Chapel for Europe

Morning Prayer (fr)
2024-10-11 08:30 - 09:00, 2024-10-07 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-10-04 08:30 - 09:00, 2024-09-30 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-09-27 08:30 - 09:00, 2024-09-23 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-09-20 08:30 - 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

My way in Europe: Career orientation evening for EU Young Professionals
2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
Career orientation evening for EU Young Professionals
The highlight of the evening will be the captivating testimony by Mr. Wolfgang Burtscher, Director-General of DG AGRI of the Commission. Mr. Wolfgang Burtscher will share his career journey, offering valuable advice and insights for recently arrived EU trainees and other young professionals regarding opportunities to work within the EU.
This event promises to be an exceptional opportunity for networking, learning, and professional growth.
Join us in this enriching evening!

Messe (fr.)
2024-10-09 13:15 - 13:50, 2024-10-08 13:15 - 13:50, 2024-10-02 13:15 - 13:50, 2024-10-01 13:15 - 13:50, 2024-09-25 13:15 - 13:50, 2024-09-24 13:15 - 13:50, 2024-09-18 13:15 - 13:50
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)
2024-10-09 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-10-02 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-09-25 08:00 - 09:00

ECUMENICAL OPENING PRAYER / PRIÈRE ŒCUMÉNIQUE DE LA RENTRÉE
2024-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
CELEBRATED BY / CÉLÉBRÉ PAR :

– Mgr Luc Terlinden ( Archbishop of Malines-Brussels, catholic)
– Mgr John Baptist Itaruma (from the Apostolic Nunciature to the EU, catholic)
– Pevd Steven Fuite (President of EPUB, protestant)

– Metropolitan Athenagoras (Ecumenical Patriarchate, Orthodox Church)

– The Rt Revd Robert Innes (Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, anglican)

– Revd Zadik Avedikian (Armenian Apostolic Church)

– Fr Bernd Günther sj (Catholic Church)
The traditional Ecumenical Opening Prayer will be celebrated on 8 October at 19:00 at the Chapel for Europe. This year it is not only the restart after the summer break but also the beginning of a new phase in the European Parliament and the EU institutions. We are delighted to have bishops from different churches with us. Please save the date.
After the celebration: a simple reception.
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La traditionnelle Prière œcuménique de la rentrée aura lieu le 8 octobre à 19h00 à la Chapelle pour l’Europe. Cette année marque non seulement le début de la rentrée après les vacances d’été, mais aussi le début d’une nouvelle phase au Parlement européen et dans les institutions de l’UE. Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir des évêques de différentes églises. Veuillez réserver cette date.
Après la célébration: verre de l’amitié.

Adoration
2024-10-07 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-30 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-23 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…

Morning Prayer (fr)
2024-10-07 08:00 - 09:00, 2024-09-30 08:00 - 09:00 | 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 prayers 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 entrance hall of the Chapel. This is 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: Fabienne ALCARAZ at : Fabienne.ALCARAZ@ec.europa.eu
Fridays, 8:30-9:00 in the Crypt of the Chapel

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

Mass for young professionals (En)
2024-10-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-22 19:00 - 20:00
We invite everybody, especially the young professionals from the European and International milieu to come together to celebrate the Sunday with this (catholic) mass with Taizé songs, sharing of the Gospel and praying together.
The service is usually in English. After the mass, we have a traditional drink and chat.
Cotact: welcome@chapelforeurope.eu

Conference: "Water: too much, too little"
2024-10-02 09:30 - 12:30 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
Together with ELSiA, the Chapel for Europe invites you to the conference
“Water: too much, too little” on Wednesday, 2 October 2024 from 9:30 to 12:30.
Climate change increases the intensity of weather phenomena. This is most evident in the case of the element without which life on our planet is impossible: water.

