22 nd May 2004 Wackerbarth. Germany.Organizer was the Grand Priory of Germany, Grand
Prior Chev. Dr. h.c. Henry Neumüller, G.C.St.S.
Investiture of the Knights Order of Saint Stanislas in
Germany, Dresden / Radebeul at Saturday, 2 2 nd May
2004, 2:00 P.M. in the Belvedere of the Palace of
Wackerbarth. Priest: Erzpriester Anastasij Drekopf,
C.S.St.S., Priest Eberhard Ritter, C.St.S. The clergy
speaks prayer and blesses the insignia and the candles.
The postulants were presented individually: Alexander
Otto Georg Paul Müller, Harald Klocke, Ing. Willibald
Gusel, André Carnal, Stefan Kröhl, Maria Angela
Schwab, Dr. Konrad Zimmer, Walter Leo Frühauf,
Marco Henry Veyox Neumüller. Each postulant was
picked up by the Marshal from his place and escorted
before the Grand Master. There, the adjutant took the
mantle from the postulant. The postulant presents
himself before the Grand Master. The Grand Master
carries out the dubbing ceremony by placing the order
sword first on the left and then on the right shoulder
and pronounces in Polish the appointment as a knight.
The Grand Master puts his hand on the head of the
Ladies to receive them in the Order. The new Knight
(Dame) gets up and turns to the Grand Prior. The
Knight (Dame) is awarded the Order by the Grand
Prior. The new Knight (Dame) turns to the Grand
Master. The Knight (Dame) receives the mantle by the
marshal. The priest comes to the postulant, reads the
oath to him and asks him to take the oath. The oath
formula is:I promise to serve faithfully and devoted to the
Order of St. Stanislas. I vow to respect its
traditions and the constitution, to behave
according to the rules of the Order, to be loyal
to the Grand Master and my superiors, to the
greater glory of the Order.The new knight signs the vow. Afterwards the new
knight is accompanied by the marshal to the seat, the
next postulant is brought forward. After all the
postulants have been knighted, the Closing prayer is
held for the knighthood. Solemn exodus from the
chapel with organ accompaniment. Closing Ceremony
in the Castle. Crossing from the Belvedere to the
castle. Ceremonial entry with music accompaniment
into the ballroom, where the guests and knights took
a seat on the chairs provided with name tags. In the
front row take the new knights and the persons to
promote place. Welcome words / speech by the Grand
Prior Welcome Words / Speech by the Grand Master.
The certificates were handed over to the new knights
as well for promotions and appointments. Music
entertainment. On the solemn investiture at that time
at Schloss Wackerbarth, donations were collected by
auctioning historical objects..First German Investiture in 1996The XIV Investiture of the Order was held in Hilter, in
the middle of the historic Teutoburger Forest near
Osnabruck. The Grand Master arrived on 31st, May
1996 and was greeted by the Grand Prior of Germany,
Father Johannes Gehrmann G.C.St.S. The ceremony of
investiture took place on June 1st at 10 a clock in the
Town Hall of Hilter attended by honorary guests, the
Mayor of Hilter and the Pastor of the Evangelical
Church. Reverend Father Gehrmann was installed as
the first Grand Prior of Germany. In the evening, a
Roman Catholic mass was celebrated in both Polish
and German, by the Reverends Just, Ritter and
Oleksiuk. After a reception in the church hall, guest
assembled for a dinner in the beautiful country hotel.Program Saturday, 2 2 nd, May 2004
In Castel Wackerbarth:
01:30 PM Meeting in front of the
Castel Wackerbarth
02:00 PM Holy Mass
03:00 PM Investiture on the first floor
of the Castel Wackerbarth
04:00 till 06:00 PM Time free in Hotels
06:00 PM Departures to Gala Dinner
06:30 PM Reception on the ground floor of the
Castle Wackerbarth
07:30 PM Festive Dinner Castle
11:00 PM End of the official part
00:30 AM Departure to Hotels.GERMANY