15 November 2017 

 

On Friday 3 November the Venerable Order hosted a meeting of Johanniter (St John) organisations from 7 countries across Europe (known as the Alliance). They were welcomed by HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, the Grand Prior, who looked forward to the members of the Alliance working closer together.

 

The Order in Germany (Johanniterorden) was led by their Herrenmeister ("Master of the Knights" or Grand Master), HRH Prince Oskar of Prussia who explained the work that The Johanniterorder had done with refugees. During the day, discussions centred around youth, working in support of Refugees and Faith. At the end of the meeting Sir Malcolm Ross, the Lord Prior became the President of the Alliance for the next two years.

 

The following day The Right Reverend Timothy Stevens, the Order's Prelate led a group of the Alliance prelates in discussions on faith within their Order's.

 


Photo: The Museum of the Order of St John Chapter Hall