rousselot in Bhu- calling for help in an unbureaucratic and timely manner. giene measures will help them to feel comfortable at school In the Chinese province of Guǎngdōng alone, our part- vanēśvar in eastern India, around 550 surgeries, including and less worried about the danger of infection. ”And those ners provide care for several hundred – mostly former – lep- amputations, were performed in 2020. A bed in the hospital However, the sometimes very touching letters of thanks who feel good learn better,” says Father Simon Härting from rosy patients in 44 villages. Their measures include both drug costs € 5.50 euros per day. In addition to the inpatients, there also expressed in how forward-looking a manner our project the Don Bosco Mission. therapy and wound treatment, as well as amputations and are hundreds of leprosy outpatients. Destitute patients are partners on site are in dealing with time and financial re- eye operations in cooperating clinics. In addition, special treated free of charge. Without this clinic, their fate would be sources. shoes and prostheses continue to be manufactured in the sealed. And without our help, this clinic would not be able to workshop financed by the HDZ. Although the corona pan- cover the running costs. If, for example, a dental prophylaxis programme for demic made this relief work more difficult, it is still going on needy children in Argentina cannot be carried out temporarily under the leadership of Father R… SDB for the leprosy pa- under corona conditions, the active participants in this pro- tients. gramme go out to carry out corona hygiene training and tests in the surrounding slums.

If our clinic in Bugko in the cannot be main- tained to the usual extent, time and money are used to care for the poorest families in the area. Unsolicited by us, solely of their own accord!

In the following, all HDZ aid and relief measures from 2020 are listed once more:

Ausbildung statt Abschiebung e.V., Bonn – German Plus courses € 16,102.00 Leprosy Clinic Dr. Rousselot, Bhuvanēśvar, India € 10,000.00 Primary School, Tsihombe, Madagascar – cistern, sports field € 9,120.00 Dental support missions in India € 13,363.46 Dental mission in Madagascar by Planet Aktion – Helfende Hände e.V. € 1,482.75 Prophylaxis programme OHCP III, Philippines, 2nd installment 2019/20 € 11,530.00 Help for sick children’s hearts, Hanover, Germany € 1,118.00

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Dental equipment for dental wards in Ambilobe and Ambanja, Madagascar € 7,021.02 From the Commanderies Emergency relief Typhoon Tishoy, Bugko, Philippines € 7,000.00 Training in the Saigon teaching restaurant, Vietnam € 36,460.00 Report: Commandery of Bavaria Social work of Satu Mare, Romania € 3,030.00 Toothmobile Eritrea € 55,058.62 Planned commandery meeting in Amberg Timosgam Dental Station, Ladakh, India € 11,129.00 In 1641, a dedicated vo- Renovation of the education centre in Socond, Romania € 30,060.00 A commandery meeting of the Commandery of Bavaria tive chapel was built, Leprosy Clinic Dr. Rousselot, Bhuvanēśvar, India € 10,000.00 was planned for 26 April. After the last meeting in Ben- which, however, soon Dental station for € 14,243.71 ediktbeuern took place in January 2020, this time the place proved to be too small for was to be in northern Bavaria, more precisely Amberg. The Children’s home in Cần Giờ, Vietnam € 27,700.00 the developing pilgrim- plan would have included an organ concert and a church tour Vocational School Lviv, Ukraine € 22,418.00 age. After a fire in which in the pilgrimage church Maria Hilf in Amberg. Hygiene materials Covid19 – for St. Mulumba Hospital, Thika, Kenya € 17,070.00 the image of grace was

Dental relief, India, forwarding of donations for GDCI € 1,656.51 spared, reconstruction Medication Aid Romania € 983.75 began, which was com- pleted in 1651 with the Child Protection Centre, Togo € 6,830.00 of the Bombay Leprosy Project, Covid19 support, India € 5,030.00 chapel. Socio-economic rehabilitation measures for leprosy patients, Covid19 support, China € 5,030.00

Dr. Rousselot Leprosy Clinic, Covid19 support, Bhuvanēśvar, India € 5,030.00

Corona emergency food aid for school in Nsukka, € 5,000.00 Help for sick children’s hearts, Hanover, Germany € 3,000.00 Tokuma school playground, Ethiopia € 10,199.00 Corona special payment, Prophylaxis Project, Buenos Aires, Argentina € 5,000.00 Ramp for home for the disabled, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania € 15,015.00 Infrastructure Improvement Evrim Refugee Schools, İstanbul, € 16,772.00 New building at the TBC Centre Artisanal, Madagascar € 15,150.00 Transport costs hospital beds Fürth→Satu Mare, Romania € 2,010.18 Dental relief, India, forwarding of donations for GDCI € 2,164.76 Examination fee DIHK for teaching restaurant Saigon € 3,600.00 Social work at the diocese of Alba Julia, Romania € 5,015.00 Corona emergency food aid for school in Nsukka, Nigeria € 3,500.00 Medication aid, St. Matia Mulumba Hospital, Thika, Kenya € 13,000.00 Surgery costs for cleft children, Bolivia € 15,000.00 Material and loading costs for containers, Haiti € 2,092.25 Container purchase and transport costs, Haiti € 6,410.00 Container purchase costs for aid shipment to Togo € 2,400.00 Bombay Leprosy Project, Mumbai, India € 18,345.00 Bosnia – Emergency food aid for refugees (DRK) € 10,000.00 In addition to the organ concert and church tour, lunch and Water filtration system for gastronomy school, China € 14,460.00 coffee would have been planned at the Mountain Inn in Am- Support for families in need, Diocese of Satu Mare, Romania € 4,015.00 berg. At the time, the organisers thought it would have been Social work Diocese of Satu Mare, Romania € 515.00 the last chance to meet at the Mountain Inn in Amberg. There Funding of outpatient clinic in Carrefour/Haiti € 11,000.00 are highly controversial public plans to renovate and expand

