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Diocesan Day in Lohja on August 17

13/7/2019

This year's Diocesan Day is celebrated on Saturday, August 17th. We begin the day at 11 a.m. with Holy Mass at St Laurence's Church (Pyhän Laurin kirkko) in Lohja. The Mass is celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Teemu Sippo SCI.

After the Mass the Diocesan Day continues in the local Parish Hall with coffee and sandwiches. Please notify your parish of your participation no later than the Sunday before, i.e. on August 11th.

No 9.30 Mass at St Henry's on Corpus Christi Sunday

14/6/2019

Please note that on Corpus Christi Sunday, June 23rd, there is no Mass in English at 9.30 a.m. at St Henry's Cathedral. The High Mass at 11 a.m. ends with a Eucharistic Procession to mark Corpus Christi. After the Mass, there is coffee in the Parish Hall.

The parish summer programme is available in the calendar and in the latest issue of Fides magazine.

Streaming of Masses at St Henry's Cathedral

11/6/2019

The Masses celebrated at St Henry's Cathedral can now be seen and heard live online. Via the page henrik.katolinen.fi/live you can attend a virtual Mass on Sundays as well as weekdays.

The picture shown is a screengrab of this mornings Morning Mass celebrated by parish priest Marco Pasinato.

Program for Holy Week

14/4/2019

Click on the image to view the programme in pdf format

Fr Jean Claude Kabeza to become parish priest at St Henry's

9/4/2019

Bishop Teemu Sippo SCI has appointed Fr Jean Claude Kabeza parish priest of St Henry's Cathedral Parish from September 1, 2019. At present, Father Jean Claude is parish priest of St Ursula's Parish in Kouvola. Father Marco Pasinato, currently parish priest at St Henry's, will take on the job of leading the Redemptoris Mater seminary.

Three newly-appointed parish priests: Fr Tri Nguyen, Fr Jean Claude Kabeza and Fr Tuomas Nyyssölä. Photo: Catholic Information Service

The appointment results in another change in the priests at St Henry's, as Fr Tuomas Nyyssölä, who currently is at St Henry's, has been appointed parish priest at St Ursula in Kouvola to replace Fr Jean Claude from the beginning of September. Furthermore Fr Tri Nguyen, also at St Henry's at present, has been appointed parish priest at Holy Cross Parish in Tampere from July 1, 2019.

Mass in Tapulinkaupunki instead of Tapanila

23/3/2019

The church in Tapanila where there is usually Mass every two weeks is being repaired. There will be no Mass there on March 24 or April 28, nor the Good Friday Service, but instead Mass will be said at Tapulin seurakuntakoti (Maatullinkuja 4) on Palm Sunday at 11.15 and on Easter Sunday at 12 noon. Welcome!

You can check the dates on the parish calendar page: https://henrik.katolinen.fi/calendar

Tapulin seurakuntakoti marked on a map.

Lent Begins on March 6

5/3/2019

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6. The Ash Wednesday Mass, with the distribution of ashes, begins at St Henry's Cathedral at 6 p.m.

Further reading:
Some Ideas for the Lenten Season
The Bishop’s Letter for Lent 2019
The Pope’s Lenten Message 2019

Lenten Collection: Give the Gift of Water

Caritas’ Lenten Collection supports improving water supply in the village of Jaruma, Bolivia.

You can give your donation in the Lenten Collection in the collection box by the main door to the Cathedral or by bank transfer directly into Caritas Finland's account using the reference number 2257: Danske Bank FI73 8000 1270 1545 04 or, using the same reference, via Caritas FInland's Mobile Pay using the number 95959.

Caritas Finland's Collection Permit: RA/2017/766 (2017-2019) and RA/2019/18 (2019-2022)

We wish everybody a blessed Lent!

Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland celebrates Mass at St Mary's on Oct 28

19/10/2018

On Sunday, October 28, there will be a very special High Mass at St Mary's Church at 12.45 p.m. The Mass will be celebrated by the Most Reverend Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland and Titular Archbishop of Novica, together with His Eminence, Mgr. Teemu Sippo SCJ, Bishop of Helsinki. The theme of the Mass is Worshipping God in Unity while embracing and respecting Diversity.

The Papal Nuncio makes a three-day visit to the Diocese of Helsinki and the African Catholic Chaplaincy from October 26 to 29, 2018. The African Catholic Chaplaincy was inaugurated on 4 June 2017 in Helsinki by Bishop Teemu Sippo SCJ. Fr. Leonard Wobilla Shwei is the Chaplain of the African Catholic Chaplaincy in Finland.

Take a Day Trip to the Papal Mass in Tallinn

1/6/2018

Pope Francis makes an apostolic visit to Tallinn, Estonia, on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. He will celebrate Mass in the afternoon, but the exact schedule of the Mass will not be announced until August for security reasons. St Henry's Cathedral Parish and St Mary's Parish jointly arrange a day-trip to Tallinn to take part in the Papal Mass on Tuesday, September 25.

Pope Francis in St Peter's Square.

NB! Deadline for registering for the parish trip was July 15th.
No further registrations will be accepted.

Join Pope Francis for a Youth Meeting in Tallinn

1/6/2018

Dear young people!

Pope Francis makes an apostolic visit to Tallinn, Estonia, on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. St Henry's Cathedral Parish is organising a trip for young people who wish to take part in the Youth Meeting with the Pope that is held in Tallinn's Kaarli Church (St Charles's Church) that Tuesday morning.

Pope Francis in Rome.