A parish family have contacted me regarding their son’s visit to St Petersburg this summer to work at the Ermitage. Mathieu is 20, and is looking for accommodation in a supportive, Christian environment. Do you have contacts in the city? If so, it would make the attractive prospect of working in the Ermitage even better, and would put his parents’ mind more at ease!
If you can help with info, please let me know.
Thanks,
Fr Ed
A reminder that this Sunday (21st February) after the 11:15 Mass children making their First Holy Communion will be celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) for the first time. If this involves your child, you will have received an email from Robert Foley with further details.
The celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation is required of all children making their First Holy Communion.
Thank you,
Fr Ed
Wanted — books for refugees.
We are looking for simple books and texts in French, English and Luxembourgish for the refugee centre in Gasperich which the parish is supporting. In particular: basic textbooks; simple texts and readers; childrens’ books; picture books; bandes dessinées; comic books; suitable magazines; simple reference books such as dictionaries and atlases etc. Also sets of Scrabble and Junior Scrabble in both English and French editions and similar games based around words. They can be brought to Church and left in the boxes provided.
Thank you. Steve McCarthy.
As with the past couple of years, we would like to serve soup in church after the 12:15 Mass each Wednesday of Lent, beginning this Wednesday 10th of February. We are looking for volunteers to prepare soup for about 40 people (whether bought or home-made). Expenses will be covered, and money raised will go to a good (as yet undecided) cause.
The dates required are:
February 10
February 17
February 24
March 9
March 23
If you can help in any way, that would be great.
Thanks, Fr Ed
(I managed to avoid asking for Soupervisors!
‘Merciful like the Father’ is the title of Archbishop Hollerich’s letter marking the beginning of Lent 2016. The theme is, of course, mercy, and how we may call upon the everlasting mercy of God. The original, in French, is here. The (unofficial) English translation is here. Many thanks to the translator.
Fr Ed
