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Open Monument Day
This weekend, most of the listed monuments in The Netherlands will be open to the public to visit. Some of the monuments will also have activities. The theme for 2023 is, "Living Heritage." Our beautiful church is a listed monument, and we are participating in this...
COS Parish Family BBQ
Meet the Parish 2023
Summer holidays are almost over- soon the schools will be back in session and everything will be busy again in our parish! On Sunday, 10 September, our parish will celebrate the opening of the new pastoral year with our annual "Meet the Parish" event. It is a way for...
COS at World Youth Day 2023 – with testimony
From 1- 6 August, four young adults from our parish - Antonio, Hannia, Iván & Lupita - travelled to the World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. They joined over 1.5 million youth from around the world and very ably represented our parish, bringing our church banner...
Housing in The Netherlands
As many of you are aware, housing in The Netherlands is in very short supply. This makes it especially difficult for students to find affordable places to rent whilst they are here studying. From time to time, the Parish Office receives phone calls or emails from...
The COS Lunchroom is returning for the 2023/2024 school year. Before the pandemic, the lunchroom was very popular with our parishioners after the morning Mass and was well known for its good quality of food and service. For more than 4 years, the COS Lunchroom helped...
Memories of Jubilee Weekend 2023
Re-watch Jubilee Mass here Watch "One Generation of COS" video (9 minutes) To add even more to the festivities, Food Fair 2023 was held on the Saturday of Jubilee weekend. It was a grand success, bringing our parish community together. Thanks to the Food Fair Team led...
The Church is Fantastic!
Prof. Rik Torfs is a prolific writer, author of several books, and former rector of the Catholic Leuven University. He will be giving a lecture on his book “The Church is Fantastic" on Saturday 09 September 2023 from 14.00-16.00 in Church followed by a reception in...
Food Fair 2023 Update
The Food Fair on the Jubilee weekend was a grand success, bringing our parish community together. Thanks to the Food Fair Team led by André and Cátia, their band of helpers, and to all the parishioners who prepared and sold tasty food and drinks from all over the...