Spirit

Report · Sint-Urbanuskerk Bovenkerk · Titus Brandsmakerk · April 2026

Zonnebloem Amstelveen

On Thursday 26 March last, a guided tour was organized in the Urbanus Church in Amstelveen by the Zonnebloem Amstelveen, in collaboration with the Foundation Friends of the Bovenkerkse Urbanus. After being welcomed with…

Ria de Bruijn

Reflection · Sint-Urbanuskerk Bovenkerk · Titus Brandsmakerk · April 2026

Luilak

Whoever hears the letterbox rattling early on Sunday morning at Pentecost: it may also be the wind. And no pranksters celebrating 'Luilak'. Luilak, the morning on which, according to an old folklore, late sleepers are…

Els Rentenaar · Pinksteren

Reflection · Sint-Urbanuskerk Bovenkerk · Titus Brandsmakerk · April 2026

Sitting still is no longer possible!

He is not here, He is risen, just as He said. With these words Easter began, the great mystery, the ultimate gift, given out of love to each one of us: an outstretched hand. All we need to do is accept it, embrace it,…

Pinksteren

Reflection · Sint-Urbanuskerk Bovenkerk · Titus Brandsmakerk · April 2026

Heavenly!

Soon it will be Ascension Day. The day of the traditional 'dew walking'. Is that not rather earthly, walking barefoot through the grass? Although I have never experienced it, I generally find it delightful to walk…

Hemelvaartsdag

Report · Sint-Urbanuskerk Bovenkerk · Titus Brandsmakerk · April 2026

Spring-into-Spring Day: A day of encounter, of sharing, of being together

Spring brings energy and the feeling of a new beginning. It felt the same way for the more than ninety parishioners when we came together on the very first day of spring of 2026, during the Spring-in-the-Spring-Day.…

Reflection · Sint-Urbanuskerk Bovenkerk · Titus Brandsmakerk · April 2026

Ken je mij?

Hiermee heeft u een exemplaar van ‘Spirit’ in handen, het blad dat u meeneemt op weg van Pasen naar Pinksteren. De parallel was vast al opgevallen: Pinksteren is het feest van de Heilige Geest, oftewel ‘Spirit’. Voelen…

Pinksteren · Only in dutch

Reflection · Sint-Urbanuskerk Bovenkerk · Titus Brandsmakerk · April 2026

100 words by Cor de Horde

DO YOU BELIEVE? a heavy rhythmic voice sounds beside me. Not once, but three times, insistently and each time at a different pitch. Oh Yes | believe, is my answer. In the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Oh yes |…

Report · Sint-Urbanuskerk Bovenkerk · Titus Brandsmakerk · April 2026

Sam's clothing collection a great success

For many years now, the various churches in Amstelveen have taken part in Sam's clothing collection. This year too, the PCI again helped with the collection. Sam's clothing collection collects second-hand clothing and…

Toon Ligtenberg, secretaris PCI