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After practising our traditions during the 40 days of Lent, we faithfully observed the rites and services of Holy Week to remem-ber the Passion of our Lord. And then we celebrated Easter Sun-day. On that single day, we cele-brated the most important festi-val of our Christian faith. And on the following day, we all became immersed again in the routine of our daily lives, quickly forgetting the message of Christ’s resurrec-tion. But the church gives us fifty days to celebrate Easter, and thus we are reminded that we are still in the Easter season. Following the

liturgical calendar, we see that we will be celebrating into early June the seven weeks of Easter. We are celebrating Christ’s tri-umph over death, we are cele-brating in gratitude the redemp-tion of all our sins! This is the joy that we share with each other, it is the essence of our faith. Some of us desire to live our lives as if Jesus was still in the tomb. But He is not. He is risen and is present among us. He calls us each day to live after Him. When we renewed our baptismal prom-ises during the Easter service, we resolved to be faithful to daily prayer, to participate more fer-

vently in the Eu-charistic celebra-tion, to try and live the Beatitudes, and to make a com-mitment to on-going conversion of the heart. This is what makes us EASTER PEOPLE. In continuing to celebrate Easter in our day-to-day lives, let us be strong in faith, persist in hope, and abound in charity. Father Ely C. Dalanon

Message from the Chaplain

From our informal beginnings in the mid-1980’s we were given a home in 2003 in the Parish of Maria vom Berge Karmel in Vienna’s 10th district. Over time we grew together with the Austrian par-ish, and in 2008 we celebrated our 25th anniversary as a commu-nity. In 2010, Father Joey Demoy returned to the Philippines after guid-ing our Community for more than 7 years, and Father Ely Dalanon took over as our shepherd. In 2012 we experienced the canoniza-tion rites of the 2nd Filipino saint, San Pedro Calungsod.

2013 marked the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the elec-tion of Pope Francis, who was born in Argentina. We have just experienced the canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II. Following the Archdiocese of Vienna’s program of restructuring, we will be assigned a home away from Maria vom Berge Karmel. Wherever and whenever, we journey in faith. In God.

The best time to give love —remembering the victims of the 2013 Bohol earth-quake

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Canonization of Pope John Paul II & Pope John XXIII — a pilgrimage

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Bits and bites 4

Community news (CFC, Youth Minis-try, CFC-FFL, Le-gion of Mary)

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From our calendar 8

Inside this issue:

May 2014

VOL. 10, No. 1

The Newsletter of the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy, Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria

Steps in our Community’s journey of faith

Welcome to our special visitors in May: (l-r) Fr. Francis Payo, Fr. Conrado Palete, Fr. Tomas Buensalido, Fr. Digno Jore, Jr., Fr. Niel Olano, Fr. Antonio Billones, Fr. Freddie Billanes, Msgr. Victor Bendico, Fr. Jun Mangulabnan, Fr. Ely Dalanon, Fr. Cyril Villareal, and Fr. Reynaldo Villanoy, Jr. Our visitors attended the canonization of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII before arriving to visit with our Community.

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Remembering the victims of the Bohol earthquake

The best time to give love

mediate and systematic action, this is what I said to the parishioners, “We were spared from serious damage of the earthquake. It has become our great moral obligation to help our suffering neighbors as quickly as possible.” The worst of times is the best time to give

love. By our recent experience we in Jagna know this is true. The devastating earth-quake has brought out the best in many of us. We became generous donors and cou-rageous volunteers who work selflessly for many hours without complaining. Yes, because of the disaster we are turned into heroes and saints. The worst of times is the best time to give love. Our food relief operations lasted for almost a month, but our rehabilitation

efforts for earthquake survivors continue until now. This is made possible because of the generosity of so many people from all over the world, including the Filipino Cath-olic Chaplaincy in Vienna, Austria, headed by Rev. Fr. Ely Dalanon and assisted by Rev. Fr. Bong Alejo and Rev. Fr. Dongdong Estafia. The chaplaincy, with donations also

from many Austrian friends, has extended significant financial assistance for families of the survivors through Saint Michael the Archangel Parish. The worst of times is the best time to give love. Amen, Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. Msgr. Alberto S. Uy, E.V., Parish Priest, St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Jagna, Bo-hol, Philippines

