In the middle there is our new vicar, Fr. Vincent SCJ.

1. Last Thursday we got a new vicar from Vietnam, Fr. Vincent Thoan Do SCJ. At the same time he became a new member of the community of the Priests of the Sacred Heart in Helsinki. Let’s welcome him and pray for him!
2. On Monday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist. Evening mass in Finnish at 6 pm.
3. The Legion of Mary gathers every Monday after evening mass in the parish hall.
4. On Thursday June 27, there is an English-language Catechism class for adults in the parish hall. The group reads and discusses the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
5. On Saturday June 29, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. However, due to the summer schedule, the mass of that Solemnity is not celebrated in our parish. Evening Mass at 6 pm is the vigil Mass for Sunday.
6. There will be no morning Masses in our church till the middle of August. The evening Masses on Tuesdays and Thursdays will be celebrated in English.

The parish organises a youth camp!

We will organise a summer camp for youth aged 13-19 in Sastamala and Tampere on 6-9 June 2024. Participation fee 100 EUR (incl. transportation). At the camp you can get to know other young people, have fun and deepen your faith. The program includes outdoor and indoor games, swimming in Houhajärvi, sauna, stilt walking, campfire, songs and hanging out, but also lessons, discussions and prayer! In Tampere, the youth will attend the main mass on Sunday and get to know other young Catholics there. In Tampere, they will also hang out together in the city, or you they go to Särkänniemi amusement park at their own expense. We want to offer young people a great weekend that they will remember for a long time! More information about the camp and registration: https://nuortenilta.scj.fi/kesaleiri2024/

On Monday, the Legion of Mary meets after evening mass in the parish hall.

On Wednesday, Maria-klubi (St. Mary’s Club) will meet, starting with Mass at 2 pm in the church and continuing in the parish hall with coffee and a program.

On Thursday, the Lay Dehonians will meet after evening Mass in the parish hall. They will be joined by Fr. Ryszard Mis SCJ.

On Friday we will again celebrate the Sacred Heart Friday. After the evening mass there will be a long adoration in the church until 10 pm.

On Saturday

• we celebrate the All Souls’ Day. Mass for the departed will be celebrated in our church at 10 a.m. We also welcome you to a prayer for the departed at Malmi Cemetery (block 57K) at 1 p.m.
• there will be a first communion and confirmation class in English from 10 am to 1 pm in the parish hall.
• there will be a youth night for teenagers at 6 pm in the parish hall. Youngsters will have an evening meal, a chat about life with Jesus and social games. Both English and Finnish speaking youth can attend.

Throughout November we are praying for the dead. Parishioners can send us the names of deceased relatives and friends by email: maria@katolinen.fi. The names of the deceased will be read during the Adoration in November and prayed for.

In Finland, the Solemnity of All Saints will be celebrated next Sunday. We celebrate all the saints, known and unknown, who have gone to heaven before us!

Attention! The age group corrected!

Are you a eighth-grader or older who has not yet received the sacrament of confirmation? Are you a parent of such a young person? Please register or enrol your youngster in the Confirmation preparatory course. You can register at the parish office (tel. 09-2411633 or maria@katolinen.fi) or with Father Martti (tel. 050-5478805).

The courses for the fall are Sat 9.9., 14.10., 11.11., and 9.12. from 15:30-17:15. The course lasts about a year. It explores in particular the gift that young people will receive in the Sacrament of Confirmation, but also the action of the Holy Spirit in people’s lives in general. The course aims to enable the young person to derive maximum spiritual benefit from the sacrament. The course also includes regular attendance at Sunday Mass and an introduction to parish activities, especially youth nights. We also plan to organise a summer camp for Confirmation youth in early June. Accompanying the confirmation course will be Father Martti Savijoki SCJ and other adult mentors.
The sacrament of Confirmation is expected to be celebrated in October 2024.