Picture gallery New Year’s reception “The Blessing Church” – Thomas Paul Schirrmacher

Picture gallery New Year’s reception “The Blessing Church”

Thursday April 10th, 2025 / ProMundis Blog

: Archbishop Thomas Schirrmacher, Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of India Christian Mission for Continental Europe, speaks on the topic “World peace begins in small circles” © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Archbishop Thomas Schirrmacher, Bishop Michael Chandrathas and Superintendent Pastor Dietrich Denker bless the newly married Indian couple Yedla © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: (from left) Police officer Wolfgang Röthgens, Archbishop Thomas Schirrmacher, Superintendent Dietrich Denker and Lord Mayor Felix Heinrichs © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Felix Heinrichs, Lord Mayor of Mönchengladbach, praises the international community work in his welcoming address © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Archbishop Schirrmacher thanks Lord Mayor Heinrichs for his political work © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Superintendent Pastor Dietrich Denker, patron of the Blessing Gospel Mission Church and chairman of the working group Gemeinsam Interkulturell Voran © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Member of the German Bundestag Gülistan Yüksel emphasizes the value of international community work and talks about her own experience of migration and integration © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Archbishop Schirrmacher presents Dr. Herbert Loock with the certificate of appointment as the new patron of the Blessing Church on behalf of Dr. Günter Krings, Member of the German Bundestag © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Committed Christian Wolfgang Röthgens is honored for his 45 years of service with the Mönchengladbach police force © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: The clown Antoschka provides amusement with acrobatic performances © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Archbishop Schirrmacher, Bishop Chandrathas and Superintendent Denker together with brothers and sisters from India and Sri Lanka who want to start a new life in Germany © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Congolese-born Bishop Martin Ndongala receives an honor from Archbishop Schirrmacher and Superintendent Denker © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: At the end of the New Year celebrations, the prayer for peace will be said by Archpriest Aleksejs Ribakov and members of the committee of the working group Gemeinsam Interkulturell Voran © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: Archbishop Schirrmacher in dialog with Abdoulaye Sadio Barry, software developer and presidential candidate in the West African state of Guinea © BQ/Martin Warnecke

: (from left) Bishop Chandrathas, Superintendent Denker, Archbishop Schirrmacher and Reverend Dr. Ji-Ung Jeremy Lim © BQ/Martin Warnecke