Message for the Last Quarter of 2023

As we approach the end of 2023, we feel uncertain about where the world is heading. With rising tension in conflict areas on the fringe of the European Community, the impact of war becomes part of our daily lives. The news is dominated by fear. We see many desperate...

Inspirational Message Summer 2023

After a pastoral year in which life returned to a sense of normalcy marked by a wonderful Food Fair and a marvelous COS Silver Jubilee celebration, it’s good to take a quiet moment and enjoy the rest that summertime offers. Throughout the past year I’ve noticed that...

Spring invites us for more fun and joyful times together. We look forward to the First Communion of more than 70 kids, Confirmation of 30 youths, and lots of weddings. Eastertide shows new light and life in the planet and the Church. A few extra festivities this year...

Welcome to the Jubilee Year 2023! There are many reasons we can think of to celebrate. After having cancelled or postponed many celebrations during the pandemic, we now look for reasons to get the community back together, to socialize with each other, and create that...

As the year 2022 comes to an end, life in The Netherlands seems to be back to normal. The current normal, however, is quite different from the last ‘normal Christmas’ that we celebrated 3 years ago.  In our own personal lives, at work, in the church,...

The darkness grows and the days get colder. The streets are decorated with festive lights, even though we wonder where the money for the energy bills will come from over the next few months. We enter the festivities at the end of 2022 with mixed feelings. On one hand,...