You might be miles away from home, but there is always family for you here.
“Hollow Man”
On Sunday, 25 April, a statue will be unveiled in our church garden to commemorate all the unknown refugees who died during their flight at sea or in the desert. The Statue will be called, “Hollow Man” because we see right through him or her as if he or she does not exist. read more
concept sketch of “Hollow Man” statue
Lenten Campaign-
Final Results
Many thanks to all those who donated to the Lenten Campaign, the “COS Key Connection”. Thanks to your kind generosity, we raised a total of
€7619
Mass Time
Weekdays in church
Friday 12PM
Reconciliation
By appointment
Weekends in church
Sunday 10AM and 5:30PM
Watch Mass
Every Sunday we stream our Mass live for you to follow from the comfort and safety of your home. We continue to welcome 30 people in our church. If you wish to attend mass, please save a seat in advance.
Welcome to COS
With parishioners from over 95 different nationalities, we are a large International English speaking Roman Catholic Parish. Based in The Hague, the Netherlands, we are part of the Diocese of Rotterdam. Do come and visit us – you are bound to find someone with whom you have something in common!
Monthly Inspiration
Monthly Inspirational- April 2021
On the Threshold of April 2021 Last Easter, the first lockdown in The Netherlands was so strict and severe that Holy Week could not be celebrated in church. Everything was literally closed. All the ceremonies were video streamed from my living room. The singing and broadcasting from home made my neighbors wonder what was going on in our apartment building. Back then, we never thought that for Holy Week 2021, we would still find ourselves in lockdown and that the vast majority of people in Europe would still not be vaccinated against COVID. The good news for this Easter, however, is that various vaccines have been approved and we can celebrate in church again, albeit with very restricted numbers. The good times in which 5000 people would gather for the Holy Week ceremonies at COS as in previous years before the pandemic, feel like a long time ago. But at least, with the improved video streaming facilities from our church, we can continue to reach out to people with the comforting messages from the Holy Week liturgies. Besides all the prayers and worship, other signs of new life continued to happen during this challenging year. Our groups and volunteers reached out to each other and to people outside the church with many activities and personal initiatives to maintain and strengthen bonds. Even though the community is less visible in a physical way, it certainly is very tangible on many other different levels. I’d like to illustrate this with a few examples. The freezer in our cellar under the kitchen continued to be filled throughout the entire year with food for the homeless. Thousands of meals were provided for them and distributed in take away containers. The coordinator of the program shared that, “All our cooks are so happy to do this, and it gives us tremendous...
Our Community
With over 1500 families registered with our parish, our community is teeming with energy and activities. Check out our many groups to see if there are some you might want to join. There are so many to choose from. Even during COVID, our community has found ways to remain in touch and support each other and be together safely.
News
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Latest News on First Holy Communion
Later this month you will begin to see some of the 34 children in this year's Communion class receive their First Holy Communion. Space has been made available for up to four children to receive the sacrament at each mass, supported by a limited number of their...
Hollow Man
On Sunday, 25 April, a statue will be unveiled in our church garden to commemorate all the unknown refugees who died during their flight at sea or in the desert. The Dutch international development organization, CORDAID, financed this project. We see the forgotten...
Sunday Evening Masses Start Again!
Now that the days are getting a little longer and the church is getting a bit warmer, we will be resuming Sunday evening masses. Beginning on Palm Sunday, 28 March, there will be a 17:30 mass in addition to the 10:00 morning mass. Attendance is by reservation only,...
Latest News on First Holy Communion
Later this month you will begin to see some of the 34 children in this year's Communion class receive their First Holy Communion. Space has been made available for up to four children to receive the sacrament at each mass, supported by a limited number of their...
Hollow Man
On Sunday, 25 April, a statue will be unveiled in our church garden to commemorate all the unknown refugees who died during their flight at sea or in the desert. The Dutch international development organization, CORDAID, financed this project. We see the forgotten...
Sunday Evening Masses Start Again!
Now that the days are getting a little longer and the church is getting a bit warmer, we will be resuming Sunday evening masses. Beginning on Palm Sunday, 28 March, there will be a 17:30 mass in addition to the 10:00 morning mass. Attendance is by reservation only,...
Finance Report 2020 and Kerkbalans Update
Our parish's financial report for 2020 has now been published. For those of you who would like further details, the report is available here for download. Due to the necessary limits on church attendance and parish activities, our parish did experience an operating...
There are many things happening in our parish community and in the Roman Catholic community around the world. Follow our newsfeed to get the latest news on activities, mass, and other announcements. Do You want to receive the latest news in your mailbox? Sign up for our newsletter.