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Parish Office hours during holidays

Parish Office hours during holidays

The Parish Office will be closed from 24 December 2023- 1 January 2024, inclusive. The office will be open again, as usual, on 2 January. The Parish Office staff wish you a very blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas

“The Twelve Days of Christmas” celebrates the Christmas season, running from Christmas day, the feast of the Incarnation, to the traditional date of Epiphany, 6 January, and it's believed that gifts listed in the carol, from the 12 drummers drumming to the partridge...

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Friday weekday Mass schedule

Friday weekday Mass schedule

There will be no Friday weekday Masses during the Christmas holiday season. The Friday Mass will resume on Friday, 19 January at 12:00 noon in the Day Chapel.

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Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, is a service that tells the story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus. This story is told in nine short Bible readings or lessons from Genesis, the prophetic books and the Gospels,...

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Silent auction of Icon

Silent auction of Icon

Many of you may know Odile van der Hoff, a long-time parishioner. She is a very talented artist who paints icons and she is offering her latest work, a beautiful icon of the Mother of God Kardiotissa, in a silent auction. This icon depicts the Holy Virgin Mary holding...

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Virtual Food Drive exceeds goal

Virtual Food Drive exceeds goal

The 3rd annual COS Virtual Food Drive was a complete success!  We had donations for 100% of the items that were requested by the Emmauskerk Food Pantry and the Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity in Rotterdam in just a little over 1 week.  The total amount...

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At the morning mass on Sunday, 3 December, our Parish was blessed to have a visiting choir from the Philippines. The Male Ensemble Philippines (MEn) sang during Communion and the closing hymn. So many people commented about how beautiful their singing was and how much...

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Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

On Friday, 8 December the church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mass will be celebrated at 12:00 noon in the Church.

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Welcome Letter 2020 – 2021

Pamphlet 2020 – 2021

Children’s Liturgy

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