Water tanks for school on Solomon Islands € 22,864.00 the Mountain Inn. Formal errors also seem to have been The history of the pilgrimage goes back to the years Dental relief, India, forwarding of donations for GDCI € 2,000.00 made in the termination of the current leasehold of the Moun- 1633/34, when the plague ravaged Amberg during the Thirty Herzenssache – aid campaign for children in south-west Germany € 5,000.00 tain Inn. According to this termination, the Mountain Inn would Years’ War. In their distress, the suffering population of the OHCP Dental Prophylaxis Project, Buenos Aires, Argentina € 10,000.00 now have had to close in mid-July; the tenants are having the town turned to the Blessed Virgin Mary for help and vowed to termination reviewed by the courts. A decision is expected in Forwarding donation for Kleine Herzen e.V. Hanover € 5,184.00 express their gratitude by annual pilgrimages if rescue came. August. So the hope remains that the meeting cancelled be- Hospital chair for Franken Hospice Weinsberg, Germany € 5,000.00 The of the Jesuit College in Amberg’s city centre at the cause of the corona virus, including a view of Amberg from the GDCI Support Relief Mission India € 1,600.90 time, Father Hell, donated an image of grace, a copy terrace of the Mountain Inn, can be made up for in 2021. Costs of donation in kind Medellín, Colombia € 12.98 of the famous image of grace Mariahilf by Lucas Cranach the

Costs dental clinic Uganda € 109.17 Elder, which is in Innsbruck Cathedral. On 3 September 1634 Costs Teaching Restaurant Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam € 517.89 it was hung on the 529-metre-high mountain, which is now Dieter Kohl CLJ Clinical clerkship travel allowances € 5,350.00 called Mariahilfberg, first in the tower of the old castle, which Deputy Commandery President Bavaria Total € 569,768.95 was converted into a chapel.

Donations in kind

OHCP Argentina € 480.00 Dental treatment units for dental clinic Port-au-Prince € 42,000.00 Donations in kind to Colombia and Argentina, and for a dental mobile in Hamburg € 4,492.94

Dr. Klaus Winter GCLJ GCMLJ GMLJ Almoner of the Grand Bailiwick

16 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 17 Report: Commandery of Berlin-Brandenburg The soup kitchen started its activities in Wedding in 1991 impressive church services in the Augustinian Monastery in with the daily distribution of hot lunches to homeless people Erfurt, in St. Georg’s Church in Eisenach and in the High Ca- and single men as well as women and migrants. What started thedral in Erfurt; a lively panel discussion on ecumenism in We wanted to see a recipient for our action in helping the with 20 people a day has expanded over time to up to 400 the Wartburg Singers’ Hall; and a fantastic charity concert in weakest in our society, namely the children. The Christian daily meals. In addition to the lunch, clothing is offered from the Predigerkirche in Erfurt. children’s and youth welfare organisation “Die Arche”, an equipped clothing store, as well as basic humane hygiene founded in Berlin in 1995 by the Rev. B. Siggelkow, is com- in the in-house hygiene station. The work is done mainly by During the International Order Days 2017, the desire mitted to these. volunteers, including our Dr. Chr. Marcinkowski. arose to revive religious life in Thuringia. However, structures and contact persons on site are important for this. Three sis- In the facilities, which are now spread all over Germany, ters and brethren of the Order live here. Adaptation of the Or- “Die Arche” not only offers the children a free daily hot meal, der’s statutes made it possible for the Weimar to be but also helps with homework and integrates the children founded within the Commandery of Berlin-Brandenburg. through leisure activities with games, sports and music. The Rev. Siggelkow states in this regard:

