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Introduction

Welcome to Belgium! 

This is the web site of a Roman Catholic Parish in Kraainem, in the outskirts of Brussels, devoted to the English speaking community of the Brussels area. If you have just arrived and looking for a Parish to praise the Lord, receive the Sacraments and share your faith with your brothers and sisters in the Roman Catholic church you are welcome. Please contact us in case  you want to participate in some of the Ministries

You are also welcome if you have just find this page surfing in the www. If you are looking for Catholic denomination in the language and tradition of other countries, you can find a list of other Parishes in different languages. If you are a Christian, but not a Catholic, you can find a list of Churches of other Christian denominations. We ask you to pray for us to our common Lord with an Ecumenical spirit in the hope that some day we will be one as Jesus and the Father is one.

In this page you can find other useful sites for newcomers that will help you to have an easy land in this, your new hosting country.

We try to keep this information updated, but in case the information below is not updated or you consider that some extra link would be interesting to be added, please contact the webmaster.

The Catholic Church in Belgium

St. Anthony Parish belongs to the Archdiocese of Bruxelles-Malines, head of the Belgian Catholic Church. Our bishop is cardinal Godfried Daneels. You can find more information about the Catholic Church in Belgium in the following web sites www.catho.be (in French) or in www.kerknet.be (in Dutch).

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Other Catholic Parishes in Kraineem St. Pancratius,  St-Dominicus, A.Huartlaan 1950 Kraainem ▲up

Catholic Parishes with celebrations in foering languages  The international character of Brussels as an international city has made necessary to have Catholic celebrations in different languages and traditions. You can find an exhaustive list of the different foreign chaplainries. The information contained in this table was updated last in 24/12/03. INTERNATIONAL Communities ST.-BENEDIKTUSKAPEL – EKF Hoornstraat 51 - 1040 St. Benedict's chapel (Foyer Catholique Européen) is run by the Jesuits for the pastoral attention of the European Community civil servants in Brussels. Wednesday  23.00 International Mass,  Saturday 27/12/03 18.30 International Mass Sunday 11/01/04 : 15.00 tot 18.00 International Kerstliederen French African communities O.-L.-V. TER KAMEREN Abdij ter Kameren 11 - 1050 Wednesday  19.00 Koor "Mwinda African Choir "Christo-Bolingo" SINT-BONIFACIUS Vredestraat, 21 - 1050 Wednesday  18.00  African communities in English O.-L.-V. ONBEVLEKT Dr De Meersmanstraat 14 - 1070 Wednesday  22.30 Mass,  GB/E/F/N Thursday 25/12/03 12.00 GB Arab morenite rite O.-L.-V. VAN LIBANON Boondaalse Steenweg 222 - 1050 Wednesday  23.00 A/F Thursday 25/12/03 11.30 Mass Ind. Biechtgelegenheid vóór de Masssen Arab Meltkit rite ST.-JAN CHRYSOSTOMUS Morgenlandstraat 41 – 1040 Wednesday  20.00 A/F Caldeans ST.-JOOST St.-Joostplein - 1210 Thursday 25/12/03 08.30 Ind. Biechtgelegenheid vóór de Masssen Chinees SAM Waterloosesteenweg, 244 - 1060 Wednesday  20.00 German ST.-PAULUS Tervurenlaan 221 - 1150 Wednesday  18.00 Festmesse 23.00 Christmette Thursday 25/12/03 10.00 Morgenmesse 11.30 Hochamt Friday 19/12/03 19.00 Bußfeier English OUR LADY OF MERCY Heilig Verbondplein 10 - 1180 Wednesday  17.00 Youths Thursday 25/12/03 10.00 English ST.-JACOB O/COUDENBERG Koningsplein - 1000 Wednesday  19.30 Carols (GB/F) 20.00 Midnight Mass (GB/F) Thursday 25/12/03 09.45 Mass with Carols English ST. JOSEPH’S COMMUNITY at BLESSED SACREMENT CHURCH Waversesteenweg 203 - 1050 Wednesday  22.00 Midnight Mass Thursday 25/12/03 11.00 Mass with Carols FILIPINO/ENGLISH ST. -REMIGIUS Jubelfeestlaan - 1080 Wednesday  19.30 Novene van KerstMass 20.00 Mass Thursday 25/12/03 10.30 ITALIAN O-L-VROUWKAPEL Philomenestraat 41 – 1030 Wednesday  22.30 Thursday 25/12/03 10.30 Friday 26/12/03 10.30 ITALIAN ST.-FRANCISCUSKAPEL – EKF Pater Damiaanlaan 29 - 1150 Thursday 25/12/03 11.00 Mass,  Tuesday 16/12/03 18.15 Verzoening in St.-Benediktuskapel (EKF) : 16/12/03 om 18.15 ITALIAN ST.-GILLIS St-Gilliskerkstraat, 59- 1060 Thursday 25/12/03 17.00 ITALIAN O.-L.-V. ONBEVLEKT Vossenplein – 1000 Thursday 25/12/03 18.30 ITALIAN ST.-BONIFACIUS Vredestraat 23 – 1050 Wednesday  23.30 Wake, levende kribbe 24.00 NachtMass Thursday 25/12/03 17.00 Biechtgelegenheid : 07/12/03 om 17.00 ITALIAN ST.-PIETER & GUIDO Dapperheidsplein - 1070 Wednesday  24.00 Mass I/Nl/F Thursday 25/12/03 17.00 JAPANESE KAPEL VAN DE PATERS SCHEUTISTEN Ninoofsesteenweg, 548 - 1070 Sunday 14/12/03 10.30 KOREAN H. DRIEVULDIGHEIDKAPEL Kroonlaan 105 – 1050 Wednesday  20.00 Mass,  Biechtgelegenheid :  van 19.00 tot 20.00 CROATIAN CHAMPAGNATKAPEL Zandgroefstraat 2 - 1160 Wednesday  22.00 Wake, Mass, levende kribbe Biechtgelegenheid : vóór de Mass BYZANTINE RITE ST.-VLADIMIR Van Overbekelaan 8 - 1080 Sunday 07/01/2004 ; 11.00 Byzantijnse ritus POLISH POOLSE GEMEENSCHAP Jourdanstraat 80 – 1060 Wednesday  21.00 Mass POLISH ST.-BENEDIKTUSKAPEL – EKF Hoornstraat 51 - 1040 Thursday 25/12/03 10.00 Mass,  Verzoening : 19/12/03 om 19.00. POLISH O.-L.-V. ter KAPELLE Kapellemarkt - 1000 Wednesday  24.00 Mass Thursday 25/12/03 08.00 Mass 10.30 Mass 16.30 Mass 18.30 Mass POLISH ST.-ELISABETH Portaelsstraat 24 - 1030 Wednesday  22.00 Mass,  24.00 Mass,  Thursday 25/12/03 12.00 17.00 PORTUGES HEILIG KRUIS Heilig Kruisplein -1050 Thursday 25/12/03 12.00 Biechtgelegenheid 11/12/03 : van 17.00 tot 19.00. 14/12/03 : vóór de Mass van 10.30 tot 12.00 PORTUGES ST.-GILLIS St.-Gillisvoorplein - 1060 Thursday 25/12/03 17.00 ROEMEENS BYZANTIJNSE RITUS PORTUGES GESU KERK Haachtsesteenweg 8 - 1210 Thursday 25/12/03 11.00 Mass, , Byzantijnse ritus Ind. Biechtgelegenheid vóór de Masssen SLOVENIAN SLOVEENS PASTORAAL CENTRUM Kroonlaan 206 - 1050 Thursday 25/12/03 16.00 SPANISH SPAANSE KATHOLIEKE GEMEENSCHAP Trooststraat 60 – 1030 Wednesday  24.00 Mass,  Thursday 25/12/03 11.00 Mass,  SPANISH O.-L.-V. ONBEVLEKT Dr. De Meersmanstraat 12 - 1070 Wednesday  22.30 Mass, , S/F/NL/GB Thursday 25/12/03 10.00 Mass,  Ind. Biechtgelegenheid : all Sundays om 11.00 SPANISH O.-L.-V. ONBEVLEKT Vossenplein - 1000 Wednesday  24.00 Mass, S/F/Nl, International koor Thursday 25/12/03 12.00 Mass,  SPANISH O.-L.-V. ter RIJKE KLAREN Rijke Klarenstraat - 1000 Wednesday  20.00 Novene van KerstMass 21.00 Mass,  S/F Novene van KerstMass van 17/12/03 tot  om 20.00 SPANISH ST.-GILLIS St.-Gillisvoorplein – 1060 Thursday 25/12/03 16.00 Mass VIETNAMES KERK V/D PATERS KARMELIETEN Guldenvlieslaan 45 – 1050 Wednesday  20.00 Wake 20.30 Mass,  Ind. Biechtgelegenheid : van 15.00 tot 15.30 (7/12, 14/12, 21/12) ▲up

