Celebrations during the summer
As many members of the international communities sheltered in our church depart Brussels during the summer vacation, the schedule of holy masses is generally altered.
As many members of the international communities sheltered in our church depart Brussels during the summer vacation, the schedule of holy masses is generally altered.
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Below we provide the schedule of celebrations during the Holy Week in our church as well as links to celebrations in French and other languages.
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Last year featured a large project of fixing the church roof, which pushed the budget into red figures. Although the reparation works dragged due to technical issues, they were finalized in August (see box for more detailed information). An upleasant event was fire, which broke out in the church on 11 November. Its causes are until now unclear.
On Monday, 11 November – on the feast of St. Martin – around the noon, a fire broke out in our church. The firemen who
Following a deficit in 2022, the budget returned to a stunning surplus in 2023. This was largely thanks to the church roof replacement project scheduled for 2024, for which we organized special collections and limited reparations to recurring roof damages. The primary objective of 2023 was securing repair of the church roof, which had deteriorated significantly. We were successful in launching a call for tenders and selecting the winning company. Reparation work was scheduled to begin in early 2024, despite the fact that we have not acquired 100% of the necessary money, which will be an important goal for 2024.
Top Priority Project As many of you may have noticed, the roof of the church has been leaking for some time now. While there have
Introduction After several years of water leaks, the church roof was fully rebuilt by the end of summer 2024. Although the work took much longer
After a 2021 surplus year, the budget returned to a deficit in 2022 mainly on account of a steep increase in energy prices, unexpected taxation imposed by the Belgian authorities, recurrent outlays on the reparation of the church roof, as well as further reconstruction works in the basement of the church. On the revenue side, while mass receipts increased somewhat, they remained well below the pre-pandemic levels. In view of the required investments, especially the repair of the church roof, FE will need to look for the necessary resources of financing. Given the limited room to cut spending, the main venue will need to be through increasing the revenue from the faithful.