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Bergen Municipality introduced yesterday evening (8thSeptember) new regulations connected to Covid-19. Among others it is only allowed to gather 50 persons in public places and only 10 at home. It means that only 50 faithful may participate in Mass. Electronic…
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The national rules for disease control still apply. Because of the 1 metre rule the limit is 90 people at mass in St. Paul church  & 50 at Marias Minne. It is still necessary to enrol beforehand electronically on the…
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 The national rules for disease control still apply. Because of the 1 metre rule, the limit is 90 people at mass in St. Paul church & 35 at Marias Minde. It is still necessary to enrol beforehand electronically on the…
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Covid-19 virus epidemics is still among us, in our country and in our city. Hence, it is even more important to seriously respect the rules set by the authorities. It is for this reason that we have now limited access…
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Everybody will have seen pictures of the dreadful explosion in Beirut, in which over 140 people have died and thousands have been injured. Large parts of the city have been destroyed, and tens of thousands of its inhabitants have lost…
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I continue to receive messages of concern from members of the parishes that the precautions against contagion are not being complied with, including the following: Attendees at masses are not being registered Communion is being given on the tongue I…
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The national rules for disease control still apply but the new limit is 90 people at mass in St. Paul church & 50 at Marias Minde, because of the 1 metre rule. It is necessary to enrol beforehand electronically on the…
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There will be a Requiem Mass for Father Iru, former parish priest in St. Paul, at 7pm on Friday 19th June. Many people have started to go back to masses at St. Paul Church & at Marias Minde, but remember…
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Corona situation and Holy Communion Dear believers, In one week we will celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi. The unusual situation in which we find ourselves this year, makes it impossible for us to hold a procession, due to precautions…
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This year we shall celebrate Corpus Christi on Sunday 2 June. His Excellency bishop Bernt made this decision since after June 15 the number of faithful who can gather in church will be increased (in our church it means 80,…
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There will be a Requiem Mass for Father Iru, former parish priest in St. Paul, at 7pm on Friday 19th June. Many people have started to go back to masses at St. Paul Church & at Marias Minde, but remember…
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Many people have started to go back to masses at St. Paul church & at Marias Minde but remember that because of health authority restrictions only 50 people can take part at any one mass. Therefore it is necessary to…
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It is now possible to take part in masses at St. Paul church & at Marias Minde but because of health authority restrictions only 50 people can take part at any one mass. Therefore it is necessary to enrol beforehand…
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Welcome to Mass in St. Paul Church and Marias Minde on Sunday 10 May and onwards. The number of faithful (participants) is limited to 50 and the parish is obliged to make a list of participants. Hence it is compulsory…
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Sunday Mass from St.Paul church 19 April will be available on the website http://bergen.katolsk.no/ on Sunday morning. The church will be shut until 11.00 due to streaming of Mass in Polish . The church will be open for individual prayer…
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It has been an unusual Lent, a Lent when we have had to abstain from celebrating Lent together. For me, worship, the Holy Mass, the Way of the Cross and, particularly during the Holy Week, Christ’s entry to Jerusalem, His…
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Dear Parishioners We find ourselves in a very difficult situation related to the Covid-19 virus epidemic. On Wednesday 11 March WHO announced that it is now a pandemic and also here in Norway the number of people who have been…
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A new marriage preparation course begins Monday March 2, at 6:30 p.m. in the school teachers workroom. See the poster on the bulletin board outside the church. Anyone wanting to be married in the Catholic church must participate in one…
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Lent begins with Ash Wednesday 26th February. Masses that day are: in Filipino at 5pm, Polish at 6 pm & Norwegian at 7 pm. During Lent there will be Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 6.30 pm, except when…
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Katolsk Forum’s next meeting is on Tuesday 18th February at 7:45 pm in the school staff room. Maria Elizabeth Fongen, adviser to the Oslo Catholic Diocese Pastoral Centre, will give a talk, in Norwegian, entitled “Changes to the biotechnology law…
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