Sinnopskornið: Advent 2022

  At the beginning of my homily on the First Sunday of Advent, I wished everybody “Happy New Year!” It is the day the Christian year begins. Many of us ask ourselves at the end of the year, “what sort of year has this been?” I certainly ask myself that question...

Interactive Digital Calendar for Advent

  For the ninth year in a row, the Irish Bishop´s Conference are hosting an interactive digital calender for Advent on their homepage. Clicking on the virtual door for each day leads to an activity space. Content available behind the virtual doors each day...

Building bridges between churches

12 members of the Danish Council of Churches visited the Faroe Islands from 3-5 October to learn more about the various denominations here on the islands and to gain inspiration for greater ecumenical cooperation. On Monday evening, Mariukirkjan welcomed the Lutheran...

Confirmation in Mariukirkjan

    On Sunday, 18 September, the parish community had the joy of seeing Ingeborg Lilja and Teresa receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, after months of preparation with Sr. Maria. Fr. Peter administered the Sacrament on behalf of Bishop Kozon who could not...

Listen to the Voice of Creation

“Listen to the voice of creation” is the theme and invitation of this year’s Season of Creation. In his message for the World Day of Prayer 2022, Pope Francis calls us to use the season to “cultivate our ecological conversion” and to pray together in “the great...

Summar News!

On 20 August, Sr. Florence organised an afternoon in the kindergarten for children from the parish. The afternoon was called “Book Party”! Each child was invited to bring along a favourite book and tell the others why they liked it. Then their attention was turned to...