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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.

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.

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.

Holy Week Programme at the Cathedral

26/3/2018

See below for the programme for Holy Week at St Henry's Cathedral Parish. For a pdf version of the programme, please click here.

Information to the Parish

18/12/2017

Dear Members of St Henry’s Cathedral Parish,

At its meeting on December 15, the Diocesan Finance Committee has confirmed that the primary recipient of membership fees in the Diocese of Helsinki henceforth will be the parishes. This means that parishes can ask their members to specifically support the parish instead of the Diocese. The Parish will then pay 10 per cent of all its income to the Diocese, in accordance with the instructions from the Bishop earlier this year (October 17, 2017).

The subscription fee for the Diocesan Magazine Fides will be invoiced through the Diocese and paid into the Diocese's account. The magazine is not financed by membership fees; Catholics as well as other subscribers are invoiced through the Diocesan Catholic Information Centre.

In addition, a decision has been made not to close the Diocese's own membership fee account. There are people who expressly want to support the Diocese, and for this reason the account for the Diocesan membership will still be available.

Read the information from the Parish Priest in English
Lue kirkkoherran tiedote pdf-muodossa
Läs kyrkoherdens meddelande på svenska

The Finance Committee decided to look at the situation again in the autumn of 2018, when it is possible to assess how the new system works. At the same time, they will see if the payment of 10 per cent of income from the parishes to the Diocese is suitable.

Kind regards,
Father Marco
Parish Priest

Parish Bank Account:
FI61 1014 3000 2118 01
Membership Fee Reference: 1009

Fides 10/2017

14/10/2017

The October 2017 issue of the diocesan magazine Fides has been published. Click here or on the cover to read the latest issue of Fides in pdf format.

Click here for more information about the Share the Journey campaign pictured on the cover. For more news in English from Caritas Finland, please go to www.caritas.fi/english.

Sign up for the Diocesan Forum on October 28 at www.studium.fi/forum.

Fides 9/2017

11/9/2017

The September 2017 issue of the diocesan magazine Fides has been published. Click here or on the cover to read the latest issue of Fides in pdf format.

Registration for and information about the Diocesan Forum to be held on October 28 is available at www.studium.fi/forum.

Sanctus Henricus 2/2017

19/6/2017

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.

The Priests on Vacation

The priests at St Henry's Cathedral Parish are on vacation as follows:

Father Josef June 19th - July 19th
Father Oscar July 1st - 31st
Father Marco July 20th - August 3rd
Father Federico August 1st - 25th

Fides 3/2017

10/3/2017

The March 2017 issue of the diocesan magazine Fides has been published. Click here or on the cover to read the latest issue of Fides in pdf format.

Please note that on May 27th, Bishop Teemu Sippo celebrates 40 years as a priest. That day is a Saturday and the celebrations begin with a festive Mass at 10 o'clock at St John's Church (Johanneksen kirkko) a few blocks from St Henry's Cathedral. Welcome!

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