”In Germany, up to 4.5 million children are affected by poverty. These children need our support and help. Because poverty excludes and is almost always a vicious cycle that Order life in the Commandery was swayed by the rules of children cannot escape without outside help.” conduct imposed on all of us during the corona period. The offers of Die Arche’s work have convinced us; be- We have been unanimous in ensuring that the rules about cause the keys to the children’s hearts are love and relation- meeting – or rather about non-meeting – are strictly complied ship, appreciation and trust regardless of social background. with, in the knowledge that only adherence to the measures Therefore, confrère Benjamin and I have sent out our appeals to be taken can help to bring about a timely overcoming of the for a donation to Die Arche. It is with great pleasure that we restrictions imposed on us. can announce that a total of € 4,000 has been received, which we can provide for the work of Die Arche. On 9 March 2021, we were able to hand over € 2,000 to The members and friends of the Commandery have fol- the responsible manager of the soup kitchen, Mr. Backhaus, lowed this consideration to comply with the rules of contact After consultation with a representative of Die Arche, I who also expresses his heartfelt thanks to all the sponsors even on the smallest of scales – whether it is for a birthday or learned that the funds are going to be used for the “Virtuelle involved for their generous donation. other celebration – and not to allow any gatherings to take Arche” (Virtual Ark) project. With this project, the aid agency place. This was and is painful for everyone – but it cannot be is building an infrastructure that helps children to keep up at Consul (Ret’d.) Dr. Eckhard Stegenwallner GCLJ GCMLJ helped. Nevertheless, in the summer of 2020, a prospect for school. The offers range from learning platforms and digital Commandery President of Berlin-Brandenburg our community was found in the person of Dr. Christoph tutoring to equipment with leased tablets and routers. We be- Marcinkowski, who, after several personal discussions with lieve that the donations have been used wisely and in fulfil- Due to the pandemic, the solemn proclamation of the me, was admitted to the postulancy by deed dated 10 Novem- ment of our mission to help. Convention in Weimar had to be cancelled. This will certainly ber 2020. I am grateful and happy that despite external con- Foundation of the Convent of Weimar/Thuringia be made up as soon as the situation allows. However, we straints our community is growing, which I take as a good The bereaved family of our deceased Confrater Burkhard Today’s Thuringia – apart from Schlatt – is where the were not idle. Our first concern is to make the Order of St. Laz- sign. as well as Confrater Joachim had asked that instead of dona- roots of the Order of St. Lazarus in the German-speaking area arus known in Thuringia, to build networks, to address people, tions of flowers for the celebration in the church, a donation lie. Landgravine , who is now venerated as a saint, and to arouse interest. Thus, some 35 letters with a presenta- Due to the cancellation of the annual Rixdorf Christmas be made to the Commandery Berlin of the Order of St. Laza- and her husband, Landgrave Ludwig IV, entrusted the knights tion of the Order, the latest Order Journal and other material Market caused by the corona pandemic and the associated rus. of the Order of St. Lazarus with the responsibility for the Mary impossibility of our work at our Lazarus booth, we had a total were sent to potential partners – the Protestant regional Magdalen Hospital in Gotha. Further branches followed in loss of income for our hospitaller work. I am delighted to report that the request for donations has church and the Catholic diocese, church districts and par- been met on a large scale, as € 2,085 has so far been depos- Braunsroda, Breitenbich and Helmsdorf. With the founding of ishes, spiritual communities and orders. Initial contacts have We thought about how and whom we could support and ited in the account of the Commandery. For this great partici- the Nesselhof, the formation of the first commandery was been made with the Regional of the Protestant Re- in what way. Confrère Benjamin Rosenthal came up with the pation I express my heartfelt thanks to all sponsors with the completed in 1291. The Order’s presence in Thuringia lasted gional Church, Friedrich Kramer, and with the Diocese of Er- th idea of not giving any or only very limited customer gifts for call: God bless you! until the end of the 15 century. furt, especially with Dr. Reinhard Hauke, with his company and to donate the money thereby made availa- the Protestant Brotherhood of St. George, and with the Wei- ble to a social cause. I thought this was a great idea, and de- Together with Confrater Joachim, I thought about whom A trip of the Order to Thuringia in 2014 led to the Order’s mar-Jena Sub-Commandery of the Order of St. John. This historical sites. First contacts were made. The suggestion of cided to ask friends and sisters and brethren of the Order to we could give the donations to, and we came to the conclu- year was the first time that the Referendary of the Order of the current Referendary André Poppowitsch CLJ in an Am- make a donation for a hospitaller cause. This solved the “how” sion that we should give the money to the Franziskanerklos- St. Lazarus took part in the meeting of the Regional Bishop of berg beer garden led to international Order Days being held of our consideration, and all that remained to be done was to ter/Pankow soup kitchen, which had always been supported the Protestant Regional Church with spiritual communities in Erfurt and Eisenach in 2017, in the year of the 500th com- find a recipient for the money collected. by our deceased . and orders. This will be repeated next year. memoration of the Reformation. Many things are fondly re- membered: Deborah Poppowitsch OLJ Speaker in the Convention Weimar

18 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 19 Report: Commandery of Hesse-Nassau In summer we would like to organise an internal trip of the And – to give another example – we are currently applying for Commandery to the Rheingau or to Rhenish Hesse, and in inclusion into the “Ecumenical Yearbook”, which is the December we are planning a church service in honour of our “Who’s Who” of churches and church institutions here in the The Commandery of Hesse-Nassau Unfortunately, the 3rd Ecumenical Church Convention Order’s patron saint, Saint Lazarus. But all this, as well as our Rhine-Main area. We want to be noticed because our ap- Since the publication of the previous issue of the Order (ÖKT) next May will not take place as planned in terms of type regular Commandery meetings and a planned pilgrimage, are proach of living ecumenism, equality of ladies and gentlemen, Journal, the life of our Commandery of Hesse-Nassau has and scope, but will instead switch to virtual formats. This is unfortunately still under reserve of the corona pandemic. tolerance of lived Christian chivalry and hospitality anchored been continuously impacted by corona-related contact re- extremely regrettable, because we had made the support of in deep tradition can offer many people today a spiritual home The charitable work of our Commandery members is mul- strictions. Nevertheless, through meetings on a smaller scale, the Grand Bailiwick in this central event of ecumenism one of and task. tifaceted and provides relief where help is needed. It ranges regular chats in our WhatsApp group and frequent phone our main projects. Thus the preparatory work done for this be- from regular work in the railway mission to the involvement of The Commandery of Hesse-Nassau is on a good course calls, we were able to keep the connection among us close. came completely moot. Yet, in the run-up to the ÖKT we were foundations and donations of clothes and books. In the year and has gained profile both internally and externally in the And we have worked successfully to make our Order and our able to present the Order of St. Lazarus, its particularities and ahead, we want to devote more time to joint local and regional past quarters. In our region, the Order of St. Lazarus was first Commandery better known in our region. objectives several times in – partly extensive – articles in ec- clesiastic print and online media. For example, a full-page il- projects. Preliminary talks on this have already taken place, mentioned with the Commandery Schönauer Hof in a docu- We were able to intensify our dialogue with the Protestant lustrated report appeared in the “Evangelische Sonntags- but are severely limited by the local contact restrictions due to ment dated 1253. For a time, this Commandery was even the and Catholic churches. Last January, at the invitation of the Zeitung”, which brought the Grand Bailiwick of Germany and the pandemic. However, we are confident that we will be able seat of the German Master of the Order and is one of the old- Catholic of the City, we were allowed to take part for the our Commandery into the public eye. This reporting led, inci- to report more details in the coming months. est branches of the Order in the German-speaking world. In first time in the Mass of Charlemagne in Frankfurt’s Imperial dentally, not only to a variety of church contacts and interested the spirit of our Order motto “Atavis et Armis”, we feel commit- It remains our goal to strengthen the Commandery inter- Cathedral and, together and on an equal footing with the Mal- persons contacting us about joining the Order: An author of ted to this heritage and consciously tie in with these roots. This nally, to anchor it sustainably in and lay circles and thus tese, Knights of St. John, Knights of the Holy Sepulchre and historical novels, whose latest book featuring Hospitallers and gives us courage and strength to continue our journey in a to give greater resonance to our ecumenical way and the , to accompany the high clergy as they entered Lazarites in Crusade-age Jerusalem is about to go to press, fraternal spirit, even in these difficult times. goals of the Order. the cathedral and to take our seats in the choir stalls. Also for asked us for another critical review, which we were gladly to this January, the invitation was extended to the most im- give. This is also supported by the individual commitment of portant ecclesiastical event in the Rhine-Main region, in which our Commandery members who publicly profess to be Laza- Bernd A. Rauch KCLJ Due to the prescribed contact restrictions, some of our the anniversary of the death of our city patron, Emperor Char- rites. For example, three members of our Commandery of Commandery President of Hessen-Nassau and scheduled dates unfortunately had to be cancelled or re- lemagne, has been commemorated since the Middle Ages. Hesse-Nassau are running in various parishes in the upcom- Marshal of the Grand Bailiwick stricted to a small circle. But despite these restrictions, mem- We were happy to accept this invitation. This year, however, ing church council elections. bers of our Commandery were able to take part in the Corpus coronavirus-related restrictions led to a sharp reduction in the number of participants at this highly regarded pontifical mass, Christi procession of the cathedral parish and in the ecumen- which was even reported in the Frankfurter Allgemeine ical Day of Repentance and Prayer at St. Catherine’s Church

