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  • Ignatian Meditation Group

    Featured Ignatian Meditation Group
    Chapel for Europe Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium

    The Ignatian Meditation Group meets every Friday at 18:45 in the crypt of the Chapel for Europe. 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 our lives as Christians who want to live according to the Gospel. For more information, please contact: Fr. Benoit Willemaers sj:  benoit.willemaers@jesc.eu or Fr. Bernd Guenther sj: bernd.guenther@chapelforeurope.eu.

  • Mass for young professionals (En)

    Mass for young professionals

    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

  • Morning Prayer (fr)

    Morning Prayer
    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

  • Adoration

    Featured Adoration

    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.)

    Mass
    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)

    Morning prayer online
    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

  • Messe (fr.)

    Mass
    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!  

  • “Ragpickers of Mogattam”: Opening of the exhibition

    Featured
    Chapel for Europe Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium

    The Chapel for Europe invites you to the opening of the exhibition "Ragpickers of Moqattam" created by Solidarité-Orient. When: Wednesday, 11 March at 17:00 Where: Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlant, 22-24, 1040 Etterbeek About the exhibition "Ragpickers of Moqattam": In April 2025, several members of the association Solidarité-Orient visited the people involved in various projects set up for and by the ragpickers of Cairo. Among them were Romani Badir, who comes from a family of ragpickers and became an engineer specialising in plastic recycling, who helped set up a nursery school, and Sister Sara, a Coptic Orthodox nun, friend and close collaborator of Sister Emmanuelle, whose work she continues. From these various encounters and visits, we brought back striking images of the daily lives of the ragpickers of Moqattam, men and women whose destiny is to collect the thousands of tonnes of rubbish thrown onto the streets of the Egyptian capital. They have turned this condition into a source of pride. And it is a great sense of solidarity that unites this community, 98% of whose members are Christian. We invite you to discover these snapshots of life that depict the harsh reality but also the joy, resilience and […]

  • Ecumenical Thursday Prayer

    Featured Ecumenical Thursday Prayer
    Chapel for Europe Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium

    In English / En anglais. Welcome back to our Food for Soul: Ecumenical Thursday Prayer, followed by a simple lunch in the upper room of the Chapel. This moment of prayer and sharing a meal amid a busy week is held on Thursdays from 13:00 to 14:00. Join us if you work in or around the EU Institutions or other organisations in Brussels! You are welcome to participate if you would like some time to pray, reflect, and share with others during your busy workweek, also, if you are interested in spirituality from different Christian traditions. This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to invite a colleague to (re)discover Jesus. Representatives of the different Christian churches lead the Prayer: In English / En anglais. Join our Food for Soul: Ecumenical Thursday Prayer, followed by a simple lunch in the upper room of the Chapel. This moment of prayer and sharing a meal amid a busy week is held on Thursdays from 13:00 to 14:00. Join us if you work in or around the EU Institutions or other organisations in Brussels! You are welcome to participate if you would like some time to pray, reflect, and share with others […]

  • Our Father who art in heaven – Retreat in daily life Lent 2026

    Featured Our Father who art in heaven – Retreat in daily life Lent 2026
    Chapel for Europe Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium

    Our Father who art in heaven Retreat in daily life Lent 2026 Lent is a special time to realign oneself and strengthen one's relationship with God. We invite you to a retreat in everyday life to deepen your spirituality and grow in the experience of God's closeness. The retreat includes a daily biblical prayer, for which instructions are provided, a prayerful review of the day, and a weekly sharing about it. The retreat follows the OUR FATHER, the basic Christian prayer. Bible passages are offered for daily meditation, which can deepen and illuminate the respective prayer requests of the Lord's Prayer. Start: Thursday, 19 February at 19:30 Weekly meetings on Thursdays at 19:30 until 26 March Information and registration with Fr Bernd Günther SJ (bernd.guenther@chapelforeurope.eu)

  • Morning Prayer (fr)

    Morning Prayer
    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

  • Weekend Retreat: Silence, Nature and Community

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    CSI La Pairelle Rue Marcel Lecomte 25, Namur, Belgium

    Weekend Retreat: Silence, Nature and Community 13–15 March 2026 – La Pareille (B-5100 Namur) Treat yourself to a little break… Join us for a weekend retreat at La Pairelle, a peaceful retreat house in Wépion along the Maas, just about an hour from Brussels. This is a space to pray in silence, reflect on your journey, and share with other young adults. Our common language will be English, and the weekend will give you the chance to recharge, reconnect, and experience calm away from daily life. 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 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, young professionals, and anyone up to 50 years old Place to be: CSI La Pairelle – Rue Marcel Lecomte 25, 5100 Namur Co-ordinated by Julia Schwarzer and Daniel Weber SJ. Julia is a postdoctoral researcher in Ancient Church History at KU Leuven; Daniel is a […]