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News from the Finnish Seamen's Mission
Football World Cup
Welcome to the vicarage to watch the Football World Cup in Finnish. The TV will be open in the cafeteria during the opening hours. If there are interested, and the supervision can be arranged, watching TV can be organised also outside of opening hours. Ask for more details from the staff.
Ladies' sauna
Ladies' sauna on the last Wednesday of each month at 19–21. Next time on Wed 30.6.
"Sauna" / discussion club
Adam's sauna on the first Wednesday of each month, next time on 7.7.
Summer opening hours
The vicarage in Brussels will remain closed for the summer holidays on 17.7.–16.8. while the Seamen's mission in Antwerp will serve you throughout the summer according to its normal opening hours.
Confirmation class 2010–2011
The Seamen's Mission in Belgium will organise a confirmation class starting on 25.9.2010 and ending with the confirmation on 5.6.2011. Those born in 1996 (or earlier) are welcome to register for the course by 17.9., heli.huttunen(at)merimieskirkko.fi.
Clubs
NB! More information on the specific webpages:
- Kids' club on summer leave, registrations for the autumn to Piia or Anniina.
- Family club on summer leave to be back in the autumn.
- 'Child parking' only on reservation.
- Cooking club on summer leave, back in action in the autumn.
- Sunday school in Brussels on Sundays at 11 in connection with the mass (in the chapel), now on summer leave.
- Youth evening "Nuorten Night" in Brussels once a month on Saturdays, back in the autumn.
- Training for group leaders in Brussels will be continued in the autumn.
- Youth club and training for group leaders in Luxembourg on summer leave, back in the autumn.
- Au pair evenings once a month on Saturdays will be continued in the autumn.
- Avartti will be started in the autumn.
- Bible club in Brussels on summer holidays.
- Saara's stretching on Wednesdays at 18–19.
During holiday periods the childrens' and youth clubs gather normally. Further details of the different clubs on pages 'Lapset' and 'Nuoret'.
Art exhibitions
Information of the future exhibitions from the pages of the Seamen's mission's art gallery VicarArt. More information of the gallery is available from the coordinator, Anne–Maria Kankaisto, vicarart(at)gmail.com.
Masses
Next masses:
- in Brussels on
- in Antwerp on
- in Luxembourg on
Celebrations in Brussels
The Brussels vicarage celebrated its 10–year anniversary on Sat 12.6. with:
- at 11 celebrational mass with the sermon by Bishop Seppo Häkkinen, and the blessing to the work given to Katja Honkala, the new Service Manager
- at 13–16 coffee, salmon soup and programme was offered (speech by Tarja Jalli, greeting by Ilkka Holopainen, choir singing, blues by Kalle and Dede) & the latest Kirkkoset was available for all
- at 17 a superbe concert given by the group Lux Auribus
- from 19 onwards a reception was held at the vicarage where the speech was given by Marja Rislakki.
Choir calling
Your voice is wanted in the choir. Read more and join in.
Learning Finnish
Finnish courses at the Finnish Cultural Institute in Benelux, more details available at www.finncult.be.
Wanted
Do you know of anyone in Brussels who could rent a room for a Finnish Seamen's Mission's trainee? The training normally lasts for 3 months and the trainees pay the rent directly to the landlord. The rent can be around 250–300 €/month depending on the school they come from. Further details from Katja Honkala, katja.honkala(at)merimieskirkko.fi or +32 473 867813.
Kirkkoset
Kirkkoset is a periodical which is published quarterly. It offers a variety of stories, articles, interviews, reports and photos for the reader. More information from the Editor–in–chief, Asteri Saarikkomäki, asteri.saarikkomaki(at)gmail.com.
Here is the latest issue for you to read. Also earlier numbers can be read on–line.
Kuvat: Jarmo Karjalainen, Kimmo Siren