On Thursday 9 May we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension. Mass will be celebrated in English at 11am in Hollerich.

An invitation from the Anglican community: “An Ascension Day walk is being organised by Geoff Thompson and other members of our congregation; the Reverend Chris Lyon has asked me to let you know about it as it may be an event you and members of your congregation might wish to take part in.

The walk will be at Echternach lake, starting at 2 pm on Thursday 9 May.  At present, the plan is for everyone to meet at the Hostel and to bring their own food.  Geoff and his team are looking into the possibility of providing a barbecue and a cash bar and will provide further details shortly.”

Mass in English is now celebrated every Wednesday at 7.30am in St Alphonse. Depending on the response to this, other Masses may be celebrated in English. Any suggestions in this regard will be welcome.

Fr Ed

Congratulations to Julia Lang, baptised in St Alphonse on Saturday 6 April, and to her parents Karen and Frédéric Lang. We are delighted to welcome Julia into the Church of God.

The recent Marriage Preparation course has just been completed at the home of Monique and Marcus Oswald. Nine couples attended, and reflected on the various aspects of marriage: relationship, sacrament, financial management, bringing up children, the social value of marriage, marriage and sexuality, troubleshooting relationships — and much more. The team comprised of Monique and Marcus, along with Josephine and Marvin Agustin, and Fr Ed. There were many positive comments afterwards from various of the nine couples who attended. Many thanks to the team for their hard work, generosity with their time and commitment to the vital task of Marriage Preparation.

Please pray for the couples who are preparing to marry:

Darina McGarry & Simon Dennis
Justyna Maczyszyn & Alex Vilchez
Cristina Dan & Alberto Saugar
Siobhán McCarthy & Eóin Mac Domhnaill
Jennifer Maher and Koen van Huynegem
Leonie Carroll & Marc de Crouy Chanel
Aisling Mcinerney & David Micallef
Hanna Swietochowska & Pierre-Yves Lefebre
Jennifer De Barro & Omar Fenech

We wish them every blessing for their married life together.

Confirmation preparation classes resumed on Wednesday 10 April. The first post-Easter meeting was hosted by Archbishop Hollerich at his own house. The evening began with a reflective prayer service in the Archbishop’s chapel, and then continued with the Archbishop talking about his life, his Jesuit vocation and his work in Luxembourg, and about Confirmation. He then threw the floor open to questions (‘You can ask me anything!’) and there followed enlightening answers about his life as a Jesuit, his 20 years in Japan and other matters. The evening ended with sushi and pizza. Many thanks to the candidates, to the Catechists (whose hard work continues, week-in, week-out) and not least to the Archbishop for his welcome, generosity with his time, and openness to the group. Photos of the event can be found on Cheryl Kouba’s FaceBook page.