The worst of times is the best time to give love. This is a valuable lesson that we came to learn after a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the heart of Bohol on October 15, 2013 at around 8:12 in the morning. That earthquake is arguably the most destructive of all disasters, natural or man-made, that ever happened in the province in recent memory. The powerful quake brought down many old, beautiful churches in Bohol, but definitely not the faith of the people. Despite the unimagina-ble amount of damage in infrastructure and livelihood, and the hundreds of lives lost, Boholanos have remained steadfast in their trust in God. Remarkably, they even took the disaster as a great opportunity to show their love and concern for one anoth-er. The worst of times is the best time to give love. The parishioners of Saint Michael the Archangel Parish in Jagna, Bohol gradually came to appreciate this precious lesson when we started to organize ourselves for relief operations a few hours after the destructive earthquake. Appealing for im-

it has become our great moral obligation to help our suffering

neighbours as quickly as possible...

Maraming salamat po sa inyong tulong para sa ating mga kababayan!

Photos courtesy of Msgr. Alberto S. Uy

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makikita mo ang parang araw na nagliliwanag na kanyang mukha, ito ay marahil sa taglay niyang ka-banalan. Napansin ko na lang ang aking sarili na nagpupunas ng luha... Luha ng kaligayahan na makita ang Santo Papa. Gayundin ang aking mga kasama at mga kat-abi ay wala din pag lagyan ang kaligayahan. Hindi doon natatapos ang kwento… Pag uwi ko Pilipinas, ang unang schedule ko sa Parokya ng Sta. Rita de Cascia sa Guiguinto, Bulacan na kung saan ako ay Parochial Vicar ay mag misa. Hirap na hirap akong magmisa noong araw na iyon, da-

hil napakalabo ng tingin ko sa tao at sa aking binabasa. Matapos ang misa ay nilinis ko ang aking contact lens, ganun pa din... Malabo! Sinubukan ko ang aking salamin sa mata ngunit mas malabo. Ngunit napansin ko pagkatanggal ng sala-min ko sa mata, iyong picture ko nung world youth day sa Toronto ay tingin ko ay malinaw. Oo...mas malinaw ang tingin ko kaysa may contact lens or eye glasses. Napa KRUS ako at napadasal. Naalala ko yung pag luha ko ng husto nung world youth day…habang nakatitig

Noong sinabihan ako ni ate Gigi na aking kapatid at ni kuya Lito na aking bayaw kung interesado ako na makiisa sa canonization nina Sts. John XXIII at John Paul II, hindi ako nagdalawang isip. Kaagad agad ay sumagot ako ng OO. Isang grasya ng Diyos sa aming mga pari na kami ay patuloy na suportahan ng aming pamilya at mga mahal sa buhay, ng mga kaibigan at mga kasama sa simbahan. Sabi sa akin ng ilang kaibigan ... "Bakit pa ako mag attend ng can-onization, siguradong maraming pupunta doon." Totoo nga si St. John XXIII ay Italiano at si St. John Paul II ay mahal ng lahat at lalo na ng mga kabataan sapagkat siya ang nag-umpisa ng “World Youth Day”. Dugtong pa ng iba ay … Mas maganda Father, manuod ka na lang sa tv kitang kita mo pa ang la-hat. Bakit nga ba hindi na lang manuod sa tv ng canonization. Malaki ang gastos, pagod pa, mahihira-pan pa at lahat la-hat na ... Well! It is because of faith, gratitude and grace. “Mapalad ako na maka-attend ng huling world youth day - 2002 ni St. John Paul II na gina-wa sa Toronto, Can-ada. Ito ay naging regalo ng aking mga kapatid at bayaw sa akin. I was just four years in the ministry as a priest. Noong seminarista pa lang ako, ako ay nagsasalamin na dahilan sa mala-bong mata. Sinabi sa akin ng aking Doktor. Na subukan ko ang contact lens para mapigilan ang mabilis na pag taas ng aking grado sa mata taon taon, 320 sa right eye at 250 sa left eye. Noong nakita ko si Pope JP2 sa Toronto, nagdaan siya sa harap namin, kumakaway at nakangiti, sa kabila ng kanyang katandaan at karamdaman …

kay Pope JP2 ng dumaraan ka aking harapan. Malamang yun na nga... Isang milagro ang naranasan ko. Nung nagpatingin ako kinabu-kasan sa Doktor at sinabing buma-lik ang 20/20 vision ko, sinabi niya sa akin ang pwedeng dahilan. Ngunit nung kinuwento ko sa kanya ang karanasan ko, sabi niya sa akin... "Fr. Jigs, miracle yan". Totoo, naniniwala ako sa milagro. At masasabi ko na milagro ang karanasan ko na iyon. Na sa pama-magitan ni Pope John Paul II na ngayon ay isang ganap na santo na... Sa kanyang basbas at pana-langin, iginawad ng Diyos ang isang pagpapala sa akin, bagamat hindi karapat dapat.”

