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On Ascension day the Nordic bishops made the following appeal: Dear brothers & sisters, From 9th to 11th May Cardinal Anders Arborelius (Stockholm) and Bishop Erik Varden (Trondheim) payed a solidarity visit to Ukraine  in the name of the Bishops…
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 There is scaffolding outside the church because the walls are going to be cleaned. This work is necessary to ensure that they are watertight & can withstand Bergen rain. It will take until November to complete & may cause some…
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Saturday 13th May is the feast of Our Lady’s appearance at Fatima. Everyone is welcome to watch a film about Fatima in the school auditorium at 3.30 pm. At 5pm there will be Fatima prayers in the church. Next weekend,…
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Rosary on Tuesday 25th April is cancelled as there will be practice for 1st Communion in the church. St. Paul parish provides help & support to immigrants & refugees through Caritas Bergen Ressurssenter. We are now invited to a “get…
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Tuesday 18th April there will be a theme meeting on the consecration to Jesus via Mary, using the holy Montforts method.  Starting directly after evening mass there will be prayers at the Maria altar & then the meeting, led by…
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Anyone wanting a Catholic marriage ceremony must complete a preparation course. This spring’s course begins tomorrow Monday 27th February from 6 to 8 pm in the parish meeting room & continues the next 4 Mondays. Thursday 2nd March there will…
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Lent begins this Wednesday 22nd February. Those who want to, can bring last year’s palm branches to the parish officer. They will be burnt & the ashes used for the ash crosses.  You will find Ash Wednesday mass times on…
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Our bishops ask all parishes & believers to support Caritas’s relief work in the areas of Syria &Turkey affected by the earthquake. Caritas is already in the area helping in search & rescue, with emergency help, food, medicines, wool blankets…
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Katolsk Forum’s next meeting is on Thursday 9th February at 7.45 pm in the school staff room. Sister Ragnhild Bjelland from Sankta Katarina convent in Oslo will talk on the theme “Liturgical music- songs of the heart”. Entrance kr 30….
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Thursday 2nd February there will be evening prayers (vespers) in the church at 6.30 pm with prayers for vocations.  Thursday 2nd February is Candlemass day, the feast of Christ’s presentation in the Temple. It is also ordination day in our…
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This week is the last chance to take part in discussions about fellowship in the parish as part of the papal synod process. The last meetings will be after high mass on Sunday 22nd January in the school staff room …
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The discussion groups about fellowship in the parish continue as part of the papal synod process. The last meetings will be after high mass on Sunday 22nd January in the school staff room & on Thursday 26th January at 5.30 pm…
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Catholic Forum announces this year’s first program on Thursday 12th January at 7.45 pm  in the school staff room. Msgr. Torbjørn Olsen will give an entertaining & humorous talk on currents trends in the Church. Entrance kr. 30. Everyone is…
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There will be a vespers service in the church on Thursday Jan. 5th at 6.00 p.m. There will be eucharistic adoration for the Sacred Heart of Jesus during the night between Thursday Jan. 5th and Friday Jan 6th. We will…
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Our parish has been requested by fr. Myron Kuspis, the Ukranian pastoral counsellor in Norway, to contribute towards buying a diesel generator to send to Ukraine. From the news reports we know that much of the country has been destroyed…
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The bishop & parish priest have decided to hold a broad discussion about fellowship in the parish. This is part of the papal synod process. National & other groups will hold discussions in the near future. There will also be…
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It was erroneously announced that our parish would be responsible for prayers & lighting of the candle at Fløien this Sunday but it will be next Sunday, 3rd Sunday in Advent,  at 1.15 pm. Father Erik has 20 tickets for…
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Father Michel Beckers, who was parish priest in St. Paul parish from 1976 to 1982 & from 1994 to 2003, died on 16th November in Gemert in the Netherlands, where he has lived the last years during his illness. He…
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Father Michel Beckers, who was parish priest in St. Paul parish from 1976 to 1982 & from 1994 to 2003, died on 16th November in Gemert in the Netherlands, where he has lived the last years during his illness. He…
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This Thursday, 17th November, Musikkompaniet will be given at concert at 5.15 pm. Musikkompaniet is made up of pupils from St. Paul school who play different types of instruments. The closing date for enrolment to St Paul school for both…
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