Newsletter September 2022

Due to the pandemic, it took three attempts for the intimate concert featuring singer and actor Reinhild Kuhn and Berlin-based guitarist Thomas Holzhausen to finally take place in the seminar room on Rudolfstraße. The audience consisted of voluntary and permanent employees, representatives of the foundation and friends of the singer. Songs by Leonard Cohen, Die Toten Hosen and Tom Waits and many more were performed, with the atmosphere varying from heartfelt to spirited, direct to reflective and subtle to frank. After all, each of the songs performed was an ode to the questions surrounding our existence. Once the concert was over, the two artists met their fans in the institute’s garden to discuss music and life over a glass of wine and other cold drinks. ...

The seminar marked the third event dedicated to jointly discussing and broadening our mission statement. Following the events on the guiding principles “Standing up for dignity” and “Demonstrating quality”, in June, we focused on the importance of making each moment count. I can often be quoted as saying that seizing the opportune moment is highly relevant to the work we carry out at the hospice. This idea is reflected in the title of our magazine Kairos, published four times a year, in the academy logo and, as goes without saying, in the sculpture of Kairos on the terrace of the building on Rudolfstraße. ...

The Schober foundation, based in Münster, has donated 12,150 euros to help fund hospice and palliative care in Ukraine over a 12-month period. Prof. Dr Dr Otmar Schober was pleased to present the foundation’s donation to Dr Andreas Stähli, Academy Director at the Johannes hospice. Prof. Schober explained: “As a foundation established to promote Christian hospice work, it is our mission to support palliative care, which is urgently required in Ukraine due to the war at this time. Assistance is currently very much needed both in terms of care and education.” ...