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On July 29 th , 2021, the Lord of Life and Death called home our confrère Klaus-Dieter Herbst GCLJ KMLJ SMLJ born on May 27 th , 1950, Chancellor of the Grand Bailiwick of Germany in the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem to the heavenly Jerusalem after a short severe illness.
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The recent catastrophic flooding in West Germany affected various areas, causing widespread disruption and many deaths and injuries.
On Thursday July 15th, the Lazarus Haus Wuppertal was hit with full force by the storm. The Wupper overflowed its banks and flooded the cellars. The electricity in the house went out, the ground floor had to be cleared and preparations had to be made for another impending tidal wave. The fire brigade and the Technisches Hilfwerk (THW) helped with sandbags and emptied the cellar. The electricians went out of their way to restore power.
Commemorating Mandela Day
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Once again, the Western Cape Commandery of the Grand Bailiwick of South Africa used the symbolism of NELSON MANDELA DAY to show a different kind of caring.
The idea of Mandela International Day was inspired by Nelson Mandela at his 90th birthday celebrations in London’s Hyde Park in 2008, when he said, "It is time for new hands to lift the burdens. It is in your hands now." A unanimous decision by the UN General Assembly launched this event on his birthday on 18 July, 2009, to recognise Mandela’s ‘…values and his dedication to the service of humanity’ and acknowledged his contribution ‘….to the struggle for democracy internationally and the promotion of a culture of peace throughout the world’.
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We are pleased to congratulate Chevalier Manfred Erdenberger KCLJ of the Humanitarian Grand Priory of Europe (GPEU), who has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The award was presented by Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker at a small ceremony in the Cologne City Hall. Numbers were limited by the pandemic regulations and the Mayor delegated the customary pinning of the Order of Merit to Erdenberger's wife Rose Erdenberger.