A week of prayers for the unity of Christians begins on Wednesday 18^th of January. More information on the website ekumenia.fi. Let us remember to pray for the unity of Christians. The Finnish Ecumenical Council needs our financial support; we can put our donations into a box at the back of the church on your right during the week of prayers.

The feast of St. Henry, patron saint of our diocese and Finland, will be celebrated on Thursday 19^th of January. There will be Mass in English at 8 am and Mass in Finnish at 6 pm.

There will be an adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with prayers in English exclusively for the Catholic priests in Finland on Saturday 21^st of January from 3.30 till 5 pm. Details on the bulletin board.

There will be Mass in Hyvinkää on Saturday 21.1 at 4 pm in the Old church.

A Tridentine Mass in Latin will be celebrated on Friday 20.1 at 7.30 pm and on Saturday 21.1 at 7.30 am.

There will be Mass in Vietnamese on Saturday 21.1 at 7.30 pm to pray for God’s blessings in the New Year.

We invite children from 5 to 8 years old to a Sunday school in Finnish. The meeting will take place on Sunday, 22.1 at 10 am in the parish hall. There will be the Holy Mass in Finnish for children at 11.30 am.

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

Fr. Martti Savijoki SCJ begins his service as a new chaplain in our parish. We welcome him warmly and pray that God may bestow on him abundant blessing.

Stickers and prayers for the yearly home blessing are available in the porch. At the beginning pray together the Our Father and Hail Mary prayer, one reads the prayer of blessing and fixes the sticker. Donation for a sticker is 2 Euros to support the missionary work of the church.

The First Communion and Confirmation classes in Finnish will take place on Saturday 14.1.

Mass in Arabic will be celebrated on Sunday 15.1 at 1 pm. Mass in German at 2.30 pm.

A marriage course will be organized for those who plan to get marry next year. The course will begin on the 10^th of January 2023 in the parish hall of St. Henry’s cathedral at 7 pm.

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.

Father Zenon Strykowksi SCJ celebrates his farewell Holy Mass as a chaplain in our parish on Sunday 1.1 at 10 am and he will return to Poland on Wednesday 4.1. Fr. Zenon has worked three years in our parish and 23 years in Finland. We thank him for his pastoral work and wish him abundant God’s blessing in his new assignments in his homeland.

Stickers and prayers for the yearly home blessing are available in the porch. At the beginning pray together the Our Father and Hail Mary prayer, one reads the prayer of blessing and fixes the sticker. Donation for a sticker is 2 Euros to support the missionary work of the church.

We will celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord on Friday 6.1. There will be Mass in Finnish at 10 am, Mass in Finnish for children at 11.30, Mass in Polish at 4 pm and Mass in English at 6 pm. Catholics are obligated to attend the Holy Mass on that feast.

Martti Savijoki SCJ – a new chaplain in our parish will celebrate the Holy Mass on Sunday 8.1 at 10 am.

We invite children from 5 to 8 years old to a Sunday school in Finnish. The meeting will take place on Sunday 8.1 at 10 am in the parish hall.

Many thanks to those who have donated Christmas gifts to Ukrainian children and other humanitarian aid to families in Ukraine. The campaign went well and brought great joy to the children and families.

A marriage course will be organized for those who plan to get marry next year. The course will begin on the 10^th of January 2023 in the parish hall of St. Henry’s cathedral at 7 pm.

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.

Stickers and prayers for the yearly home blessing are available in the porch. At the beginning pray together the Our Father and Hail Mary prayer, one reads the prayer of blessing and fixes the sticker. Donation for a sticker is 2 Euros to support the missionary work of the church.

The feast of St. Stephen will be celebrated on Monday 26.12. There will be Mass in Finnish at 10 am and Mass in English at 6 pm.

The Holy Family feast will be celebrated on Friday 30.12. There will be Mass in Finnish at 8 am and 6 pm.

We will thank God for this passing year on the next Saturday 31.12 during the Mass at 6 pm.

The solemnity of Mary, Mother of God we will celebrate on the next Sunday as the beginning of the New Year. There will be the Holy Mass at 10 am in Finnish, Mass in Swedish at 11.30, Mass in Vietnamese at 1 pm, Mass in Polish at 4 pm and Mass in English at 6 pm.

The Mass in Espoo, in Olari chapel will be celebrated on the next Sunday, 1.1 at 4 pm.

Zenon Strykowksi SCJ will celebrate his farewell Mass on the next Sunday at 10 am and also Mass in English at 6 pm.

A marriage course will be organized for those who plan to get marry next year. The course will begin on the 10^th of January 2023 in the parish hall of St. Henry’s cathedral at 7 pm.

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.

We wish you a blessed Christmas!

We thank parishioners, who helped last Saturday cleaning in the church, building the crib and cleaning the parish hall.

It is important that every Catholic attends the sacrament of penance before Christmas.

During the Advent we support those in need. Caritas Finland’s Advent Collection supports farmers in Congo. We can donate via Caritas web page caritas.fi, directly to Caritas bank account, via Mobile pay or to the donation box in the church.

On the next Saturday 24.12: There will be a morning Mass at 10 am, the Christmas Eve Mass in Finnish for children in Finnish at 2 pm. All children who would like to participate as angles and shepherds in this Holy Mass please come to the parish hall at 1 pm. There will be Mass in Tagalog at 4 pm, the Christmas Eve Mass at midnight, half an hour before midnight we will sing Carols.

On the Christmas day there will be the Bishop’s Mass in Finnish at 12, Mass in English at 2 pm, Mass in Polish at 4 pm and Mass in English at 6 pm.

A marriage course will be organized for those who plan to get marry next year. The course will begin on the 10^th of January 2023 in the parish hall of St. Henry’s cathedral at 7 pm.

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.