Sad News from the Franciscan Sisters…

  On Sunday, 27 August, parishioners in Mariukirkjan received the sad news at the end of Sunday Mass that the convent of the Franciscan Sisters (Franciscan Missionaries of Mary) will be closed in June 2024 and the sisters moved elsewhere. The news was relayed to...

Holy Week and Easter Services

  I hope our celebration of Holy Week and Easter will support you in your faith, and invite you to take part in as many services as you can. Please encourage others to come with you. Have a very happy Easter! Father Peter   Holy Week and Easter Services in...

Lent begins!

  Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (22 February). Mass will take place in Mariukirkjan at 7.30 p.m. and will include the distribution of blessed ashes. The ashes we receive on Ash Wednesday are a call to repentance, reminding us that we are dust and to dust we shall...

Covid and Church

  Mariukirkjan is not closed. You are welcome, as always, to visit every day between 8am. and 8pm.  On Sunday 6th June, we will celebrate Mass in Mariukirkjan, but you are not obliged to come, given the current situation on the islands with regard to Covid,...