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!!!URGENT!!!  We are in need of volunteers for the religious education of the ESCM children.  Classes take place this coming school year on 21 Sundays of the year, 10-11am, in St. Anton’s parish centre.  You will be provided with all the resources necessary and will be supported by a fellow volunteer and/or your class parents.  Please do come forward and contact the office if you are interested in serving the ESCM community in this role.  Thank you.

PLEASE NOTE -

Work is being done on St. Anton's bell-tower and the church is very limited in its accessibility to vehicles.  Parking inside the church grounds will be very difficult and very restricted.  This situation will continue until November 2018, so please prepare now to either come to church by public transport, or to seek a parking space elsewhere.

PLEASE NOTE 2: The seating in the crypt has now been fully refurbished.  We are all asked to make sure that our children do not climb on the chairs and to be careful, as much as possible, not to stain or scratch the new leatherette covers.

Our After Mass Coffees during the month of June are on Sundays 3rd + 17th.  In the month of July they are on Sundays 1st + 8th.  Then they are suspended over the Summer break, and we resume on Sunday 26th August.

The next Bible Group session is on Friday, 22nd June, immediately after the 6pm Mass, in room Aggaeus (1st floor of St. Anton's Forum, upstairs from the Cafeteria, turn left, first room on your left!).

FOOD PANTRY.  Members of the ESCM community are asked to support this project for our community members by delivering to the Mission office the following items: toiletries for men and women, household detergents, etc. and all non-perishable food items, e.g.: canned – (fruits, vegetables, soups, meats, tuna, corned beef), dried fruits and cereals, biscuits, sugar, salt, rice, packet soup, pasta sauces, vinegar, cooking oil, chocolate or any other items you would like to donate.  All donations are gratefully received.  Our next distribution will be on Wednesday, 27th June, 2-3pm.  Please be punctual!!!  There is no Food Pantry distribution during the months of July, August + September.  Our next distribution after the Summer break will be on Wednesday, 31st October.  Thank you.  

On Saturday, 7th July, is the annual Pilgrimage to Einsiedeln of the Catholic Church in Canton Zurich.  The flyer (including an CHF 8.- reduction coupon for the rail journey to Einsiedeln) can be downloaded via this link - https://www.zhkath.ch/

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Our Mass Times

Friday: 18:00 (Crypt)

First Friday of the Month: 17:30 Adoration in the Crypt

Saturday : 18:00 (Crypt)

Sunday : 11:15 (Main Church)

For changes to these days + times please check our online calendar.

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Welcome!

Whether you are visiting from another parish, another city, another country or renewing your faith after an absence, we are pleased to have you visit our web site. We also hope you will be able to come and worship with us.                    

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The English Speaking Roman Catholic Mission in Zurich has been worshipping in St Anton`s Swiss Catholic Parish, since 1962.

St Anton`s Church is a magnificent and beautiful building which in 2009 celebrated 100 years as a place of worship.

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The ESCM serves all Catholics who speak English, live in Canton Zurich, and wish to pray and receive the Sacraments in the English language.

Thank you for visiting with us – whether in the church itself or on our web site.

We hope you have enjoyed your visit and that you will join us again soon.

COLLECTIONS IN JUNE

2nd + 3rd – These collections are for the work and needs of our own Mission community – www.englishmission.ch 

9th + 10th – These collections are for the Seminary St. Luzi in Chur - https://www.priesterseminar-chur.ch/

16th – 17th – These collections are for a school, Notre Dame of Bekaa, in Qaa Baalbeck; a region in the Beqaa valley of Lebanon next to the Syrian border. The school has a total of 375 students, including 30 Syrian refugees, and is facing huge financial problems to cover all its students' needs (the families are too poor to contribute at all). 

23rd + 24th – These collections are for communities in Iquitos, Peru, in the Amazon Rainforest.  They are in desperate need of a "flying doctor" that can travel around their villages offering general medical treatment and advice on the prevention of malaria.

COLLECTION TOTALS IN APRIL

Holy Week + Easter for the Work of the Mission = Chf 2'889.50

7 + 8 for Christians in the Holy Land = Chf 1'215.75

14 + 15 for training candidates to work within the Church = Chf 951.30

21 + 22 for Drink Water South Sudan = Chf 1'272.75

28 + 29 for Drink Water Uganda = Chf 1'375.65

Thank you all for your generosity!

Please contact Renata for any enquiries.

Secretary’s office hours:

Monday-Friday – 8:30-11:30 + 13:30-16:30 (Thursday afternoon closed)

MASS SCHEDULE

01 June Friday              5:30pm                       Adoration(Upper Church)

                                      6:00pm                       Holy Mass(Upper Church)     

02 June Saturday       6:00pm                       Holy Mass(Upper Church)

03 June Sunday            11:15am                      Solemnity of the Most Holy Body + Blood of Christ

                                                                         (Corpus Christi) + our First Communion Sunday

                                                                        Holy Mass(Upper Church)

ALL FRIDAY SERVICES IN ENGLISH ARE CANCELLED FROM AND INCLUDING 

8TH JUNE UNTIL THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

09 June Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

10 June Sunday            11:15am          Holy Mass(Upper Church)

16 June Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

17 June Sunday            11:15am          Holy Mass(Upper Church)

23 June Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

24 June Sunday            11:15am          Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist

                                                              Holy Mass(Upper Church)

30 June Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

01 July Sunday            11:15am           Holy Mass(Upper Church)

07 July Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

08 July Sunday         11:15am           Holy Mass(Upper Church)

14 July Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

15 July Sunday            11:15am          Holy Mass(Upper Church)

21 July Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

22 July Sunday            11:15am          Holy Mass(Upper Church)

28 July Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

29 July Sunday            11:15am          Holy Mass(Upper Church)

04 Aug Saturday       6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

05 Aug Sunday            11:15am          Holy Mass(Upper Church)

11 Aug Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

12 Aug Sunday            11:15am          Holy Mass(Upper Church)

18 Aug Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

19 Aug Sunday            11:15am          Holy Mass(Upper Church)

25 Aug Saturday          6:00pm            Holy Mass(Crypt)

26 Aug Sunday            11:15am          Holy Mass(Upper Church)

All services are celebrated in St. Anton’s RC Church, Minervastrasse, Zurich.    

 

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