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The ESRCCB Welcomes You

The English-Speaking Roman Catholic Community of Basel is a diverse mixture of people from around the world coming together to celebrate Mass and share in the sacraments. Mass is every Sunday evening, at 5:30 PM, in the Bruder Klaus church in Bruderholz, Basel, Switzerland. If you live in Basel or are visiting Switzerland, please come and celebrate with us. Map is below.

First Communion Children visit Kloster Namen Jesu

First Holy Communion children visiting the "Kloster Namen Jesu", where hosts are produced for Catholic Churches in the region.

Annual Picnic in Mariastein

This year’s annual picnic will be held in the garden of the Sisters’ house (otherwise called Kurhaus Kreuz) in Mariastein on Sunday, June 7th, beginning at noon. Drinks and barbecue grill will be provided, and participants are requested to bring their own food, crockery, cutlery and glasses. Coffee is available for purchase from the sisters. A dessert to share would also be appreciated. Newcomers to our community can find information as to how to get to Mariastein from the website of the Kloster Mariastein at www.kloster-mariastein.ch/us/anreise.html. As you drive into Mariastein, take a left turn at the Hotel Jura, and the Kurhaus Kreuz will be directly in front of you. There is parking available at the back of the house, should the car park in front be full. The garden of the house has been reserved for us, so bring some games for the family to play. In the event of rain, the basement of the house will be at our disposal. Please do come along and make use of the opportunity to get to know some new people of our community. Mass will be said outside after the picnic at 4:30pm, and there will be no mass at Bruder Klaus on that day. In the event of rain Mass will be said in the Basilica at Mariastein at 4:30pm.

Youth Retreat: "Religion and Science-a contradiction in terms?"
June 13 to 14, 2009 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland

This year’s youth retreat “Religion and Science-a contradiction in terms?” will take place the weekend of June 13/14th 2009 in Einsiedeln. Our community youth will stay overnight in a guest house close to the Benedictine Abbey and spend the weekend discussing the topic with Father Armin, some community Dads and a community Scientist. They will also visit Switzerland’s most famous pilgrimage site and the Black Madonna (http://www.kloster-einsiedeln.ch).

Please click on the map below for more detailed directions to the church

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