Kaya nga, ang pag-attend ko ng canonization ni St. John Paul II ay hindi lang usyoso, gastos o pagod o kaya ay pasyal. Ito ay isang Banal na Paglalakbay kasama ang hindi Nagmamaliw na Pananampalataya, Lubos na Pasasalamat at Nagpapanibagong Grasya ng Diyos. St. John Paul II... Pray for us. Amen. Father Jigs Garcia (Diocese of Malolos)

The canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II — A pilgrimage of unwavering faith, deep gratitude and transforming grace

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answered why's that have driven me all the more to feel helpless and de-jected. But are these questions really unanswered? The bites What really were the real reasons why I felt these negative emotions? Have I become so relaxed, comfortable and attached to what this church can offer to our community in terms of its huge building, spacious grounds and ameni-ties? A perfect church for our great number and needs! And, l have always thought that no other church in Vien-na can offer or equal the comfort and

convenience that it can provide. But, come to think of it, our community, despite having to move from one church to another over the years, has survived and has even grown stronger each time. Finally, I realized I was barking up the wrong tree. All my questions have long been answered,

and I was just not listening. I was so focused at what the Archdiocese can give and provide to and for our com-munity that I totally forgot and ig-nored His voice, answering my ques-tion and soothing my negative emo-tions, even before I asked and felt them. The Lord our God has long been telling me, why worry, why get dis-turbed, angry and feel dejected for leaving the comforts of Maria vom Berge Karmel church? You are my body, the real church alive and strong. Put your whole trust in Me and wher-ever and whichever church you will be, I will be there with you, deep in your

hearts. I am sending you to a new mission, a new home, new church to build new relationships and make my body stronger with your love for one an-other. Remember that I am

always in your midst, the real church, alive and full of energy and strength, not the building and its amenities. This reminds me of the song," a house is not a home when there is no one there to.......". Praise God!!! George Florendo

The bits Anger, dismay and frustration were not enough to describe what I felt the first time I heard the news that the Archdiocese is allowing the sale of Maria vom Berge Karmel church to the Syrian Orthodox Church. Could the Archdiocese be so insensitive and/or unmindful of our community feelings and needs? What about all the time, talent and especially the treasure we, the Filipino Community, have shared, sacrificed and given for the mainte-nance and repair of this deteriorating church? For many years we have con-sidered this church as the home of our praise and worship, and since then we have become closer to each other, bound by our common faith and strengthened by our care, respect and love for one another. We have grown and become one big happy and vibrant community, a church that is alive! Why then is the Archdiocese allowing the sale of this church? Why not other churches where there are almost no churchgoers, churches that are looking more like museums and not as houses of worship? There are many more un-

Bits and bites

The former economus of the Archdiocese of Cebu, Msgr. Joseph “Siongo” Tan currently pursues studies in Rome on mass media communication. He shared some insights with our Community on 12 April during our annual Lent Recol-lection to prepare for the Holy Week celebrations. In our busy modern life with all available gadgets to give us access to information, we are engaged in doing so many things together (e.g., eating out, going to the movies, tex-ting each other, etc) but we seem to have lost the art of making conversation. St. Benedict teaches us that there is value in learning how to talk properly/appropriately; this can actually help deepen our relationships. In Examen of Consciousness we are taught by St. Ignatius of Loyola a method of examining our lives so that we might better serve the Lord. Practising the Examen daily helps us to learn to discern God’s will and grow in the understanding of God’s beautiful creation. Bringing these two sources, to-gether, we are reminded to make time for God in our daily life and - when talking – to aim to express love, not harm. In the story of the Tower of Babel, we became divided through different languages, but in Pentecost we are

brought together because of the love of God. In communi-cation, we share space and a common understanding of inter-dependence. Being made in the image of God, we have the ability to communicate, as He does in the Holy Trinity. Communication provides a natural opportunity to help each other survive, through interdependence on the gifts that we receive from God. Are we ready for it? Remembering our aim to es-tablish God’s Kingdom on earth, let us speak in truth and in love, not in judgment nor condemnation. Let us say things that inspire goodness and build faith. To close the day, Msgr Siongo called our attention to the “Catholic Voices” websites. Serva libera

Msgr Siongo on communicating

… why worry, why get disturbed, angry and feel

dejected?

