Chapel for Europe

Morning Prayer (fr)
2025-05-16 08:30 - 09:00, 2025-05-19 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-05-23 08:30 - 09:00, 2025-05-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-05-30 08:30 - 09:00, 2025-06-02 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-06-06 08:30 - 09:00, 2025-06-09 08:00 - 09:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
Come and discover our Morning Prayer with psalms, the Gospel of the day and intercession prayer, following mainly the prayer of the Laudes. The prayer are mostly in French, but can also be partly in English, depending on the attending persons.
30 minutes of prayer are followed by a coffee or tea together in the foyer of the Chapel. An excellent way to start the working day!
When:

Mondays, 8:00-9:00 at the Chapel
Wednesday, 8:00-9:00 via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82240793358#success , ID: 822 4079 3358 – There is no code, there is a waiting room. For more information, please contact: ALCARAZ Fabienne at Fabienne.ALCARAZ@ec.europa.eu
Fridays, 8:30-9:00 in the Crypt of the Chapel

Contact: Fabienne Alcaraz at Fabienne.ALCARAZ@ec.europa.eu

Ignatian Prayer Group
2025-05-16 18:45 - 20:00, 2025-05-23 18:45 - 20:00, 2025-05-30 18:45 - 20:00, 2025-06-06 18:45 - 20:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
The Ignatian Meditation Group meets every Friday in the crypt of the Chapel for Europeat 18:45 with an adoration and at 19:00 the guided meditation beginns.
Ignatian spirituality can show you the way to a joyful and meaningful life. It will give you the tools to learn to focus, in a very concrete way, on the importance of joy in the life of Christians who wants to live according to the Gospel.
For more information, please contact:
Fr. Bernd Guenther sj: bernd.guenther@chapelforeurope.eu.

Mass for young professionals (En)
2025-05-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-08 19:00 - 20:00
We invite everybody, especially the young professionals from the European and International milieu, to come together to celebrate every Sunday with this (Catholic) mass, singing Taizé songs, sharing the Gospel, and praying together.
The service is usually in English. After the mass, we have a traditional drink and chat.
Contact: welcome@chapelforeurope.eu

Adoration
2025-05-19 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-05-26 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-02 12:00 - 14:00
Mondays during lunchtime (12:00 to 14.00) we invite you to the Eucharistic adoration in the crypt. In the presence of Christ, the exposed blessed Sacrament, we watch and pray and remain silent to open ourselves to His graces…

Messe (fr.)
2025-05-20 13:15 - 13:50, 2025-05-21 13:15 - 13:50, 2025-05-27 13:15 - 13:50, 2025-05-28 13:15 - 13:50, 2025-06-03 13:15 - 13:50, 2025-06-04 13:15 - 13:50 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
At the Chapel for Europe weekly masses are celebrated on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 13:15.
The mass is celebrated according to the roman catholic liturgy including the Eucharist. Usually the celebration will be in French, on occasions also in English, depending the attendees.
The Chapel opens its doors and welcomes you from Monday to Thursday from 12:00 to 14:00 for a silent prayer, a moment of reflection or just some minutes of spiritual pause during the busy week days. Come as you are, you are always welcome!

Morning prayer online (fr)
2025-05-21 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-05-28 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-06-04 08:00 - 09:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium

Religious education: fit for present and future?
2025-06-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
Religious education: fit for present and future? The role of Religion in the formation of young generations at the European Schools.

This event, organized by COMECE, the religious authorities responsible for religion at the European Schools, and the Chapel for Europe, aims to foster a discussion on the role of Religious education today in the special setting of the European Schools. In light of the current reforms proposed for this subject, the event aims to highlight the importance of Religion for young people today by gathering input from the entire educational community, including learners, teachers, parents, and experts.
Keynote speech
Dr. h.c. Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission’s Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life
Panel discussion
Prof. Geoffrey Legrand, Doctor in Theology and Lecturer at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, UCLouvain
Domitilla Savoia, pupil
Prof. Konstantinos Kenanidis, teacher of Orthodox Religion at the European Schools
Dr Christian Behrmann, Chair of the Association of Protestant Parents of the European Schools of Brussels
Moderation by Emilio Dogliani, COMECE Policy Adviser for Education, Culture, Youth and Social Affairs.
PLEASE, REGISTER. Click HERE to be redirected.
Registered participants residing outside of Brussels will receive a link for online participation.
4 June 2025, 19:30-21:00 CEST at the Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlant 22, 1040 Brussels.

From Pain to Hope
2025-06-05 17:00 - 19:30 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
You are invited to a special event with Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan, a Palestinian and an Israeli father, both bereaved, both members of the Parents Circle – Families Forum, a joint Israeli-Palestinian organisation of families who have lost loved ones to the conflict. Through their stories, they challenge conventional narratives and demonstrate that even in loss, it is possible to choose understanding over hatred.

The Parents Circle was awarded the Pax Christi International Peace Award 2023 for their longstanding commitment to reconciliation, dialogue, and nonviolence. Their work reminds us that peace is not abstract; it is built, person by person, relationship by relationship.

Come to listen, reflect, and engage with those working to break the cycle of violence!

Thursday, 5 June 2024
5:00–7:30 PM
Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlant 22/24, 1040 Brussels

The event will be recorded and made available for later viewing.
Register HERE

For more information: https://paxchristi.net/ and https://www.facebook.com/paxchristi.net/
