Bible Study Autumn 2025

 

Desert Fathers med biskop Erik

Wisdom for the Desert of our Time 

Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless insights for our growth in self-knowledge, charity, and holiness.

This year you can hear bishop Erik Varden speak about the Desert Fathers on YouTube, or you can subscribe here. 

Messetider / Mass schedule

SØNDAG

09.30 messe på engelsk

11.30 messe på norsk

ONSDAG

18.00 messe på engelsk og rosenkrans og novene 

TORSDAG

11.00 messe på norsk (og kaffe på menighetskontoret)

Catechism - in Oslo, Akersveien 5

Join SPES!

Are you looking for a Catholic fellowship in Oslo?

SPES is a group of Catholic students and young adults living in Oslo. 

We meet every Friday at Mariagården (Akersveien 16C) from 7:00 to 09:00 pm (after the Holy Mass at 6:00 pm in St. Olav Cathedral).

Our weekly gatherings consist of philosophical discussions, talks and prayer. We also like to organise hikes, retreats, barbeques, movie nights and many other exciting events! 

Our meetings are intended for those who are willing to make new friends in Christ and be part of a Catholic community in Oslo.

Come and join us, we are looking forward to meeting you!

For more info, please check our Facebook page and group SPES (Oslo), 

or our Instagram page SPES International. 

For more information contact Ledia Ndoci: lediandoci@yahoo.com

The new Parish Council for 2023-2025

The new Parish Council for 2023-2025 is now ready, with the following members;

Andreas Aschim

Romel de los Santos Aceveda

Dolores Bulacan

Cromwell Ellie

Sumita Sam

Elisabeth Syverød Torkildsen

The council will convene after the summer.

A heartfelt thank you to these and to the others who were willing to stand for the council. Good luck from all of us for the task awaiting.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL ELECTION

In June a new Parish Pastoral council for the next two years is elected. The council assists the Parish Priest in leading and developing the parish. He consults them regarding a variety of matters and they also initiate various projects and events. 

Now we need candidates! If you have any good candidates to suggest and also for any questions please contact any member of the election committee by 21 May.

THE ELECTION COMMITTEE

Fr. Frode Eikenes 934 52 743

Susanne Tande. 470 44 407

Jaqueline David. 926 34 511

Pastoral Letter on Human Sexuality

Dear reader!

On Sunday 26 March The catholic bishops of the Nordic countries published a Pastoral Letter

on Human sexuality. This is a timely letter on an important topic. In a friendly way the

bishops guide us through several of those issues that have become so contested in our

times. They encourage us to remain faithful to the teachings of the Church and to find joy in

living it. Please follow the links to the letter in various languages and to the videos where you

can hear Bishop Erik Varden read the letter in English and Norwegian. I recommend this

pastoral letter for your reflection during Holy Week and the forthcoming Easter.

Fr Frode Eikenes

Parish Priest

Telefon-tull / Out of order

Vår fasttelefon fungerer ikke for tiden, så om du trenger å få tak i oss, kontakt p. Frode på 934 52 743

Our regular telephone is out of order, so if needed call father Frode on his mobile phone 934 52 743

Interim menighetsråd 2022-2023 / Interim Parish Pastoral Council

Interim menighetsråd 2022-2023

Etter å ha lagt nede i koronaperioden må menighetsrådet fortsette sitt arbeid. Det blir ordinært valg til menighetsråd sommeren 2023 i alle bispedømmets menigheter. Frem til da vil det gamle menighetsrådet fortsette som interim-råd. Jeg ber likevel om at menigheten ved valg gir tillit og mandat til menighetsrådet.  Rådet består av 6 personer. Fire stemmes inn og to utnevnes av sognepresten uavhengig av listen.

Du kan stemme på så mange eller så få kandidater som du vil. Kryss

av og legg seddelen i urnen.

Valgsøndager 3. og 10. april etter messen. Du kan stemme pr post ved å skrive ut stemmeseddelen, fylle den ut og sende den i posten i dobbel konvolutt. (Den innerste kun merket ‘valg’) Brevet må være oss i hende senest 12. april. Send til St. Elisabeth menighet, Veståsen 24, 1362 Hosle.

