The Irish cultural organisation Comhaltas are celebrating St Patrick’s Day early this year with a Ceili in Gasperich on Saturday 14 March.
The event will give participants the chance to try traditional country dancing, which will be explained to beginners with the help of an announcer/caller.
This event is hosted at the Gasperich Parish Hall, 35 rue de Gasperich, L1617 from 8pm. Entry is €10 on the door, or free to members.
To find out more, visit www.comhaltas.lu
Media Vita: Choral Music by great Renaissance Composers is the title of a concert to be held in Église St jean-le-Grund at 17:15 on Sunday 22 March. If you’ve heard The Art of Music before, you’ll know already how superbly they perform their repertoire of early music. Full details of the concert may be found here.
Fr Ed
Confirmation Registration is now closed.
In the 5 weeks since we began registration for this year’s Confirmation Programme, we have enrolled 22 young people (some enrolments remain to be ratified, pending meetings with parents). There have been two meetings for parents, with acceptance of candidates conditional on parent/s attending at least one; there have been individual meetings with parents who couldn’t attend either of the others, and more are scheduled. The Programme has been advertised every week at Mass, and at the European School, and the information has been posted here on the parish website, with constant reminders to keep an eye on the page to keep up-to-date; more than this we are not able to do!
Classes have begun, the first examining ‘What it means to be a Christian’ — essential, basic background for the rest of the Programme. We will try to ensure that candidates who missed the first session will catch up with what they have missed. Obviously the more classes candidates miss, the more their catechesis is compromised, and the more difficult it is to ensure they are properly prepared.
The closing of registration means that we are not accepting any further candidates for the Programme and for Confirmation on 31 May. This is a necessary step to ensure the stability of the Programme and the integrity of its content. If somehow you have missed the deadline, there will be opportunities to enrol in the next Programme when it is organised next year.
We are delighted that so many young people have come forward, and ask that you keep them all in your prayers over the coming months as they prepare to celebrate this important stage on their spiritual journey.
Thank you for your understanding.
Fr Ed
I have received the following request, met with and spoken to the artist herself, and am happy to recommend the project to members of our parish. Lois will be at the 11:15 Mass for the next couple of weeks, and can be contacted on 621 659 571 or by email.
Fr Ed
The People and The Church Photography Project
Hello! I am an artist in resident through the Ministry of Culture for 10 weeks in Bourglinster and I’m from Milwaukee, WI. I am very impressed by the role of the Catholic church here in Luxembourg and am doing a project about the people, the church and the community.
I am in need of volunteers of all ages. I am doing portraits and informal audio interviews of people who regularly attend church and also priests, nuns and people who work or volunteer at the Catholic church.
I hope to make at least 25 portraits during my short stay here, please help me make this happen! I would like to photograph you in a place of meaning to you (in the church or your home…) and then ask you about your experiences and the church and the community.
If you would like to participate it will take about an hour of your time and I will give you a print. The photos are for gallery/museum type shows. I will travel anywhere in Luxembourg so please pass the word along as I would like to get many different people.
I apologize I only speak English and a tiny bit of French! You can contact me if you have any questions or to schedule a time. Thank you so much for your consideration.
Lois Bielefeld Email: loisbielefeld@gmail.com # 621.659.571
Confession/the Sacrament of Reconciliation is available in English during Lent on Saturdays from 10:00-11:00 and from 15:00-16:00. Saturday 28th February, however, the morning session is not available due to the altar servers’ meeting at the same time. Apologies for this change of plan. I will endeavour to be in the church from 10:45 until 11:15 on this day. Otherwise, Confessions are by arrangement: email or call (691 217 713).
Thanks,
Fr Ed
