Welcome to St. John Berchmans, an English-speaking Catholic community in Munich, Germany. Whether you have lived here for decades, are new in town, or only passing through, please join us for Mass on Sundays!
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Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage The next leg of the walk is planned for the weekend of 26-27 May.The startng point will be either Andechs or Herrsching. This will be finalized closer to the time. The first day's walk will go to Wessobrunn with an overnight stay at the Benedictine Monastery. Accommodations are ca. €22 for single room with breakfast and linen. If you plan on joining, use this e-mail address to make contact and check if the monastery has accommodation. (koster-wessobrunn@t-online.de)The next day, Sunday, 27 May, the walk will go to Rottenbuch - a distance of appproximately 25 km. Return to Munich will be by bus/train with the latest arrival at ca. 22:00. Contact Ann Garcia if you would like to join the group.
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Sacrament of Confirmation, 10 June, 2012: On Sunday, 10 June, eight young people from our community will be confirmed by Archabbot Jeremias Schröder, St. Ottlien Abbey. That Sunday Mass will be in the Aula. If you are not familiar with the entrance to the Aula, there will be young people to guide you. The street party, Corso Leopold, will also be running that weekend. Ludwig/Leopoldstrasse will be blocked off to traffic from Odeonsplatz to Münchener Freiheit. It is recommended that you plan to take public transportation. The U3 and U6 both stop at Universität.
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Lenten Retreat 2013 Next year there will be a Lenten Retreat on the weekend of 8-10 March, 2013, at St. Ottilien Abbey. It will be led by Father Otto. The Abbey will list it in their schedule as an English-language retreat. We need to reserve rooms now for next Spring as the retreat house fills up very quickly. Approximately twenty people have already expressed their interest. If you think you might wish to attend, please e-mail info@stjohnberchmans.de in the near future. It will be easier to cancel a room that to book an extra one.
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Missionaries of Charity: We collect nonperishiable food items for Mother Teresa's nuns' soup kitchen. They especially need coffee, coffee creamer, spices and condiments which they can use to flavor stews and casseroles. Any nonperishable items such as rice, noodles, canned vegetables are also welcome.
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Circle of Prayer A reminder that wherever we are Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. we join together in a circle of prayer to lift up to God members of our community, our friends and relatives living with chronic illnesses or difficult life situations. Please join us.
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Meditation Seminar with Father Lawrence On 6-8 June there will be a Meditation Seminar in Würzburg with Father Lawrence. Many of us are familiar with Father Lawrence through our Fall Day of Recollection led by the Perrys. Cost are €190 for the stay in the retreat house. Places are still available, but the rooms do fill up quickly as the date approaches. (Retreat house web site: http://www.oberzell.de/bwo/dcms/sites/oberzell/einrichtungen/HausKlara/index.html/) For further information, please contact the Perrys or e-mail info@stohnberchmans.de
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Rooom to rent? A friend of the Brittains is looking for a room to rent from a private person, max. €200 per month. Any information - call them on their mobile: (0177)224 5963. Thank you.
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Fr. Levente |
| First Reading |
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| Second Reading |
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| Coffee set-up |
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Sundays: 10:30
Holydays: Schedule will be posted
All Masses in the community chapel, Kaulbachstr. 33
How to find us
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St. Kilian:
Sunday, 11:00, Parish Centre
Sunday, 18:00, Kreuzkirche
St. Bonifaz:
Sunday, 10:15, Crypt
Nigerian Community:
Sunday, 14:00, St. Paul
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| Jun 6 |
Meditation Seminar |
| Jun 10 |
Confirmation |
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| More information available here. |
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