The Holy Father Pope Francis has written an apostolic letter on the meaning and importance of the nativity scene for Christian people. It is available in English by clicking the link below:
Advent Meditation
Our little meditation group is affiliated to the WCCM (World Community for Christian Meditation). Fr. Laurence Freeman, the WCCM spiritual guide, has sent us a thoughtful Reflection on the Second Week of Advent which you can download here.
Our group meets every Wednesday evening at 18.30 in the Garden Room at St Alphonse for half an hour of silent meditation. Feel free just to come along whenever you want. Further details on the Prayer Page of this website. There you will also find a link to Sarah Bachelard’s five inspired talks on Contemplation and Christianity in our Time. Highly recommended!
Conference on Amazonian Synod
The recent Amazonian Synod will be seen as one of the defining events of the Francis Papacy – not least because it brought together his concerns about ecology and about global social injustice in Laudato Si.
Next Saturday, at 9.30, our Cardinal Hollerich and Cardinal Barreto from Peru will lead a conference (in English) about this Synod at the Jean XXIII Centre. Download full details here.
Straight after the conference we’ll have a meeting of anyone interested in our own tree-planting initiative as a way of making a small practical contribution against climate change. Contact Steve McCarthy.
Pastoral letter from the Archbishop
An unofficial translation of the pastoral letter for the first Sunday of Advent from the Archbishop of Luxembourg, Jean- Claude Cardinal Hollerich, can be found below. Hard copies are available at the back gof the church.
Internship / work experience request
A young accountancy / finance student, who is the sister of one of our parishioners, will be visiting Luxembourg in April – May 2020. She would welcome the opportunity for an internship or some work experience. If you can help, please contact the parish office for more information.
