Heinz Porsch from Bensberg was recently honored for more than forty years of voluntary work in the Catholic Church of St. Nicholas , Bensberg . Pastor Heinz-Peter Janssen presented the 86-year-old in a ceremony a certificate and the Papal Medal "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. With the award of this order is distinguished from the Vatican laity for special services. In addition to his years of work and Membership of parish council, church council and church choir, Heinz Porsch has provided outstanding, especially around the archives of the parish . In painstaking work of the volunteer archivist has seen some 50,000 documents, arranged, recorded and created a finding aid. For many in Latin, written documentation was also a transcription necessary. It is due to that the archive has become a veritable treasure trove for the church community and therefore receive some interesting details remain to posterity.
Contact:
Catholic Parish of St. Nicholas Nicholas
Straße 4 51429 Bergisch Gladbach
Tel: 02204 / 52 424
Fax: 02204 / 1543
St. Nicholas bensberg @ t-online.de
Source: updates parish of St. Nicholas, Bensberg , 22.6.2007; Rhein-Berg- Online, 09/07/2007 ; Bergisches Handelsblatt, 17.7.2007
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