Alpha Course at the Chapel - September 2025
2025-12-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-31 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-01-21 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Brussels) and 20 more dates
Come and be curious. An Alpha course is a series of group conversations that freely explore the basics of the Christian faith in an open, friendly environment. Everyone’s welcome. No matter your background or beliefs, you’re invited.
Alpha brings together people from all walks of life who are curious about faith. Each session starts with some time to eat, relax, and get to know your group.
Each session covers a different topic of faith, either in a short talk or video. The Alpha episodes are designed to engage and inspire conversation. They’re about thirty minutes long and explore the big issues around faith and unpack the basics of Christianity, addressing questions such as Who is Jesus?, How can we have faith? And how does God guide us?
The last part of an Alpha course is a chance to share your thoughts on the session’s topic and discuss it in your small group. It’s an open and welcoming environment, no matter what your opinion. There’s no pressure to say anything, but the floor is yours if you do want to.
Here you find an introduction video.
Dates: 12 Wednesdays from 19:00 to 20:30, starting on Wednesday, 24 September, and once on a Saturday, date to be confirmed.
Registration required. Limited places.
For further information or questions, please contact Fr. Bernd Guenther at: bernd.guenther@chapelforeurope.eu

Opening photo exhibition: History, aesthetics and communities
2026-01-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
Opening photo exhibition: History, aesthetics and communities. An exploration of Christian places of worship in Belgium.
What is a Christian place of worship in Belgium? This exhibition seeks to answer this seemingly simple question. Taking a historical and ecumenical perspective, and examining photographs (reproductions of Belgian churches, monasteries and abbeys) and pieces of liturgical furniture, the exhibition explores the diversity of Christian worship through the spaces that host it. Although Belgium is a country (formerly part of the Netherlands) where religious iconography became confessional at an early stage and was used as a weapon of identity during the Protestant reforms, it has also been the heart of institutional Europe since the mid-20th century, making it a cosmopolitan observatory that is particularly representative of the diversity of Christianity and its churches since the early modern period.
In the light of Belgian history, the exhibition questions and analyses the involvement of architectural aesthetics and communities in the definition and fulfillment of Christian worship, from the turmoil of the Reformation (which led to new relationships with space and images of worship among Christians) to the present day, where the aesthetic importance of the place of worship as a building may be diminished or even erased in favour of the community of believers, which then simultaneously forms the Church and the church, and willingly brings together different denominations for a shared celebration, sometimes in the open air.
The exhibition will open as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18 to 25 January 2026. It will be complemented by a round table discussion on 20 January at the Chapel for Europe, bringing together a theologian, an architect and a historian of Christian liturgy. Their discussions will help to identify the major current trends in architecture for Christian worship.
When: Tuesday 20 January 2026 at 19:30
Where: Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlant, 22-24, 1040 Etterbeek
Curators: Ikenna Okpaleke (UCLouvain, RSCS Institute)
Matthieu Somon (UCLouvain, RSCS Institute)
Chair of Arts & Religions (ARRE) | Catholic University of Louvain

Weekend Retreat: Silence, Nature and Community
2026-02-07 - 2026-02-08 | La Diglette, Fourneau Saint Michel, Belgium, Fourneau Saint Michel
Weekend MAGIS Retreat: Silence, Nature and Community
Treat yourself to a little break…
This weekend offers you a space to slow down, pray in silence, reflect and share with other young adults. We will meet in La Diglette, a retreat house nestled in the beautiful woodland of Fourneau Saint Michel (ca. 1,5 hours from Brussels). We will live simply by preparing our meals together, taking turns. Our common language will be English.
This weekend is for you if you…

feel the need to take a break
would like to reflect on your life
would like to deepen your faith or reconnect to it
you are looking for an introduction to “adult” prayer
you feel the need to make a decision

You can look forward to…

silence and time for yourself,
guided and individual prayer sessions with the Bible
community experience
the possibility of a personal conversation (spiritual accompaniment)

For: Students and young professionals, aged 18–35 years
Place to be: La Diglette – La Diglette 1, 6870 Saint-Hubert
Co-ordinated by Julia Schwarzer and Daniel Weber SJ. Julia is a postdoctoral researcher in Ancient Church History at KU Leuven; Daniel is a Jesuit and student of Political Science at ULB Brussels.
Costs: Student/reduced rate: 85 Euro
Standard Rate: 120 Euro
Plus Rate: 135 Euro * with this rate you make the retreat affordable for everyone
If the cost is a difficulty for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out — financial considerations should never be a barrier to participating.
Info and registration: Daniel WEBER SJ (daniel.weber@jesuiten.org)