Please visit the FaceBook account “FILIPINO CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCY, ARCHDIOCESE OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA” for photo coverage of our religious services, Community activities, etc. Thank you to Mandy Salonga for the regular updates!

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many youth to turn up at this event, including many youth from other par-ishes. Boys had the opportunity to give their Valentine a red rose. Singers like Michael Florendo and dance groups Urban Kingz and Guess What heated up the crowd with their great perfor-mances. At the close Christian Abainza led the worship, as we always do after each event. All in all, it was a very succesful Valen-

tine’s Day party with many people and great performances. We would like to thank all people who contributed to the organization and the preparation for this event. And also we thank the Tita’s and our par-ents for preparing food. Christian Abainza

Every year the FCC Youth Ministry or-ganizes a Valentine’s Day party, and this year was no exception! The preparations for this party were very intensive, especially because we wanted it to be as succesful as on pre-vious occasions. Held on the 6th Feb-ruary, it started at about 5pm. Larlhen Biag and Christian Sangalang were the Masters of Ceremony, both being very entertaining. No one expected so

The 2014 YM Valentine’s Day party

the members of the Followers of the Good Shepherd (FGS) Choir. By tradi-tion, the service was the venue for presenting the ARGE-AAG Confirma-tion Candidates for this year. The Holy Mass was presided over by Bischofsvikar Darius Schutzki with the priests from the different ARGE-AAG Communities, and the priest of Pfarre Lainz as concelebrants. Fathers Bong Alejo and Dongdong Estafia of FCC were also present during the concele-brated Mass. ARGE-AAG General Sec-retary Alexander Kraljic greeted and welcomed the different communities, especially the Confirmation Candi-dates.

On Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2014, the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy (FCC) joined the rest of the Afro-Asian and Latin American Communities (ARGE-AAG) for the yearly Ash Wednesday Mass Celebration at Pfarre Lainz, Kard.-König-Platz, 1130 Wien. The different participating ARGE-AAG communites were from the following: Latin America, Indonesia, Vietnam, Persia-Afghanistan, China, Chaldea, Africa (French- and English-speaking), Korea, Japan, and the Philippines. The Filipinos were represented by the Youth Ministry, the 26 Confirmation Candidates with some parents, and

Ash Wednesday with ARGE-AAG After Communion, some representa-tives from the Confirmands shared their personal view on the meaning of the Sacrament of Confirmation. The sharer-candidate from the Filipinos was Roman Villaruz. Before the final blessing, Msgr. Schutzki gave a special blessing to the candidates. The singing parts of the Mass were distributed to the different choirs of ARGE Communities. The FGS Choir sung the Recessional Hymn. Monique Abances

hatte sehr viel Spaß beim Singen durch Reco wurde die Gruppe

teamhafter und zusammenhal-tender, wie Brüder und Schwester

fand die Leaders voll cool und nett die Aktivitäten waren ur geil und

genial es hat mir gut gefallen Gutes Essen jeden Tag die andere Firmlinge sind mir ans

Herz gewachsen Reco motiviert mich, das Beste aus

meinem Leben zu machen hatte zu wenig Schlaf am schönsten war, daß wir yung

mga Schwächen verbrannt haben

As part of their preparations to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, our Confirmands attend a 4-day recollec-tion that starts on Palm Sunday, This year, again, our Youth Ministry played an active role in carrying out this activ-ity under the guidance of Father Dong-dong Estafia and with the assistance of several Tita’s. Here are some of the comments that the Confirmands provided about their recollection experience (in no particu-lar order): 2 Tage länger wäre cool habe sehr viel über Gott gelernt

Kuya Christians Worships und Predigungen sind herzergreifend und inspirierend

Dank allen die mir bei meiner geist-lichen Reise geholfen haben

we came closer and closer to God am lustigsten war die Performnacht habe viele neue Freunde gefunden tolle Worships eine schöne Zeit die ich nie

vergessen werde. CONGRATULATIONS — and thank you, Dankeschön, maraming salamat to everyone who made this possible!

