A new priest fr. Dinh The Hung Johannes SCJ from Vietnam begins his pastoral service in our parish. We wish him abundant God’s blessing and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as the preparation for Easter. It is very impor tant, that every Catholic will attend the sacrament of confession before Easter.
During the Lent we can help poor people through the Caritas Finland. The Lenten Collection 2026 supports those in need in Finland. Caritas helps migrants, the lonely and low-income families. Your donation enables camp support for children and youth, Christmas gift cards, and personal guidance and counselling. You can donate via Caritas website www.caritas.fi, directly to Caritas’ bank account or to the donation box in the church.
The praesidium of the Legion of Mary gathers every Thursday after the evening Mass in the parish hall.
The charismatic prayer group will gather on Friday 13.3. after the Stations of Cross in the parish hall.
We pray the Stations of the Cross in English on Sundays at 5.30 pm.
There will be a meeting for the altar servers on Saturday 14.3. at 10 am.
We invite the couples who plan to get married to a marriage course. The marriage course is a very important part of the preparation for marriage. The marriage course starts on Tuesday 7th of April 2026 at 6.45 pm in the parish hall and consists of seven meetings. The course will be held in Finnish and English.
Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as the preparation for Easter. It is very important, that every Catholic will attend the sacrament of confession before Easter.
During the Lent we can help poor people through the Caritas Finland. The Lenten Collection 2026 supports those in need in Finland. Caritas helps migrants, the lonely and low-income families. Your donation enables camp support for children and youth, Christmas gift cards, and personal guidance and counselling. You can donate via Caritas website www.caritas.fi, directly to Caritas’ bank account or to the donation box in the church.
There will be a Bible sharing group on Tuesday 24.2. after the evening Mass in the parish hall.
The praesidium of the Legion of Mary gathers every Thursday after the evening Mass in the parish hall.
The charismatic prayer group will gather on Friday 27.2. after the evening Mass in the parish hall.
We pray the Stations of the Cross in English on Sundays at 5.30 pm.
A charismatic prayer entitled “Jesus – our healer” will be held on Saturday the 7th of March from 1 till 7 pm. The event includes praise, teaching, prayer and the Holy Mass. More details on the information board.
There will be no morning Mass on Tuesday 17.2.
There will be a Catechism class for adults on Tuesday 17.2. after the evening Mass in the parish hall.
The time of Lent begins on Wednesday 18th of February, which is the Ash Wednesday. Lent is a time of penance, 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 that are 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
On the Ash Wednesday there will be Mass in Finnish at 7.30 am, Mass in Vietnamese at 12.00, Mass in Finnish at 2 pm, Mass in English at 4 pm and Mass in Finnish at 6 pm. We will raise fund during the Lent to help the poor.
Bishop Raimo Goyarrola will perform a canonical visitation in our parish on the 21st and 22nd of February. Let us remember in our prayers this event. There will be an opportunity to meet personally the bishop. Please contact the parish office. You will find the timetable of the visitation on the information board.
The praesidium of the Legion of Mary gathers every Thursday after the evening Mass in the parish hall.
The charismatic prayer group will gather on Friday 20.2. after the evening Mass in the parish hall.
The First Communion and Confirmation classes in English will continue on Saturday 21.2. at 10.30 in the parish hall.
There will be a meeting for teenagers on Saturday 21.2. The meeting will begin at 6 pm with the Holy Mass in the church.
We will celebrate the Stations of the Cross in English on Sundays at 5.30 pm.