Zeitung, naming the Order of St. Lazarus. Martin Lorenz, Knut in Frankfurt, and display the green cross. Mikoleit and Dr. Uwe Winkler from our Commandery man- We were also particularly Report: Commandery of the Rhineland aged to each get one of the only 147 places. The entry of pleased that in December we Mr. Sascha Pech contacted Klaus-Dieter Herbst and ex- Bishops Bätzing from Limburg and Feige from Magdeburg were able to celebrate the begin- When trying to look back on this year, the only thing that pressed his interest in our Order. and Auxiliary Bishop Löhr into the Imperial Cathedral could ning of Dr. Uwe Winkler’s postu- really comes to mind is the coronavirus and the things you this year be accompanied by only one representative from lancy in private fashion in the could not do because of the pandemic. Mr. Pech and I have already exchanged emails, but we each order of chivalry. Our Order was represented by our course of a simple but solemn have not yet been able to meet in person due to work prob- Commandery President, Bernd Rauch. devotion in the Epiphany Church. Plans such as our jours fixes, the meeting in Weimar and lems, illness and the corona protection requirements which many other things fell victim to the pandemic and the corona have now been tightened again; it is planned to take place in The good contacts of the Commandery of Hesse-Nassau The Rev. Hoffmann, who gave protection requirements. 2021. with the are complemented by close cooper- the blessing, provided special support in this. Andreas: Thank ation with the Protestant Church in the spirit of our ecumenical Without wanting to gloss over this, one could also notice, We were able to make a donation amounting to € 1,200 you also again for the excellent way. Our Commandery found a home in the Protestant however, that in the time before the coronavirus, without real- to the “Netzwerk Mensch” in the Langwaden monastery. This tower blower! Unfortunately, we Epiphaniaskirche in Frankfurt’s Nordend district, which we are ising it, one was partly absorbed by so-called important social is made up of a donation from our Swiss confrère Carlo Demé, have to postpone the donning of very happy to use – among other things, our Commandery obligations. a share from the Commandery account and individual dona- the grey mantle – as well as the meetings take place here. Andreas Hoffmann, pastor of the tions from the Gerckens family, Edna Hoffmann, the Mittel- investiture of Knut Mikoleit – until St. Peter parish, to which the Epiphany Church belongs, also What is important for our Commandery is that we have staedt family, Ingo Reichard, Katharina Retzlaff, Günther the next possible meeting of the declared his readiness to take on the role of pastor alongside two new postulants among us. Helga and Andreas Gayko Thiele and Joachim Gutzke. Many thanks to the donors. Cfr. Prof. Samerski, to act as further Spiritual Advisor of the Grand Bailiwick. have now been accepted in virtual fashion as postulants. We “Hesse-Nassauers”. We were also able to develop good con- hope that we will soon find a date for the dignified presentation 2021: Compiling an annual planner would certainly be In addition to quarterly commandery meetings, our activ- tacts with the church council, who accepted our application of the certificates and the postulants’ crosses. pointless now, as we do not know what lies ahead. ities planned for the next quarters include participating in the for a vigil in their church on the occasion of the 3rd Ecumenical Easter Vigil church service in the Epiphany Church and taking Church Convention in Frankfurt. And we were allowed to pre- part in the Corpus Christi procession of the cathedral congre- sent our Commandery to the Protestant Vice-Dean for Frank- gation in the centre of Frankfurt as well as in the ecumenical furt and Offenbach. service for the Day of Repentance and Prayer of the congre- gation of St. Catherine.

