The Jubilee Year of Mercy is officially over, but our celebration of mercy continues, year in, year out. We formally closed the Year in our parish with the celebration of individual Confession and Absolution. In a simple but moving manner, hundreds of our parishioners came forward to ask for God’s forgiveness — and received absolution and forgiveness from the Lord. This is but one of the fruits from this special year.

I have just read an excellent reflection by a  journalist on the Year of Mercy, which I share here.  (thank you, Gerry, for the link).

Fr Ed

Niall Mac Monagle, teacher, editor and art critic will launch his poetry anthology
Windharp – Poetry of Ireland since 1916 and speak on the painting Une ferme à Pont-Aven by Roderic O’ Connor in the presence of the Irish Ambassador to Luxembourg H.E. Peadar Carpenter

at Chapter 1 The Book Loft  40, rue des Bruyères – L-1274, Howald, Luxembourg

Friday, 9^th December from  6h30pm to 8h30pm

Complimentary drinks and canapés  Music by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, Lucsamburg

 AFTERWARDS…

retire to ÉireLux, new Irish pub for ceol agus craic

 Please register using the link below RSVP by 5^th December

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c44aaa622a1ff2-apoem

programme-here

Received recently:

I am writing from Canada and am hoping that you may be able to help me.
(I found your name on-line on the site for St. Peter and Paul church on rue de Hollerich in Luxembourg City, and it sounded like you understood English.)

I am doing some research on my Bregenzer relatives that at one time lived in Mensdorf, Luxembourg. By 1910, all my relatives with the Bregenzer last
name had emigrated from Luxembourg to North America. Recently, I have received a number of old photos from a distant Bregenzer relative in Chicago.
There is writing on the back of some of the photos that indicate that sometime after 1910, there were still relatives in Luxembourg corresponding with
the relatives in Chicago. (The photos were not dated, nor did they identify the people in the photos or who had sent them.) I am assuming that the
senders must be from the families that married into the Bregenzer family – Hackert, Jacob, Kühn, or Steinmetz.

There are couple of photos of St. Peter and Paul church in Hollerich and writing on the back indicating that the writer was a member of the parish.
I am very interested in finding out who the relatives were that sent the photos and if there still may be relatives living in Luxembourg.

I am not sure that you or the parish staff assists with genealogy research, but if there is someone in the parish that could check the churchbooks
(probably the 1930’s) to see if any of the above names may be found there. (I would be willing to pay for the time involved.) – I am assuming that these
may be elderly people that wrote.

If you require more information, I can send you copies of the photos and what is written on the back as well as any family information that may assist you.
I realize that this is not a lot of information to go on, but that is sometimes the way it goes with genealogy.

Thank you in advance for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Mary Ann Hueser
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

I have replied giving the contact details for Hollerich parish, and promising to advertise the request. If you can help, you can reply directly by selecting the link above. Thanks, Fr Ed.

Members of our parish community will have a stall at the Fleamarket in Limpertsberg on Sunday 4th December to raise funds for next year’s Lourdes pilgrimage and for the appeal for the restoration of the organ in St Alphonse.

The flea market, open to a general range of goods, will take place from 9am to 5pm on Sunday, December 4 in the Victor Hugo hall in Luxembourg-Limpertsberg.

1. Do you have quality goods you could contribute as soon as possible for this sale? You can bring anything along to church on Saturday/Sunday 26/27 November, or on Saturday/Sunday 3/4 December at latest.
2. Help is needed (as much as possible!) bringing goods down from the room above the Children’s Liturgy room after Mass on Sunday next, 27th November. Just head for the room at the end of Mass and roll your sleeves up!

Thanks,

Fr Ed

Year of Mercy
Officially the Jubilee Year of Mercy comes to a close this weekend, when Pope Francis solemnly closes the Holy Door in St Peter’s in the Vatican. In our parish, we have one extra week! After Masses next weekend,  19:00 Saturday evening 26th November, 11:15 Sunday 27th November) there will be the opportunity for simple Confession and Absolution. This will not be a time for long conversation or detailed inventories of sins — that can happen any time by arrangement — this is an invitation to all to receive the sacramental sign of God’s forgiveness. It is too much of an opportunity to let it pass by. ALL are welcome!

Fr Ed