This year, the parish of St Mary celebrates the 70th anniversary of its foundation. A committee will be set up to organize events to mark the anniversary. We invite parishioners to participate both in the work of the committee and in the organization of the events. The committee will meet on the 21^st May after the evening Mass in the parish hall.

The Legion of Mary group gathers on Mondays after the evening Mass in the parish hall.

We will celebrate the commemoration of St. Joseph on Wednesday 1.5. There will be Mass in Finnish at 10 am. There will be no Mass in the evening.

There will be an organ music concert on Thursday 2.5 at 7 pm.

The feast of the Apostles St. Philip and James will be celebrated on Friday 3.5.

There will be an adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday 3.5 in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The adoration will start after the evening Mass and will last till 10 pm. The Charismatic group and the Lay Dehonians will lead the prayers.

There will be a meeting for the youth on Saturday 4.5 at 6 pm in the parish hall.

Our parish will organize a summer camp for youth aged 13-19 in Sastamala and Tampere from the 6^th till 9^th June 2024. Participation fee 100 EUR (incl. transportation). More information about the camp and registration: https://nuortenilta.scj.fi/kesaleiri2024/

The Legion of Mary group gathers on Mondays after the evening Mass in the parish hall.

The charismatic prayer group gathers on Fridays after the evening Mass in the parish hall.

There will be the First Communion and Confirmation classes on Saturday 20.4 at 10 am.

There will be Mass in Finnish in Hyvinkää on Saturday 20.4 at 4 pm in the Old church (Vanha kirkko).

A meeting for the youth 13-19 years old will take place on Saturday 20.4 at 6 pm in the parish hall.

A Filipino group Missionary Families for Christ organizes a bazaar on Sunday 14.4 and 28.4 in the parish hall and offers food and second hand clothes.

The plenary indulgence is granted (under the usual conditions of a sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and a prayer for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful who, on Divine Mercy Sunday, in a spirit that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial sin, recite the Our Father and the Creed, and also adding a devout prayer (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you!).

The fundraising for the poor during the Lent brought over 1200 Euros and the collection on the Palm Sunday 2000 Euros. Many thanks for your donations.

The Legion of Mary group gathers on Mondays after the evening Mass in the parish hall.

There will be Bible Sharing in English on Thursday 11.4 after the evening Mass in the parish hall.

There will be an adoration of the Blessed Sacrament exclusively for praying for all Catholic priests in Finland on Saturday 13^th of April form 3.30 till 5 pm.

We invite children to a Sunday school in Finnish. The meeting will take place on Sunday 14.4 at 10 am in the parish hall.

We thank all those who took part in the preparation of the Holy Week liturgy. We thank our sacristans, our organist and our choir for wonderful music, altar servers, those who set the flowers in the church and in the parish hall. May God bless you.

The next week belongs to the Easter Octave.

On the Easter Monday Mass in Vietnamese will be celebrated at 8.30 am, Mass in Finnish at 10 am and Mass in English at 6 pm.

There will be an adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday 5.4 in honour of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The adoration will start after the evening Mass and will last till 10 pm. The Charismatic group and the Lay Dehonians will lead the prayers.

There will be a meeting for the youth on Saturday 6.4 at 6 pm in the parish hall.

The Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated on the 7^th of April. The plenary indulgence is granted (under the usual conditions of a sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and a prayer for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful who, on Divine Mercy Sunday, in a spirit that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial sin, recite the Our Father and the Creed, and also adding a devout prayer (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you!).

We invite all couples planning to get married to a marriage course. The marriage course is a very important part of the preparation before marriage. The marriage course starts on Tuesday 2.4.2024 at 18.45 in the parish hall and consists of six meetings. The course will be held in Finnish and English. More information on the notice board.

We wish you a blessed Easter!

The Holy Week begins today. During the Holy Week we celebrate the mysteries of our Lord’s passion, death and resurrection, the central events of our salvation. Let us attend these celebrations with special devotion:

• The Chrism Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday 26.3 at 6 pm in St. Henry’s cathedral. There will be no evening Mass on Tuesday in our church.
• On the Holy Thursday we commemorate the Last Supper of the Lord and the institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood. This is a feast of all priests. Holy Mass begins at 6 pm. After the Mass, there will be an all-night adoration. There is a list on the information board, please put your name to indicate the time of your prayer especially during the night.
• Good Friday – the celebration of Jesus’ passion and death. The Way of the Cross in Finnish begins at 2 pm; the liturgy at 3 pm. Confession starts at 2 pm. Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence. Catholics between the ages of 18 until 60 are obliged to fast. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat. Fasting means partaking of only one full meal and two small meals. A prayer in Malayalam begins at 10.30 am. Prayer in Arabic at 6 pm
• on the Holy Saturday traditional blessing of the Easter food at 11 am., solemn Easter Vigil at 9.30 , blessing of the food after the Vigil
• on the Easter Sunday bishop Raimo’s solemn Mass in Finnish at 10 am, Mass in Finnish for children at 11.30, Mass in Arabic at 1 pm, Mass in Vietnamese at 2.30 pm, Mass in Polish at 4 pm and Mass in English at 6 pm.

We encourage all parishioners to attend the sacrament of reconciliation before Easter. There is an opportunity for confession on Monday and Wednesday at 4.45 pm, on Thursday after the evening Mass.

There will be a Catechism class for adults on Wednesday at 6.45 pm in the parish hall.

We invite all couples planning to get married to a marriage course. The marriage course is a very important part of the preparation before marriage. The marriage course starts on Tuesday 2.4.2024 at 18.45 in the parish hall and consists of six meetings. The course will be held in Finnish and English. More information on the notice board.

We wish you a blessed Holy Week, peace and silence to meditate Easter’s mysteries.