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The other commandery presidents also decided against the The approach to a collaboration with the Commandery is that introduce interested people to the Commandery, further con- creation of a calendar of events. donations of money and goods, robust clothing for men, do- tacts are to be established with ecumenical aid organisations nations in kind, biscuits, coffee and the like can also be given focusing on hospitaller work, and with the boy and girl scouts. Actually, the Shrine Tour Aachen, which is celebrated every seven years, was planned. Seven years ago we partic- directly to the individual railway missions. In order to Markus Neth OLJ ipated in this with a group of about 15 brothers and sisters of the Order, excellently organised by Andreas Rademachers. Treasurer of the Commandery of Württemberg Now the Shrine Tour has also been postponed to 2022.

During the Shrine Tour, the shrine of Mary in the cathedral is opened in a solemn ceremony, and the extant halidoms (the garment worn by Mary at the birth of Jesus, Christ’s loincloth, Christ’s swaddling clothes and the decapitating cloth of St. We would be happy to see many sisters and brethren of John) are presented to the believers at a Holy Mass at the the Order from other Commanderies participating in the Shrine Katschhof (square between the town hall and the cathedral). tour in 2022, too. It would be expedient to travel to Aachen to- The Lazarus Federation in Germany gether from Friday to Sunday – the city with its churches and monuments is certainly worth a visit.

Dr. med. Joachim Gutzke CLJ “Together under the Green Cross in Germany” continues to be the motto of the three jurisdictions of the International Order of Commandery President in the Rhineland St. Lazarus in Germany. The Grand Bailiwick of Germany, the Humanitarian Grand Priory in Europe and the Hereditary Commandery of Rurich form the Lazarus Federation in Germany.

The Humanitarian Grand Priory in Europe

There has also been a generational and staff change in the Humanitarian Grand Priory in Europe (GPEU) for the year 2021, which, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be imple- Report: Commandery of Württemberg mented only later and then with due respect. A ceremony is being considered for the 3rd Sunday in Advent 2021. Over a period of three years, the Commandery of Würt- He has rendered 17 years of exemplary service to the Grand After almost 50 temberg collected euro by euro in numerous campaigns, so Priory and then to the Grand Bailiwick. The Commandery of years of impressive ac- that in the end € 5000 has been taken in. The German Den- Württemberg was built up from zero, with access to the Ger- tivity for the Order, the tists’ Relief Foundation honoured this effort and doubled the man Bishops’ Conference. At the farewell ceremony in the now-emeritus Grand amount. The Franken Hospice in Weinsberg, for example, Commandery, he thanked above all the brothers and sisters , H.E. the Chevalier was delighted to receive an extraordinary donation to the who had supported him over the years. For him, it is a break Klaus-Peter Pokolm amount of € 10,000. As an independent institution, the hos- for now, and no one can say today what may be in 3 – 5 years. GCLJ GCMLJ, places pice is strongly dependent on donations, especially in these Confrater Peter Dagies was appointed as the new Command- the responsibility in the extraordinary times. The objective of providing individual, ho- ery President, taking effect on 1 January 2021. hands of the highly expe- listic care and support for terminally ill people in the last phase rienced confrère and of their lives is only 95% covered by health insurance, so 5% Ecumenical-charitable orientation of the Commandery: The re-establishment of the order branches in , Hun- lawyer H.E. the Cheva- of the total costs have to be raised from donors. The donation The newly elected Commandery President, Confrater Peter gary, Croatia and Macedonia as well as of their national Laz- lier Dr. Rudolf Wands- will be used for the purchase of urgently needed support Dagies, was able to put his hospitaller orientation straight into arus relief organisations was supported by accompanying hu- leben KCLJ. equipment that the hospice would otherwise have had to wait practice in his first meeting, which took place at short notice manitarian aid measures. a long time to acquire. under corona-compliant conditions of a hygiene concept with sufficient safety distance between the participants, disinfec- www.st-lazarus.eu The 50th Grand Mas- tion and ventilation The new website of the GPEU is now up to date and in- ter has appointed breaks, with incidence forms interested people, friends and supporters and the sis- Dr. Wandsleben and his values in Baden-Würt- ters and brethren of the Order near and far about the tasks new chapter. As a Chris- temberg now fortunately and structures of this jurisdiction. decreasing strongly tian ecumenical commu- again. As a guest, the nity, the Humanitarian head of the railway mis- Grand Priory will continue sion in Heilbronn, to provide aid and relief Greeting for Easter 2021 primarily internationally, Ms. Cordula Stölzel, was Dear Confrères and Consœurs: welcomed, who pre- but also nationally. Here, sented the work of the the GPEU is supported The days are getting longer, our days are getting brighter, railway mission in a one- from the very beginning Changes in the Commandery: The brothers and sisters and with the light and with the warmth we are witnessing this hour talk. The railway by the Lazarus Hilfswerk congratulate Confrater Martin Haas, who has been appointed miracle again: Life returns. That which seemed lifeless and mission is a Christian (LHW). The GPEU and Editor of the Grand Bailiwick of Germany. Martin Käser has dead in nature grows, flourishes, blossoms again. Spring ecumenical relief organi- the LHW have the addi- resigned from the offices of Order Marshal and of Command- again becomes an image for Easter: Life conquers death. sation with free contact tional task to advise and support other national jurisdictions ery President of the Commandery of Württemberg as per 31 Christ rises from the dead; Christ is the Risen One, the Living points at 105 railway stations in Germany. of the Order and their volunteer organisations with the struc- December 2020. One – in our midst. ture of national Lazarus relief organisations.

