Liverpool

My vocation journey was not a simple or straight road. After many turns and twists I was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England but for various reasons I left ministry before I was priested. Or at least, I thought I left ministry. Vocation never leaves us, and ministry finds a way to continue, even if feels more like weeds forcing their way up between the paving stones rather than a well-tended rose-garden. I’m so glad for my decision to go into the Gustaf Adolf Church

The LCiGB Synod took place in Liverpool on Saturday, 25 April. The focus was safeguarding, under the theme “Safe to Serve, Called to Care.” A short training session and discussion on recent LCiGB guidance were led by the LCiGB Dean, Laura Haupt. It was wonderful to receive updates from parishes across the country and to welcome new representatives to the Synod.

“Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:16 We celebrated with great joy the Ordination to the Priesthood of Deacon Simon Macaulay and Dr Elina Wright at Gustav Adolf Nordic Lutheran Church in Liverpool on Saturday, 25 April. Lutheran clergy from around the country joined in active participation, and it was a blessing to have Anglican priests among us joining in the “Laying on of Hands” c

On December 7 Bishop Paulina visited Liverpool International Nordic Community with Dean Laura and Pastor Joseph. It was wonderful to be able to meet people from the congregation and to be able to talk about the future with the parish council.

A Landmark in Rome: Ordination of Pastor Heidi Lengler A reflection by Pastor Māris Sants On 7 September 2025 I had the privilege of visiting the Italian Lutheran Church in Rome for a momentous event: the ordination of Pastor Heidi Lengler. What makes this occasion truly historic is that she is the first Italian-speaking minister ordained by the Italian Lutheran Church (Chiesa Evangelica Luterana in Italia, CELI). Although there have been female ministers before, they were Ge

6-8 October our pastors had a Ministerium meeting and Retreat at Focolare Centre for Unity in Welwyn Garden City. Fr Thomas Seville form the Community of the Resurrection in Mirfield talked about the psalms and the use of the psalter at church services. LCiGB pastor Jo Jan Vandenheede shared some of his PhD study on Porvoo (Anglican-Lutheran) agreement and communion. We also celebrated the oak jubilees (80) of bishop Walter Jagucki and pastor John Evenson, who both received