Author: Dorothee Möller

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING –  Our Churchwardens and Church Council

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At this year’s Annual General Meeting, the following individuals were elected as Churchwardens and Lay Members of the Church Council.

We give thanks for their willingness to serve and ask the congregation to pray for them as they take on these responsibilities.

May God guide and strengthen them in their ministry and in their work for the life and mission of our church.

Wardens
Angeline Wilson
Norbert Schoen

Lay Members
Penelope Loehrig (Council Secretary)
Monica Schofield (Treasury Liaison)
David Delaire
Jo Dawes
Jonas Karlsson
Idowu Ogunleye
Nolene Sheppard
Emmanuel Saarkodie
Irene Windsor

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to those who did not stand for re-election this year, after faithfully serving on the Church Council for many years.

Peter Alexander
Nissi Marapatla
Madeleine Resühr

We are deeply grateful for their dedication, wisdom, and the time they have given to the life of our church.

May God bless them in all that lies ahead, and may they continue to know His guidance and peace.

Hamburg marks 80 years since the end of WWII

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Servicemen and women from the UK, from the wider Commonwealth and from Germany and Ukraine – together with local inhabitants of Hamburg – gathered at Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg on Thursday, 8 May 2025.

Led by Canon Colin Williams, they marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, commended those servicemen whose remains are interred there to God’s safe keeping and prayed for peace. Wreaths were laid by representatives of the UK and German Armed Forces. At the conclusion of this time of
prayer, the Last Post was sounded in honour of those whose sacrifice had made possible the end of hostilities in Europe on 8 May 1945.

Ohlsdorf Cemetery is the largest non-military cemetery in the world. Covering 389 hectares, the parklike cemetery is also Hamburg’s second largest green space. Among its many graves is a Commonwealth War Graves site containing more than 2,500 burials, mostly of British and Commonwealth servicemen who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The Second World War plot alone contains 1,466 burials, mostly of servicemen who died with the occupying forces, or airmen lost in bombing raids over Germany.

REMEMBERING The Revd Roger White, Chaplain of STB, 2001–2011

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On 16 May, members of the congregation past and present joined Roger’s wife, Heidi, his children Rachel and William, and family and friends to remember and give thanks for his life.
The service reflected on both Roger’s personal life and his dedication to ministry, and included a touching eulogy given by Rachel.

Canon Colin Williams used the Easter message to convey Roger’s remarkable qualities as a priest.

A smaller service followed at Ohlsdorf for the interment of Roger’s ashes and to lay flowers at the STB-owned grave plot.

Roger will be fondly remembered and much missed by all who knew him.

If you would like to make a donation to STB in Roger’s memory, please donate to our bank account (Englisch-bischoefliche Gemeinde, IBAN DE46 2005 0550 1280 1464 22, BIC HASPDEHHXXX), marking the payment ‘Roger White’. Thank you.

Tax certificates (Spendenbescheinigung) for donations made in 2024

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These have been handed out/posted. If you have not received your certificate, but have made donations please email treasury@anglican-church-hamburg.de.

We can only send certificates if we have your correct address. For some donors we are missing addresses completely.

A huge thank you to all who donate to the church. Regular donations by standing order are particularly appreciated as these provide a stable income. To be able to employ a new chaplain we need more income from regular donations. Every bit helps not matter how little. THANK YOU.

Church Electoral Roll renewal 2025

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Before the 2025 AGM, our electoral roll must be completely renewed from scratch—so everyone needs to apply or reapply. (This renewal takes place every six years under church law.)

There are several ways for you to obtain and submit the form:

  • You can download the form directly from the Diocese in Europe website: Application for Enrolment on the Chaplaincy Electoral Roll, or you can collect a printed copy in church.
  • Once completed, you can return the form by email to the Electoral Roll Officer, Dorothee Moeller (electoralroll@anglican-church-hamburg.de), or hand it in in person to Dorothee or one of the churchwardens. If you would like to submit it by email but do not have a scanner, a clear photograph of the form is perfectly fine, provided all details are readable.

If you experience any issues downloading the form from the Diocese’s website, please contact Dorothee, who will be happy to email it to you instead.    

Order your Christmas Cards!

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As many of you know, last year our STB card-recycling project once again raised a total of 6,000 Euros (including a generous donation from the former Hon. British Consul Claus Budelmann.) The team is once again in full swing for 2024, preparing high quality Christmas and greetings cards for sale at the Bazaar, Victorian Christmas Market and various other church and local events. The Christmas greetings are in both English and German with motifs to suit all tastes! 

If you would like to order your Christmas cards online instead,  you can access the order form right here, right now: 

Christmas cards order form

Please pray for our confirmands

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Bishop Robert will be taking the service on Sunday 17th November at 10.30, both preaching and presiding on this significant occasion.

We have three adult candidates, and seven juniors this year, and they have all been preparing since soon after Easter: meeting to learn more about God, the Bible, Christian doctrine, our Anglican church and liturgy. It has been a rich and joyful time, and we wish each one of them well as they take this next step forward in affirming their faith, and also receive the sacrament of their first holy communion. 

A reminder as the Confirmation becomes imminent, that no photography or video recording during services is permitted. Notices to this effect are displayed all around the church, but after a while, they do tend to become just ‘part of the wallpaper’! This is a general rule, and any potential exceptions must be discussed in advance with the Chaplain, along with receiving the permission of all those likely to be recorded. This applies to any recording, and whether or not you may intend to publish it on any sort of social media platform. When it comes to music, we are subject to performing rights and copyright considerations, and the Data protection and safeguarding rules are there to protect us all. So, please respect the privacy, property and wellbeing of others, most especially when you are in church. Thank you.

Article on Mabel Wulff (and our church) on bbc.com

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Two journalists from Wales recently discovered the story of Mabel Wulff, our church’s caretaker, who courageously kept it safe during WWII. They interviewed Eddie Wulff, Mabel’s grandson, and also contacted us for photos and videos of the church, which Madeleine Resühr provided. You can read the final article at the following link.

Secret WW2 bravery of Welsh mum who survived Nazi Germany and saved an historic church

Our charity partnership with Hanseatic Help – could you organise our STB collections?

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We have had two collections so far, and are keen to continue our links with this local charity, as part of our wider engagement in Hamburg.

This request is for someone to schedule the periodic collection dates. Then to arrange a car to deliver the items collected to the charity’s main building (old Fischmarkt area, close to church) during the week after each collection has taken place.

Please contact the Chaplain for further details or if you have any questions.