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Announcement from the Parish Priest on March 21, 2020

21/3/2020

Father Jean Claude Cabeza, parish priest of St Henry's Cathedral Parish, has made an announcement regarding the extraordinary situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Dear parishioners,

In this particular time, it is very important to follow strictly the official instructions and regulations, that is, to avoid all unnecessary human contacts. Accordingly, there will be no public Holy Masses during this period. The Holy Father has himself given the first example for this, cancelling all his public appearances, including the Holy Masses. However, St. Henry’s Cathedral remains open for personal prayer daily between 7.3 a.m. and 5 p.m. A priest will celebrate the Holy Mass alo daily at 6 p.m., and this Mass can be viewed on the parish website. The Sunday Mass will be available for viewing online at 11 a.m.

It is certainly a hard challenge for us not to be able to unite physically in prayer in the church; but let us all be the more united in spirit and especially remember those most in need!

With prayers,
Father Jean Claude

Further reading:
Cathedral remains open, but Mass no longer said publicly
Updated: Guidelines during the corona epidemic
Schools and the coronavirus

Cathedral remains open, but Mass no longer said publicly

17/3/2020

Due to the coronavirus outbreak and the CoViD-19 epidemic all activities and all public Masses at St Henry's Cathedral have been cancelled until further notice. However, the Cathedral remains open for the prayers of the faithful. Priests are available for instance for Confession.

On Sunday the High Mass at 11 a.m. will be streamed live online.

The Diocese of Helsinki and the Nordic Bishops' Conference (NBK) has provided the following information regarding the coronavirus:

Tarkennettuja ohjeita koronaepidemiaan liittyen (March 16, 2020, from the Diocese of Helsinki, in Finnish, stating that Masses may not be celebrated publicly)
Guidelines during corona epidemic (March 13, 2020)
Piispainkokouksen ohjeita koronaviruksen varalta (March 13, 2020, NBK in Finnish)
Nordiska biskopskonferensens anvisningar med anledning av coronaviruset (12.3.2020, NBK in Swedish)
List pasterski: Konferencja Episkopatu Krajow Nordyckich (NBK in Polish)
Koronavirukseen liittyvia ohjeita Helsingin katolisessa hiippakunnassa (March 7, 2020, Diocese of Helsinki, in Finnish)

Sanctus Henricus 4/2019

13/12/2019

The parish magazine of Saint Henry's Cathedral Parish Sanctus Henricus is available online in pdf format.

Click here or on the cover image to start reading the latest issue of Sanctus.

Please note that there is a mistake in the Liturgical Calendar in this issue of Fides. There will be no Mass celebrated in Tapanila on Sunday, February 9th. We apologise for the mistake.

Please always check the Mass schedule in the Parish Calendar, that is updated most frequently.

Retreat in German on October 26

20/9/2019

Einkehrtag auf Deutsch

On Saturday, October 26, there will be a retreat in German at St Henry's Cathedral Parish. The retreat will be lead by Father Franz Richardt OFM.

The half-day retreat begins at 1 p.m. and continues until 5 p.m. For further information and registration please contact Marko Pitkäniemi by e-mail at pitkis@katolinen.fi.

Lectors' Workshop on September 28th

4/9/2019

Another workshop for Lectors (Readers) will be arranged at Saint Henry's Cathedral Parish at the end of September. The Workshop will take place in the Cathedral from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 28.

The first Lectors' Workshop held in 2014 was considered extremely beneficial by those who attended and it has since become a recurring form of training for those involved in or interested in this Ministry. The workshops are intended for newcomers as well as those who attended earlier workshops. Participants from other Catholic parishes in Finland are also welcome!

For more information, please go to the Lectors' Workshop page or get in touch with the Lector Workshop coordinator Joran Wauters(joranwauters@gmail.com or mobile 044-9723738).

Diocesan Day in Lohja on August 17

30/7/2019

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.

NB! The programme after the Mass has changed. Please read the following carefully!

Programme:

Holy Mass for Our Lady at St Laurence's Church (Pyhän Laurin kirkko) in Lohja at 11 a.m.

After Mass lunch is served at Vivamo. After the lunch there is a Marian prayer, coffe and return to the parish

The parish-chartered bus leaves St Henry's Cathedral at 9 a.m. The bus fare to and from Lohja is EUR 15 per person, which is paid on the bus.

Lunch at Vivamo costs EUR 10 per adult or teenager and EUR 5 per child under 12 years of age.

Sign up for the Diocesan Day by calling or e-mailing St Henry's at 09 637853 / henrik@katolinen.fi no later than 12.8.2019.

NB! Those who come by car to Vivamo must also sign up so we know how many people are coming for lunch!

We will be back in Helsinki no later than 5 p.m.

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.

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