Other Christian denominations In a world where the relations and communication are more and more developed, the different churches and Christian communities can't ignore each other any longer. You will find below some addresses that can be useful to live your faith in the hope that one day all Christian churches will be one according to the wish of Jesus, the Lord: "May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me" (John 17:23) Comité central du Culte Anglican en Belgique : Revd Canon Dirk VAN LEEUWEN :  Grétrystraat 39, 2018 Antwerpen Holy Trinity pro-cathedral in Brussels Saint Paul's in Tervueren Archevêché catholique de Malines-Bruxelles : Mgr Godfried DANNEELS, cardinal-primat de Belgique : Wollemarkt 15, 2800 Mechelen Eglise Orthodoxe en Belgique: Mgr PANTELEIMON, métropolite- archevêque de Belgique, exarque du Patriarcat Œcuménique de Constantinople : avenue Charbo 71-73, 1030 Bruxelles Mgr SIMON, archevêque de Belgique (Patriarcat de Moscou) :  rue des Chevaliers 29, 1050 Bruxelles Synode de l'Eglise Protestante Unie de Belgique : Mr Daniel VANESCOTE, président du Conseil Synodal :  rue du Champ de Mars 5, 1050 Bruxelles Synode fédéral des Eglises Protestantes et Evangéliques de Belgique : Mr John VAN DER DUSSEN, président du Synode :  Bremboslaan 18, 2070 Zwijndrecht ▲up

Useful links We have selected some links that may be useful for you as a newcomer, apart of the religious life. Brussels is an extremely international city and there is a wide range of posibilities of meeting people from your own country or from the international community. However we strongly recomend you to meet our fellow Belgian hosts: they are wonderful! The list of links is not exhaustive. If you have some suggestion to include in this list, please contact the web master.  http://www.xpats.com  http://www.hispagenda.com/ ▲up