Menighetsråd er definert i Kirkeretten og i egne statutter i Oslo katolske bispedømme. Kort fortalt skal et menighetsråd bistå

sognepresten i driften av menigheten.

p. Frode Eikenes

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Interim Parish Pastoral Council 2022-2023

During the pandemic the Parish Pastoral council was inactive. Now

the time has come for it to resume its work.  Next summer, 2023 Ordinary Parish Pastoral Council elections will be held throughout the Diocese. Until then the present Council continues as an interim council. However I ask the parish to give them a mandate and a vote of confidence for their work. The council has 6 members. Four are elected by the Parishioners and two are appointed by the Parish Priest independent of the list.

You can vote for as many or as few you want. Tick off and place the ballot in the box.

Voting Sundays are 3 and 10 April after Mass. You can also vote by mail. Print out the ballot, complete and send it to St. Elisabeth menighet, Veståsen 24, 1362 Hosle. Send in a double envelope with the inner one marked only ‘valg’. The letter must be in the parish by 12 April at the latest.

A parish pastoral council is defined in Canon Law and in the ‘Statutes of Parish councils’ in The catholic diocese of Oslo. In Short,  its main role is to aid the parish Priest in the running of the Parish.

Fr Frode Eikenes

Skriv ut stemmeseddel / Print ballot: 

Youth Rosary

All youth from 11-19 years of age are welcome to stay after the 9:30 mass the first Sundays of the month to pray the Holy Rosary together with their peers. Simply come quietly to the front pews right after mass and we'll start as soon as all are gathered. Welcome!

God påske! Blessed Easter!

Kjære alle! Velsignet og gledelig påske til dere alle! Selv om det var trist at vi ikke alle kunne samles til messe har jeg feiret alle messer og liturgier og bedt for dere alle! Troen binder oss sammen og Herrens oppstandelse gir oss glede uansett! Jeg ønsker dere alt godt og håper vi sees snart!

p. Frode

Dear everyone! A blessed and happy Easter to you all! Although it was sad not being able to gather for the Easter Liturgies I have celebrated all of them and prayed for all of you. The faith unites us and The Lord’s ressurrection brings joy whatever the situation. Take care! I hope to see you soon!

Fr Frode

New parish office phone number

Please make a note of our new parish office phone number; 73 60 59 29. The office hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, but due to Covid, we work from home some of the time.

There are many ways to contact us:

• Send a text or call father Frode Eikenes on 93452743.
• Leave a message on the office answering machine, no. 73 60 59 29.
• E-mail us at eikeli@katolsk.no
• Send a text or phone the parish secretary on cell 95123405.

UTE ELLER INNE ? - EN OPPDATERING / OUTDOOR OR INDOOR ? - UPDATE

Fredag 4. desember skal formannskapet i Bærum kommune revurdere smittevernreglene. Hvis det blir mulig blir det messer som vanlig på søndag. Blir forbudet mot innendørsarrangementer opprettholdt blir det utendørsmesse hvis været tillater det. Værmeldingene er dessverre dårlige. Følg med på oppdatert informasjon som legges ut fredag og lørdag.

Her er i mellomtiden noen bilder fra sist søndag, 1. søndag i advent.

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Friday 4 December Bærum City Council will decide again on its Covid restrictions. If possible there will be masses as normal on Sunday. If the ban on indoor masses is upheld there will be an outdoor mass, weather permitting. Unfortunately, the weather forecasts are not good. Please follow our FB and blog for updates tomorrow and Saturday.

Meanwhile, here are some photos from last Sunday. 1. Sunday of advent.

1. søndag i advent - Utendørsmesse - Outdoor Mass

Sist søndag var litt over 30 troende tilstede på utendørsmessen på Eikeli. 

Værmeldingene er fortsatt gode så vi gjentar suksessen med  messe på norsk (med engelsk) på parkeringsplassen foran St. Elisabeth kirke søndag 29. november kl. 11.30.

Ta med varme klær og en stol hvis du trenger det. Ingen påmelding er nødvendig på forhånd. Men registrer deg ved ankomst og hold minst en meter avstand til andre enn din egen husstand. Vi feirer første søndag i advent.