Our Confirmands about their recollection

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Our Confirmands and Youth Leaders attended in late April an activity organized by the Archdiocese of Vienna under its Youth Pastoral program. They are shown here with Cardinal Christoph Schönborn.

and delegates, the conference was officially opened by the CFC European Coordinator, Brother Mannix Ocampo. The evening was capped off by an en-riching talk on spiritual exercises by Monsignor Allen, the CFC Spiritual Director. Saturday was packed with activity, with sessions that inspired, reminded and called all the delegates to greater holiness. The sessions that stood out in particular were the ones led by Msgr. Allen, which focused on CFC members being part of the Bride of Christ, which is the Church. Other ses-sions, such as the talk on the New Evangelization by Brother Mon Carpio, reminded members of the missionary call by John Paul II to cast out into the deep and bring people back to the Church. The evening ended with a vari-ety of instructive, yet hilariously enter-

taining, team-building games. The games ranged from members trying to line up according to their age to dele-gates literally jumping through hula-hoops. Sunday was the last day of the confer-ence and the entire weekend was capped off by a Mass with the Arch-bishop of Monaco, His Excellency Ce-sar Augustin Barsi. Archbishop Barsi echoed the words of the Parish Priest, Fr Bill to not be afraid in terms of our role in evangelization. He also empha-sized the importance of the role of the family, especially in this modern era. “The family is the basic unit of any society. We must keep this unit intact and it must be used for the Glory of God.” Vince Granado

From 21 to 23 March 2014, several hundred leaders from Couples for Christ met for the Annual Leader’s Conference in Monaco. The attendees came from all over the globe: the Phil-ippines, United States, Canada, but the conference was aimed at CFC leaders from Europe. Obviously, the largest representation came from the home country of Monaco. In comparison to the weather in my home city of Vien-na, Austria the temperature was a balmy 15 degrees with plenty of sun. The conference began on Friday even-ing with the Holy Mass at St. Charles Church; it was presided over by Father Bill, the parish priest. The delegates were warmly welcomed and were re-minded of their call as missionaries, especially with regard to their leader-ship in Couples for Christ. After a pa-rade of the representative countries

CFC European Leaders Conference, Monaco

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The Passion of Christ Weekend took place in Großstelzendorf, 3-5 January 2014. The event was organized by the CFC Youth for Family and Life, the Youth ministry of the Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and Life (CFC-FFL). The main purpose was to empower the youth to witness Christ’s love in their everyday lives. Evaluating relationships with God, others and our-selves The talk on the respect of family values reminded the youths of their responsibility as siblings, as children of parents, and also as children of God. The second talk concerning Christ-centered friendships emphasized the need to discern one’s friends in life. Also, the par-ticipants had the opportunity to contemplate through prayer and Holy Mass. Love and loyalty as a brother or sister in Christ The segment on Brotherhood and Sisterhood puts importance on relating with friends in the way that Christ called them to. Kennet Ponti appealed to the boys to step up as men, according to God’s definition, such as being a leader, a provider, a protector and a

pastor to their companions. The girls, as women of God, were encouraged by Venice Sto. Tomas to un-derstand their emotions better, to appreciate their values even more, and to realize the importance of God their own lives. According to Babsie Tidoso, and other testiömonials, only God can make us live in freedom and love with others. With the long-term aim of sharing with others how to be “a true woman of God and a great sister to everyone”, Babsie, also known as Ezzycupcake on Blogspot, eventually added a segment in her Blog called “Sisterhood”. The Brotherhood and Sisterhood sessions made clear, in terms of love-life, that the significant other should only be treated according to God’s purpose - a great advice by personal testimonies which will definitely be important to the youths in the future. Maureen Evangelista Sources: http://ezzycupcake.blogspot.co.at/search/label/sisterhood

Empowered to witness in His name

The allocutio plays an all-important part in the development of the legionaries. It is given by our Spiritual Director or, in his absence, by the President or any member designated by the President. The allo-cutio should not last more than five or six minutes. Here is the gist of some of the allocutio from our spiritual directors: About focusing in our lives on fashionables, especially with clothes,

jewellery and other luxuries: normal-ly we are not contented with what we have or what we have received. We are always complaining because we don’t get what we want. We should bear in mind that only God can completely fill the fashion of our lives.

It is not enough that we recruit new

members. In our apostolate work,

there are 2 important things: the old and new sheep. Don’t focus only on the new sheep, but also remember the lost sheep.

Sacraments are very important with us, especially Confession, Penance and Reconciliation. It is closely linked with the Eucharist because Christ’s forgiveness comes to us through the merits of His death – the very death we celebrate in the Eucharist.

We have different callings but we are called in different states of life. It depends on you what you want to be, and many are getting married. We have what is called Universal Calling and that is personal holiness. To be holy does not come from us. Holiness comes from above.

