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February Birthdays LATEST NEWS This section highlights special events or comments relating to the current weekend. In addition certain articles from previous weekends are left standing since they may be of general interest to people for a while.PARISH TRIP TO SLOVENIA – EASTER 2012 PRESENTATION ON SLOVENIA TRIP After Mass on 12th February the Ambassador of Slovenia, H.E. Leon Marc, will give a presentation to promote our parish trip and give us an idea what to expect. Everyone is welcome You’ll find further details of the trip below. 
The Slovenian Ambassador (and our parishioner) Leon Marc has put together a Parish Trip to Slovenia
leaving on Monday 9th April 2012 and returning on Saturday 14th April.
We would fly by Adria Airways to Ljubljana from Amsterdam and from there transfer by coach to our hotel at the coastal resort of Portoroz, visiting the Postojna Caves and the medieval city of Piran with its beautiful monastery on the way. The next day we would visit the salt pans and then travel to Koper to visit the Roman Catholic publishing house there, a beautiful church with modern mosaics by Marko I. Rupnik, a wine-tasting and much more .. We will dine at Majerija Restaurant (a personal favourite of Leon) before transferring back to Ljubjana where we will stay for the rest of the trip. On Day Three we will have a walking tour of Ljubjana itself before visiting the 1930s church by Jozef Plecnik and on to the Cistercian monastery in Sticna. Day Four will take us to Stajerska (Styria) and the Cultural Capital of Europe 2012, Maribor as well as the pilgrimage church at Ptujska Gora. Our last full day will take us to Bled with its imposing island castle and the Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Brezje. Ambassador Marc will be joining us for the trip as well as our unofficial guide! The price includes 5 nights bed and breakfast in three-star hotels, lunch and dinner on Day One, dinners on Day Two (including local drinks) and Day 5, all entrances and fees or local taxes, English speaking guides throughout and all transfers. Other drinks and meals for own cost. For further details and photographs of the places we will be going to, you can downloada full Power Point presentation HERE. Cost is now €950 per person (double occupancy) or €1120 for a single room calculated on the basis of 20 participants (this is lower than the originally published price!. If you wish to reserve a place, please mail the Parish Office quoting your names as written in your travelling documents (passports or ID cards). The deadline for application is 17th February. 30% deposit is required with confirmation of booking and the remaining payment needs to be made by 23rd March.
CHECK OUT THE LATEST NEWS ON THE 'BUILD WITH US' CAMPAIGN There will be a Pancake Sale in the Atrium after Morning Mass on Sunday, 19th February. The pancakes, which will cost €1.- each, may be eaten ‘on the spot’ or taken home. Also on sale will be jars of Alison Wright’s home-made Mixed Fruit Jams and Piccalilli. SOME 2012 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY • Quiz Night : Saturday, 17th March • Kids’ Fancy Dress Party : Friday, 23rd March • African Evening : In April (date to be decided) • Bake Sale : Sunday, 13th May • Brazilian Barbecue: End May or beginning June • 2-3 day Book Sale: In June (dates to be decided). 5 February 2012 KERKBALANS APPEAL We extend a sincere Thank You to those who responded to last week's appeal by joining the Planned Giving programme. If you've not yet returned your form, you can hand it in at the Welcome Table or post it to the Parish Office (Koningin Marialaan 2, 2595 GB Den Haag). For those who missed the Parish financial information with the Planned Giving application, extra copies are available at the Welcome Table or you can download a copy of the flyer here. ADULT FORMATION AFTER MASS THIS SUNDAY Members of the L'Arche Gouda community will speak after the 10:00 Mass on February 5th. They will speak about their lives together, the spirituality that influenced Jean Vanier and Henri Nouwen, and the upcoming retreat in Ghent. Please join us from 11:30 to about 12:15 in the bar area. GIFT TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN THE PHILIPPINES The result from the Christmas Door Collection €3190.47 has been transferred to the Cagayan De Oro project to help the people who lost everything in the floods that hit the Philippines a few weeks ago. This tremendous sum was the parish’s spontaneous response to this natural disaster. Thank you all so much for your generosity and solidarity. 22 January 2012 INSTALLATION OF ICONS This weekend icons of the Four Evangelists will be installed at the church. They have been placed in the alcoves above the two side doors. Our former Pastoral Assistant, Sally Williams, has spent the last two years creating these beautiful religious works of art. Come along and see them for yourself. You can also read all about them by downloading an information sheet on Sally's work HERE
18 December 2011 THE DEETMAN REPORT Mr. Deetman is a former Minister of Education and ex-Mayor of The Hague. The Dutch Bishops’ Conference asked this devout Protestant Christian to lead the investigation into child abuse in the Catholic Church and to present an independent report. After listening to hundreds of victims and perpetrators, Mr. Deetman presented his final conclusions to the Press on the 16th December. On Wednesday 7th December Bishop van den Hende of Rotterdam presented the information to some 80 clergy and diocesan workers in our Atrium. The Diocese is doing its utmost to get justice for the victims and the claims. This is a very delicate and difficult task, as many cases took place decades ago. It is a very dark page in the history of the Church and causes many people great suffering. Not only the victims of abuse but the whole Church suffers the effects of these acts. Lots of attention has been, and will continue to be, given to this in the press and the respect for religion is at an historical low point. It’s important that we continue what we are called to do: good works and to be spiritually open and trustworthy. Fr Sjaak
20 November 2011 MORE JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS On Sunday 29th November Fr. Sjaak will celebrate his Silver Jubilee and the Silver Jubilee of the Brasili-Ja Group in his home town of Wervershoof. There will be a Mass in the Werenfridus church at 11.00 followed by a reception until 17.00 in Café ‘t Fortuin. During the reception there will be lots of entertainment from local groups and a mini 'Food Fair'. People from Iraq, Poland, Brazil, the Philippines and the Congo who live in the village, will cook and share their cuisine. If you would like to drive up there then you’d be most welcome. The trip takes about 80 minutes by car, Last but not least there will be one more celebration at Itaguai Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday 8th January ay 19.00. 13 November 2011 
PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTThe following candidates were elected, Andy Wright, Hans Bloemen, Carol Wooley and Mauro Parravicini. I’d like to welcome you all to the Parish Council and thank the other candidates, Jim, Frank and Terrence for putting their names forward. Many thanks also to all those who cast their votes. Fr Sjaak
6 November 2011 A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO A “SMILING CHURCH” What can I say after such an impressive weekend, but a huge THANK YOU! It was perfect in every way. What a beautiful Grand Finale to a building process and what a way to celebrate a Jubilee. I need some time to let it all sink in, and I love staying on Cloud Nine for a while. When I entered the church following a long line of concelebrants, hearing the organ and choir and seeing the church packed with people I felt totally overwhelmed. It was a real family feast. Thank you so much for your presence and all the cards and nice gifts. Fr. Sjaak
On behalf of the Parish Council also many thanks to all who participated in the Opening Ceremony on
Saturday, especially our key note speaker Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
In reactions following the weekend quite a few people asked for the bank account number. If you’d like to make a donation for the opening or the sabbatical, that is still possible on account number #59.93.46.264, under the heading 'Opening' or ‘Fr. Sjaak’. May our good Lord reward you all for your kind generosity. The Parish Council
 
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