Floods and water shortages often occur in the same area at different times of the year. Floods endanger residential areas and submerge agricultural land for long periods. Extreme water shortages make farming difficult, if not impossible, in areas that were considered the “vegetable garden of Europe” just a few decades ago. Prolonged drought is causing forest fires in southern Europe to occur earlier in the year, with devastating consequences. The natural habitat of rivers and the biodiversity of life in and around them are in danger of being lost. Conflicts of interest over water are increasing in Europe – between agriculture and industry, between drinking water supply and energy production, between transport and housing.
As part of the ‘Season of Creation‘, which ends on 4 October, the the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA) wants to look at how we manage water from different perspectives: We will begin on the evening of Tuesday 1 October with the opening of an exhibition by a French painter, Claire Forgeot, whose work has been inspired by the experience of burnt landscapes – and the dramatic absence of water – in Greece, and continue with a half-day conference on Wednesday, 2 October. After an introduction to relevant passages of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, three distinguished speakers will address conflicts of interest around water in three different European regions in relation to EU policies. EU policy-makers will react and offer perspectives for EU policy on water.
The event is aimed at ELSiA members, European Commission officials, MEPs working on water, Brussels NGOs working on water.
Registration required by 24 September. You can register using the following link: https://forms.gle/zcvenUTdBDP1eBHk6. (Registration is mandatory as the event is limited to a maximum of 100 people).

Program

Tuesday, 1 October, 7 pm : vernissage “Burnt Landscapes”
Paintings of Claire Forgeot (France) with an introduction by F. Bernd Günther sj, Director of the Chapel for Europe
Wednesday 2 October, 9.30 am: half-Day conference “Water – Too much, too little“
9.30 – 9.35: Welcome by a member of the ELSiA leadership
9.35 – 10.00: Introduction by:
Dr Gerard Kuperus, Director of the Laudato Si Institute at the University of Nijmegen (Netherlands): The transversal issue of water in “Laudato Si‘“
10.00 – 11.00: Too much, too little – examples from the Netherlands, France and Spain with:
Mr. Kees-Jan de Vet, of the Brabantse Delta water board (Netherlands): Managing an unstable resource.
Mrs. Estelle Cournez, Director of the Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels Allier, Châtel de Neuvre (France): Protecting the natural heritage river Allier.
Dr P. Quintana Seguí, Director of the Observatori de l’Ebre, Tarragona (Spain): Facing extreme drought.
11.00 -11.15: Break
11.15 – 12.15: What can, what should the European Union do? with representatives from the European institutions.
12.15 -12.20: Conclusion by a member of the ELSiA leadership

Vernissage of the art exhibition "Burnt Landscapes" by Claire Forgeot
2024-10-01 19:00 - 20:30 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
The Chapel for Europe together with the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA), invites you to the
Vernissage of the art exhibition “Burnt Landscapes”, paintings by Claire Forgeot on Tuesday, 1 October at 19:00 at the Chapel.

The Chapel for Europe is delighted to host the paintings by Claire Forgeot and to have her here to tell us more about them. This opportunity has been offered to us by the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSia), which wanted to organize an event in Brussels to celebrate the end of the Creation Season, combining the exhibition of the French painter, whose work are inspired by the experience of burnt landscapes, with a half-day conference the following morning on the theme of water.
Since 2004, after the shock of witnessing the burning of a mountain slope on a Greek island, Claire Forgeot has been working on the traces of fire in the landscape. Initially, her focus was on calcined black and its relationship to color. Then she experimented with the fire itself by scarifying paper. Later, in search of a metaphorical herbarium, she collected plants from gardens and trees found in the landscapes of France and Greece. When talking about her work, the image of a path often comes to mind, one of those stony, narrow and steep paths that she often walked. The progress is slow and winding. Occasionally a ridge line or the passage of a pass offers a glimpse of what lies ahead. At the end, a new landscape reveals itself, a moment of wonder.

Memorial mass for Mgr Noël Treanor
2024-09-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
COMECE and the Chapel for Europe invite you to a commemoration mass for Mgr Noël Treanor on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, at 19:00 at the Chapel.
Completely unexpected Mgr Noël Treanor died on Sunday, August 11, 2024. With his immense European experience, being a polyglot and a fervent supporter of the European integration, he served these last years as the Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union. Whoever met him was amazed by his kindness and openness, his commitment and his modesty. He was beloved by many and was a great friend and supporter of the Chapel for Europe. In his time as Secretary General of COMECE, he was decisively involved in the founding and beginnings of the Chapel for Europe.
Come join us in prayer that he may enjoy eternal rest.
