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Music Rehearsals for the Mass every Sunday morning 10-11am in the Kegelbahn (14th July-18th August, 10.30am in Church).  Please do come along if you wish to play an instrument or sing.  The music group can be heard on the ESCM Youtube Channel via this link: https://www.youtube.com/

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vVnez_yyQA - Enjoy!

Friday, 5th July - at 6.30pm our Bible Prayer Group will meet in room Aggäus.  All are welcome to join.

Saturday, 6th July – Canton Zurich's Annual Pilgrimage to Einsiedeln.  The routes offered are on foot or by bicycle, and one route is suitable for wheelchair users, all depending on the point of departure.  Drop by the office for a flyer giving more details, or download it from www.zhkath.ch/wallfahrt  The flyer also contains a voucher that allows each person a reduction of 8 francs on the railway ticket to Einsiedeln.  Holy Mass will be celebrated in Einsiedeln Cathedral at 12.45

The weekend of 24th + 25th August, St. Anton's Church + Parish celebrate their 111th Anniversary!  There will be family activities, food and drink, on Saturday 12 noon-10pm, and a festive Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 25th August, at 9.30am (followed by an apero).  Hopefully, many of you will be there to support our host parish. 

The fundraiser on Sunday, 9th June, in favour of HWO (Hope for Widows + Orphans in Congo + Rwanda) raised an incredible CHF 915.70, which is even more surprising considering it was a weekend coming after closure of the school year, when many families are already on vacation.  A reminder that HWO works with local women's organizations in Gisenyi (Rwanda) and Goma (Congo) to help orphans build a better future by financing school uniforms, supplies and meals, thus allowing them to attend school.  Many thanks to the organising group for their commitment and very hard work, and to all our parishioners who supported them and contributed to this charity.

Our next After Mass Coffees are on Sundays 7th July, and 1st, 22nd + 29th September.

 

Our Mass Times

Friday: 18:00 (Crypt)

First Friday of the Month (October-May): 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.                    

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 JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019

6 + 7 July – For the work and needs of our own Mission community,  www.englishmission.ch

13 + 14 July – These collections are for the CMI-HUDUMA Project for Mentally and Physically Challenged Children and Youth in Kibiko, Diocese of Ngong, Kenya.  This project was initiated by the congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) active in Kenya and Tanzania, for the physical and psychological development of people. 

20 + 21 July – Educational Project "Shuar Villages" in Ecuador.  Their project aims to help indigenous children of the Ecuadorian Amazon to obtain basic school supplies (holster, backpack for school, shoes for regular classes + physical education); to organize breakfast for the children; to organize a micro campaign to fight infections and parasites affecting children.  The Parish of Santa Ana de los Encuentros, is a parish covering 27 villages, of which 6 are indigenous Shuar.  The parents work in the fields and sell their produce, but do not earn enough to support all family needs.  Care + hygiene is difficult because of a lack of water purification, leading to the strong presence of insects and parasites, contagious diseases, infections and diarrhea. 

27 + 28 July – These collections are for our Drink Water Projects in South Sudan + Uganda, for the construction of water tanks and pit latrines in Roman Catholic parishes and schools.

3 + 4 August – These collections are for the CMI-HUDUMA Project (see collections 13 + 14 July).

10 + 11 August – This weekend’s collections are for Oremus, an association set up to support Perpetual Adoration in Zurich.  www.oremus-zurich.ch

17 + 18 August – Educational Project "Shuar Villages" in Ecuador (see collections 20 + 21 July).

24 + 25 August – For the work and needs of our own Mission community.  www.englishmission.ch

31 August + 1 September – These collections are for our Drink Water Projects in South Sudan + Uganda, for the construction of water tanks and pit latrines in Roman Catholic parishes and schools.

7 + 8 September – Educational Project "Shuar Villages" in Ecuador (see collections 20 + 21 July).

