The purpose of ISFiT is to be a meeting place for discussion and debate, an arena where ideas are born, friendships are made and valuable lessons are learned. The ISFiT participants take part in different workshops, which highlight the festival theme in various ways. Several lectures and thematic meetings will be arranged, where well-known international speakers share their views with the participants and others. The ISFiT audience is also welcome to join a vast cultural programme of concerts, art exhibitions and performing arts.

As catholics students, we will be involved in a workshop about genetics (bioethics) and our group will take part in the Silent Night the friday 18th of february at 21h30 in the Nidaros Cathedral (see program).

A vigil and a Bible Study as regular meetings respectively the first and third wednesdays.

A retreat to the Tautra Island (invitation by the cistercian sisters) and, of course, a famous cabin trip as extra activities!

More info on the Program page…

There will be pizza for everybody, music and songs. Don’t miss it!

This meeting will also be an opportunity to present our first activities for the new semester.

Invite as many friends as you can and send us an email so we can evaluate the quantities we need.

E-mail : leralex@gmail.com

The Bible is not addressed only to long-dead people in a faraway land. It is addressed to each of us in our own unique situations. When we read, we need to understand what the text says and how the faithful have understood its meaning in the past. In light of this understanding, we then ask: What is God saying to me? (of Mary Elizabeth Sperry)

We meet for Mass at 6.30 PM on Wednesday 29th of September. Afterwards we will have a Bible study. For this Bible Group we read and focus on the gospel of the day: John 1,47-51. If you have time, you can also read the Dei Verbum. You can find this text here: http://www.albertmagnus.org/texts/dei-verbum/

In order to prepare food, we need to know how many is attending. Send therefore a mail to post@albertmagnus.org if you are coming, preferably before Wednesday.

You can sign up for the Catholic Student Group’s mailing by sending an email to post@albertmagnus.org

Remember to set your clock to daylight savings! It should be done on the night before Palm Sunday, one hour forward. Be sure to set your clock so you won’t be an hour late!

Here is the program for Easter in St. Olav Church:

27th: Confession 17-18, Mass 1830

28th: Palm Sunday. High Mass celebrated by Bishop Bernt, visiting from Oslo, at 1100 / 11AM. Collection to Caritas. Also Mass at 0900 (Norwegian), 1400 (Spanish), 1600 (Polish), 1800 (English)

29th: Confession 17-18, Mass 1830 with blessing of the oils and priests renew their vows. Please come pray for our priests.

30th: Confession 17-18, Mass 1830

31th: Confession 17-18, Mass 1830

April 1: Holy Thursday

0800: Matutin and Laudes

HOLY TRIDUUM:

1600: Mass of the Lord’s Supper in POLISH

1900: Mass of the Lord’s Supper Norwegian.

2030-2100: Adoration with Filippines

2100-2200: Adoration in Vietnamese

2200-2300: Adoration in Norwegian

2300-2400: Adoration in Polish

April 2: Good Friday. FAST AND ABSTINENCE

0800: Matutin and Laudes

1200: Way of the Cross in St Olav Church in Vietnamese

1330: Ecumenical Way of the Cross downtown. Meet at Our Lady /Vår Frues Church

After Way of the Cross there is usually served a bean soup in Parish Hall

1600: Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ in POLISH

1700: Way of the Cross in St Olav Church in Norwegian

1800: Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

April 3: Holy Saturday

0800: Matutin and Laudes

1500: Blessing of the Easter food

1600: Easter Vigils in POLISH

2300: EASTER VIGILS in Norwegian (Blessing and procession of the Paschal candle, Exultet, renewal of baptismal vows and HALLELUJA!

After Mass there will be served refreshments in the Parish hall

April 4: Easter Sunday

1100: High Mass

1600: Polish Mass

1800: English Mass

April 5: 1100: High Mass

To sign up, send an e-mail to Sister Anne Elizabeth (anneelizabeth@tautra.no) with the following details: name, age, e-mail, phone number and address. The sisters will give you their bank account details. You pay 200kr on signup and 200kr on arrival.  If you are unable to pay via bank account, please send Pia an e-mail at piasoer@gmail.com and we will make an arrangement.

Remember that there is only room for a limited number of participants, so if you want to go - sign up as soon as possible.

Here you can read more about the retreats in Tautra Mariakloster:

Retreat is a time of love,

a time for the heart,

when restlessness and demands are let go.

Retreat is a chance

to listen

to the voice of your heart, or to silence,

and there discover

the presence of God.

Picture from the ruins of the old monastery (November 2009):