22 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 23 And yet this is also part of our experience these days: Life And from the dead ends of life, new freedom is to be experi- Membership is threatened. The corona pandemic has us firmly in its vice. enced and felt. And from all dying, life in abundance shall blos- som, because Christ is our hope. Christ has the power and And we still have to experience in many other places how suf- New postulants introduce themselves fering and pain burden people, also caused by war, flight and the authority to change what seems irreversible: He is the displacement. bright light that shines towards us from the end of the corona tunnel. Dr. Christoph Marcinkowski Once more it becomes our certainty: Life, dying and death I was born in Berlin-Charlottenburg in 1964. As an inde- do belong together. Blessed Easter and the gift of life to you, stay healthy! pendent consultant, I work in Berlin in the field of security pol- Now when we celebrate Easter, we hear the Easter mes- The Rev. Thorsten Neuenberger SChLJ itics with a focus on the Islamic world. As an Islamic scholar sage: Life has conquered death! And that is my wish and my Chaplain General in the GPEU prayer these days: Let life conquer death! Let the light shine and Iranianist, I am considered an internationally recognised brighter than all darkness. expert on Shi’ism. In addition to German, English and Span- ish, I speak Persian, Arabic and Turkish fluently and have ac-

cess to Modern Hebrew (Ivrit) and Maltese (Malti).

For more than 15 years, I taught and conducted research

Hereditary Commandery of Rurich in leading positions at universities and think tanks in and Singapore, and was also an academic editor at the pres- For five years now, the Hereditary Commandery of Rurich tigious Columbia University in New York. I have authored 12 has existed as a jurisdiction of the international community of monographs – mostly in English – and more than 100 profes- the brethren and sisters of the Order of St. Lazarus directly reporting to the respective Grand Master. sional articles in the fields of Islamic cultural history, inter-reli- gious relations and security politics with a regional focus on the Middle East, Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. Nationally

and internationally, I am considered a fierce critic of Islam – I am a Catholic Christian, but I come from a bi-denomina- especially its various “political” brands – and a proponent of a tional home – my father is a Catholic, descended from a well- robust Western response, in particular to the acute security known officer family of ancient Polish in the royal cap- threat posed by the current neo-Ottoman regime in Ankara on ital of Krakow, and my mother is a Protestant from Berlin. The the one hand and Iranian Shi’ite state terrorism on the other. love of ecumenical Christian togetherness was therefore al- ready “laid in my cradle”. Here work is being done to help, make and implement; very From 2013 to 2014, I also used to work for the interna- quietly but with maximum effectiveness. Projects in the Middle This love of ecumenism and of my Protestant brothers tional Catholic relief organisation missio e.V. in Aachen as a East in particular, with special support in Beirut in dealing with and sisters in Christ drew my attention to the Order of St. Laz- department manager specialising in the situation of perse- the crisis, but also in supporting the Melkite Greek Catholic arus, because here Christians work in service to others wholly Church, shows a deep bond between the seven sisters and cuted Christians in the Islamic world. During this time, I organ- independently of their respective denominations. Fascinating brethren of the Order in the Hereditary Commandery under ised several international conferences on interfaith issues and conversations with the Chevs. Herbst and Dr. Stegenwallner eventually convinced me to apply for admission to the Order Hereditary Commander H.E. Benedikt Reichsgraf (Imperial human rights, including in Rome, Istanbul, , Count) Eckbrecht von Dürckheim-Montmartin. of Saint Lazarus. Based at the wonderful titular seat at Schloss Rurich near and the Gulf States. Thanks to my professional activities, I am Hückelhoven, the focus of the work and projects of the He- Often in the background, but always enthusiastically and well-connected in the region and regularly visit the Holy Land, I wish to be actively involved in the Order of St. Lazarus reditary Commandery is particularly on humanitarian work. In- actively involved in his son’s events, the senior head of the where I also give guest lectures at Israeli universities and and its service to others, because “Whatever you did for one ternational hospitaller aid is given a high priority through finan- house H.E. the Imperial Count Eckbrecht von Dürckheim- of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me” (Mt cial support. think tanks, among other things. Montmartin has been witnessing the events and his high and 25:40). In an unpretentious and unobtrusive, but highly success- special vitality for many years. ful manner, this work is planned and successfully imple- mented. The usual sponsor approach – “talk a lot and do a The motto “Et unum omnes sint” of the Hereditary Com- lot” – does not apply to the high-quality work of the Hereditary mandery lives! Commandery.