14 + 15 September – For the work and needs of our own Mission community.  www.englishmission.ch

21 + 22 September – For the Inland Mission Switzerland to help priests in need of financial support.  The IM also finances the following: a small Mission for Chinese speakers in Switzerland - the Adoray youth movement, https://www.adoray.ch/ - the annual meeting in Ranft of young people from 15 years of age (akin to our Scouts + Girl Guides), https://www.jubla.ch/ - the Project «Catholic YouTube-Stars», to bring the Catholic Church closer to the environment of modern youth.

28 + 29 September – These collections are for our Drink Water Projects in South Sudan + Uganda, for the construction of water tanks and pit latrines in Roman Catholic parishes and schools.

COLLECTION TOTALS FOR THE MONTHS OF MAY + JUNE 2019

4 + 5 May for Project Shuar villages in Ecuador = CHF 1'517.80

11+12 May for CMI-HUDUMA, Kenya = CHF 1'814.70

18 + 19 May for our Drink Water Projects in South Sudan + Uganda = CHF 1'460.45

25 + 26 May for the Work of the Mission = CHF 1'250.70

1 + 2 June for the Hunger Project of St. Theresa's Girls' School, Uganda = CHF 1'177.45

8-10 June (Pentecost Weekend) for HWO, Hope for Widows + Orphans, Congo + Rwanda = CHF 1'684.70

15 + 16 June for Caritas Aid to Refugees = CHF 1'439.20

22 + 23 June for Project Shuar Villages in Ecuador = CHF 1'445.25

29 + 30 June for the Work of the Mission = CHF 1'066.60

!!!Thank you all for your generosity!!!

MASS SCHEDULE

There are no Friday evening services during the months of July-September.

Our first Friday evening Adoration and Mass after the long Summer break will be on 4th October.

Our Mass times are – Saturday 6pm in the Crypt + Sunday 11.15am in the Upper Church.

On Saturday 14th September we will celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

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

Please contact Renata for any enquiries.  Secretary’s office hours:

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

This school year is over, and our RE classes will resume again on Sunday, 1st September 2019, 10-11am, in St. Anton's parish centre.  We always need catechists, either as the main teacher or as a teacher's aide.  22 lessons are planned for the school year 2019-20 and the dates follow the Canton of Zurich school calendar of term-time and holidays.  If you think you might enjoy teaching or helping to teach our small classes of ESCM children (there will be 8 classes this coming school year), please contact the office for more info.  Thank you.

Children's Liturgy Programme - Calling All Volunteers!  The Children's Liturgy is offered for children ages 3-6 during the Sunday 11:15 Mass.  In order for this ministry to be successful, we need volunteers to help lead the weekly sessions on a rota basis.  This is an easy and impactful way to get involved - we have workbooks and materials on hand, and you will never be alone with the children – we need at least 3 adults per session, or a mixture of adults and teenagers.  If you feel like you might be able to help with this programme (even if only occasionally), please contact the mission office at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   We thank you in advance for your support.

 

A tip from the English Speaking Catholic Mission of Geneva's Newsletter!  "Pray as you go" is a daily prayer session, designed for use on portable devices, to help you pray whenever you find time, but particularly whilst travelling to and from work, study, etc.  A new prayer session is produced every day of the working week and one session for the weekend. It is not a 'Thought for the Day', a sermon or a bible-study, but rather a framework for your own prayer.  Lasting between ten and thirteen minutes, it combines music, scripture and some questions for reflection.  Our aim is to help you to:

* become more aware of God's presence in your life

*listen to and reflect on God's word

*grow in your relationship with God

It is produced by Jesuit Media Initiatives, with material written by a number of Jesuits, both in Britain and further afield, and other experts in the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola. Although the content is different every day, it keeps to the same basic format.  Get it on Google Play or Download on the App Store.

 

Summer Prayer by Jim Manney

 

Father, Creator of all, thank You for summer!  Thank You for the warmth of the sun and the increased daylight.  Thank You for the beauty I see all around me and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation.  Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family, and for the more casual pace of the summer season.  Draw me closer to You this summer.  Teach me how I can pray no matter where I am or what I am doing.  Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence and light my path with Your Word and Counsel.  As I enjoy Your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You.  Amen.