Steve McCarthy will be giving a talk on his recently published book ‘God, Who on Earth are You: Mystery and Meaning in Christianity today’ at the Centre Jean XXII on 26 October at 19.30. More information can be found on the flyer below.

Our Meditation group would like to draw your attention to this retreat happening in the beautiful Bonnevaux monastery near Poitiers in France  where the WCCM resident contemplative community are located.

Yoga Meditation and Writing: an  exploitation of the nature of Body and Writing.  October 19^th – 22^nd . For further information click here

Please note there was an omission in the previous post: your child should be 8 years old by 1 January 2023 to take part in the programme. Further information is available by clicking here

If you would like your child to make his/ her First Holy Communion in 2023, you are asked to attend a meeting with Fr Michael and the catechists on Saturday 15 October at 4pm in the Church of St Alphonse. More information about the programme will be given at the meeting as well as how to register your child.

Your child should have reached his/her 8th birthday by 1st January 2023 in order to take part in this year’s programme and be able to communicate independently in English.

If you have any further questions, please contact the parish office: parish@catholic.lu

This weekend we will be launching our annual appeal for Operation Christmas Child – please read the information below and think about donating.

This is the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind; it uses gift-filled shoeboxes to benefit children in need all around the world in a tangible way. Since 1993, the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, has collected and delivered more than 135 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 150 countries and territories. More than 500,000 volunteers worldwide are involved in collecting, shipping, and distributing shoebox gifts.

Our boxes will be distributed in Romania and Moldova, normally before Christmas . Last year our parish sponsored/filled 405 boxes !  

Please donate: You can obtain standard flat boxes to fill from our team members at the back of the church after weekend Masses; or you can sponsor the pre-packed boxes which our team has packed (30 euro / box ). Please see the guidance on items to include below.

To sponsor a shoebox you can either pass your donation to one of the team members at Mass, or make a bank transfer to the parish bank account marking the reference ‘Shoebox appeal’ : A/C name: Friends of the International English-speaking Catholic Community Luxembourg. A/C number: LU10 0019 5155 8196 2000

Or you can scan the Digicash code below (especially for the Shoebox appeal).

The deadline is October 30^th 2022