Last Sunday just over 30 faithful attended the Outdoor Mass at Eikeli.

The weather forecasts are still good so we are repeating the success with an Outdoor Mass in Norwegian (with English) in the car park by St Elisabeth Church Sunday 29 November at 11.30 AM. 

Please wear warm clothes and bring a chair if needed. No pre-booking is needed, but register upon arrival and keep at least one meter social distancing to those not member of your household. We celebrate the First Sunday of Advent.

LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE FAITHFUL FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual point of view.

For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and it is easy also on the internet to find good models of prayers to follow.

I am also providing two prayers to Our Lady that you can recite at the end of the Rosary, and that I myself will pray in the month of May, in spiritual union with all of you. I include them with this letter so that they are available to everyone.

Dear brothers and sisters, contemplating the face of Christ with the heart of Mary our Mother will make us even more united as a spiritual family and will help us overcome this time of trial. I keep all of you in my prayers, especially those suffering most greatly, and I ask you, please, to pray for me. I thank you, and with great affection I send you my blessing.

Rome, Saint John Lateran, 25 April 2020
Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist

Pope Francis

Strømmede messer på mange språk

Her er en oversikt over messer fra hele Norge. 

Programmet for søndagens messer blir stadig større. Messene fra St. Olav direktesendes på facebook og YouTube.

God påske! - Happy Easter!

Den sårede hjorten - The wounded stag

På veggen bak alteret i St. Elisabeth kirke henger det et bilde malt av Anne-Lise Knoff. Det viser et krusifiks. Som alle bilder Anne-Lise Knoff malte inneholder det mange detaljer og en rik symbolikk. Den sårede hjorten er et symbol på Kristus. Bloddråpene på Jesu kropp ser ut som rognebær. Lidelsen er bitter. Korset vi ser er fra Tretten kirke i Gudbrandsdalen. Det viser en Jesus som lider for oss. På Langfredag taler dette bildet sterkt til oss. I år med overraskende aktualitet. Krusifikset er fra 1300-tallet, hvor den stor pesten herjet land og folk. Anne-Lise Knoff malte bildet etter en togulykke ved Tretten i 1975 hvor hun kjente flere som ble rammet. Slik er det. Vi kommer til korset med våre liv og vår verden. Slik den er. Og vi ber om miskunn.

Vi tilber deg Kristus og lovpriser deg.
Fordi du ved ditt hellige kors har forløst verden.

On the wall behind the altar in St. Elisabeth’s we find a painting by Anne-Lise Knoff. It depicts a crucifix. Like all of Anne-Lise Knoff’s works this painting is rich in symbolism. The wounded stag symbolises Christ. The drops of blood looks like rowanberrries. Bitter is his passion. The crucifix we see is from the church of Tretten in Gudbrandsdalen. It shows a Jesus that is suffering for us. On Good Friday this image speaks to us strongly. This year it speaks to us with a surprising actuality. The crucifix was made in the 1300’s when the great plague ravaged our lands. Anne-Lise Knoff made this painting after a train disaster at Tretten in 1975. She knew several of those affected. There is something very real in this. We come to the cross with our lives and our world. As it is. And we beg for mercy.

We adore you Christ and we praise you.
Because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Skjærtorsdag - Maundy Thursday

Skjærtorsdag ble stille i år. Men Kirken ber. Og takker for gaven hun fikk. Den hellige messe og presteembetet. 

Kirkebønn: 

Evige Gud, vi feirer minnet om den hellige nattverd 

da din enbårne Sønn, før han overgav seg til døden, 

skjenket Kirken sitt kjærlighetsmåltid, 

det nye og evige offer. 

Gi oss å finne kjærlighetens og livets fylde 

i dette mysterium.

Maundy Thursday was quiet this year. But the church prays. And thanks for the Gift she received. Holy mass and the Priesthood.

Collect: 

O God, who have called us 

to participate in this most sacred Supper, 

in which your Only Begotten Son, 

when about to hand himself over to death, 

entrusted to the Church a sacrifice new to all eternity, 

the banquet of his love, grant, we pray, 

that we may draw from so great a mystery, 

the fullness of charity and life.