24 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 25 Dr. med. Uwe F. Winkler Missions included the Congo during the Rwandan genocide We remember those who have gone ahead disaster, Saudi Arabia, Kosovo and Afghanistan, four times An article about the Order of over several years. St. Lazarus in the parish maga- zine of a church in the Nordend of In Germany, I have provided services as a consultant doc- Frankfurt aroused my interest, tor at the AIDS-Hilfe in Marburg for over two decades, am a and I contacted our Commandery member of several charitable organisations, also in a board President Bernd Rauch. After pre- function, and in my Rotary Club I particularly promote the out- liminary talks, which were already standing work of the ecumenical community of the Christbear- And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and under the corona restrictions, I ers, whom I visited in Kabul in their leprosy and epilepsy out- there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor cry- decided to take the postulancy. In patient clinic. ing, neither shall there be any more pain: for the for- a very personally touching way, As one of the youngest colonels in the medical service of mer things are passed away. there are several points of inter- the German Armed Forces, as an active reservist, the refer- section in my biography and my ence of the Order of St. Lazarus to the old knightly orders professional and voluntary activi- comes natural to me, because the activity of a German mili- Revelation 21:4. ties with the values of the Order of tary officer, especially a medical officer in war and crisis oper- St. Lazarus. ations in the Orient, represents a modern variant of the former My medical activity, partly even in the care of lepers, my service of the hospitallers – the religious orders active in the military commitment as an officer in the Orient and the im- care of the sick. The Grand Bailiwick of Germany portance of Christian spiritual life lead me to search for a com- of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem mourns the I particularly like the ecumenical and liberal approach, be- munity in which I can share these experiences and attitudes loss of its members and friends. cause it corresponds to the modern and enlightened view of with others and develop them further. Christianity and the equal value of all human beings. Born in Düsseldorf in 1960, moved to Seligenstadt am I am rooted in Christianity myself, make frequent pilgrim- Peter Gerrard Salt KCLJ SCrLJ Main in time to attend school there, I now live and work in ages (including to Jerusalem) and have tried to integrate spir- Frankfurt and Marburg, where I have my main residence in an 29 December 1948 – 16 October 2020 ituality into my life, so joining a community that aptly combines ancient village of the Teutonic Order. This is also where my the above-mentioned references to my life story and my pro- two daughters grew up, who are now successfully going their fessional experiences is an obvious choice. I would like to in- own way, where Anna has taken up her parents’ inspiration spire my brothers and sisters in the Commandery of Hesse- Burkhard Sanner for an ecologically responsible life in Milan and, as an envi- Nassau to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and will be ronmental scientist, is researching the highly topical issue of 25 January 1944 – 14 February 2021 happy to report on my last trip to Jerusalem in 2019. From microplastics in water. My younger daughter Dana accompa- time to time I also visit , such as Father Anselm nied me to the recent Mass of Charlemagne in Frankfurt Ca- Grün in Münsterschwarzach, and I especially enjoy walking thedral. the Way of St. James. This has been the case every year for Anthony Toms EGCLJ KMLJ almost 20 years, but not only in Spain, but also in Germany In Marburg, I belong to a congregation that gathers in the 21 March 1938 – 25 September 2020 oldest purely Gothic church dedicated to St. Elisabeth. In a and France. hospital founded by her, Elisabeth especially took care of lep- When the pandemic will have receded, I look forward to ers, with this disease being widespread in our country at that the further meetings beyond commandery level in the Military time. The Rev. Thomas Schmidt ChLJ and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem. 2 August 1962 – 15 June 2020 During my medical studies, I used to work in the leprosy outpatient clinic in the southern necropolis in Cairo, and I con- tinued my interested in tropical diseases later as well. Thus, I worked as a physician in some southern countries with H.G. François de Cossé, 13th Duke of Brissac NGOs, but also with military organisations, by the way, not 19 February 1929 – 6 April 2021 only in my narrower field of psychiatry and psychotherapy.

Et cum Lazaro quondam paupere æternam habeas requiem.

We will honour the memory of the deceased.

26 Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus Journal of the Order of St. Lazarus 27 Obituary: Peter Gerrard Salt KCLJ SCrLJ, 29 December 1948 – 16 October 2020 Obituary: Burkhard Sanner, 25 January 1944 – 14 February 2021

He was awarded the Police Long Service & Good Conduct Standing firm in his faith in We have lost a selfless, unassuming and warm-hearted . our Lord Jesus Christ, Burkhard brother, friend and companion and hope to have gained an

Peter married Kate on 5 February 1972 in St Wilfrid’s Sanner served mankind. He advocate in heaven. We are grateful that he has enriched our Church, West Hallam, Derbyshire, and they had one daugh- sought his way to God, found it, lives as well. ter, Helen Catherine. and lived it with conviction. His life Atavis et armis was dedicated to caring for and He was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in July helping people on the murky side 2012, but continued to enjoy a full life. He regularly visited of life, whom he gave support, Spain and travelled extensively throughout the USA. strength and dignity, for example Prof. Dr. Ingo Reichard KLJ His reception into the Church with His as the director of a care facility. He Bailiff of the Grand Bailiwick Excellency the Duke of Seville as his godfather was a signifi- found his way into our community, cant moment for him in his earthly pilgrimage. which is carried by the spirit of Clemens Stroetmann GCLJ GCMLJ, In the words of our Grand Master: ecumenism, and – as long as it State Secretary (Ret’d.) was possible for him – accompa- ”I received the news of the death of Chevalier Peter Salt Chairman of Lazarus e.V. Peter Salt joined the Order in 2008 as a founding member nied and supported our charitable with great sadness. Peter was a wonderful kind gentleman and the first Chancellor of King Offa Commandery in the activities. His spirituality found ex- Grand Priory of England and . In this position he was and a versatile and hard-working man of can-do spirit. He will pression not least in the high art of an active, hardworking leader. In particular, he chaired the be missed by members worldwide as he represented the true icon painting, which he mastered working group tasked with formulating a mission statement spirit of our Order: Brotherliness, help and sacrifice”. and strategic plan for the further development of the Com- and taught to others. mandery and established close working relationships with the regional heads of the leprosy mission.

