Garden Morning: With the rebuilding works on the couvent at St Alphonse being almost complete, we can now turn our attention to the garden, which is increasingly resembling an amazonian rain forest, insofar as vegetation is growing unchecked and without evident human intervention.

We are proposing a ‘garden morning’ from 10:00-13:00 on Saturday 30th September. Come along to cut grass, uproot weeds, carry stones, dig up bulbs, trim hedges and do other garden-related tasks, preparing the garden for its winter sleep and spring revival. And to catch up with friends! A picnic lunch will be provided. Next week at Mass there will be sign-up sheets (to help with catering arrangements). All welcome!

For those who involved in, or wishing to be involved in service of refugees in Luxembourg city, there is a presentation of the project of welcome on 20 September at 20:00 at the Centre Jean XXIII. 

Further details can be found here (FR). 

I received the following announcement from our Luxembourg Anglican community, and am happy to pass it on:

A family of 7 are urgently looking for a house in Luxembourg to rent or buy (have just moved here because of work). If you have, or know of, such a property, please contact me and I’ll put you in direct touch with the family.

Thanks,

Fr Ed

The Fondation Sainte Irmine is a charitable body set up by Archbishop Hollerich in 2012 to support the pastoral development in the archdiocese. It is active in a number of areas, supporting a variety of activities and projects. From time to time, our English-speaking community makes donations to the Fondation (for example, our weekend collections when the Archbishop celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation for our community, and again after our recent outdoor Mass and barbecue in the garden of Archbishop’s House.

The annual report of the Fondation for 2016 has been published, and we have been advised of an English edition. The report is well worth looking at as it gives an overview of the wider activities of the Church in Luxembourg, and its service of the Church and the world. You can find the report here.

Fr Ed