Peter Gerloff

Peter Gerloff (born February 4, 1957 in Münster ) is a German Roman Catholic priest . He lives in Goslar and is a lyricist and composer of numerous sacred songs .

Life

Peter Gerloff became vicar in 1981 and from 1984 he was ordained Protestant pastor in the Ruhr area. He married in 1982. As the father of three children , he converted to the Catholic Church with his family in 1990 . In 1995 he received with Zölibatsdispens in Hildesheim Cathedral , the ordination .

From 1992 to 2003 he was hospital chaplain at the State Hospital Hildesheim , since the consecration Subsidiar in Westfeld , since 1999 in Hildesheim. From 2004 to 2013 he was parish priest in Sehnde , St. Maria , and Bolzum , St. Josef , then in Bad Nenndorf , Maria vom St. Rosary . Since September 2015 he has been pastor ( cooperator ) in Goslar, Bad Harzburg and Liebenburg . Since 2003 he has been working as an author at Wikipedia under the user name Rabanus Flavus .

Works

Some of Peter Gerloff's texts and melodies can be found in numerous practical liturgical publications and others. a. of the Pustet publishing house . In the songbook All my sources spring in you there are 24 of his songs, which were set to music by Heinz Martin Lonquich . In 2016 the composer Ludger Stühlmeyer set Gerloff's Sternsingerlied to music .

The following of his song texts were included in God's praise 2013 :

Trunk part:
- 103 This Day Is Owned To Christ ( Sunday )
- 325 Stay with us, you wanderer through time ( Emmaus )
- 363 Lord, even us take for Tabor with ( Transfiguration )
- 374 People of God, Light Lights ( Presentation of the Lord )
- 504 Heavenly Father Hear Our Wailing ( Burial )
- 528 A Messenger Comes Promising Salvation ( Annunciation of the Lord )
Diocesan editions:
- Archdiocese of Freiburg - Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
  - 901 Simon Peter there on the bank ( Peter and Paul )
- Diocese of Fulda
  - 878 You stand as a silent question ( Elisabeth of Thuringia )
- Church Province of Hamburg
  - 912 confessors in the horror period ( martyrs of the Nazi era )
- Archdiocese of Cologne
  - 855 See, Mary goes on a journey ( Visitation of Mary )
  - 867 Simon Peter there on the bank (Peter and Paul)
  - 868 Look at the sign (for blessing )
- Diocese of Limburg
  - 769 Hosanna, Jesus, Son of David ( Palm Sunday )
- Diocese of Regensburg
  - 772 Two people are given a child ( Feast of the Holy Family )

literature

Ludger Stühlmeyer: Encountering Christ. In: Heinrichsblatt , No. 6, Bamberg , February 8, 2015, p. 13 .
Maria Palmer: Perceiving the signpost. The Epiphany song "See the star that we bring you" by Peter Gerloff and Ludger Stühlmeyer. In: Heinrichsblatt, No. 1, Bamberg January 1, 2017, p. 13 .

Web links

Song Page Singing Faith

Sheet music in the public domain by Peter Gerloff in the Choral Public Domain Library

Published works by Peter Gerloff in Carus-Verlag

Literature by and about Peter Gerloff in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

^ Catholic Church North Harz: Pastoral Team
↑ God's Cross-Border Crossers , PDF file, pp. 18–20.
^ Moving farewell mass for Pastor Gerloff in Sehnde
↑ Report currently in Bad Nenndorf
↑ Homepage Peter Gerloff , as seen on September 3, 2015.
↑ Heinz Martin Lonquich: All my sources arise in you. Neue Geistliche Lieder und Kanons , Carus, Stuttgart 2007, ISMN 979-0-007-09117-0 (search in the DNB portal) .
↑ Carol Singers
↑ In: Carbuncles . ABC of Christmas customs . Ruth Franke: Wise, Magician, Astronomer. St. three kings . December 2018 pp. 30–34, ISBN 978-3-935616-72-0 .

personal data
SURNAME	Gerloff, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Roman Catholic priest in Goslar and lyricist and composer of hymns
DATE OF BIRTH	4th February 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Muenster

[1] Catholic Church North Harz: Pastoral Team

[2] God's Cross-Border Crossers , PDF file, pp. 18–20.

[3] Moving farewell mass for Pastor Gerloff in Sehnde

[4] Report currently in Bad Nenndorf

[5] Homepage Peter Gerloff , as seen on September 3, 2015.

[6] Heinz Martin Lonquich: All my sources arise in you. Neue Geistliche Lieder und Kanons , Carus, Stuttgart 2007, ISMN 979-0-007-09117-0 (search in the DNB portal) .

[7] Carol Singers

[8] In: Carbuncles . ABC of Christmas customs . Ruth Franke: Wise, Magician, Astronomer. St. three kings . December 2018 pp. 30–34, ISBN 978-3-935616-72-0 .