English Mass Utrecht

Dear brothers and sisters,

This Sunday, the 8th December, we have again the monthly Christian Family program in Saint Aloysius church in Utrecht – Address: Adriaen van Ostadelaan 2.

The program will be in English for the parents and in Dutch for the kids.

• 11.00: Holy Mass in English with father Koos Smits;
• 12.00: Potluck lunch;
• 13.00-15.00: Parents program on Christian Family and simultaneously Kids programme;
• 15.00: Closing with prayer

Please inform if you are participating via email to:k.smits@katholiekutrecht.nl

Many blessings,

English Mass coordination team

Fridays for Future is an international movement of school students who take time off from class to participate in demonstrations to demand action to prevent further global warming and climate change.

This Friday, November 29th, it will be again an international day of action for the climate!
In Utrecht center, in Vredenburgplein, starting at 16:30, there will be a silent march to remember and honor the victims of climate change and to take action to improve the climate policy.
The organization asks everyone to dress black for the occasion.
Everyone is welcome to come and join the cause.

More info:
* Flyer in English: https://fffutu.re/29-11_Info_English
* Facebook event in Dutch: https://www.facebook.com/events/1644768172325689/

On Wednesday, the 27th November, the Pope’s organization ‘Aid to the Church in Need’ organizes an international day to stand up for the religious freedom.

Many churches will be lit in red during the evening, because of the many christians worldwide whom have become martyrs.

At 19:00 on the 27th of November, in the Peace chapel of the St. Catherine Cathedral, the will be an eucharistic celebration where we will unite with our christian family worldwide.

You are welcome to come and pray together.

More information:
https://kerkinnood.nl/over-ons/agenda/redwednesday-2019
#redwednesday

On behalf of Fr. Hans Boogers.

Friday 1st of November and Saturday 2nd of November is again the All Saints and Souls celebrations.
In English we won’t have in our community special celebrations, but in Utrecht there will be celebrations in Dutch that you might be interested to attend:

• On Friday the 1st of November, cardinal Eijk will celebrate the All Saints day at 19:00 in the St. Catherine Cathedral;
• On Saturday the 2nd of November, for the occasion of the All Souls day, there will a mass at 18:30 in the St. Catherine Cathedral with remembrance for all departed believers;
• On Sunday the 3rd of November, and for the youth in special there will be a special program prepared by the youth group from the archdiocese. If you are interested please check their website (in Dutch): https://www.jongaartsbisdom.nl/index.php?id=551

Of course we will have, as usual, mass in English on Sunday, 3rd November in the St. Catherine Cathedral, at 12:30.

On the 10th of November the English Mass will take place at 10:00 in the Rafael Church in Overvecht and will be partly in English and partly in Dutch. The parishes in Utrecht celebrate the Parish Community Day together on this day. All parishes will join in the Rafael church in Overvecht at 10:00 for mass and coffee and lunch afterwards. There will be NO mass at 12:30 in the Cathedral on the 10th of November.

Please let us know if you’d like to join for coffee or lunch afterwards through this link:
https://forms.gle/sr3d3kAddhMGrnRW6

Please bring food and personal care items with long shelf life to mass to donate to the food bank of Utrecht. You can donate them in the back of the Rafael church.

If you’d like to volunteer to help during the coffee and tea or lunch please email your name and phone number to fam.sangers@planet.nl

Sunday, the 6th of October there is a running event though the center of Utrecht: the Singelloop.

Due to this, the St. Catherine Cathedral might be difficult to reach.

Please check your visit with time before coming to mass.

For more information please visit the official site:

https://www.singellooputrecht.nl/singelloop-utrecht/

The Church has been celebrating the World Day of Migrants and Refugees since 1914. It is always an occasion to express concern for many different vulnerable people on the move; to pray for the challenges and increase awareness about the opportunities that migration offers.

In 2019, the World Day will be celebrated on September 29th. Pope Francis has chosen the theme “It is not just about migrants” to show up our blind-spots and make sure no one remains excluded from society, whether a long-time resident or someone newly-arrived.

The full letter can be found here, translated in many languages:
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/migration/documents/papa-francesco_20190527_world-migrants-day-2019.html

Dear brothers and sisters,

From the month of October we’ll start a monthly Christian Family Sundays activity every 2nd Sunday of the month in Saint Aloysius church in Utrecht – Address: Adriaen van Ostadelaan 2.

The program will be in English for the parents and in Dutch for the kids.

• 11.00: Holy Mass in English with father Koos Smits;
• 12.00: Potluck lunch;
• 13.00-15.00: Parents program on Christian Family and simultaneously Kids programme;
• 15.00: Closing with prayer

Please inform of your participation via email to: k.smits@katholiekutrecht.nl

Many blessings,

English Mass coordination team

Upcoming Thursday, September 19, the doors will be open for our monthly Taizé youth prayer in Utrecht! You are welcome from 20:00 on. There will be the possibility for silence, before the prayer starts at 20:15. For more information, you can also visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1730641023706757/?event_time_id=1730641047040088

The organization is also looking for new musicians (preferably piano) and people to strengthen the team! Though the team is always present with much enthusiasm, they need to expand as no one is going to stay in the team till eternity. It would be a pity when the Taizé prayers in Utrecht would have to end. Would you like to join the enthusiastic team and support once a month with the Taizé prayer preparations, to sing during the prayer or to support with the website/promotions? Please let them know via e-mail (info@taizeinutrecht.nl) or reach out to them before or after the prayer!

On behalf of Reinier van den Assum, from the organization

On the 15th of September and the 13th of October after mass, during the coffee and tea, there will be information sessions concerning the plans to increase the vitality of the church in the inner city.
Please join us to learn what the plans are and to see where you can help! We are all members of the Body of Christ.

Location: Nieuwegracht 61
Time: 13:45