The Grand Priory of Portugal is pleased to invite members and friends of the Order to attend the formal installation of the new Grand Prior by the Grand Master.
The ceremonies will take place at the Chapel of St Lazarus in Tavira on Saturday 5 April and will be followed by a celebration lunch.
Full details and a booking form may be downloaded here.
The Grand Bailiwick of Scotland is pleased to invite members and guests to their Investiture weekend in Stirling (2-3 May 2025)
The vigil service will take place on Friday 2 May at 6 p.m. at Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Stirling with the Investiture ceremony to follow on Saturday 3 May at 11 a.m.
Further details and booking arrangements from the Secretary-General, Chev. Colin Russel,l at russellc56 [at] gmail.com
The Spring National Investiture Service of the Grand Priory of England & Wales will take place on Saturday 10 May 2025 at The Cathedral Church of Our Lady Help of Christians and Saint Peter of Alcantara-Moors, Town Walls, Shrewsbury SY1 1UE, followed by a reception and lunch at Prestfelde Preparatory School, London Road, Shrewsbury SY2 6NZ.
The Grand Bailiwick of Austria is pleased to invite all members and guests to an Investiture on Saturday, 17 May 2025.
Location: Church of St. Jakob, Pfarrplatz 3 in 1190 Vienna
Gathering: 4:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Start: 4:30 p.m.
Introit procession
Ecumenical service of the word
Investiture
Final blessing
Retiral procession
The collection during the service goes to the charitable projects of the church.
The Grand Bailiwick of Germany invites its brothers, sisters and friends from around the world to the 2025 investiture weekend from July 25-27 in the beautiful baroque and renaissance city of Gotha. A registration can be made through www.st-lazarus-orden.de/anmeldung.
Grand Bailiff Clement Stroetmann writes:
The Grand Priory of Sweden is pleased to invite members and friends to an Investiture weekend from 19 to 21 September 2025. The ceremonies will take place at Bäckaskog Castle, Kristianstad Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden, where accommodation can also be arranged.
Full details of the programme and booking arrangements may be downloaded here. Please note that all reservations should be made by 20 April.
The Grand Bailiwick of the Czech Republic, with the Grand Priory of Slovakia, is pleased to invite members and guests to a ceremonial Investiture in Slavkov u Bruna from 10-12 October 2025.
The full programme and booking details can be downloaded here.
