The time of Lent begins on Wednesday 22^nd of February, which is the Ash Wednesday. Lent is a time of our conversion and preparation for Easter. The best way of our spiritual renewal is to receive sacraments of confession and Eucharist, prayer, fast and charity work.

Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting means partaking of only one full meal and of two light meals. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. There will be Holy Mass in English on the Ash Wednesday at 8 am and Mass in Finnish at 6 pm. The Mass at 6 pm will be recorded by the television and broadcasted on the following Sunday at 10 am. We will raise fund during the Lent to help the poor.

We will celebrate the Stations of the Cross in English on Sundays at 5.30 pm.

There will be an bazaar organized by the nuns from Belarus on Sunday 19th of February in the parish hall. All income is meant to support sisters’ charity work.

We invite young people 13 to 19 years old to a youth group meeting on Saturday 25.2 at 6 pm in the parish hall.

Catholic young people who plan to attend the World Youth Days in Portugal need our financial support. We can send our donations to the diocesan bank account – more details on the information board.

In November we pray especially for all the faithful departed. Everyone is invited to write and send us names of your departed relatives and friends by email: maria(ät)katolinen.fi. We will read these names in November during adorations and pray for them.

We can receive a plenary indulgence for the faithful departed under the general conditions until the 8^th of November if we will visit a graveyard and pray for the departed.

Mary’s parish is organizing parish council elections. A member of the parish may nominate himself/herself as a candidate, or may nominate another member of the parish, if in writing the person confirms his / her consent to the candidacy. The candidates must inform the Parish Priest in writing by 14.11.2022.

The Legion of Mary gathers on Friday 11.11 after the evening Mass in the parish hall.

We invite all 14 – 30 years old young people to participate in the World Youth Day in Portugal next year. More details on the information board.

There will be Mass in Tagalog on Saturday 15.1 at 11.30 am.

There will be an Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with prayers in English on Saturday, 15.1, from 3.30 pm till 5 pm as the continuation of the Bible Conference “Encounter with Jesus”.

There will be Mass in Hyvinkää, in the Old church on Saturday 15.1 at 4 pm.

A marriage course will be organized for those who plan to get married next year. The course will begin on Tuesday, the 11^th of January 2022 in the parish hall of St. Henry’s cathedral at 7 pm.