Pastors outside St Luke
In October 2006 Bishop Walter Jagucki and Pastor Libby Toomsalu celebrated a joint Ordination Anniversary at their congregation in Leeds. In the picture: Pastors Mark Hardy, Libby Toomsalu, Gita Putce of the Latvian Church, Jana Jeruma-Grinberga and Bishop Walter Jagucki.
St Luke
Members of St Luke’s Congregation enjoy a social time.
Lay Ministers
Lay Ministers of the LCiGB at a Study Day
Ministers at Catthorpe Manor
Each year LCiGB Pastors and Lay Ministers are offered the opportunity to go on retreat together – work commitments permitting, many do come each year. In 2006 we went to Catthorpe, a Latvian house in Leicestershire, and were led in meditation by Dr Stephanie Rybak.
In July 2006 St Anne’s said farewell to Pastor Johann Schneider, retiring after many years of devoted service to the congregation, and to the German church in GB. Pastor Johann and his wife, Barbara, are now living in retirement in Kent. (Photo by Alan Symes)
Partocipants at the Women’s Retreat November 14-16 2008 in the Chapel at Launde
Sarah Owens from St Anne’s and Tiina Michaelides from St Luke’s getting to know each other
On Saturday 17 January a new Bishop was consecrated for the Lutheran Church in GB. About 300 people attended the service, including representatives of all our congregations as well as guests from the UK and further afield.
Photo by Alan Symes
The new Bishop was assisted at communion by Dr Noko and Pastors Roy Long, Tumaini Kallaghe, Mark Hardy and Barnabas Daniel.
Photo by Marco Uschmann
Photo by Marco Uschmann
Among the Bishops attending were (from left above) Jon Adalsteinn Baldvinsson, from Holar in Iceland; Archbishop Elmars Rozitis of the Latvian Church outside Latvia; new Bishop of the LCiGB, Jana Jeruma-Grinberga, Antje Jackelen from Lund, Sweden; Bishop Emeritus Walter Jagucki; Presiding Bishop ALex Malasusa (Tanzania) and Matti Repo, from Tampere in Finland. Bishop Ilona Fritz from the Netherlands is missing from this picture.
Dr Ishmael Noko, General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, brought a marvellous art work for our new office. In the picture also – Dr Norbert Denecke, from the Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Deutschlands (United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany) and Rev’d Juha Rintamaki, Chairman of the Lutheran Council of Great Britain, as well as Dr Indra Sinka, Bishop Jana’s sister-in-law!
In this photo by Ruta Abakuka, Marlies Adam and Rev’d Tom Bruch, together with Dean Patkai, the Bishop Emeritus and Bishop Jana watch the presentation by Dr Noko. In the front is Bishop Jana’s youngest niece, Ieva.
Photo by Ruta Abakuka
Dean Patkai and Bishop Emeritus Jagucki seemed to enjoy reminiscing about their time in leadership…
Photo by Ruta Abakuka
Dr Norbert Denecke from VELKD presented a book about Lutheran Women – very appropriately:
Photo by Ruta Abakuka
….. which Bishop Jana passed straight to the Treasurer of the LCiGB, Linda Bruch.
Photo by Ruta Abakuka
There was a strong Latvian presence at the service and at the reception: here Pastor Eliza Zikmane is joined by Dean Juris Jurgis and his wife, Enid, together with Archbishop Rozitis.
Photo by Ruta Abakuka
Also there was Bishop Jana’s husband, Janis (far right) with his 3 brothers and sister.
One small curiosity: Rev’d Dr Guntis Kalme from the Luther Academy in Riga met Praxedis Bouwman, President of KALME (Communication Committee of Lutheran Minority Churches in Europe).
Members of Christ the King congregation with departing Pastor, Magdalena Mueller, on Sunday 15 March. Photo by Robert Malolepszy
Photo by Robert Malolepszy
Bishop Emeritus Walter and Lay Minister Jack Parkes, now in his final year of ministerial education - St Luke's, 3 May 09
Holley, a faithful attender at St Luke's, 3 May 2009
The beautiful window behind the altar at St Luke's
Where would the Lutheran church be without coffee and cakes? these marvellous examples were served at St Martin's
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