Our goal as legionaries is to help other people to become good followers of God and Mary. We are like the rays of the sun that has fire that gives light to people. Mary Immaculate, pray for us. Linda Bustonera

Hello, here we are again, the soldiers of Mama Mary, the Legionaries. A very important activity of the Legion of Mary is the meeting of the Praesidi-um, which all members are expected to attend. We are expected to be punctual. At the meeting, we pray the rosary, study the Handbook of Mama Mary, and listen to allocutio provided by our Spiritual Director.

From the Legion of Mary

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PASTULAN—The Official Newsletter of the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy (African, Asian and Latin American Catholic Communities, Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria)

Pfarre Maria vom Berge Karmel, Stefan Fadinger Platz 1, A-1100 Vienna Tel.: +43 676 5075322 +43 676 5064820 +43 676 6074410 www.fcc-vienna-org

Fr. Ely C. Dalanon (Chaplain) Fr. Bong Alejo (Asst. Chaplain) Fr. Dong Dong Estafia (Asst. Chaplain)

STAFF: Marizel Aguirre, MT Brittinger, Angie Castor-Estrada, Rhona Rectra

PHOTOGRAPHERS: George Florendo, Volet Gerstl, Lito Ramos, Mandy Salonga

CONTRIBUTORS: Ever Caraan (El Shaddai), Boboy Clutario (FGS), Dina Olasa Godts (Legion of Mary), Nel Santayana (CFC), Mila Sitthiprom (Divine Mercy), Charito Mina (Legion of Mary)

Please note that unless otherwise indicated, the venue for all our services and activities is: Maria vom Berge Karmel Church

Stefan Fadinger Platz 1, A-1100 Vienna. The closest (bus) station is "Gussriegelstrasse" and can be reached by taking:

Bus 65A from U1 "Reumannplatz", or

Bus 15A from U4 "Meidling Hauptstrasse" or U3 "Enkplatz"

Or, take tram no. 1 to "Stefan Fadinger Platz"

Sundays

10:30h Confession

11:00h Community Mass

14:00h Community Mass in St Jakobskirche, Wiener Neustadt. Every 4th Sunday of the month.

16:00h Community Mass at St Johannes Kirche, Pfarre Leonding-Hart. Every 3rd Sunday of the month.

17:00h Community Mass at Donaucity Church (Donaucitystr. 2, A-1220 Vienna Take U1 to "Kaisermühlen/VIC")

Wednesdays

12:30h Mass and Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help at Donaucity Church

18:30h Mass and Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help at Mariahilf Church (Barnabitengasse 14, A-1060 Vienna Take U3 to "Neubaugasse")

Fridays

18:30h First Friday, Mass and Holy Hour

18:30h Last Friday, Mass and Novena to Our Lady of Peñafrancia

Saturdays

19:00h Anticipated Mass at St. Stephen's Cathedral Stephansplatz 1, A-1010 Vienna Take U1 or U3 to "Stephansplatz")

YOU, your family, and your friends are cordially invited to our Community services and activities!

Regular services:

From our calendar

May Flower offering to Our Blessed Virgin Mary at

all Community Masses

11 May 11h First Holy Communion

23 May 19h Lange Nacht der Kirchen

Canisius Church, 9th district. Presentation and

agape

1 June 11h Installation of Lay Ministers

8 June 17h ARGE-AAG Confirmation

28 June ARGE-AAG Fest der Begegnung

22 June 10:30h Celebration of Community Mass together with

the Austrian parish at Maria vom Berge

Karmel. PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR

COMMUNITY MASS WILL START EARLIER

THAN USUAL

Your articles are welcome! Please provide them to any of our priests

for the next issue. Thank you! Salamat po! Danke!

ARGE-AAG Fest der Begegnung

Samstag, 28. Juni: Dekanate Hainburg und Bruck/Leitha.

ARGE-AAG will provide 2 buses. Cost: Euro12 for adults, Euro6 for children (4-14 yrs)

FCC religious organizations are encouraged to join this ac-tivity.

Program:

09:00h Departure from MvBK

11:00h Holy Mass with Auxiliary Bishop Scharl at the parish church of Bruck a.d. Leitha; then guests will be brought by bus to their respective host parishes; please remember to bring something for picnic lunch; host parishes will prepare an afternoon activity for guests

17:15h Departure for Lourdesgrotto at Maria Ellend

18:00h Evening prayers (no agape)

~19:30h Departure for Vienna

21:00 Arrival in Vienna