In 2010 he took part in the international pilgrimage to Obituary: Anthony Toms EGCLJ KMLJ, 21 March 1938 – 25 September 2020 Santiago de Compostela in Spain on behalf of the Order. The Grand Prior of England and Wales, the Very Honour- able Marquess of Lothian PC DL GCLJ, writes: In 2011 Peter became Marshal of the Commandery and Many of us have met Anthony Toms EGCLJ at ”It was with enormous sadness that I learned of the death then Marshal of the Grand Priory of England and Wales, a Order events in recent years. In the many years of his mem- of Chevalier Peter Salt. His enormous kindness and good hu- post he filled with quiet efficiency and elegant precision. In bership in the Order, he has shown great commitment to 2016 he was appointed Deputy Grand Marshal of the Order mour were not only a gift to our Order, but also a lesson for all Christian ecumenical and social-charitable tasks. In particular, and was also International Quartermaster. of us. In the time I knew him, I could not help but admire him tremendously. He seemed to me to be a living example of the I still vividly remember his cooperation during his 10 years of Peter was loved, respected and admired by all who had best in our Order. I pray that he will move quickly to his reward work (2004 – 2014) as Vice-Chairman of the International in heaven, and that he will be especially welcomed by St. Laz- the privilege of knowing him. His patience, charm and smiling Press Commission (PRC). In this turbulent time of the merger good humour were combined with a deep loyalty to the Order arus himself. of the two branches of the Order and the restructuring of the and everything he stood for. He was appointed KCLJ in Feb- ruary 2013. I count myself lucky to have known him and will always press and public relations work, he rendered great services. be grateful for his calm advice.” In the process, we grew to be close friends. I thank Anthony In his professional life Peter had served in the Derbyshire for the excellent and trustful good cooperation and his sage police force. He had many hair-raising stories to tell of arrests Please pray for the repose of his soul and the comfort of advice. I will not forget him, and I miss this exemplary con- and dealing with dubious individuals! all those to whom he was dear, especially his widow Kate and his daughter Helen. frère.

Klaus-Peter Pokolm GCLJ Grand Prior Emeritus GPEU

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Obituary: The Rev. Thomas Schmidt ChLJ, Order Chaplain, 2 August 1962 – 15 June 2020 Dates

Thomas Schmidt passed away on Monday, 15 June Guests are always welcome to all our meetings. 2020. He was born in Letmathe on 2 August 1962 and or- If you are interested, please contact the Referendary Commandery of Bavaria of the Grand Bailiwick ([email protected]). dained a in Paderborn on 3 June 1995. He was formerly ℅ Stephan Unser MBA Schloss Eurasburg the pastor of the parish of St. Pankratius in Störmede and Am Schlossberg 12b head of the pastoral association Geseke-Land. Most recently D-82547 Eurasburg he was a pastor in the pastoral association of Erwitte. As Phone: +49 / 89 / 78 11 88 [email protected] Chaplain of our Order, he fulfilled the task as Spiritual Advisor with great dedication. We owe him a lot. Internationally Commandery of Berlin-Brandenburg ℅ Dr. Eckhard Stegenwallner The pilgrimage to Velehrad (Czech Republic) Klaus-Peter Pokolm GCLJ Richardplatz 24 planned for April 2021 will probably take place in D-12055 Berlin-Rixdorf Grand Prior Emeritus GPEU 2022. Phone: +49 / 30 / 6 87 07 09 [email protected] Dr. Rudolf Wansleben KCLJ Grand Prior GPEU Commandery of Hesse-Nassau ℅ Bernd A. Rauch Nationally Thorsten Neudenberger SChLJ Oberdorfelder Str. 26 The Board of the ÖKT has decided that the D-61138 Niederdorfelden

3rd Ecumenical Church Convention in Frankfurt/Main Phone: +49 / 151 / 12 79 00 09 [email protected] from 12 to 16 May 2021 will take place only virtually. Commandery of the Rhineland ℅ Dr. Joachim Gutzke Weserstraße 65 Obituary: H.G. François de Cossé, 13th Duke of Brissac, 19 February 1929 – 6 April 2021 D-41469 Neuss Lazarus Days 2021 in the Religious Education Phone: +49 / 160 / 8 00 82 81 Centre and Minster of Heilsbronn [email protected] From 1986 to 2004, the 13th He was always a partner and supporter of the Order’s for- 24.9. – 26. 9.2021 Duke of Brissac served the tunes in Germany. He has given the Humanitarian Grand Pri- Commandery of Württemberg French Obedience of the Order ory in Europe its own destiny in recognition of the achieve- ℅ Peter Dagies Hauptstraße 102 th as its 48 Grand Master. He be- ments of the Lazarus Relief Society LHW. We thank him for D-74889 Sinsheim came emeritus in 2006 after the his foresight. Phone: +49 / 172 / 762 97 85 [email protected] unification of the Order. Our thoughts are with his wife, his children and their fam- Ancient Commandery of Schlatt He had been married since ilies. Contact via the Commandery of Württemberg 1958 to Jacqueline Alice Marie [email protected] Atavis et armis de Contades, Duchess of Brissac, of the From other regions: please contact the Order Office, Order. The last years of his life, marked by long illness, he Prof. Dr. Ingo Reichard KLJ Referendary André Poppowitsch Pabststraße 1 lived in seclusion at Brissac Castle in Brissac-Quincé (Maine- Bailiff of the Grand Bailiwick of Germany D-99423 Weimar et-Loire), the ancestral home of his family. Tel: +49 3643 2113701 Klaus-Peter Pokolm GCLJ Mobile: +49 176 727 54 707 The Grand Bailiwick of Germany bows to its Grand Mas- Grand Prior Emeritus of the GPEU mail: [email protected] ter Emeritus in recognition of his life’s work in the Order. For The donations account of the Order is kept by the many years, the Duke of Brissac, as Grand Master of the Klaus-Dieter Herbst GCLJ Chancellor of the Verein der Freunde und Förderer der Ziele und Auf- French Obedience, helped to steer, in close consultation with Grand Bailiwick of Germany gaben des Militärischen und Hospitalischen Orden des Hl. Lazarus von Jerusalem e.V. the then Grand Bailiff H.S.H. Paul Prince of Metternich-Win- neburg and the later Grand Bailiff H.S.H. Tatiana Princess of „LAZARUS e.V.“ Cover photo: St. George on a column in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia Metternich-Winneburg, the fortunes of the Grand Bailiwick in IBAN: DE42 3706 0193 6005 0510 19 Germany. Layout by the Editor Dr. Martin Haas CLJ

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